For additional information about any of the committees, email Alison Fiori, fiori@rtp.org.

Community Outreach@rtp
The new chair for the Community Outreach@rtp committee is Jane Bachmann from Syngenta Biotechnology. The group met in late September and decided to establish a signature outreach event for RTP in coordination with the Durham and Wake Counties Communities in Schools programs. Stay tuned for more information about the event and how your company can become involved.

Security@rtp
Security@rtp held its quarterly meeting on October 8, 2009 and topics discussed included Shelter in Place plans, essential employee designation and emergency response. Becoming involved with the committee is a great way to network with fellow safety and security coordinators at companies throughout RTP.

SmartCommute@rtp
SmartCommute@rtp held its quarterly committee meeting on November 3, 2009. The group is gearing up for this spring's SmartCommute Challenge campaign. Many employers also recently completed their participation in the fall employee commuting survey, results of which will help Triangle Transit with future transit planning and will help employers understand their employees' concerns about their daily commutes. For more information about SmartCommute@rtp, visit www.smartcommute.org.

RTP OWNERS & TENANTS ASSOCIATION NEWS

The Research Triangle Park Owners & Tenants Association (O&T) meets quarterly to discuss issues that are of concern to the owners and tenants in the Park. All Park companies are eligible to participate in O&T activities. Nominations for RTP Owners & Tenants Association Officers (President, Vice President and Secretary) were approved at the June 2009 O&T Meeting (see new officers below). O&T Officers are elected annually.

2010 RTP Owners & Tenants Officers and Committee Chairs

OFFICERS
PRESIDENT | MARC HOLLANDER | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
VICE PRESIDENT | BRUCE SARGENT | IBM
SECRETARY | CHRISTIAN BIGSBY | GlaxoSmithKline

COMMITTEE CHAIRS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH@RTP CHAIR | JANE BACHMANN | Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc.
ENVIRONMENT@RTP CHAIR | STUART HURWITZ | IBM
NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR | CHARLES OSTENDORF | Practical Management Inc.
SECURITY@RTP CHAIR | STAN PARKER | RTI International
SMARTCOMMUTE@RTP CHAIR | DARRYL BLOCH | IBM

Please visit the RTP Owners & Tenants Association webpage for more information.

Service District Activities

The re-glazing (plexiglass replaced with tempered glass) of the bus shelters in RTP is complete and new shelters have been installed at the entrances to NetApp and Credit Suisse. A local sign contractor was selected in October and RTP's new wayfinding signage will be installed March 2010. The adding of turn lanes at T.W. Alexander Drive and NC 54 is complete. The extension of Louis Stephens Drive/Little Drive is under construction and completion is scheduled for December 2010. The Town of Cary and a private developer will follow with their sections which are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011. Substantial completion of work on Davis Drive and NC 54 is still expected for November of 2009 although some construction work will continue until Spring 2010. Triangle Parkway construction is under way with substantial completion scheduled for December 2011. The T.W. Alexander Drive/Cornwallis Road to NC 147 expansion project letting date has been postponed to December 15, 2009.

Bids will be opened on November 11, 2009 for the addition of nearly two miles of pedestrian and jogging trails (see map) from: (a) Louis Stephens Drive (from Kit Creek Road to Little Drive) (b) Little Drive (from Little Drive to I-540) (c) Kit Creek Road (from Alexandria Innovation Center to Cisco)

RTP Mountain Bike and Paved Trails

Mountain Bike Trails RTP opened two miles of looped mountain bike trails in the spring of 2009 (see map). Paved Trails RTP has roughly fifteen miles of paved pedestrian and jogging trails with plans for expansion. These trails may be used by cyclists and skaters, but right-of-way must be given to pedestrians. Visit www.rtp.org for more information.

Innovation@rtp
The next Innovation in RTP speaker series event will take place on Wednesday, November 11 at 4 pm at RTP Headquarters. The speaker will be David Calderwood from Parata Systems discussing "Pharmacy: The Next Generation Transformed by Technology." RSVP to Karenn Cox, cox@rtp.org. Visit www.innovationinrtp.com for more information.

Techie Tuesdays@rtp
Techie Tuesdays are free events for RTP employees that provide the opportunity for networking and collaboration and enhance the sense of community in RTP.

Save the date for the next Techie Tuesday on December 1, 2009 from 4:30 - 7:30 pm. The event will be centered around the theme of World AIDS Day and will celebrate the Triangle region's prominence in the field of global health. Find out how Park companies and stakeholders are making an impact on HIV/AIDS and other concerns of global health.

Anchored by such global health institutes as RTI International, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Duke University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Triangle Global Health Consortium, the region is at the forefront of addressing issues challenging the world's health. In addition, RTP is the home of several breakthrough technologies, including the discovery of AZT (a key treatment in the fight against HIV/AIDS), Taxol and the Cochlear ear implant.

For additional information, please email events@rtp.org.

The Research Triangle Park would like to thank the following organizations that helped develop the December program:

Triangle Area Research Directors Council (TARDC)
The Triangle Area Research Directors Council (TARDC) is an informal group of scientific leaders from organizations in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina who meet monthly to discuss subjects of interest to the high-impact research community.

Secured TARDC speakers for the upcoming year are: