Good Morning San Luis Obispo   Thursday, August 27th 7:30-9:00am Location: Grace Church, in downtown San Luis Obispo on the corner of Pismo St. & Osos St. To register and pay with Visa, Mastercard, or American Express click here If paying with cash or check, drop off or mail to: 1039 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo 93401 *Payment must be received by August 25th at 5 pm to be registered for this event.   It’s a wonderful life At age four, when Russ Levanway contracted spinal meningitis, his doctors told his mother she should immediately institutionalize him because he would likely be deaf, blind and mentally retarded. She rejected that, and now he’s the owner of TekTegrity, a successful local technology company. Russ will explain how his mother’s persistence unlocked his life potential.   A new day at the VCB   The San Luis Obispo County Visitors and Conference Bureau has spent much of the last year finding a new direction and reassessing its role in area tourism promotion. The recent selection of well-known and respected local businessman John Summer as Executive Director is reflective of a “this is a new day” spirit at the VCB. Summer will outline how he’ll accomplish this turnaround.     Turmoil at the County It’s been a turbulent time at SLO County government with severe budget cuts, the Edge-Wilcox scandal, and poor employee morale. Board of Supervisors Chair Bruce Gibson will tell us how the Board plans on getting the County moving forward again.   The “Manhattan Project,” San Luis Obispo version Recently the Mission College Prep Robotics Team produced a vehicle—dubbed Manhattan-- that successfully competed in the International Remote Operated Vehicle Competition coordinated by the Marine Advanced Technology Education Center. How do local high school students learn how to design and make something that can remotely save sailors trapped in a submarine? We’ll find out.   The Producers come to GMSLO Get ready for some great music. Sorcerer Productions will present an excerpt from the Tony Award-winning musical The Producers that runs Aug. 21 to Sept. 6 at the Clark Center. To register and pay with Visa, Mastercard, or American Express click here If paying with cash or check, drop off or mail to: 1039 Chorro St., San Luis Obispo 93401 Follow the Chamber                     Learn more about the Chamber's social networking sites.  Quick Links: Slo-business.com | Slochamber.org | Visitslo.com | Business Directory	Be Informed This dynamic, informative 90-minute program is specifically geared toward San Luis Obispo business people. We talk about the issues that affect business. Give & Take Meet and mingle with other business people. Express your views with our roving microphone and tabletop topics. Ask the questions that are important to you. For $100, get on the soapbox and say (almost) anything you want. Breakfast Menu Start your day with a healthy, low-fat breakfast with rotating menus featuring muffins, hard-boiled eggs, bagels, cereal, fruit and hot coffee! Parking Parking is available in the Marsh Street structure on Chorro between Marsh and Pacific or around the park.  PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS' PARKING LOTS AS SOME OF THEM OPEN BEFORE  9 a.m. Program fee for members: Before deadline: $16.00 At the door: $21 members, $25 non-members (one time) We will hold your reserved seat until 7:40 a.m. After that time, we cannot guarantee a spot as your seat may be given to a person on our waiting list. Click here for Chamber's Event Policy
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