September 2002

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NEW THIS MONTH:
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- COMING EVENT: Taste Baltimore's Finest at GBC's Business After Hours on Sept. 24
- COMING EVENT: GBC, Baltimore County Chamber to Host Oct. 3 Transportation Opportunities Conference
- City Adopts Key GBC-Presidents' Roundtable Recommendation; Outsources Health Clinic
- Political Action Committee Formed by GBC Board
- Submit Your Nominations for the 2002 Mayor's Business Recognition Awards
- Ravens Skybox Tickets, Orioles Field Box Tickets Available to GBC Members
- "Issues & Answers" Examines Regional School Systems in September
- Business Volunteers Needed for Campaign to Help Students

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MEMBER NEWS
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- Accelacom appoints Dominick A. Vietri as chief executive officer
- University of MD School of Medicine gets $7.2 research grant; will partner with Hopkins
- Allfirst contributes $1.2 million to Baltimore area non-profit organizations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore brings in $305 million in research funding
- Shaab named to UMB business development post; Gill joins administration; Day and Mason promoted
- Daily Record names finalists for 2002 Innovator of the Year
- Sheppard Pratt named among nation's top 10 hospitals
- United Way of Central Maryland to hold substance abuse symposium Oct. 17
- Downtown Partnership annual meeting scheduled for Sept. 19; lunchtime concert series to return to Preston Gardens this fall
- Shapiro, Sher & Guinot changes name to reflect new partner, new directions
- Matisse drawings from the Cone Collection on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art
- "Art of the Ancient Americas" opens at the Walters
- Marianne Kiernan, PE appointed head of KCI Technologies' Laurel office
- Steven King elected treasurer of the Friends Research Institute, Inc.
- Baltimore Book Festival returns to Mount Vernon Place Sept. 27 - 29
- Fandango enhances website

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. TASTE BALTIMORE'S FINEST AT GBC'S BUSINESS AFTER HOURS ON SEPT. 24
On Sept. 24, network and enjoy a tremendous panoramic view of Baltimore from the newly-restored "Top of the World" observation level at Baltimore's World Trade Center during the GBC's fall Business After Hours event. Sample some of the finest cuisine from the city's favorite restaurants and caterers. The event, sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts, begins at 5:30 p.m. and costs $25 for GBC members.

Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35, for more information.
To REGISTER ONLINE, click here.


2. GBC, BALTIMORE COUNTY CHAMBER TO HOST OCT. 3 TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES CONFERENCE
Join the GBC and the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce for a Transportation Opportunities Conference on Oct. 3, entitled "Implementing Regional Transportation Plans: Seeking Consensus, Getting Results." The conference, which runs from 7:30 a.m. until noon at the Holiday Inn Select in Timonium, covers topics ranging from the Baltimore Regional Rail Plan to Smart Growth and federal and state transportation funding.

Scheduled speakers include John Agro, former MTA administrator and co-chair of the Baltimore Regional Rail Plan committee; Henry Kay, director of planning for the MTA; Donald Fry, GBC executive vice president and general counsel, and others.

Sponsored by KCI Technologies, Inc., the conference costs $50 for GBC and Baltimore County Chamber members. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

For details about this event, click here, or contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35 for sponsorship information.
To REGISTER ONLINE, click here.

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

Monday, September 9
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.

Tuesday, September 10
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, September 10
BUILT Environment Committee, Noon - 2 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41.

Thursday, September 12
Technology Policy Work Group, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41.

Thursday, September 19
Hospitality/Tourism Industry Group, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Alice Smith, 410-727-2820, x19. Meeting open to all GBC members.

Thursday, September 19
Public Safety Committee, Noon - 1:30 p.m. GBC Board Room. Contact Don Fry, 410-727-2820, x41.
Meeting open to all GBC members.

Wednesday, September 25
Health Care Committee, 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.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. CITY ADOPTS KEY GBC-PRESIDENTS' ROUNDTABLE RECOMMENDATION; OUTSOURCES
HEALTH CLINIC
Adopting a key management recommendation from the Greater Baltimore Committee and the Presidents' Roundtable, Baltimore City Mayor Martin O'Malley announced on August 14 that the city is outsourcing its employee health clinic. The city is also outsourcing its worker's compensation program, projecting that the combined actions would save $18 million over the next five years.

