View in a browser   Thursday, October 27th 7:30 - 9 a.m. Doors open at 7 a.m. for networking and mingling, the program starts at 7:30 a.m.   Location: Grace Church, in downtown San Luis Obispo on the corner of Pismo and Osos streets   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 Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. to be registered for this event. When the bell tolls    In July of this year a surprising announcement came from City of SLO’s retired City Manager Ken Hampian.  After only a year and a half, he was headed back to city management.  Hampian had been named the short-term interim city manager of Bell, Calif—a city plagued with scandal and corruption.  He agreed to serve on a temporarily, pro-bono basis.  Now back from Bell, Hampian will share with us why he felt a calling to help the city, share some of his experiences and what he has learned.    Life after reality TV   Recently a local businessman, Ryan Park, was one of 25 “bachelors” vying for one bachlorette’s heart on ABC’s hit TV reality show. Once the show hit the airwaves, Park was the subject of stories in celebrity magazines as well as in the blogosphere and on numerous entertainment TV shows.  Find out from Park what it means to be on a reality TV show,  the inner workings of this popular genre of TV and if he would ever do it again.   Providing care for our community   Earlier this month, the SLO Noor Foundation, a  non-profit organization dedicated to providing high-quality free health care, opened its doors.  Since 2009, Dr. Ahmad Nooristani, an immigrant from Afghanistan, has been working tirelessly at making his dream a reality here in San Luis Obispo.  Along with a team of hundreds of volunteers, including physicians, nurses and pharmacists, they plan to serve the region’s uninsured and underserved by providing free primary and specialty care.  Find out from Nooristani how his first few weeks since opening have been and his future plans for the clinic.     Local research gains world-wide notice As local company Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, they have a lot to be proud of in the work that they have accomplished over the years.  The company continues to garner worldwide attention for the research studies it conducts.  Steve Rossi, director of marketing and outreach, will share with us some of Lindamood-Bell’s studies that are being conducted here in SLO including a very interesting new study on dyslexic children, which has already proven to have led to higher reading skills and structural changes in the brain for these children.   A music revolution?   Do you listen to Pandora?  Slacker?  Live365?  Local resident and music buff Tod Nelson was the eighth employee hired at Amazon, helping the internet giant launch into the music business.  Now Nelson has moved into the next chapter of his career following the music revolution into cloud-based streaming and technology.  Nelson will be here to explain what all of this is and how it can benefit you and your business.    Bucket Busters invade GMSLO   What is a Bucket Buster?  Well after Good Morning SLO you will never forget.  For many kids that are interested in music, drums are just too expensive.  Local business, Music Motive, realized that you didn’t need an expensive set of drums to make incredible music.  They came up with a great way to expose their students who were interested in the drums to a new way to play. 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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