January 2003

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NEW THIS MONTH:
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- COMING EVENT: GBC's Jan. 27 Legislative Forum: "New Leadership, Financial Woes, Growing Needs"
- COMING EVENT: GBC Leadership Hosts "Geeks & Geezers" Author on Jan. 23
- REMINDER: GBC Inclement Weather Policy
1. Mayor O'Malley Signs East Side Urban Renewal Bills
2. Biotech, Revitalization and Regional Rail Plan Among Top GBC Issues for 2003 General Assembly Session
3. Privatization of State Health Services Could Surface in Assembly
4. Fry Names Dodson, Pettengill as GBC Vice Presidents
5. GBC Website Traffic More than Doubles
6. Sponsorship Opportunities Available for GBC Events in 2003-2004
7. GBC Sponsors UB Professional Development Series for Small Business Owners, Non-profit Managers
8. GBC Leadership Announces Class of 2003
9. "Issues & Answers" Looks at Higher Education in January on Comcast

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MEMBER NEWS
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- Venable's George Pappas to chair Ehrlich technology commission
- UMB's Ramsay appointed first Foreign Secretary for national academic health group
- College of Notre Dame increases capital campaign goal
- Baltimore County judge joins Miles & Stockbridge
- Local Red Cross receives Standards for Excellence award
- Unilever, Girl Scouts team up for children's holiday gift marketplace
- Walters Art Museum receives major gift of Asian art
- Ellin & Tucker's Kampel participates in FASB roundtable on special purpose entities
- Constellation Energy Group presents SecureWorld Expo on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29
- Allfirst partnership offers loan products through independent agents
- PHH wins Brio Achievement Award
- Gaithersburg contract awarded to Heath Design Group
- Ten GBC members donate legal services for Baltimore City's Project 5000
- MacKenzie/ONCOR hires Grieves as vice president, Farrell as associate
- PHH to build new headquarters near Hunt Valley, MD
- BACVA unveils ticketing and reservations service for city hotels, attractions

For details on these member news headlines and more, click here.


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UPCOMING GBC EVENT NOTES
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.)

1. GBC'S JAN. 27 LEGISLATIVE FORUM: "NEW LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL WOES, GROWING NEEDS"
On Monday, January 27, find out about the hottest issues in the 2003 Maryland General Assembly at the GBC's annual Legislative Forum, held at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore. At the 8:15 a.m. program, prominent legislative leaders will discuss the potential impact of Maryland's first Republican governor in 36 years, a state legislature comprised of more than 50 new faces, and the task of managing an operating fund deficit of nearly $1.8 billion.

Sponsors of this year's Legislative Forum include Comcast, Saul Ewing LLP, Wooden & Benson,
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Ryland Homes, Constellation Energy, The Daily Record and Metro Networks. For sponsorship information, please see related story in the GBC News section of this newsletter.

Click here for more information, or contact Pat Kirkner, 410-727-2820, x11.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.


2. GBC LEADERSHIP HOSTS "GEEKS & GEEZERS" AUTHOR ON JAN. 23
Robert J. Thomas, co-author of the book Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values and Defining Moments Shape Leaders will address The Leadership Association at its breakfast on Thursday, January 23. Beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Thomas will discuss the highly acclaimed book, which analyzes the differences in the leadership styles of leaders over age 70 and under age 35.

The event costs $20 per person. To register, contact Tricia Ellis at triciae@gbc.org or by fax at 410-539-5705 no later than Monday, January 13.


3. GBC INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
The following policies will take effect if there is inclement weather on the day of a GBC event:
For GBC morning events, the event is cancelled if Baltimore City schools are closed at the scheduled starting time of the event. For GBC afternoon or evening events, cancellations will be announced on the GBC website homepage, www.gbc.org.


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UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND GBC EVENTS
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.)

Thursday, January 16
Public Safety Committee, Noon - 1:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Devon Dodson, 410-727-2820, x40. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Tuesday, January 21
GBC Technology Policy Group, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m., GBC Board Room. Contact Chris Barnhart, 410-727-2820, x21. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Thursday, January 23
GBC Leadership Association Breakfast, 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Topic: Robert J. Thomas, co-author of Geeks & Geezers: How Era, Values and Defining Moments Shape Leaders will discuss the book, which analyzes the differences in the leadership styles of leaders over age 70 and under age 35. Hyatt Regency Baltimore.
Cost: $20 per person. Contact: Tricia Ellis, 410-727-2820, x22 no later than Monday, January 13.

