Casino Royale at The Gherkin (Swiss Re Centre)

Join us for a sumptuous buffet and drinks as we play Casino Royale in the fabulous Gherkin building, where the views over London will take your breath away.

Proceeds from the event go to Ovacome – the ovarian cancer support network, the charity supporting those affected by ovarian cancer – 1230’s charity for 2008.

Thanks to generous sponsorship by Abbey Business Centres, The Gherkin, usually only open to staff and their guests, is the venue for not one, but two 1230 ticket only* events -1230 Diamonds are Forever! in association with Frank Usher Fashion, and 1230 Casino Royale (open to guys as well) booked separately. Why not book both and stay in London over night at a nearby hotel.

Bookings have already been made for these events. This is a rare opportunity to enter The Gherkin – don’t miss out, book now!

Booking deadline – 11 September

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Women in Games 2008

This year’s Women in Games conference is being hosted jointly by the Department of Computer Science,University of Warwick and Rare Ltd. This is as a really exciting opportunity to get together with a wide mix of both academic and industrial participants (both male and female!) and to focus on issues relating to games industry and research, but with a particular emphasis on issues relating to the current gender imbalance. The conference covers all aspects of games but this year (given the interests of the Warwick Computer Science Department) they’re focusing on the technology aspects: getting women into Computer Science education, getting women into games programming.

Keynote Speakers:

Sara de Freitas (Serious Games)

Karen Brennan (Scratch, MIT)

Paulina Bozek (Sony)

Karen Clark (Bioware)

Eileen Brown (Microsoft)

*Deadline now extended to Monday 23rd June.

Contact nicola@womeningames.com for more information.

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Intrepid Women: Piper Cherokee Rising

smallairplane.JPGby Kate St. Vincent Vogl (New York City)

Flying by the seat of your pants is more than making things up as you go along. It’s trusting your instincts. I learned how in a Piper Cherokee. Not the first small plane I’d ever been in, but the first time for me in the left seat.

My flight instructor had a comb-over and shoulders hunched from years of folding into impossibly small cockpits. I was so sure I’d earn quicker than most. For years my family had planes—Beechcraft, Cessena, Mitsubishi. I already knew about the walk around, the preflight checklist. I knew to yell “Clear!” before starting the propeller. But, I didn’t know I couldn’t count on the instruments, white numbers dialed in black upon a dusty instrument panel. Read more

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Passions: Making Things Happen on The Rugby Pitch

rugby.JPGBy Heather Chapman (New York City)

Working full-time for an investment bank—a time-consuming position—can leave one with little free time to pursue outside interest, despite how much one might want to. But there are others who make it their goal to follow their passions; my friend Renee, a die-hard rugby enthusiast, is one of them.

By day an AVP on a change-management team working with derivatives, Renee spends her nights and weekends on the rugby pitch, and has for the past eleven years. Prior to her freshman in college, she had preferred to spend her time playing soccer and tennis; it wasn’t until her father mentioned that she try the sport that she became interested in rugby. That decision changed her life. “I wouldn’t be in New York right now if I hadn’t become involved with rugby. Without that network sustaining me, I’m not sure I would have made it here. I got my interview with for my current position through a fellow rugby player, as well as many past leads and interviews, and I certainly wouldn’t have had some of the opportunities I’ve experienced if I hadn’t decided to play rugby. Having rugby in my life also means that wherever I go, I have friends: when I moved to NYC, the first thing I did was find a rugby club and when I moved to England the first people I met were my new rugby team.”

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Leadership America – National Women Leaders Summit

Leadership America, one of the nation’s oldest national program for the development of executive-level women, will launch a series of regional leader summits to uncover the “Next Big Thing” in women’s leadership development.

In addition to exploring opinions on current leadership development program content, the women will be led through a real-time survey and open dialogue session asking what skills they need from a leadership program to aid in their successful rise up the corporate ladder.

Purpose of the National Women Leaders Summit Series is to:

* Evaluate women’s leadership development programming spanning the last 25 years.
* Assess tools and vehicles needed for today’s successful women leaders.
* Define existing barriers to women’s advancement today.

