TOPIC: Copyright Law SPEAKER: Matthew Asbell, Partner, Lippes Mathias NOTE: This presentation will be via Zoom at Wolfe Hall. As AI takes over our lives, how are we impacted regarding using materials we may have copied from an online source? Join us for this fascinating topic to make sure you are following the law correctly. With extensive knowledge and […]
All members old and new are invited to attend in person or via Zoom, our New Member Orientation meeting. Learn more about the organization including how to meet people, join events and how you can help the organization – the best way to meet new people! In person meeting is in Room 106 in PUMC.
TOPIC: Healthcare Financing for Medicare/Medicaid SPEAKER: Brad Wilson, CEO Emeritus, BlueCross BlueShield of NC Brad will discuss the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, it’s implementation and potential impacts and what President Biden and President Trump are saying about their respective positions are/may be on the Act and other important healthcare issues. BIOGRAPHY Brad Wilson served as CEO […]
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Affordable Housing SPEAKER: Tom Hanchett, Community Historian Community historian Dr. Tom Hanchett is completing a book for UNC Press on the history of one of America's most pressing issues: affordable housing. He’ll share some of his Charlotte research, from public housing in the 1930s to today — and looks forward to your […]
GREAT DECISIONS TOPIC: Climate Change and Competition SPEAKER: Mark Kelso, Queens University Professor Kelso will discuss how the politics of climate change will impact economics, especially competition among businesses and countries. BIOGRAPHY Dr. Mark Kelso is currently Professor of Political Science at Queens University of Charlotte and the 2017 winner of the Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching […]
TOPIC: The Search for Life Beyond Earth SPEAKER: Rachel Smith, Head, Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab, Curator of Meteorites, Professor, Physics & Astronomy. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences/Appalachian State University. Astronomer Dr. Rachel Smith will use new planetarium software called OpenSpace to journey from Earth to our neighboring planets, to far beyond the solar […]