Raleigh & the Research Triangle
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A Global Epicenter of Technology and Open Source Innovation
The conference will take place in downtown Raleigh, NC at the world-class Convention Center. As one of the three corners of the Research Triangle Region, Raleigh is home to tech companies like Red Hat, Citrix, Bandwidth, Lulu.com and many others.
The Research Triangle Park, the nation’s largest and most prestigious R&D business park, is only a short drive away. Prominent Fortune 100 multinational operations, university spin-outs, and start-up businesses in more than a dozen pioneering industries, including biotechnology, information technology, and clean technologies, all call RTP home.
2019 Accolades for Raleigh
- #2 U.S. Tech Town of 2019 - CompTIA Tech Town Index
- Bloomberg - A next superstar city
- Inc. Surge City / Best Place to Start a Business
- NY Times - Top 10 for Innovation Job Growth
Recent Accolades
- #2 among the 100 best big cities to live - Money Magazine, November 2018
- #2 among the best places for business and careers - Forbes, 2018
- One of the Country’s Top Tech Hotspots - Forbes Magazine
- America’s Best City - Businessweek.com
- Most Educated City in America - Men’s Health
- Healthiest City for Women - Women’s Health
- One of America’s Coolest Towns - GQ
- Top 10 Tastiest Towns in the South - Southern Living
The Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the United States.
One of the most educated places on earth:
- 53% have an associates degree or higher
- 50% have a bachelors degree or higher
- 19% have a graduate degree or higher
Approximately 8,500 students graduate each year from the region's top research universities.
Just a few of the international companies based or with significant operations in Raleigh and the RTP:
- SAS Institute
- RedHat
- Epic Games
- IQVIA (formerly Quintiles)
- Citrix
- Lenovo
- IBM
- Cisco
- Fidelity
- Glaxo Smith Kline
More than 275 global companies and 36,000 tech workers call the RTP home. Major research universities surround the area, including NC State, Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, the Wake Tech system, and more.
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