GBC Leader - June 2002

June 2002

NEW THIS MONTH:
- COMING EVENT: Ravens Coach Brian Billick to Share Leadership, Success Principles on June 7
- COMING EVENT: Next GBC Business After Hours Event Set for June 20 at Pier Six
- COMING EVENT: GBC Golf Classic 2002 Slated for July 9
- GBC Leaders: 'Smart' Business-Government Partnerships Hold Key to Baltimore's Biggest Revitalization
Initiatives in 20 Years
- GBC Board Welcomes Six New Directors
- City's Overhaul of Human Resources Management Draws from GBC-Presidents' Roundtable
Recommendations
- Comcast Launches "Issues & Answers" Program in Baltimore City; Summer Tourism is Featured Topic for
June Segments
- Collegetown Network Expands Opportunities for Baltimore College Students

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MEMBER NEWS
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- Baltimore City Recreation & Parks holding First Annual Amateur Golf Tournament on May 31
- Leaders of P-B Health Home Care Agency, Maryland Office Interiors are finalists for Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
- Downtown Partnership to unveil new uniforms for Clean and Safe Team
- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Thomas C. Barbuti elected to American College of Real Estate Lawyers
- John MacColl elected vice chairman to St. Paul Companies board of directors
- CareFirst signs lease for new Owings Mills call center; MacKenzie/ONCOR assists in scouting location
sites
- Accelacom completes Phase I of fiber optic network installation in downtown Baltimore
- Sheppard Pratt Health System signs letter of intent to acquire Taylor Health System; inaugurates clinical
research program
- Freshmen/science grant awarded to Villa Julie College from Verizon Foundation
- University of Maryland School of Law grows more selective; new building set to open this summer
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. RAVENS COACH BRIAN BILLICK TO SHARE LEADERSHIP, SUCCESS PRINCIPLES ON JUNE 7
Hear Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick discuss "Competitive Leadership - Principles for Success" at the GBC's Business Education Seminar on June 7, sponsored by Aon Risk Services. The coach of the 2001 Super Bowl Champions will share his personal principles for building effective leadership skills that lead you to the top in any situation. Learn how to use these principles to become an effective leader at all times, rather than a perfect leader in isolated situations.

From 7:45 - 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Billick will show you how to deal with change and unanticipated problems, create your own opportunities, and how to inspire confidence in yourself and others.

Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for this event, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information.

2. NEXT GBC BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT SET FOR JUNE 20 AT PIER SIX
Network and unwind by the water's edge on the lawn of Baltimore's Pier Six Concert Pavilion on Thursday, June 20 at the GBC's next Business After Hours event. Enjoy live Caribbean music, hors d'oeuvres and beverages, and wear your best "tropical" outfit to win a prize!

Sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Metropolitan Entertainment, Charm City Hospitality - a special event company, and the Baltimore Business Journal, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. The cost for GBC members is $25 per person.

Click here to REGISTER ONLINE, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information.

3. GBC GOLF CLASSIC 2002 SLATED FOR JULY 9
Mark your calendar for the popular GBC Golf Classic 2002, to be held on Tuesday, July 9 at Greystone Golf Course in White Hall, Maryland. This year's Golf Classic will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Amenities include a continental breakfast, greens fees, cart rental, beverages and snacks on the course, awards luncheon, free range balls and a free yardage book. Landmark Parking is sponsoring a $25,000 Hole in One prize. Prizes will also be awarded for longest drive and closest to the pin.

Sponsorship packages are available for this event. Sponsorships range from the "ACE" level, which includes two complimentary foursomes and provides prominent recognition of your company through all event promotional materials before and at the event, to "PAR" sponsorships, which include company recognition and free admission for two to the awards luncheon after the tournament. Individual players or foursomes are also welcome.

For more information about sponsorship of the GBC Golf Classic 2002, click here.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for this event, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information.

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UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS
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(See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming committee meetings.)

