July 2003

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NEW THIS MONTH:
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- COMING EVENT: Sponsorship Opportunities Available for July 9 GBC Golf Classic
- COMING EVENT: Learn to Hire SMARTT at GBC's July 16 Breakfast Briefing
GBC NEWS:
1. East Side Biopark Update: EBDI Working to Clear Site, Set Up Community Resource Center
2. GBC Welcomes 42 New Members
3. GBC Website Named Among "Best in Maryland"
4. Copeland Vows Dedication to Students, Strengthening of Financial Management at BCPSS
5. Project 5000 Targets 10 City Neighborhoods
6. Report Suggests Strategies for Improving Regional IT Practices
7. Science Center Honors Walter Sondheim
8. Embry Honored for His Work to Help Ex-Offenders
9. Advertising Opportunities Available for 2003-2004 GBC Membership Directory
10. "Issues & Answers" Highlights Tourist Activities in July
11. Making Presentations: Avoid the 'Vulcan Death Grip'

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MEMBER NEWS
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- PHH named one of top "100 Best Places to Work in IT" by Computerworld Magazine
- Frank. Strategic Marketing to promote national technology event in 2004
- AFP-Maryland extends nomination deadline for 2003 Outstanding Philanthropist, Foundation of the Year
- Maryland Historical Society opens maritime museum
- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Johnson installed as State Bar President
- Baltimore's Artscape takes place July 25-27
- Ballard Spahr's Laria elected Baltimore Jewish Council Treasurer
- MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate named Cushman & Wakefield Alliance Member
- Ellin & Tucker's Wolman elected treasurer of Jewish Family Services of Central Maryland
- GBC member Legg Mason profiled in current edition of The Economist
- Baltimore Heery associate promoted to communications director for firm's East Region
- Provident Bank's Geisel named to Maryland Science Center board
- Baltimore to host 2005 AFP International Conference

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. SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR JULY 9 GBC GOLF CLASSIC
Sponsorships for the longest drive and closest to the pin contests, as well as those for the driving range and putting green, are still available for this sold-out event.

For sponsorship information, click here or contact Chris Fabula at 410-727-2820, x36.


2. LEARN TO HIRE SMARTT AT GBC'S JULY 16 BREAKFAST BRIEFING
At the GBC's July 16 Breakfast Briefing Seminar, "Hiring SMARTT: Find the Right Person for the Right Job," learn specific steps for interviewing, hiring and bringing new employees on board from Vicki Hess, practitioner faculty for Johns Hopkins Business and principal of Catalyst Consulting.

The seminar begins at 8:15 a.m. in the GBC Board Room. The cost is $25 for GBC members and $40 for non-members. Find out at the seminar why there are two "T"'s in SMARTT.

Click here for more information, or contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

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GBC CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.)

July 1, 8:00 a.m.
Education Committee, GBC Board Room. Guest Speaker: State Schools Superintendent Nancy Grasmick. Contact Liz Pettengill, 410-727-2820, x41.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

July 7, 8:00 a.m.
Health Care Committee, GBC Board Room. Guest Speakers: Vincent DeMarco, executive director, Maryland Citizens' Health Initative and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Peter Beilenson.
Contact Devon Dodson, 410-727-2820, x40.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

July 9, 8:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
2003 GBC Golf Classic, Greystone Golf Course, White Hall, MD. Contact Chris Fabula, 410-727-2820, x36.
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT
Sponsored by: Towson University, GE Financial, The Baltimore Sun, The ACI Group, Legg Mason, BGE, STUDIOS Architecture, Verizon, PHH Arval, Concentra Medical Centers, WBAL-TV, Classic Catering, Hord Coplan Macht, Inc., Kramon & Graham, P.A., Injured Workers' Insurance Fund (IWIF), Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, and American Skyline Insurance Company
Sponsorship opportunities still available. Click here for sponsorship information.

July 16, 7:30 a.m.
GBC Breakfast Briefing Seminar, GBC Board Room. Topic: "Hiring SMARTT: Find the Right Person for the Right Job." Guest speaker: Vicki Hess, practitioner faculty for Johns Hopkins Business and principal, Catalyst Consulting. Click here for more information, or contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.

