Chamber Update March 20, 2012

Chamber Events

•  March 20No Iowa City Roundtable
  Please join us March 26 for the Joint Iowa City / North Liberty / Coralville Roundtable
• 21No North Liberty Roundtable
  Please join us March 26 for the Joint Iowa City / North Liberty / Coralville Roundtable
• 22Board of Directors meeting
  7:30 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Conference Room, Iowa City
• 22Business PM
  4:30 p.m. - The Celebration Farm, 4696 Robin Woods Lane NE, Iowa City
•  21-29International trip to Ireland: Dublin, Killarney, Galway, and Dunboyne
•  26Joint Coralville/Iowa City/North Liberty Roundtable
  Noon – South Slope Cooperative Communications Company, 980 N. Front Street, North Liberty
  Featuring Jon Weih, director of the Kirkwood Regional Education Center-Johnson County
• 27EPIC Professional Event: "Your Image Speaks First" with Greg Dardis
  Noon – Coralville Marriott, 300 E. 9th Street, Coralville   
• 27West Bank ribbon cutting
  1 p.m. - 1910 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa City   
• 30Nomination deadline for Excellence in Education awards
• 31Legislative Breakfast
  8 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Conference Room, Iowa City   
• U.S. SBA Office of Advocacy Meet and GreetApril 4
  4 p.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort 
  Conference Room, Iowa City
  Becky Greenwald will answer what is the Office of Advocacy, who is your Regional Advocate and how do they help small and medium sized businesses?
• Chamber Orientation 5
  4 p.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
  Conference Room, Iowa City
• 6Chamber Orientation
  8 a.m. – Chamber office, 325 E. Washington Street, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort Conference Room, Iowa City     

If your competitors are there, you should be too! The Chamber's 2012 Buy Here Business Fair will feature a sustainability theme! Showcase your GREEN practices by reserving a booth today! Click here to review the list of exhibitors.

The Buy Here Business Fair is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at hotelVetro, Iowa City.

Booths are just $325. For more information, contact Maggie Putman at (319) 337-9637 or maggie@iowacityarea.com.

Premier Sponsor: McComas-Lacina Construction  learn more >>

Join us for one of the largest roundtables of the year! More than 150 Chamber members and city, county and state government leaders attended the Joint Roundtable last October, and we anticipate an equally successful turnout. Jon Weih of Kirkwood Community College will discuss the future of the Kirkwood Regional Education Center.

All Chamber members are welcome to attend. Registration is required due to limited space.

Monday, March 26 / Noon to 1 p.m. / South Slope Cooperative Communications Company, North Liberty  register online >>

Whether you are a new or a long-time Chamber member, learn how Chamber membership will help you build your business, be seen, expand your knowledge, save you time, and make a difference! In addition, find out which opportunities will meet your company needs.

Make new business connections while you're here! This complimentary event is open to all Chamber members and their employees.

Thursday, April 5, 4-5 p.m. or Friday, April 6, 8-9 a.m. Both events will be held at the Chamber office.   learn more >

Submit your nominations for student, student team or group, teacher, partnership, volunteer, administrative or support staff, or STEM excellence awards by 5 p.m., Friday, March 30. Recipients will be honored at the Education Committee’s annual Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony on April 18.  Sponsored by the Iowa City Press-Citizen, the event is free and open to the public.    learn more >>