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

Friday, June 7
Business Education Advisory Committee, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Hyatt Regency Baltimore. Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Tuesday, June 11
Member Relations Committee, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Thursday, June 20
Public Safety Committee, Noon - 1:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

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GBC NEWS
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1. GBC LEADERS: 'SMART' BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS HOLD KEY TO BALTIMORE'S BIGGEST REVITALIZATION IN 20 YEARS
The kind of active, engaged teamwork between business, government and community that spawned Baltimore City's "renaissance" of the 1960s and 70s has surfaced again as the city embarks on the most aggressive comprehensive revitalization effort in more than 20 years, say leaders of the Greater Baltimore Committee.

The future success of dramatic revitalization initiatives under way on Baltimore's west and east sides will be directly linked to public and private partners' ability to make economically "smart" decisions together as the projects unfold, GBC Chairman Francis B. Burch, Jr. told more than 800 members at the GBC's 2002 Annual Meeting on May 2.

Click here for more about the GBC's 2002 Annual Meeting.

2. GBC WELCOMES SIX NEW DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD
The Greater Baltimore Committee has elected six top executives from Baltimore-area firms to its board of directors in 2002.

Joining the GBC Board of Directors at its May 2 annual meeting were Drew Berry, vice president and general manager of WMAR-TV; Mark S. Bartlett, managing partner of Ernst & Young, LLP; Roger Calvert, president and CEO of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.; James B. Sellinger, vice president, technical sales support, IBM Americas; and Arnold Williams, managing director of Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams.

Meanwhile, George J. Kilroy, president and CEO of PHH Arval, joined the GBC board at its April meeting.

Click here for more details on changes in the GBC board of directors.

3. CITY'S OVERHAUL OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAWS FROM GBC-PRESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS
A comprehensive overhaul of human resources management practices in Baltimore City government has, during the last 10 months, addressed more than 70 percent of the key findings and recommendations of a 2001 Greater Baltimore Committee-Presidents' Roundtable report, according to Elliott L. Wheelan, the city's new human resources director.

Major recommendations being implemented from the GBC-Presidents' Roundtable report on the city's personnel management, presented to Mayor Martin O'Malley in July 2001, include outsourcing the city's employee health clinic, streamlining a formerly cumbersome hiring process and establishing a pilot performance management system.

Click here for more on this story and a chart of the status of GBC-Presidents' Roundtable recommendations.

4. COMCAST LAUNCHES GBC'S "ISSUES & ANSWERS" PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE CITY; SUMMER TOURISM IS FEATURED TOPIC FOR JUNE SEGMENTS
"Issues & Answers," a public affairs program produced by Comcast Cable in conjunction with the Greater Baltimore Committee, launched in Baltimore City on May 6 to more than 100,000 subscribers. The program, which already airs in Annapolis and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, is now broadcast in Baltimore City Monday-Friday on Channel 73 during CNN-Headline News.

June's segments of the show will focus on summer tourism activities in the region. Guests include Dan Lincoln, Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA); Jeff Trueman, B&O Railroad Museum; Tracy Baskerville, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts; Craig Peddicord, Baltimore County Conference and Visitors Bureau, and Kathleen Boozer from the Discovery Channel Ducks.

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

5. COLLEGETOWN NETWORK EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BALTIMORE COLLEGE STUDENTS
Between 2000 and 2001, the Baltimore Collegetown Network, a consortium of 13 colleges and universities in the region, improved interaction between area schools through the creation of a shuttle system between colleges and a new website (www.colltown.org) aimed at enhancing the visibility of the network's institutions and activities. Elizabeth Toole, director of the Baltimore Collegetown Network, told the GBC Education Committee on May 7 that the network helps to bring college students to Baltimore by promoting the city as a college town.

Click here for more about the Baltimore Collegetown Network's presentation to the GBC Education Committee.


