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The 10th Annual Charlottesville Innovation Awards & Gala

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Thursday, May 22, 2008
5:15 – 10:00 PM
Farmington Country Club
CBIC Members: $125; Non-Members: $200

The Charlottesville Innovation Awards honor individuals or organizations that have made noteworthy contributions to the marketplace and community in the past year through entrepreneurship and the creation, commercialization, or application of technology.

The first stage of the mission is complete, and nominations are now closed. Finalists will be revealed shortly. Your next mission, should you decide to accept it:

Attend the Charlottesville Innovation Awards (codename CIA) Gala at Farmington Country Club on Thursday, May 22 and discover award recipients.
Identify other key players in the Charlottesville Business Innovation network, invite them to attend the Gala, and learn more about them.
Celebrate the vibrant and growing community of entrepreneurs and technology pioneers.

At your discretion, you may choose to disguise yourself in semi-formal evening attire.

William McDonough To Speak

Internationally renowned designer to talk about vital role innovation plays in today’s world.

Charlottesville – April 3, 2008 – The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) today announced that Time Magazine’s “Hero of the Environment,” William A. McDonough, will be the featured speaker at the organization's Innovation Awards 2008 Dinner on May 22 at Farmington Country Club.

William McDonough is a world-renowned architect and designer and winner of three U.S. presidential awards: the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development, (the nation’s highest environmental honor); the National Design Award, and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award. He is founder and principal of William McDonough + Partners, Architecture and Community Design; a principal of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry and a Venture Partner at VantagePoint Venture Partners.