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 […]

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 […]