Last evening, I attended the TYE or The Young Entrepreneurs, hosted by the TIE Carolinas and TIE Global Chapter. TIE Carolinas President, Abhi Muthuyan, reminded each of us, that TIE represents the largest entrepreneurship and mentoring organization in the world,with over 60 chapters in 45 countries, and over 60,000 members. Having this global organization right […]
The Issues
Opening Remarks at Chinese Harvest Moon Festival
I had the honor of providing the opening remarks at the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, on Saturday, hosted by the Chinese American Friendship Association at the State Fairgrounds. Over 3000 were in attendance and there were beautiful dance and cultural performances, along with fine Chinese cuisine. During my remarks, I thanked the Chinese American community […]
SAS Data and Analytics Forum for Local Governments
Last week, I attended the SAS Data and Analytics Forum and was accompanied by a number of other elected officials from across Wake County, including Wake Forest Mayor Vivian Jones and Cary Mayor Pro Tem, Gale Adcock to name a few. The conference began with opening remarks from Dr. Jim Goodnight, who discussed how analytics […]
Hotties Graduation
On Wednesday, I was honored to attend the Hotties Graduation, and thank Carlotta and the Morrisville Innovation Foundation Board for working with me to launch this great chapter in our Chamber and Town History. Congratulations to Concert Telecom, JWeb, Finder 411, Dignify Therapeutics, and CHappter 1 for their hard work, continued success. Great presentations and […]
School Bond Referendum Vote Oct. 8
Vote Oct. 8 to support the Wake County School Bond Referendum. Wake County is still one of the fastest growing areas of the nation. Our students deserve an education in state-of-the-art facilities. We need to prepare for that growth by funding quality-driven schools. During the winter and spring of 2013, joint meetings were held between […]
Providing Updates on Morrisville Infrastructure
View the Quarterly Transportation Report given to the Morrisville Town Council at the August 27, 2013 Council meeting on the Morrisville Town website. http://www.ci.morrisville.nc.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=422
Wake County Democratic Party, Democratic Heroes event
On Saturday evening, I attended the Democratic Heroes event, and had the chance to honor former US Congressman Brad Miller, a dear friend, who worked hard for over decade serving his country in Congress. Thanks to Bob Etheridge, and Wake County leaders, who all joined me in thanking him for his service. A great event […]
India 321 Summit
On Saturday, Sept. 21, I had the honor of attending the India 321 Forum, hosted by India 321, a local non profit, whose primary mission is to bring together thought leaders to transform India into a developed nation. Secretary Elaine Marshall delivered the opening remarks and had some very insightful remarks into how important India […]
RTP 180 event
On Wednesday, I had the honor of attending the RTP 180 event on Open Source technologies and Open Data. RTP 180 events are hosted by the Research Triangle Foundation, in an effort to bring together techies, entrepeneurs, and thought leaders from around the region to share ideas, collaborate, and educate each other on trends in […]
Councilman Rao attends North Carolina Datapalooza
On Thursday, I attended the North Carolina Datapalooza at the NC Museum of Natural Science. This event represented the final stage of the Regional Open Data efforts in Wake county, and there were three companies, who presented their Open Data results, and the types of applications which they were able to develop. At the end […]