2013 Chamber Events “Supporting Business – Promoting Piedmont”
Location is Fina Municipal Building, 314 Edmond Rd NW, unless otherwise noted.
January 10, 7:00 a.m. - Quarterly Legislative Breakfast Topic: Transparency and Accountability: More Than A Catch Phrase Speaker: State Auditor and Inspector Gary Jones and other elected officials. (Co-sponsor is Piedmont Public Schools – Corporate Sponsor is Great Plains National Bank)
January 19, 7:00 p.m. – Annual Chamber Awards Banquet & Auction. Speaker: Sen. David Holt, author of Big League City: Oklahoma City’s Rise to the NBA. Entertainment: Piedmont Percussion Project. Location is Piedmont First Baptist Church, 15 Jackson Ave NW.
February 7, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: How the County Assessor and Treasurer Plan to Get Your Money Speakers: Carolyn Leck, Canadian County Treasurer and Matt Wehmuller, Canadian County Assessor
February 28, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Business After Hours Sponsored by Piedmont Chiropractic & Piedmont Vision Center, 51 Gooder Simpson Blvd.
March 7, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: Proposed General Obligation Bond and Council Candidate Forum. Speakers: Piedmont City officials, City Council members, Rick Smith, with Municipal Finance Services, Inc., and Council candidates
April 4, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: Drug Threats in the Home: What Every Parent and Grandparent Needs to Know Speaker: Mark Woodward, Public Information/Education Officer, Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
April 11, 7:00 a.m. – Quarterly Legislative Breakfast. Topic: 2013 Oklahoma Legislative Session Speakers: Elected officials. (Co-sponsor is Piedmont Public Schools – Corporate Sponsor is Great Plains National Bank)
May 2, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
June 6, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
June 21, 1:00 p.m. – Annual Golf Tournament, Surrey Hills Country Club
July 11, 7:00 a.m. – (Co-sponsor with PPS BOE) Legislative Breakfast. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA Free hot breakfast courtesy of GPNB
July 11, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
August 1, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
September 5, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: Building High Growth Companies in Oklahoma Speaker: Scott Meacham, President and CEO of i2e, a private not-for-profit corporation focused on growing high-growth companies in Oklahoma and making a positive impact on the state’s economy.
October 3, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
October 10, 7:00 a.m. – Quarterly Legislative Breakfast. Topic: Oklahoma House of Representatives: Past Accomplishments and Future Goals Speaker: House Speaker T.W. Shannon and other elected officials (Co-sponsor is Piedmont Public Schools – Corporate Sponsor is Great Plains National Bank)
November 7, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA
December 5, 12:00 p.m. – Monthly Luncheon. Topic: TBA Speaker: TBA