July 17, Noon
Public Safety Committee, GBC Board Room. Guest Speaker: Mary Ann Saar, secretary of the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Contact Devon Dodson, 410-727-2820, x40.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

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GBC NEWS
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1. EAST SIDE BIOPARK UPDATE: EBDI WORKING TO CLEAR SITE, SET UP
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
East Baltimore Development, Inc., the not-for-profit organization formed to develop a biotech park and revitalize neighborhoods around Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, is moving aggressively under its new CEO to clear the site for the first biotech building and to establish a community resource center.

Click here for more on EBDI's activities.


2. GBC WELCOMES 42 NEW MEMBERS
The Greater Baltimore Committee has welcomed 42 new members since January of 2003. To view a list of new members, click here.


3. GBC WEBSITE NAMED AMONG "BEST IN MARYLAND"
The GBC website won second place recently in a statewide public relations awards competition. Honored with a Best in Maryland Award by the Maryland chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-MD), the GBC website, www.gbc.org, is the organization's primary communications vehicle.

Click here for more on the PRSA Best in Maryland awards.


4. COPELAND VOWS DEDICATION TO STUDENTS, STRENGTHENING OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AT BCPSS
When Bonnie Copeland becomes interim CEO of Baltimore City Public School System (BCPSS) on July 1, her priorities will be crystal clear - to make sure schools are staffed with the "best and brightest teachers and the best and brightest principals."

Click here for more on Copeland's plans.


5. PROJECT 5000 TARGETS 10 CITY NEIGHBORHOODS
More than 70 percent of vacant properties targeted for acquisition by the city are located in 10 Baltimore neighborhoods, the director of the city's property acquisition initiative told the GBC Built Environment Committee on June 12.

Click here for details about Project 5000.


6. REPORT SUGGESTS STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING REGIONAL IT PRACTICES
State and local governments can lead the way in creating a thriving information technology (IT) culture for their regions, according to a recent report examining the use of IT across the country. The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy's study on "What the IT Revolution Means for Regional Economic Development," presented to the GBC Technology Policy Work Group on June 11, suggests several actions that regions and their governments can take to become more competitive in information technology practices.

Click here for more on the report.


7. SCIENCE CENTER HONORS WALTER SONDHEIM
Walter Sondheim Jr., senior adviser to the GBC, was the guest of honor at the Maryland Science Center's June 21st fundraising gala, "Solstice '03."

Click here for more about this event.


8. EMBRY HONORED FOR HIS WORK TO HELP EX-OFFENDERS
GBC board member Robert C. Embry Jr., president of the Abell Foundation, was recently honored by the Mayor's Office of Employment Development for his work to cultivate employment opportunities for ex-offenders.

Click here for more on this story.


9. ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE FOR 2003-2004 GBC MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
Production of the GBC's 2003 Membership Directory and Business Guide is underway. This year's directory will again be published by Media Two, a GBC member and leading supplier of custom publishing services in the mid-Atlantic region. Advertising space is available to GBC members only, along with an additional opportunity to be listed, to advertise and to link member websites to the GBC's online business guide at www.gbc.org.

Distributed to more than 1,200 CEOs and executives throughout Greater Baltimore, the GBC directory serves as the region's handbook of business leadership. For more information on advertising in the directory, contact Therese Bonander at 410-828-0120, x237.


10. "ISSUES & ANSWERS" HIGHLIGHTS TOURIST ACTIVITIES IN JULY
It's summer and tourists are flocking to Baltimore to explore its many museums and cultural attractions. "Issues & Answers", the public affairs show produced by Comcast in partnership with the GBC, highlights some of these attractions in its current segments running through the end of July. Guests include Rebecca Hoffberger, director and founder, American Visionary Arts Museum; James Piper Bond, president & CEO, Living Classrooms Foundation; Lee Corrigan, president, Corrigan Sports Enterprises; Dennis Fiori, director, Maryland Historical Society; Sandy Bellamy, interim executive director, Reginald F. Lewis Museum; Paul Cypher, executive director, Baltimore Museum of Industry, and Dan Lincoln, vice president of tourism and communications for BACVA. GBC President Don Fry serves as host of the program.

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


11. MAKING PRESENTATIONS: AVOID THE 'VULCAN DEATH GRIP'
You're six minutes into your 20-minute presentation. Already you are losing your audience's attention. You check your speaking posture, and realize you are performing the Vulcan Death Grip, a common presentation affliction, according to Michael Sullivan of Weber Shandwick, who presented at a GBC seminar on June 4.

Click here for tips on how to make powerful presentations.