Colorado BioScience Association Hosts World Renowned Photographer Rick Guidotti for Keynote Presentation at Industry Awards Celebration in Denver
Registration is now open for the Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) Annual Awards Dinner, featuring Keynote Presenter Rick Guidotti, world renowned photographer and co-founder of New York-based Positive Exposure. The CBSA awards event is Thursday, December 8, at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Denver.
Denver, CO, October 27, 2011 --(PR.com)-- The Colorado BioScience Association (CBSA) Annual Awards Dinner is slated for Thursday, December 8, at the Embassy Suites in Downtown Denver. The event, celebrating the success of the bioscience industry in Colorado and its 2011 standout companies and individuals, will feature a keynote presentation by Rick Guidotti of Positive Exposure in New York. The announcement is made by Holli Riebel, CBSA President and CEO, who says: “CBSA is honored to partner with Positive Exposure in sharing Rick’s important message about genetic difference and dynamic images with our industry community.”
While in Denver on December 7th, Guidotti will photograph a select group of children in partnership with the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Mile High Down Syndrome Association, Global Down Syndrome Foundation, and Colorado Children’s Hospital. An exhibit reception will also be held at VSA Colorado/Access Gallery, an inclusive nonprofit organization that engages people with disabilities to access and experience the arts, located at 909 Santa Fe Drive, in the Santa Fe Arts District. The Exhibition will be on display from November 18 – December 16, 2011.
About Positive Exposure, The Spirit of Difference
Positive Exposure, founded in 1997 by former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti and Diane McLean, MD, PhD, MPH, is a highly innovative arts organization working with individuals living with genetic difference. Through partnerships with health advocacy organizations, governmental agencies and educational institutions, Positive Exposure utilizes the visual arts to promote human dignity for those, particularly children, living with genetic conditions.
Guidotti has traveled the world creating beautiful photographs and presents them in a powerful presentation that demonstrates his passion for the cause, while changing perceptions. His keynote address at the CBSA Awards Dinner will highlight the link between the crucial bioscience work in Colorado and the personal impact it has on human lives. For more information about Positive Exposure, visit: http://www.positiveexposure.org.
About the CBSA Annual Awards Dinner
The evening will include a cocktail reception and dinner for ticket purchasers and sponsors. The CBSA awards program will honor individuals and companies making a significant difference in Colorado's vibrant bioscience industry in 2011. Timothy Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation will present the 2011 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The keynote address by Rick Guidotti will conclude the program. For more information, including registration and sponsorship, visit http://www.cobioscience.com/annual-awards/home.
The CBSA will present awards in seven industry categories at the December 8th event. Make plans now to be present when the 2011 winners are announced. Last year's award winners included:
* Life Time Achievement - Robert Collins, COBE Laboratories, & Robert Anderson, Valleylab, Inc.
* 2010 Company of the Year - Amgen, Inc.
* 2010 Rising Star Company - Sharklet Technologies
* 2010 Volunteer of the Year – Larry Blankenship, Chairman & CEO ValveXchange, Inc.
* 2010 Educator of the Year – Deanna Scott, Colorado State University
* 2010 Partners of the Year – University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office and Colorado State University Technology Transfer Office
* 2010 CBSA Chairman’s Award – Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
About Colorado BioScience Association
The CBSA is a not-for-profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's growing biosciences industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by working for a better business environment, grow the state's biotech workforce, fight for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and speak with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association - http://www.cobioscience.com – 720-382-5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations - http://www.absolutelypr.com - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
While in Denver on December 7th, Guidotti will photograph a select group of children in partnership with the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome, Mile High Down Syndrome Association, Global Down Syndrome Foundation, and Colorado Children’s Hospital. An exhibit reception will also be held at VSA Colorado/Access Gallery, an inclusive nonprofit organization that engages people with disabilities to access and experience the arts, located at 909 Santa Fe Drive, in the Santa Fe Arts District. The Exhibition will be on display from November 18 – December 16, 2011.
About Positive Exposure, The Spirit of Difference
Positive Exposure, founded in 1997 by former fashion photographer Rick Guidotti and Diane McLean, MD, PhD, MPH, is a highly innovative arts organization working with individuals living with genetic difference. Through partnerships with health advocacy organizations, governmental agencies and educational institutions, Positive Exposure utilizes the visual arts to promote human dignity for those, particularly children, living with genetic conditions.
Guidotti has traveled the world creating beautiful photographs and presents them in a powerful presentation that demonstrates his passion for the cause, while changing perceptions. His keynote address at the CBSA Awards Dinner will highlight the link between the crucial bioscience work in Colorado and the personal impact it has on human lives. For more information about Positive Exposure, visit: http://www.positiveexposure.org.
About the CBSA Annual Awards Dinner
The evening will include a cocktail reception and dinner for ticket purchasers and sponsors. The CBSA awards program will honor individuals and companies making a significant difference in Colorado's vibrant bioscience industry in 2011. Timothy Schultz, President and Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation will present the 2011 Class of Boettcher Investigators in the Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Program. The keynote address by Rick Guidotti will conclude the program. For more information, including registration and sponsorship, visit http://www.cobioscience.com/annual-awards/home.
The CBSA will present awards in seven industry categories at the December 8th event. Make plans now to be present when the 2011 winners are announced. Last year's award winners included:
* Life Time Achievement - Robert Collins, COBE Laboratories, & Robert Anderson, Valleylab, Inc.
* 2010 Company of the Year - Amgen, Inc.
* 2010 Rising Star Company - Sharklet Technologies
* 2010 Volunteer of the Year – Larry Blankenship, Chairman & CEO ValveXchange, Inc.
* 2010 Educator of the Year – Deanna Scott, Colorado State University
* 2010 Partners of the Year – University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office and Colorado State University Technology Transfer Office
* 2010 CBSA Chairman’s Award – Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
About Colorado BioScience Association
The CBSA is a not-for-profit organization providing services and support for Colorado's growing biosciences industry. With more than 350 members, CBSA actively works to promote the growth of the industry by working for a better business environment, grow the state's biotech workforce, fight for policies that support a strong bioscience industry in the state and speak with a single voice on behalf of the industry. For more information, visit http://www.cobioscience.com.
CBSA also is found on these social media sites:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/COBioscience
LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=98468&trk=anet_ug_grppro
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/ColoradoBioScienceAssociation
News Feed: http://coloradobio.blogspot.com
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/COBioscience
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Contacts:
Mae Desaire, Director of Marketing, Colorado BioScience Association - http://www.cobioscience.com – 720-382-5918, mdesaire@cobioscience.com
Maggie Chamberlin Holben, APR, Absolutely Public Relations - http://www.absolutelypr.com - 303-984-9801, maggie@absolutelypr.com
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