Get Connected October 2001 Planning Calendar MONDAY, OCTOBER1 Malaysia Investment and Trade Delegation & Luncheon Program:Business Opportunities in Malaysia H.E. Rafidah Aziz, Malaysian Minister of International Trade & Industry, will lead the Investment and Trade Delegation Adam’s Mark Hotel 10 a.m. Registration 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by: the RCGA and Saint Louis University’s Boeing Institute of International Business Call Lynda Andrews 314/ 444-1139 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 Civic Entrepreneurs’ Annual Economic Forecast Moderator: Irving R. Levine, former NBC News chief economics correspondent Speakers: Maureen F. Allyn, chief economist - managing director, Zurich Scudder Investments, Inc.; Joseph V. Battipaglia, chief of investment policy for Gruntal & Co., LLC; Frank A. Cappiello, president, McCullough, Andrews & Cappiello, Inc.; and Todd G. Buchholz, chairman and chief investment officer, Victoria Capital Millennium Hotel (formerly Regal Riverfront) 11:45 a.m. Call 314/615-8283 St. Louis Speakers Series, presented by Maryville University Activist Erin Brockovich, subject of the Academy Award winning movie 8 p.m. Call Colin Stahlhut 314/444-1145 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 The Voice of Women in Business KMOX Radio Dynamics of Leadership Luncheon Special Guest: Erin Brockovich 11 a.m. registration, noon luncheon America’s Center Call Jenna Petroff, 314/621-2345 or e-mail jcpetroff@cbs.com THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Mississippi Valley Family Business of the Year Awards Hyatt Regency St. Louis at Union Station. For more information, contact the SIUE School of Business, at 800/692-4333. OCTOBER 11, 18, 25 AND NOVEMBER 1 Experience St. Louis Sponsored by Focus St. Louis in partnership with the RCGA For executives and spouses new to the region to get to know the community For more information, call 314/622-1250 or e-mail fslstl@focus-stl.org. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 Environmental Conference Hyatt Regency at Union Station Call Mike Alesandrini 314/444-1144 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 RCGA Business After Hours Edgewood Children’s Center 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 314/444-1158 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23 Professional Housing Resources, Inc. Annual Conference Topics include: Joint ventures Architectural services Community and neighborhood organizing Displacement through gentrification SLU Busch Center Call 314/726-0098 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 Tech Tour Sponsored by Technology Gateway 5:30 to 8 p.m. Washington University Chuck F. Knight Executive Education Center Call 314/444-1194 COMING EVENTS Nov. 1 St. Louis Speakers Series, presented by Maryville University. Speaker, Walter Cronkite, anchorman of the “CBS Evening News” for 18 years and author of A Reporter’s Life, an autobiography 8 p.m. Call Colin Stahlhut 314/444-1145 Nov. 8-18 St. Louis International Film Festival www.sliff.org

October 2001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COVER STORY Passing the Baton PROFILE Don Breckenridge President, D.E. Breckenridge Companies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.stlrcga.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.technologygateway.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Trends: Working Vacations Now Routine for Many Professionals. Cameron Sanders, (right) St. Louis Media Communications Association attests to the high quality video production work being done in St. Louis.