2007 Charlotte Biotechnology Conference Launches Online Registration, Agenda and Speaker Announcements.Early Bird Registration to Close September 12 CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The University of 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. at Charlotte, the Charlotte Research Institute and the North Carolina Research Campus The North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) is a mixed-use research facility located in downtown Kannapolis, North Carolina, approximately 20 miles northeast of downtown Charlotte. have announced the 6th Annual Charlotte Biotechnology Conference taking place at the Barnhardt Student Activities Center on October 12, 2007 on the campus of UNC (Universal Naming Convention) A standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. Charlotte. The Charlotte Biotechnology Conference is designed to be the annual flagship event highlighting biotechnology research, manufacturing, investment and business development opportunities in the region. The size and scope of the conference has grown each year due to the rapid expansion of biotechnology-based research at the University of North Carolina Charlotte and the development of the 350-acre North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. The conference will feature over 40 speakers consisting of the region's top political, business, academic, and research professionals. "There is so much activity happening within Charlotte's biotechnology community that we felt it was critical to organize a single event that would feature not only the world-class research being conducted at the UNC Charlotte and the NC Research Campus, but to also present a forum by which local service providers, manufacturers, financiers and students can network and seize new professional opportunities," said Dr. Robert Wilhelm, Executive Director of the Charlotte Research Institute. The early bird registration fee of $70 ends September 12, 2007. After September 12th, the online registration fee will be $100 and $120 at the door. Over 300 attendees are expected during one-day event one-day event a contraction of the three-day event but like that contest is aimed at selecting the best all-round horse and rider. The events usually contested are show-jumping, dressage and cross-country. . Visit www.CharlotteBiotechnology.com for additional event details and registration information. Sponsors of the 2007 Charlotte Biotechnology Conference include: The University of North Carolina at Charlotte; North Carolina Research Campus; Charlotte Research Institute; North Carolina Biotechnology Center; City of Charlotte; Carolinas Medical Center Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is a public, not for profit hospital located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The hospital was organized in 1940 as Charlotte Memorial Hospital on Blythe Boulevard in the Dilworth neighborhood. ; Alston & Bird LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ; Charlotte Regional Partnership; Presbyterian Hospital; Summa, Allen and Additon, P.A.; City of Kannapolis; SBTDC SBTDC Small Business & Technology Development Center of North Carolina; Cabarrus Economic Development Council; Aerotek Scientific; SEBIO; Hammer & Hanf, P.C.; Business Wire; BIG Council; Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein LLP; dHinnant Solutions and On Assignment Lab Support. About UNC Charlotte A doctoral/research intensive university, UNC Charlotte is the fourth-largest of the 17-constituent University of North Carolina system and the largest institution of higher education in the Charlotte region. The university comprises seven professional colleges and currently offers 17 doctoral programs, 59 master's degree programs and 85 programs leading to bachelor's degrees. Enrollment exceeds 21,500 students, including more than 4,400 graduate students. http://www.uncc.edu About the Charlotte Research Institute The Charlotte Research Institute is the portal for business-university technology partnerships at UNC Charlotte. Building on the internationally known results of its research centers in Precision Metrology, eBusiness Technology, and Optoelectronics, the CRI CRI constant-rate infusion. supports new research ventures, university partnerships with regional and national enterprises, and spin-off companies created from UNC Charlotte research results. Newer research ventures at CRI include Bioinformatics, Life Sciences and Biomedical Engineering Biomedical engineering An interdisciplinary field in which the principles, laws, and techniques of engineering, physics, chemistry, and other physical sciences are applied to facilitate progress in medicine, biology, and other life sciences. Systems. http://www.CharlotteResearchInstitute.org About the North Carolina Research Campus The North Carolina Research Campus (www.ncresearchcampus.net) is a scientific and economic revitalization project in downtown Kannapolis, N.C., supported by David H. Murdock David Howard Murdock (1924-), with his net worth of 4.2 billion US Dollars, is the 204th richest person in the world. A high-school dropout, Murdock was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1943. , owner and chairman of Dole Food Company Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American-based agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California and is the leading grower and packer of such food items as bananas, pineapples (fresh and packaged), grapes, strawberries, and other fresh and frozen , Inc. and Castle & Cooke, Inc., involving the University of North Carolina system, Duke University, and the N.C. Community College System. Plans for the campus include: * A 350-acre campus that will strengthen our state's biotech corridor. * An initial 311,000-square-foot building to house the core laboratory, a state-of-the-art contract manufacturing biogenic biogenic /bi·o·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) having origins in biological processes. biogenic having the property of originating in a biological process. facility and tenants. * One million square feet of office and laboratory space, 350,000 square feet of new retail and commercial space and approximately 700 new residential units. * A new hotel and wellness center, 1,000-seat auditorium and city government center. |
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