AGENDA FOR EACH SUMMIT: Breakfast, Panel discussion with heads of women leadership groups, survey, leadership journey activity, small group discussions, and evaluation session.

National Women Leaders Summit Series dates and cities:
— Monday, September 8 Omni Hotel Chicago – Chicago, Ill.
— Thursday, September 11 Omni Hotel Shoreham – Washington, D.C.
— Thursday, September 18 Omni Hotel San Francisco – San Francisco, C A
— Friday, September 19 Omni Hotel Los Angeles – Los Angeles, Calif.
— Saturday, October 11 Omni Hotel Mandalay – Irving, Texas (Dallas)

For more information on these events please contact:
Haley Curry, 214-915-0871
haley.curry@thewomensmuseum.org

RSVP with your name and the name of your mentee to Jesusita Santillan at jesusita.santillan@thewomensmuseum.org or call 214-647-6105

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Legal Industry in the UK

law21.jpgby Pamela Weinsaft (New York City)

Earlier this week, The Glass Hammer reported on a study released by Human Rights Commission in the UK which indicated that the glass ceiling in many industries, including law, was thickening. However, according to The Lawyer UK 200 Annual Report just released, as reported on The Lawyer.com , more women than ever before are rising to the top of UK law firms, with women comprising almost twenty percent of partners in the top 100, although Magic Circle firms have fewer women at the top – just 14 percent of partners in the top four firms – as compared to their smaller counterparts.

So, what is the true state of the legal profession in the U.K.? The Glass Hammer recently spoke with Sara Dixon, the owners of Firm Beliefs, a business consulting firm in the UK specializing in law firms, to find out. Ms. Dixon, herself a solicitor with an MBA, talked to us about the current trends in the legal industry and their impact upon female lawyers.

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Movers and Shakers: Automotive Industry

racecar.JPGby Sima Matthes

According to a 2007 report, women make up fewer than 5% of the total number of CEOs in the automotive industry. However, the recent appointment of Kim Harris Jones to the position of senior vice president, corporate controller and auditor at Chrysler LLC, may be a sign that the industry on the road to change.

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Best of Congress Awards Breakfast

Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families will be holding the Best of Congress Awards Breakfast to celebrate the visionary individuals who are working to improving the quality of life for working families by partnering with business to create long-term solutions to work-life issues.

The event will take place on September 10, 2008 in Washington, DC where we will present U.S. Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives with the “Best of Congress” award. Winners will be profiled in the August/September 2008 issue of Working Mother Magazine.

Come join us as we salute these forward-thinking men and women and show your support for their efforts and dedication!

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Next Level: An Interview with Rebecca Shambaugh, Founder of Women in Leadership and Learning

rebecca_shambaugh_.JPGby Heather Cassell (San Francisco)

Women hold the key to their own success, according to Rebecca Shambaugh, president and CEO of Shambaugh Leadership and founder of Women in Leadership and Learning, an organization dedicated to the advancement and retention of women leaders. Getting to the next level in the workplace, she says, requires more than mere professionalism; it requires leadership.

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TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision for Women of Color

TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision for Women of Color is an exciting new workshop offering by the Anita Borg Institute. National Science Foundation Research shows that women of color (Asian/Asian-American, Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latina and American Indian) earn less than 9.4% computer science and 7.1% engineering bachelors degrees and are all but absent from the most senior technology positions in industry and academia. ABI is committed to addressing the need for networking, mentoring, and leadership development opportunities for women of color which studies have shown help them to achieve the highest levels of success in their technical fields.

This two-day workshop specifically designed for entry to mid-level technical women of color in academia and industry provides skills to help increase participants’ scope and influence while defining and building their technical vision, as well as the opportunity to network and deepen their relationships with other women of color in the technical community. If you identify as a technical woman of color, join us to learn how break down barriers to advancement and take the next step in your career! If you would like a list of ways to approach your manager about the workshop, check out our 5 Tips to Convince Your Boss to send you to TechLeaders: Realizing Your Vision for Women of Color.

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