18 Public Companies to Present at Third Annual NCINVEST Investor Conference; Showcase Encourages Investors To ``Take Stock in North Carolina''.CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- The Triangle Chapters A list of the chapters, colonies, and interest groups of Triangle Fraternity [1]. Chapters School Chapter Date Installed Years Active Notes University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ill April 15, 1907 1907-present founding chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute The National Investor Relations Institute, known as "NIRI", is the professional association for investor relations professionals in the United States. NIRI was founded in 1969 and has more than 4,500 members, both from the United States and other countries. (NIRI NIRI National Investor Relations Institute NIRI Nutrition Intervention Research Initiative (Mississippi) NIRI Near Infrared Imager NIRI National Institute on Recreation Inclusion NIRI New Ideas Research Institute ) and The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG ACG American College of Gastroenterology; angiocardiography; apexcardiogram. AcG accelerator globulin (coagulation factor V). AcG accelerator globulin (clotting factor V). ) announce NCINVEST2005, which will be held February 15-16, 2005, at The Siena Hotel and The Friday Center The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is the center of continuing education programs for the university. It was formally organized in 1913 upon the establishment of a Bureau of Extension. in Chapel Hill. This is the third annual institutional invitation only investor conference featuring presentations by chief executive officers and chief financial officers of North Carolina's leading public companies. NCINVEST 2005 kicks off on Tuesday, February 15 at 6:30 pm with a registrant-only reception at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill featuring North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Secretary of Commerce Jim Fain fain adv. 1. Happily; gladly: "I would fain improve every opportunity to wonder and worship, as a sunflower welcomes the light" Henry David Thoreau. 2. as guest speaker. It will officially open on Wednesday, February 16 at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Registration and continental breakfast will begin at The Friday Center at 7:00 am, followed by company presentations, break out sessions and a luncheon with keynote keynote /key·note/ (ke´not) in homeopathy, the characteristic property of a drug that indicates its use in treating a similar symptom of disease. speaker Dan Gerlach, Senior Policy Advisor for Fiscal Affairs in Governor Michael Easley's Administration. (see his biography at www.ncpoliticalreview.com/0502/gerlachbio.htm) Last year, NCINVEST2004 generated tremendous interest and positive feedback. It showcased 16 companies and was supported by 25 sponsors, attracting 250 attendees. Attendees included investors representing more than 150 firms. On average, investors attended five or more presentations and 60% of investors owned stock in the presenting companies. The inaugural conference won two of the most prestigious NIRI National awards in 2003 - Best Special Event and the Chairman's Award. Many presenting companies are participating for the second or third time, as well as our sponsors. This year's theme is "Take Stock in North Carolina," and features CEOs and CFOs of many successful North Carolina public companies including: Company Name/Ticker Symbol Adherex Technologies (ADH) BNP Residential Properties (BNP) Charles & Colvard (CTHR) Closure Medical (CLSR) Cooperative Bankshares (COOP) Duke Energy (DUK) Embrex (EMBX) Highwoods Properties (HIW) Inspire Pharmaceuticals (ISPH) Law Enforcement Associates (LENF.OB) Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) Medcath Corporation (MDTH) POZEN (POZN) Progress Energy (PGN) Red Hat (RHAT) R.H. Donnelley (RHD) Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP) SpectraSite (SSI) TriPath Imaging (TPTH) The current sponsors are: Platinum: Wachovia Gold: R+M Marketing Thomson/CCBN Standard and Poors Silver: Bowne Business Wire Deloitte Grant Thornton Laser Image Corporate Publishing Market Wire PriceWaterhouseCoopers Presentation Strategies PR Newswire Reed Smith RR Donnelley Bronze: Ampersand Design Beatley Gravitt Bigdough.com Bloomberg NASDAQ Smith Anderson Wyrick Robbins To learn more about our sponsors, please go to www.ncinvest.org and click on "sponsors." To register on line, go to www.ncinvest.org. If you would like more information regarding the conference, please contact the conference coordinator at (919) 453-2997, or by email to ncinvest@nc.rr.com. ABOUT NIRI AND ACG The National Investor Relations Institute, Triangle Chapter of North Carolina, founded in 1999, serves investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. professionals in the Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. area, including Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Burlington, Greensboro and Winston-Salem. The Chapter has members representing corporations across a wide range of industries, including technology, biotechnology, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , energy, hospitality, materials, textiles and retail. For more information on the NIRI, go to www.niritriangle.org. Founded in 1954, the national Association for Corporate Growth is the premier association for and about professionals involved in middle-market corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Members of the Research Triangle Park Chapter are among the area's top professionals involved in all aspects of corporate growth. ACG's mission is to create a collaborative environment where corporate leaders can exchange lessons learned, review relevant growth strategies and build partnering relationships locally and throughout the U.S. For more information on the Chapter's quality programming, education and networking, go to www.acg.org/rtp. |
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