BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Phoenix X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Phoenix BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1607@azbio.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211209T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20211209T130000 DTSTAMP:20211029T173628Z URL:https://www.azbio.org/events/trailblazer-2021 SUMMARY:AZBio Trailblazer Awards and Legislator Appreciation Luncheon - Pho enix Country Club - 9 Dec 21 11:00 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\nAZBIO TRAILBLAZER AWARDS AND LEGISLATOR APPRECIATION LUNCHEON\n\nHONORING THE LEGISLATORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS \; WHO ARE BLAZING THE TRAIL FOR THE GROWTH OF ARIZONA'S BIOINDUSTRY\n\n\n\n \;\n \n \;\n\n \;\nJoin AZBio and members of the Arizona Business and B ioscience Community for a special luncheon to honor our Arizona Legislator s and State and Local Elected Officials who have made it possible for the Arizona Bioscience Industry \; to gain national recognition\, build ca pital infrastructure\, and take its place as a leader in both scientific d iscovery and job growth.\n\n\nDecember 9\, 2021 -- Phoenix Country Club\n\ n\nThe AZBio Trailblazer Awards and Legislator Appreciation Luncheon\n\n\n Agenda:\n\n11:00 \; \; Registration and Networking\n\n11:30 \;  \; Program Begins\n\n Trailblazer Awards to Arizona Legislators\n I nvesting in Innovation: An Arizona Opportunity\n\n1:00 \;  \;Event Concludes\n\nAZBio Trailblazer Honorees:\n\nEach year\, AZBio looks back across the legislative session to identify those leaders whose actions and active engagement support the growth of Arizona’s life science and heal thcare industry and help to ensure the people of Arizona benefit from its success. \; Scores are then tallied and the top ten legislative leader s are named the year’s Trailblazers.\n\nThe Arizona Bioindustry Associat ion (AZBio) will honor 10 Arizona Legislators on December 9\, 2021 for the ir service to the community and for championing research\, education\, inn ovation\, the growth of Arizona’s bioscience sector\, and for ensuring t hat Arizona patients benefit from life science innovation.  \;The hono rees are recognized by the leaders of Arizona’s bioscience and healthcar e community at the 2021 AZBio Trailblazer Awards during a special apprecia tion luncheon for members\, elected officials and legislators.\n\n\nDue to the COVID-19 Pandemic\, the 2020 event was held on Zoom. \; In 2021\, we return to celebrate our 2020 and 2021 honorees together at the Phoenix Country Club:\nThe 2020 and 2021 Trailblazers are:\n\n Sen. Nancy Barto (2020 and 2021)\n Sen. Sean Bowie (2020 and 2021)\n Sen. Kate Brophy McG ee (2020)\n Sen. David Gowan (2020 and 2021)\n Sen. JD Mesnard (2021)\n Sen. Tyler Pace (2020)\n Sen. TJ Shope (2021)\n Rep. Kelli Butler (2020 and 2021)\n Rep. Regina Cobb (2020 and 2021)\n Rep. Daniel Hernandez\, Jr. (2020 and 2021)\n Rep. Amish Shah\, MD (2020 and 2021)\n Rep. Michel le Udall (2020)\n Rep. Justin Wilmeth (2021)\n\nChampions Award: Senator Heather Carter (2020)\n\nAZBio Public Service Award (2021) Senator Kate Br ophy McGee\nFireside Chat - \; Investing in Innovation: An Arizona Opp ortunity\nEconomist Jim Rounds and AZBio President &\; CEO Joan Koerber -Walker  \;will discuss:\n\n Economic Outlook for Arizona in 2022\n Where Arizona’s Bioscience Sector is today\n What we need to do to rise in the rankings\n\nJim Rounds\, President\, Rounds Consulting\nMr. Rounds regularly provides advice to policymakers at the State Capitol\, mayors t hroughout the state as well as city council members\, county board members \, and other public and private sector leaders in the community. Jim has d elivered hundreds of economic presentations throughout Arizona and is quot ed weekly on television\, radio\, and in printed media.\nMr. Rounds began his career as a Senior Economist and Senior Budget Analyst with the Arizon a Joint Legislative Budget Committee\, and has been engaged in policy rela ted economics for more than two decades. Mr. Rounds is a Senior Fellow at the Goldwater Institute\; a board member of the Maricopa County IDA\; and advisor to Helios Education Foundation\, Achieve 60 AZ\, the Rodel Foundat ion\, and the Arizona Board of Regents\, among others. Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Economics from Arizona State University.\n\n\n\nTickets:\n\nLegislators\; Elected Officials (Cur rent and Candidates): \; \;  \;Complimentary\nAZBio Members: & nbsp\;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;$75.00\nNon Members: \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \;  \; &n bsp\;  \;  \;$100.00\nHosted Table: \; 9 tickets + VIP Guest & nbsp\;  \;  \;\n$750.00 (AZBio Members) $1\,000 (Non-Members)\n\n\ n\n \;\n\n\n \;\nReminder: \; CDC Guidelines for large indoor gatherings\n\n People who have a condition or are taking medications that weaken their immune system may not be fully protected even if they are fu lly vaccinated. They should continue to take all \;precautions recomme nded for unvaccinated people\, including wearing a well-fitted mask\, unti l advised otherwise by their healthcare provider.\n If you are fully vacc inated\, to maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibl y spreading it to others\, wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area \;of substantial or high transmission.\n\nAZBio is able to suppor t these efforts thanks to the support of our community.\nContact AZBio to learn more about sponsorship opportunities\n \;\n\nFor a look back at the 2020 Trailblazer Awards\, Click Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2019 T railblazer Awards\, Click Here.\n\n\nFor a look back at the 2018 Trailblaz er Awards\, Click Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2016 Trailblazer Awards\ , \;Click Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2016 Trailblazer Awards\,&nb sp\;Click Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2015 Trailblazer Awards\, \; Click Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2014 Trailblazer Awards\, \;Clic k Here.\n\nFor a look back at the 2013 Trailblazer Awards\, \;Click He re.\n\nFor a look back at the 2012 Trailblazer Awards\, \;Click Here.\ n\nFor a look back at the 2011 Trailblazer Awards\, \;Click Here.\n\n CATEGORIES:AZ - Central,AZ - North,AZ- South LOCATION:Phoenix Country Club\, 2901 N. 7th Street\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85 014\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2901 N. 7th Street\, Phoeni x\, Arizona\, 85014\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Phoenix Cou ntry Club:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Phoenix X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Phoenix BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201209T110000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR