Nov 12 Council Meeting and Office Hours Council meeting was, as always, informative and productive. Invocation was led by Councilmember Broadwell. Presentations Morrisville 101 graduation began the evening with 26 graduates in the program. Stephanie Smith recognized the graduates, and Lauren Butler, class of 2012, addressed Council and the audience, as she helped this year […]
Innovation
Steve Rao Hosts Technology Roundtable
Steve Rao hosted a Technology Roundtable with entrepreneurs and venture capital investors last week. A main topic was Open Data and how towns and cities can benefit from making statistical data available to the public.
Anuraag Foundation 5K Run
I began Sunday with another 5K, to join our community for the Anuraag Foundation run to raise money for literacy and other causes. “Anuraag” in Sanskrit means “Love and Affection”. A great time with many Morrisville and Cary citizens in attendance. Thanks to the organizers of this event for working hard to make a difference in […]
TYE Launch at TIE Carolinas
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2013 North Carolina Planning Conference Awards Luncheon
Morrisville planning board wins award for McCrimmon
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 […]
August 29 Office Hours
My last Fall Office Hours were productive but not as busy as usual. Starting next week, Office Hours will move to Fridays at noon. Chia Chi: Chia Chi runs the IBM Global entreprenenurship Program and is very interested in working with me to offer a more structured mentoring program for the Hottovation program. […]
August 28 Triangle J Council of Governments Meeting
On August 28 I attended, along with Morrisville Councilwoman Broadwell, the Board of Delegates Meeting for the Triangle J Council of Governments–one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments (Region J) established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration. Delegates are encouraged to share this report with their elected colleagues. Recognition […]