Attend the 2011 SMPS National Conference with your local SMPS crew!
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Aug 31 – Annual Kick Off
Come join us as we kick off the year with an evening of great food and networking.
| Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Location: Brio Tuscan Grille 4325 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27612 |
Sept 13 – NC Research Parks
Shaping Our Future
Have you ever wondered why North Carolina is renowned as a global technology leader? We invite you to join us at the kick-off to the SMPS Luncheon Series to find out. You’ll meet the leaders of North Carolina’s major technology parks and learn what has made them successful, how they are responding to challenges and opportunities to keep North Carolina globally competitive, and how you and your company may be able to play a role in their future success. You will hear from Michael Harwood, who is leading NCSU’s Centennial Campus in public-private sector partnerships and innovative discoveries, Liz Rooks, who in her roles with RTP has designed and developed the largest research park in the US and is now creating a vision and platform for even greater success in its next 50 years, and John Merrill, who is directing Gateway University Research Park in Greensboro and is accelerating the push for our State’s newest frontier in nanotechnology.
Please join us as Jim Nichols, O’Brien/Atkins Science and Technology Business Developer, moderates this panel to learn more about North Carolina research parks’ exciting futures and how your company can engage.
| Time: 11:30am – 2:00pm Location: RBC Center 1400 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh, NC 27607 |
Oct 11 – Becoming Your Clients’ Expert
Save the Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Join us at this exciting program to learn how to become your clients’ expert while accelerating out of recession! Mike Phillips, AIA, Founder and President of Phillips Architecture and DesignFacilitator.com, will share with us not only how to get inside our clients head, but also key strategies for client and staff retention. Topics will include the following:
- How to become your clients’ expert
- How to increase your value to clients and earn better fees
- Identifying each clients’ real preferences and priorities
- How to spot client and staff problems early
- Identifying best training for each staff member
- Using feedback to optimize staff / client assignments
- Using feedback to address the top three reasons why key staff leave
| Time: October 11th 11:30am – 1:30pm Location: RBC Center 1400 Edwards Mill Road Raleigh, NC 27607 |
AIA Triangle Residential Architecture Tour
Our local chapter of AIA is putting on a great event for residential architecture. Be sure to visit their website and learn more!
AIA Triangle Residential Architecture Tour
Saturday, October 1, 2011
10am-5pm
6 Homes- 6 Architects- 6 Experiences
For tickets and information go to: www.aiatriangletours.com
This tour is the only juried AIA Tour on the east coast. Architects will be on site during the tour to answer questions. Don’t miss this annual opportunity!
Coordinators Club
Join us for our first Coordinators Club meeting, featuring Greer Beaty, Director of Communications for the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
Left-brain, right-brain – can’t we all just work together? Yes we can! If you are a marketing coordinator for a technical company or organization, sometimes you are a fish on dry land. How can you be more effective within your organization so that you can be a more effective marketer to those outside of your organization? There are strategies that can (and do) work! Greer Beaty, one of the strongest right-brainers you will meet, is the Communications Director for NCDOT and she will share real, tangible strategies that will help marketing coordinators at all levels of their careers.
When
October 19th
8:00am – 9:15am
Where
O’Brien/Atkins Associates
5001 South Miami Boulevard, Suite 400
Durham, NC 27703
919.941.9000
November 8, 2011 Site Tour: Green Square Nature Research Center and Parking Deck
A giant peach? No, it’s the Daily Planet – a four-story globe pinned to the Nature Research Center. Join SMPS Triangle as we tour four parts of the highly anticipated Green Square Complex:
- The excavation, shoring, and underground parking deck
- The Nature Research Center museum and research facility with two pedestrian bridges
- The State of North Carolina’s “greenest” parking deck
- The State Employees’ Credit Union mid-rise office building
Meet representatives from the Owner/Design Team as they take us on an informative tour of these intricately connected projects in downtown Raleigh.
Speakers
Dr. Betsy Bennett, Director
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Dr. Meg Lowman, Director
Nature Research Center
When
November 8th
11:30am-2:00pm
Where
Green Square Complex (Parking Deck)
120 W. Edenton Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601-1029
- Meet at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science’s Level A Conference room.
Lunch will begin promptly at 11:30 AM.
- Parking is available in the Green Square Complex Parking Deck (located at 120 W. Edenton Street).
Please leave early to ensure you have ample time to find parking.
- Be sure to wear construction site appropriate clothing and shoes (no high heels or open toed shoes).
Also, please bring a hard hat and vest if you have one.
Thank you to our sponsor:
Holiday Social
Backyard Bistro will provide the perfect venue for the annual SMPS holiday social this year! Great food, beverages, and door prizes await you at this festive celebration. A can’t miss SMPS event!
When: December 13th, 5:30 – 7:30
Where: Backyard Bistro, 1235 Hurricane Alley Way, Raleigh, NC 27607
Register here
Thank you to our sponsor!
Holiday Bonus Webinar
When: December 20th, 8:00am-10:00am
Where: Kimley Horn, 333 Fayetteville Street, Suite 600, Raleigh, NC 27601
We hope that you will join us for this great webinar on creativity. We all know leading firms differentiate by marketing themselves creatively. But creative ideas don’t just magically appear like superheroes. During this webinar, you will learn how to develop a creative process to generate heroic marketing ideas. The presenter will share why creativity matters now more than ever, how to boost your creative output, and superhero archetypes for creativity.
Registration Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2605884270
January Coordinators Club
When: January 18th, 8:00am-9:15am
Where: O’Brien/Atkins Associates, 5001 South Miami Blvd – 4th Floor, Durham, NC 2770
Demystify, Clarify & No Promises: Understanding the UNC-Chapel Hill A/E Submittal through Selection Process - Jerry U. Guerrier, RA, LEED AP, Facilities Architect, will speak to UNC-Chapel Hill’s process of public notification/website posting, the required electronic profile form, presubmittal briefings, what to highlight or not in the paperwork, team makeup, who is reviewing and what they typically are looking for, what constitutes an automatic “out”, how useful are the SF254s – should one for every team member firm be included, what happens after shortlisting, what are effective and non-effective interview strategies and more. Walking the group through the University’s process, Jerry will offer insights into how an A/E firm can best position itself for selection.
Registration Link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2603848180
