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Business Calendar SPECIAL EVENTS 4/17/08 The Changing Face of Media: Transitioning to a Digital Age With Michael J. Miller, Michael E. Pulitzer and Calvin Patterson The Piedmont Club, 200 W. Second St., Winston-Salem Wine Reception at 6:00 pm Dinner at 6:30 pm with Program to Follow $25 (includes wine reception, dinner, tax, gratuity) The digital age has affected each of us, including the way we receive our news. Our panel of media experts will share with us how their perspective media is responding to the change. Hosted by the Professional Women’s Forum for all women and men in our community. Michael J. Miller, President and Publisher of the Winston-Salem Journal, began his newspaper career in 1973 in the news and advertising departments of the New Albany Tribune in IN. He became advertising manager at the Atchison (KS) Globe in 1975 and later held advertising director positions with Thomson Newspapers in Missouri, Alabama and Ohio. In 1995 he was named publisher of the Altoona (PA) Mirror. He later moved to Phoenix to help with the transition of newly-acquired newspaper operations in Sun City, Scottsdale, Chandler, Tempe, and Gilbert, AZ. He was appointed publisher of the Tribune Star in Terre Haute, IN, in 1999 and was then transferred to Florence, SC, where he served as publisher of the Morning News from August 1999 until December 2006. Michael E. Pulitzer, Jr. is a broadcasting/digital media executive serving asstation manager for WXII TV/Digital Media. The station has the network affiliations with NBC and is owned by APRIL 2008 Hearst Argle Television. WXIITV/ Diogital media is the leading local television news operation serving the Piedmont Triad Region of NC. He serves as President of the UNC School Journalism Foundation and is past president of the NC Association of Broadcasters. He is a descendant (great grandson) of Joseph Pulitzer, founder of the Pulitzer Prizes. Calvin Patterson is Host/ Producer of “Empowering You,” a public affairs radio program that airs on WSNC FM 90.5. He is also the Chairman/CEO of Earnest Harvest LLC. He is a Board of Trustee for the Arts Council of WinstonSalem/ Forsyth County, where he serves as the Vice Chairman and Chair of the Community Relations Committee. He is also a Resource Development Manager at Goler Community Development Corporation. For reservations, please call 336-724-7077. 4/24/08 Winston-Salem Business Expo Benton Convention Center 301 West 5th Street - The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce 27th Annual BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina EXPO. This event is open to the public – No admission charge; however, a business cardis required. One-day business-to-business event to showcase the best of the Piedmont Triad`s business community. Nearly 200 exhibitors and more than 1,000 business people attend the event annually. The EXPO kicks off with the Time Warner Cable Business Class Business Before Hours networking event on the lower level of the show floor from 8-9am, followed by the BB&T Mid-Day Mingle from 11am-2pm. Join us for a day of networking while sampling food from Triad area businesses.; 336. 728.9200 8am-3pm business card www.winstonsalem.com 5/2/08 Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce - First Friday’s Business Before Hours 8:00 am - 9:00 am Hosted by Winston-Salem Business Magazine - at Texas Land & Cattle Winston-Salem, NC 27127 This non-structured event allows business owners and professionals the opportunity to network with Chamber of Commerce members while enjoying the hospitality of Winston-Salem Business Magazine. For more information call Kathy Judkins at 336-7289200 ext. 256 Monthly Meetings: 4/8/08 Winston-Salem Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals meets the second week of each month at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, One West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem. For information, call Sherry Waycaster at 777-3580. 4/09/08 Professional Women of WinstonSalem (PWWS) Monthly Luncheon, LJVM Coliseum, Windsor Club Room, 2825 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem, NC Meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. Reservations are essential and REQUIRED no later than 11:00 am the Friday before the meeting. Visit www.pwws.org for more information. 4/11/08 Real Estate Council “REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: The Challenges and Opportunities and the Piedmont Triad’s Ability to Compete” Piedmont Club 200 W. Second St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101, 32 http://www.pwws.org http://www.winstonsalem.com

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