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The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) invites nominations for the 14th annual CBIC Awards.
Individuals and organizations are urged to use our nominating form to submit nominations before the February 24 deadline to honor achievements in any of seven categories. Finalists will be made public in March, with award recipients announced at the CBIC Awards Gala Thursday, May24, 2012.
The Charlottesville area is recognized for its exceptional high-tech community and entrepreneurial
spirit. CBIC is proud to spotlight leadership in these areas annually through the highly anticipated CBIC Awards.

— Gary Henry, CBIC's Chairman
In most award categories, honorees will be determined by a diverse panel of judges with expertise in advancing technology and innovation in Central Virginia. Exceptions include the People’s Choice Navigator Award, determined by community-wide online voting, and the CBIC Leadership Award, selected by the chair of CBIC with input from the board of directors.
Honorees receive a commemorative award and recognition at the evening gala, held at Farmington Country Club. Past honorees include the ecoMOD project, PBM Products, Computers 4 Kids and many other pioneering firms and individuals.
Those interested in sponsoring an award or the event can contact Beth Roireau at
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 Astronomy has always been about finding our place in the universe, about seeking origins. A new international astronomical observatory called ALMA will bring new insights to our understanding of the farthest reaches of space and answers to our most fundamental questions as to how the universe evolved and became what it is, and how the building blocks of life began.
We really are poised to lead the way on a hugely important aspect of this venture, which is to better understand the chemistry of the universe," said astronomer Kelsey Johnson of U.Va.'s College of Arts & Sciences, who chairs ALMA's science advisory committee. "Astrochemistry is an emerging field on the cusp of revolution, and U.Va. scientists have anticipated this and prepared for it.
Charlottesville is uniquely poised to become the leading research and development commercialization center for terahertz technology, and this should lead to local jobs in high-tech fields.
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