Details of the first two IdeaRaisers for House Speaker Lance Cargill’s 100 Ideas Initiative have been announced with one event taking place in Oklahoma City and the other in Tulsa. Executive Director Thad Balkman said the first IdeaRaiser is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Health Foundation Colloquium, located at 655 Research Parkway, Suite 100 in Oklahoma City. The second IdeaRaiser is slated to be held in Tulsa at the Greenwood Cultural Center on Feb. 13 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Balkman said the Oklahoma City event will focus on fostering the bioscience industry in Oklahoma and the Tulsa event will focus on education in Oklahoma. The public is invited to the events and are welcome to join in the discussion about the topics or to discuss others. Cargill and numerous other legislators will be in attendance at the IdeaRaisers. The Oklahoma City event will also include Rep. Doug Cox, the only medical doctor serving in the State House of Representatives. Balkman says more IdeaRaisers are slated to be held across the state. Posted at 1/22/2007 09:33:00 AM