(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) NCTechNews, a professionally edited online news publication dedicated to building a stronger technology community, is now accepting spring 2011 listings for its Innovation Resources Guide. No membership or fee is required to submit listings to and/or use the Guide, which is available at NCTechNews.com. The Innovation Resources Guide provides links and detailed information for over 45 technology startups, established vendors, and nonprofits to help entrepreneurs and businesses gain needed access to products, services and information. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) The Carolinas Chapter of PDMA (Product Development and Management Association) will host a day-long conference on Open Innovation at the UNC Charlotte campus on Friday, April 15, 2011. The conference focuses on examples of how North Carolina and South Carolina companies solicit and implement product ideas and technologies from the outside. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Mariner proudly congratulates Javier Guillén for being honored as a Microsoft® Community Contributor. The Community Contributor Award (http://www.microsoftcommunitycontributor.com/) honors those who voluntarily contribute time and energy to improve the Microsoft Online Community for others. (more…)

(Morrisville, N.C.) Montie Design, an innovative concept-to-marketplace product design and development firm, and the RTP Product Development Guild are hosting the March 16 Lunch and Learn “Resetting Your Revenue Future” at the Montie Design studio, just south of RDU Airport in Morrisville. This event features Pam Cardozo, CEO of The Ultimate Sales Connection, leading a strategy workshop designed to uncover challenges, opportunities, and sales systems that are needed to achieve and increase top-line revenue. Her presentation will provide business leaders valuable information and insight into and centered on a systems and process approach to sales. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) Aimee Nichols, educational consultant and doctoral candidate in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and David “Fitz” Fitzgerald, Mariner’s Education Group Vice President, will lead this month’s interactive webinar hosted by Mariner on March 17th. (more…)

(Charlotte and Durham, N.C.) North Carolina’s leader in home medical equipment advocacy and education, NCAMES, recently lobbied senior representatives of the Obama Administration on behalf of HME providers fighting to survive newly implemented federal regulations, explaining their true costs to taxpayers and home healthcare patients. Marcia Ladd, president of the NCAMES Board of Directors, presented an argument against Medicare bidding to Esther Vassar, National Ombudsman of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in addition to over 25 business leaders and government representatives as part of a roundtable discussion at “Startup America: Reducing Barriers” held March 3 at the N.C. Biotechnology Center in Durham. (more…)

(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Innovative public relations and strategic messaging firm Menzies Consulting, Inc. has published the January/February issue of its News You Can Use newsletter, which includes a feature article on three common themes reaching across the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device and other life sciences market sectors. (more…)

(Charlotte, N.C.) William E. (Bill) Pearson, III, Microsoft SQL Server MVP (Most Valuable Professional), thought leader, speaker and Mariner associate consultant, will once again lead an informational and training session for SQL Server Saturday attendees. Following up his recent event, SQL Saturday #45 (Louisville, KY)), Pearson provides insight to attendees of SQL Saturday #57 in Houston on January 29, 2011. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) The lights are officially on at RTP IdeaLab which held its inaugural meeting at Hosted Solutions in Raleigh. “Everyone has an idea about doing something big,” says chairman and co-founder Anthony Edwards. “We’ve created an opportunity for anyone to take their idea and work with experienced and successful entrepreneurs to get feedback and advice for how to take that idea and turn it into a reality.” (more…)

(Sanford, N.C.) “It feels awesome,” said Jonah Elliott, as he and his SanLee Middle School teammates held up their Champion’s Cup and Best Overall Award plaque. The SanLee Stallionss robot building team had just won the Central Carolina Community College Robotics Competition, held Nov. 20 at the college’s Lee County Campus. (more…)

(Washington, D.C.) The 2010 mHealth Summit came to a close last week in Washington D.C. hosting more than 2,400 attendees from 50 countries. Attendees came together to learn, share and discuss the power and potential of mobile technology to improve global health. The event, which nearly tripled in attendance in its second year, included keynote speeches from industry leaders Bill Gates and Ted Turner. (more…)

(Raleigh, N.C.) Executive Programs in the North Carolina State University College of Management is offering its executive workshop, “Managing Disruptive Innovation,” in January and February 2011, in Research Triangle Park, N.C. (more…)