The Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce presents the 2012 Economic Forecast Breakfast Forum on Tues., Jan. 24 at Portsmouth Country Club in Greenland from 7:30-9 a.m. Featured speaker Ross Gittell, Ph.D., James R. Carter Professor of Management, WhittemoreSchool of Business and Economics, University of New Hampshire, will offer insights into New Hampshire’s economic forecast for 2012.

Gittell holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University; a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley, and Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Chicago. Dr. Gittell is active on numerous Boards and commissions and was recently named Chancellor of the Community College System of NH.

This popular event is sponsored by: Donahue, Tucker and Ciandella; Exeter Hospital and Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, P.A. Certified Public Accountants.

Advance registration is recommended. Cost is $20 for chamber members; $25 for non-members; $30 at the door. Fee includes light continental breakfast. Portsmouth Country Club is located at 89 Country Club Lane, Greenland. Register online at www.exeterarea.org or call the chamber at 603.772.2411.