Outsourcing the health clinic was among prominent recommendations made by the GBC and the Presidents' Roundtable in a report to the mayor in July 2001 outlining options for reforming the city's personnel management.

Click here for more on this story.
Click here for the GBC-Presidents' Roundtable's 2001 report on city personnel management.


2. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FORMED BY GBC BOARD
In a move to enhance business advocacy efforts on behalf of the Baltimore region among elected officials in Maryland, the Greater Baltimore Committee's board of directors has launched a political action committee.

The GBC PAC is chaired by John A. MacColl, executive vice president and general counsel of the St. Paul Companies. Voluntary contributions from GBC members are being sought to reach an initial fundraising goal of between $25,000 and $50,000.

Click here for more details about the GBC PAC.


3. SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2002 MAYOR'S BUSINESS RECOGNITION AWARDS
Nominate your company or another local business for this year's Mayor's Business Recognition Awards, honoring those businesses that have demonstrated significant corporate leadership and service to improve the quality of life in Baltimore City. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 18, 2002. Awards will be presented by the mayor in late fall. Contact Jay Stewart, 410-727-2820, x35, for more information.

Click here for a nomination form.


4. RAVENS SKYBOX TICKETS, ORIOLES FIELD BOX TICKETS AVAILABLE TO GBC MEMBERS
The Greater Baltimore Committee is offering Ravens skybox packages to its members for games during the 2002 football season at Ravens Stadium. Packages of 8 and 18 tickets are available for the use of the GBC skybox, located in Lower Suite 331. Eight-ticket packages are available for games on September 15 vs. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; October 27 vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers; November 24 vs. the Tennessee Titans; and December 22 vs. the Cleveland Browns. Eighteen-ticket packages available for purchase are for games on October 20 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars and December 8 vs. the New Orleans Saints. Contact Don Fry at 410-727-2820, x41 to purchase.

GBC box seat tickets for Orioles home games this season are available to all GBC members for purchase on the GBC's website, www.gbc.org. Located in a field box in section 42, Row JJ, ten rows behind home plate just to the 3rd base side, the tickets are available for immediate purchase online.

Click here for details about the skybox packages available to GBC members.
Click here for more information and to purchase Orioles field box tickets online.


5. "ISSUES & ANSWERS" EXAMINES REGIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN SEPTEMBER
Tune in for September segments of "Issues & Answers," a public affairs show produced by Comcast Cable in conjunction with the GBC, as it examines the status of the region's public school systems, their challenges, their successes, and the development of innovative programs to address students' special needs.

Scheduled guests include Carmen V. Russo, Baltimore City Schools' CEO; Dr. Rosetta Stith, director of the Paquin School; Dr. Bonnie S. Copeland, president and executive director of the Fund for Educational Excellence; Dr. Nancy Grasmick, state superintendent of schools; and June Streckfus, executive director of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education. Also appearing in September are Baltimore County Public Schools Superintendent Joe Hairston and Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Eric Smith.

"Issues & Answers" airs Monday-Friday, 12 times per day in the Baltimore region during CNN Headline News broadcasts on Comcast cable. Click here for times, channels, and a schedule of September's guests.


6. BUSINESS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR CAMPAIGN TO HELP STUDENTS
GBC volunteers from the business community are needed to help send a message to ninth grade students that how they perform in high school impacts their future success. The Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) is assembling its speaker's bureau for this year's Achievement Counts campaign, seeking business representatives to make presentations to high school students on the importance of performing well in school, building an impressive transcript, and preparing for the workforce.

The program, now in its 4th year, is looking for articulate, energetic business people ages 20-35 of various cultural, ethnic and educational backgrounds. Both college graduates and those who entered the workforce directly after high school are needed.

To volunteer for Achievement Counts or to suggest someone that may be interested, contact LaTara Gray at 410-727-0488. Click here for more information about MBRT's Achievement Counts program.

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