	June 2002 NEW THIS MONTH: - COMING EVENT: Ravens Coach Brian Billick to Share Leadership, Success Principles on June 7 - COMING EVENT: Next GBC Business After Hours Event Set for June 20 at Pier Six - COMING EVENT: GBC Golf Classic 2002 Slated for July 9 - GBC Leaders: 'Smart' Business-Government Partnerships Hold Key to Baltimore's Biggest Revitalization Initiatives in 20 Years - GBC Board Welcomes Six New Directors - City's Overhaul of Human Resources Management Draws from GBC-Presidents' Roundtable Recommendations - Comcast Launches "Issues & Answers" Program in Baltimore City; Summer Tourism is Featured Topic for June Segments - Collegetown Network Expands Opportunities for Baltimore College Students =============== MEMBER NEWS =============== - Baltimore City Recreation & Parks holding First Annual Amateur Golf Tournament on May 31 - Leaders of P-B Health Home Care Agency, Maryland Office Interiors are finalists for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Downtown Partnership to unveil new uniforms for Clean and Safe Team - Whiteford, Taylor & Preston's Thomas C. Barbuti elected to American College of Real Estate Lawyers - John MacColl elected vice chairman to St. Paul Companies board of directors - CareFirst signs lease for new Owings Mills call center; MacKenzie/ONCOR assists in scouting location sites - Accelacom completes Phase I of fiber optic network installation in downtown Baltimore - Sheppard Pratt Health System signs letter of intent to acquire Taylor Health System; inaugurates clinical research program - Freshmen/science grant awarded to Villa Julie College from Verizon Foundation - University of Maryland School of Law grows more selective; new building set to open this summer For details on these member news headlines and more, click here. ========================== UPCOMING GBC EVENT NOTES ========================== (See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming events.) 1. RAVENS COACH BRIAN BILLICK TO SHARE LEADERSHIP, SUCCESS PRINCIPLES ON JUNE 7 Hear Baltimore Ravens Head Coach Brian Billick discuss "Competitive Leadership - Principles for Success" at the GBC's Business Education Seminar on June 7, sponsored by Aon Risk Services. The coach of the 2001 Super Bowl Champions will share his personal principles for building effective leadership skills that lead you to the top in any situation. Learn how to use these principles to become an effective leader at all times, rather than a perfect leader in isolated situations. From 7:45 - 9:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Billick will show you how to deal with change and unanticipated problems, create your own opportunities, and how to inspire confidence in yourself and others. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for this event, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information. 2. NEXT GBC BUSINESS AFTER HOURS EVENT SET FOR JUNE 20 AT PIER SIX Network and unwind by the water's edge on the lawn of Baltimore's Pier Six Concert Pavilion on Thursday, June 20 at the GBC's next Business After Hours event. Enjoy live Caribbean music, hors d'oeuvres and beverages, and wear your best "tropical" outfit to win a prize! Sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, Metropolitan Entertainment, Charm City Hospitality - a special event company, and the Baltimore Business Journal, the event begins at 5:30 p.m. The cost for GBC members is $25 per person. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information. 3. GBC GOLF CLASSIC 2002 SLATED FOR JULY 9 Mark your calendar for the popular GBC Golf Classic 2002, to be held on Tuesday, July 9 at Greystone Golf Course in White Hall, Maryland. This year's Golf Classic will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Amenities include a continental breakfast, greens fees, cart rental, beverages and snacks on the course, awards luncheon, free range balls and a free yardage book. Landmark Parking is sponsoring a $25,000 Hole in One prize. Prizes will also be awarded for longest drive and closest to the pin. Sponsorship packages are available for this event. Sponsorships range from the "ACE" level, which includes two complimentary foursomes and provides prominent recognition of your company through all event promotional materials before and at the event, to "PAR" sponsorships, which include company recognition and free admission for two to the awards luncheon after the tournament. Individual players or foursomes are also welcome. For more information about sponsorship of the GBC Golf Classic 2002, click here. Click here to REGISTER ONLINE for this event, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820 for more information. ============================== UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS ============================== (See the GBC Calendar at www.gbc.org for more upcoming committee meetings.) Tuesday, June 4 Education Committee, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41. Meeting open to all GBC members. Friday, June 7 Business Education Advisory Committee, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Hyatt Regency Baltimore. Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35. Meeting open to all GBC members. Tuesday, June 11 Member Relations Committee, 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Meeting open to all GBC members. Thursday, June 20 Public Safety Committee, Noon - 1:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41. Meeting open to all GBC members. =========== GBC NEWS =========== 1. GBC LEADERS: 'SMART' BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS HOLD KEY TO BALTIMORE'S BIGGEST REVITALIZATION IN 20 YEARS The kind of active, engaged teamwork between business, government and community that spawned Baltimore City's "renaissance" of the 1960s and 70s has surfaced again as the city embarks on the most aggressive comprehensive revitalization effort in more than 20 years, say leaders of the Greater Baltimore Committee. The future success of dramatic revitalization initiatives under way on Baltimore's west and east sides will be directly linked to public and private partners' ability to make economically "smart" decisions together as the projects unfold, GBC Chairman Francis B. Burch, Jr. told more than 800 members at the GBC's 2002 Annual Meeting on May 2. Click here for more about the GBC's 2002 Annual Meeting. 2. GBC WELCOMES SIX NEW DIRECTORS TO ITS BOARD The Greater Baltimore Committee has elected six top executives from Baltimore-area firms to its board of directors in 2002. Joining the GBC Board of Directors at its May 2 annual meeting were Drew Berry, vice president and general manager of WMAR-TV; Mark S. Bartlett, managing partner of Ernst & Young, LLP; Roger Calvert, president and CEO of Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.; James B. Sellinger, vice president, technical sales support, IBM Americas; and Arnold Williams, managing director of Abrams, Foster, Nole & Williams. Meanwhile, George J. Kilroy, president and CEO of PHH Arval, joined the GBC board at its April meeting. Click here for more details on changes in the GBC board of directors. 3. CITY'S OVERHAUL OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAWS FROM GBC-PRESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATIONS A comprehensive overhaul of human resources management practices in Baltimore City government has, during the last 10 months, addressed more than 70 percent of the key findings and recommendations of a 2001 Greater Baltimore Committee-Presidents' Roundtable report, according to Elliott L. Wheelan, the city's new human resources director. Major recommendations being implemented from the GBC-Presidents' Roundtable report on the city's personnel management, presented to Mayor Martin O'Malley in July 2001, include outsourcing the city's employee health clinic, streamlining a formerly cumbersome hiring process and establishing a pilot performance management system. Click here for more on this story and a chart of the status of GBC-Presidents' Roundtable recommendations. 4. COMCAST LAUNCHES GBC'S "ISSUES & ANSWERS" PROGRAM IN BALTIMORE CITY; SUMMER TOURISM IS FEATURED TOPIC FOR JUNE SEGMENTS "Issues & Answers," a public affairs program produced by Comcast Cable in conjunction with the Greater Baltimore Committee, launched in Baltimore City on May 6 to more than 100,000 subscribers. The program, which already airs in Annapolis and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Harford and Howard counties, is now broadcast in Baltimore City Monday-Friday on Channel 73 during CNN-Headline News. June's segments of the show will focus on summer tourism activities in the region. Guests include Dan Lincoln, Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association (BACVA); Jeff Trueman, B&O Railroad Museum; Tracy Baskerville, Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts; Craig Peddicord, Baltimore County Conference and Visitors Bureau, and Kathleen Boozer from the Discovery Channel Ducks. Click here for times, channels, and schedule of guests for "Issues & Answers." 5. COLLEGETOWN NETWORK EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BALTIMORE COLLEGE STUDENTS Between 2000 and 2001, the Baltimore Collegetown Network, a consortium of 13 colleges and universities in the region, improved interaction between area schools through the creation of a shuttle system between colleges and a new website (www.colltown.org) aimed at enhancing the visibility of the network's institutions and activities. Elizabeth Toole, director of the Baltimore Collegetown Network, told the GBC Education Committee on May 7 that the network helps to bring college students to Baltimore by promoting the city as a college town. Click here for more about the Baltimore Collegetown Network's presentation to the GBC Education Committee. ======================================================== Go to www.gbc.org for the latest GBC news and event information. ========================================================
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