Monday, January 27
GBC Legislative Forum: A Look at the 2003 General Assembly Session, 7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. - Registration/Breakfast; 8:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Program. Hyatt Regency Baltimore. Sponsored by: Comcast, Saul Ewing LLP, Wooden & Benson, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP, Ryland Homes, Constellation Energy, The Daily Record and Metro Networks. Cost: $50 per GBC member or $500 per table of ten; $75 per non-member and $750 per table of ten. Contact Pat Kirkner, 410-727-2820, x11. Click here for more information, or click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

Thursday, January 30
GBC New Member Reception, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.

Tuesday, February 4
Education Committee, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Liz Pettengill, 410-727-2820, x41.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

Wednesday, February 5
GBC Breakfast Briefing, 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Topic: Special Events Planning. Guest Speaker: Sandy Pagnotti, vice president of event management, P.W. Feats, Inc. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.

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GBC NEWS
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1. MAYOR O'MALLEY SIGNS EAST SIDE URBAN RENEWAL BILLS
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley on December 19 signed into law five urban renewal bills giving the city authority to acquire more than 3,000 properties for a biotech park and surrounding urban revitalization on Baltimore's east side.

Click here for details about the bill-signing.


2. BIOTECH, REVITALIZATION AND REGIONAL RAIL PLAN AMONG TOP GBC ISSUES FOR 2003 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION
Biotech development in Baltimore, east and west-side revitalization, a regional rail plan and drug treatment funding as a crime reduction strategy are among key issues for the Greater Baltimore Committee going into the 2003 session of the Maryland General Assembly.

Click here for more about key GBC issues for 2003.


3. PRIVATIZATION OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COULD SURFACE IN ASSEMBLY
Privatization of state-delivered health services will be among health care issues that could surface during the 2003 Maryland General Assembly, Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, chair of a key House public health subcommittee, told GBC members on Dec. 12.

Click here for details on potential health care issues in 2003.


4. FRY NAMES DODSON, PETTENGILL AS GBC VICE PRESIDENTS
GBC President Donald Fry announced the appointment of Devon L. Dodson and Lisbeth van Horne Pettengill as vice presidents of the Greater Baltimore Committee. They joined the GBC staff on January 6. Dodson will be primarily responsible for managing GBC government affairs activities and public policy issues, and Pettengill will be responsible for managing the GBC's day to day operations in addition to education-related policy issues.

Click here for details about Devon Dodson and Lisbeth Pettengill.


5. GBC WEBSITE TRAFFIC MORE THAN DOUBLES
The Greater Baltimore Committee's website, www.gbc.org, has seen a significant increase in traffic between 2000 and 2002. The site's total number of hits increased by 142 percent and its number of visitors increased from more than 50,000 in 2000 to more than 117,000 in 2002.

Click here for more about the GBC website.


6. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR GBC EVENTS IN 2003-2004
The Greater Baltimore Committee is offering valuable sponsorship opportunities to its members for its 2003-2004 events. Hailed by The Daily Record readership as one of the top business networking opportunities in Baltimore City and the region, GBC events range from monthly Breakfast Briefings attended by 50 people to the GBC Annual Meeting and Lunch with the Orioles, which draw as many as 1,000 attendees.

Click here for more information about becoming a GBC event sponsor, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35.


7. GBC SPONSORS UB PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, NON-PROFIT MANAGERS
The Greater Baltimore Committee is sponsoring a series of professional development courses aimed at small business owners and nonprofit managers being offered by the Office of Continuing Studies and Professional Development (OCSPD) at the University of Baltimore beginning in January.

Click here for details on the University of Baltimore Small Business Initiative.


8. GBC LEADERSHIP ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2003
The Leadership, a program sponsored by the GBC, selected 50 Baltimore-area executives from business, non-profit and government to join its Class of 2003. There were 100 applications submitted to the program this year, breaking last year's record high of 96.

Click here for a list of the Leadership's Class of 2003.


9. "ISSUES & ANSWERS" LOOKS AT HIGHER EDUCATION IN JANUARY ON COMCAST
Higher education is the focus of January's "Issues & Answers," a public affairs show produced by Comcast in conjunction with the GBC. Guests on the show will include Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of UMBC; Father Harold Ridley, S.J., president of Loyola College; Dr. Maggie Faulkner, associate provost of Towson University; Clint Coleman, director of public relations for Morgan State University; Dr. Joan Develin Coley, president of McDaniel College; Dr. Kevin Manning, president of Villa Julie College, and Dr. Robert Bogomolny, president, University of Baltimore.

Click here for "Issues & Answers" times, channels, and schedule of guests.