Chamber Events: Photo Album and Recaps
Listed in reverse chronological order.
Business Before Hours
August 6
sponsored by Moore Self Storage
Business Before Hours
July 16
sponsored by New Balance Winston-Salem
Business After Hours
July 14
sponsored by the Winston-Salem Dash
WOW! Winston On Wednesdays
June 23
sponsored by the Winston-Salem Chamber Ambassadors Council
coffee provided by Gallins Foods
Business After Hours
June 17
sponsored by Allen Tate Realtors
Business Before Hours
June 4
sponsored by Holiday Inn Express
May 7
sponsored by Lucia Chiropractic Clinic
Business Before Hours
April 9
sponsored by MediaFit
Business After Hours
March 18
Sponsored by Truliant Federal Credit Union
Business Before Hours
March 5
sponsored by Elder Care Choices
Business Before Hours
February 12
sponsored by Cabinet Studio
Tech Council Speaker Series:
Dr. John McConnell, CEO of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
February 11
presented by Cook Medical
Dr. McConnell presented “Bench to Bedside: The Impact of Academic Medicine” at the Chamber’s 2010 Tech Council Speaker Series on Thursday, February 11 at 9:00 a.m. at the Piedmont Triad Research Park (115 S. Chestnut Street).
This free talk explored answers to the question: what is the true value to the community of a preeminent academic medical center of the highest quality and major national distinction? Dr. McConnell, who has just led the Medical Center through a comprehensive strategic planning process, shared Wake Forest Baptist’s vision for the future--especially in terms of its research and technology enterprise--and what that can mean in terms of local and regional economic development.
Presented in partnership with Cook Medical and also sponsored by SolidSpace LLC, Stantec, Targacept, the Wake Forest University Office of Technology Asset Management, the Inception Micro Angel Fund, and the Small Business & Technology Development Center, Winston-Salem and Greensboro (both partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration). Networking refreshments provided by Jason’s Deli.
Business After Hours
January 21
sponsored by Burke Ridge Crossing Apartments
WOW! Winston on Wednesday!
January 13
sponsored by the WS Chamber Ambassadors
Business Before Hours
January 8
sponsored by Fairfield Inn & Suites
Business Before Hours
December 11
sponsored by Hilton Garden Inn
Tech Council Speaker Series: Anthony Atala, M.D.
December 10, 2009
presented by Cook Medical
The 2009 Tech Council Speakers Series continued on December 10 at 9:00 a.m. at PTRP’s Piedmont Triad Community Research Center and featured Anthony Atala, M.D., Director, Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Atala presented Regenerative Medicine: New Approaches to Health Care, a look at the ways in which the field of regenerative medicine is addressing the severe shortage of donor organs by constructing biological substitutes designed to restore and maintain normal function in diseased and injured tissues.
The 2009 Speaker Series was presented in partnership with Cook Medical and also sponsored by The Gallery Lofts, the Inception Micro Angel Fund, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center--Piedmont Triad Office, SolidSpace LLC and the Small Business & Technology Development Center, Winston-Salem and Greensboro (both partially funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration). Networking refreshments were provided by Jason’s Deli.
West Area Council Third Thursdays Business Before Hours
November 19, 2009
sponsored by L.A. Reynolds Garden Showcase
Tech Council Speaker Series
November 12, 2009
Sponsored by: The Gallery Lofts Inception Micro Angel Fund North Carolina Biotechnology Center – Piedmont Triad Office Small Business and Technology Development Center – Winston-Salem & Greensboro (Partially funded with a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration) SolidSpace, LLC
Facilities provided by: Piedmont Triad Research Park
Refreshments provided by: Jason's Deli
Strohecker and Hristov Presented at November 12 Tech Council Meeting
Winston-Salem (November 12, 2009) – The 2009 Tech Council Speakers Series continued on Thursday, November 12 at 9:00 a.m. at PTRP’s Piedmont Triad Community Research Center and featured Carol Strohecker, Ph.D., Director, Center for Design Innovation (CDI) and Nickolay Hristov, Ph.D., Design Researcher, CDI and Assistant Professor of Life Sciences, Winston-Salem State University. Drs. Strohecker and Hristov explained how CDI is using design as an engine for economic development, and demonstrated ways in which motion capture, data visualization and rapid prototyping are generating designs for medical devices, animations, video games and other business applications.
Business Before Hours
November 6, 2009
sponsored by: Hewitt Business Center
Photos from older events can be found
here.