November 2002

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NEW THIS MONTH:
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- COMING EVENT: U.S. Sen. Paul Sarbanes to be Keynote Speaker at GBC's Business Outlook on Oct. 30
- COMING EVENT: Learn to Tackle Impossible Problems on Nov. 6
- COMING EVENT: GBC Mayor's Business Recognition Awards to be Presented Dec. 17
- Donald C. Fry Named New President of the Greater Baltimore Committee
- Hutchinson Moves from GBC to SunTrust on Nov. 1
- GBC Seeking Commitments from Townsend, Ehrlich on Top Regional Priorities
- Amiable, Provocative Russert Finds 350 Baltimore Admirers
- New BCCC President Favors Proposal to Reduce Math Requirement
- Baltimore is Featured Prominently in NY Times, Boston Globe as Great Place to Work and Live,
Model for Innovative Government
- More than 20 GBC Members Recognized at Hippodrome Ceremony

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MEMBER NEWS
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- SM Consulting is two-time winner of Inc. Magazine award
- Brann Baltimore awarded Saab account
- Red Cross distributes "Facing Fear" materials to schools
- Greenebaum & Rose secures new bookstore for former Bibelot location
- Miles & Stockbridge named "Law Firm of the Year"
- Whiteford, Taylor & Preston to sponsor UMBC Entrepreneurship Lecture Series
- Five GBC members honored as "Leaders in Law"
- University of Maryland Dental School awarded grants for tobacco intervention and oral cancer screening
- WBAL Radio kicks off 16th annual "Coats for Kids" project
- MacKenzie/ONCOR represents General Fiber Communications in its move to Baltimore City
- Walters Art Museum to exhibit works by Baltimore artist Joseph Sheppard beginning November 10
- Baltimore Museum of Art celebrates 12th annual African Spirit Series
- Villa Julie College appoints two associate deans to School of Graduate and Professional Studies

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. U.S. SENATOR PAUL SARBANES TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT GBC'S BUSINESS OUTLOOK CONFERENCE ON OCT. 30
U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes will be the featured speaker at the GBC's 2003 Business Outlook Conference on Wednesday, October 30 beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel. Sarbanes will discuss the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 and explain what the bill means to investors. Another top economist will discuss the impact of corporate malfeasance on the market and provide a forecast of the market in the year ahead.

Click here for more information, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.


2. LEARN TO TACKLE IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEMS ON NOV. 6
Problem solving can sometimes be a difficult task, but Dr. Sam Seymour of the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory will explain how to deal creatively with complex problems at the GBC's Breakfast Briefing on November 6 at the Johns Hopkins University Downtown Center.

Click here for more information, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35.
Click here to REGISTER ONLINE.


3. GBC MAYOR'S BUSINESS RECOGNITION AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 17
The GBC's annual Mayor's Business Recognition Awards luncheon will take place on December 17 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Baltimore Development Corporation, the awards honor local businesses that have demonstrated significant corporate leadership and service to improve the quality of life in Baltimore City.

For more information about this year's luncheon, contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35.

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

Tuesday, October 29
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.

Tuesday, October 29
Prospective Member Reception, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19.

Tuesday, November 5
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.

Wednesday, November 6
Business Education Advisory Committee, 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Johns Hopkins University Downtown Center. Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Thursday, November 21
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. DONALD C. FRY NAMED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER BALTIMORE COMMITTEE
The Greater Baltimore Committee has named Donald C. Fry the organization's new president, GBC Chairman Francis B. Burch Jr. announced on October 14. Fry, 47, the GBC's executive vice president and general counsel for the past three-and-a-half years, will become the GBC president when the organization's current president, Donald P. Hutchinson, steps down on Nov. 1 to become president and CEO of SunTrust Maryland.

Click here for more about Donald C. Fry.


2. HUTCHINSON MOVES FROM GBC TO SUNTRUST ON NOV. 1
GBC President Donald P. Hutchinson announced on Oct. 1 that he has accepted the position as president of SunTrust Bank - Maryland. He will leave the GBC and join SunTrust on November 1.

Click here for more information about Donald P. Hutchinson.


3. GBC SEEKING COMMITMENTS FROM TOWNSEND, EHRLICH ON TOP REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Support for the development of bioparks on Baltimore's east and west sides and development of a regional rail system are among top priorities for strengthening the region's business climate recommended by the GBC to candidates for Maryland governor. The GBC released the report, entitled "Setting the Agenda - Governing Through Leadership and Accountability," to the media and public on Oct.17.

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Click here to see the report.


4. AMIABLE, PROVOCATIVE RUSSERT FINDS 350 BALTIMORE ADMIRERS
More than 350 GBC members and partners welcomed Tim Russert, managing editor and moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" to Baltimore at an October 16 breakfast program at the Maryland Science Center.

Click here for details on Tim Russert's presentation.


5. NEW BCCC PRESIDENT FAVORS PROPOSAL TO REDUCE MATH REQUIREMENT
A proposal by Abell Foundation researchers that state-mandated math requirements be re-examined for some community college degree and certificate programs has drawn support from the new president of Baltimore City Community College, Dr. Sylvester E. McKay, who spoke at an Oct. 1 meeting of the GBC Education Committee.

Click here for more information about the Oct. 1 Education Committee meeting.


6. BALTIMORE IS FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN NY TIMES, BOSTON GLOBE AS GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE, MODEL FOR INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT
Baltimore received national attention recently in articles from the New York Times and the Boston Globe, which praised the city for its living and working environment and for its innovative CitiStat program under Baltimore City Mayor Martin O'Malley.

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7. MORE THAN 20 GBC MEMBERS RECOGNIZED AT HIPPODROME CEREMONY
Members of the cast of the Broadway show "42nd Street" entertained more than 150 guests who attended the Oct. 1 preview of the Hippodrome Performing Arts Center. The restored theater, scheduled to open in early 2004, will be the centerpiece of Baltimore's west-side revitalization, a key initiative of the GBC.

Click here for details on the Hippodrome ceremony.