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Additional Tickets Now Available for Economic Forecast
More seats have been added for the Annual Economic Forecast event on December 1 at the Hilton Austin. The economy, both national and local, continues to be a major topic for the business community. This year Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will keynote the event. Initially, this event sold out, but due to high demand 100 seats have been added. Don't wait to register! This is event is open to Chamber members only.
Sponsored by: Bury+Partners, Clark, Thomas & Winters, Duff & Phelps, Heritage Title-Austin, Hilton-Austin, Journeyman Construction, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Plains Capital Bank, Texas DPS Credit Union, Time Insurance, Tokyo Electron, Wells Fargo, Workforce Solutions and Wortham Insurance & Risk Management.
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Putting It All In Perspective
The Chamber is adding a weekly feature to help businesses by providing insight into the Central Texas Economy. Data prepared by Beverly Kerr, Chamber Vice President of Research.
Austin’s payrolls, which topped $36 billion for the year ending June 2008, have grown an average of 8% annually over the last 4 years. The average increase in employment over the period is 4% annually.
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Business Connections After Hours at La Zona Rosa
Showcasing DOWNTOWN PBS TV Series
Enjoy one of Austin’s most distinctive music venues and celebrate DOWNTOWN, the Emmy Award-winning Austin TV series at the next Business Connections After Hours event. La Zona Rosa draws some of music’s biggest names to its modest stage and frequently sells out to a wide mix of locals. In partnership with the Downtown Austin Alliance, the Austin Chamber will feature the fun TV series showcasing downtown Austin and it’s quirky people, places, stories and situations now online at DowntownAustinTV.org, where you can view episodes from past seasons. DOWNTOWN Season 4, airs Thursday nights at 8 p.m. on KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, beginning October 23 and is produced by the Downtown Austin Alliance, Action Figure and KLRU-TV.
This event is Wednesday, November 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at La Zona Rosa, 612 W. 4th Street. Register now!
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How Can Texas Win in the New Energy Economy?
Plan NOW to join Austin Energy and the Clean Energy Incubator for the second annual Clean Energy Venture Summit, “How Can Texas Win in the New Energy Economy?” scheduled December 2 to 4. The Summit will bring together leading voices from the energy, business and policy worlds to address the low-carbon world’s economic impact on Texas. For more information and to register, click HERE.
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Gary Farmer to Keynote Austin Open4Business Conference
Gary Farmer, Chair of Opportunity Austin and President of Heritage Title of Austin, will open the second annual Austin Open4Business Conference at the new Norris Conference Center on Tuesday, November 11. Farmer will address the status of economic development in Central Texas and discuss upcoming issues affecting business throughout Central Texas. Jamie Rhodes, CEO of Perceptive Sciences, Inc., and founder of the Central Texas Angel Network will lead a panel of Angel investors providing valuable information about submitting business plans for potential funding, and conducting a Fast Pitch competition for entrepreneurs.
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2008 Ready to Commercialize November 18
The Central Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (CenTex RCIC), a program managed by the Austin Chamber of Commerce, invites you to the 2008 “Ready to Commercialize” Conference. This is a high-energy event that provides opportunities to network with people along every step of the commercialization process—from inventors to executives. The event features fast-paced sessions combined with deep technology perspectives and compelling presentations relevant to the issues facing tech commercialization today. National speakers and panelists will provide insight for discussions regarding the radical changes that are impacting tech commercialization now and in the future. Additionally, the event will provide a broad sample of current UT research that is ready to commercialize into profitable products and services as well as face-to-face opportunities to meet with UT Austin inventors. REGISTER NOW for RTC 2008. Seats are expected to sell out quickly.
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Could Pond Scum Be The Next Biofuel?
Algae: Pond Powered Biofuels will be the topic at the November 19 CleanTX Forum at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, The Commons Center, 10100 Burnet Rd. from 5 to 8 p.m. A panel of experts will tackle both the promise and the potential pitfalls of pond scum to products. Register now. Cost is $20 Pre-Registration Fee/ $30 at the door (cash or check only).
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Why I Joined the Chamber...
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"We believe in supporting the local economy and want to help local businesses grow and become strong, profitable organizations that can realize their goals." Matthew Parente, President/Principal — Aperio Marketing
Join now and start receiving the full benefits of the networking business community. Call 322.5618 or email Member Info.
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