This awards ceremony, held in support of Wellbeing of Women, is a great opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women around the UK. Women from all walks of life have been nominated by the public and five regional winners will come to the event. Before the winner is announced by Kirsty Young, there will be a champagne reception. Afterwards there will be dinner, an auction, cabaret and dancing. Proceeds will go to Wellbeing of Women, the only UK charity dedicated to solving the health problems that only affect women.

To book for this event please contact Wellbeing of Women, 27 Sussex Place, London, NW1 4SP.

Venue information: nearest tube is Marble Arch; telephone number is 020 7493 1232; dress code is Suit/Cocktail Dress.

This conference is designed for general counsel and senior legal in-house counsel working in the Energy Industry. It will cover the latest regulatory, legal and business issues in this continuously evolving industry. This conference will cover both traditional and alternative energy industries.Topics to Be Covered include:

• Obama Administration Approach Towards Energy
• Arbitration Issues in the Energy Industry – Domestic and International
• Infrastructure and Alternative Energy
• 2009 FERC Enforcement Issues
• Legislative Initiatives at the State and Federal Level for Energy
• Current Trends in Royalty Litigation:
  Private Actions
  State Actions
  Class Actions
• Energy and Water Management Issues:
  Impact of Exploration/Production and Water Resources
• Climate Change and Energy
• Energy and the Environment:
  Prospects for Partnership?

Who Should Attend:

• In-house Counsel for Energy Companies
• Corporate Executives for Energy Companies
• Law Firms with Energy Practices

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Learn how to measure the success of your CSR programs.

CSR initiatives can improve workforce motivation, public approval ratings, and customer loyalty, but what are realistic goals and how do you know your program is a success? Implementing measurement best practices can help you optimize your CSR investment and report its benefits more effectively. The right metrics, standards, and guidelines can also help establish targets and gauge progress, ultimately adding to the CSR program’s credibility.

Which standards are right for your company, and how do you implement them?

Sorting through the needs of various internal and external stakeholders to set realistic and achievable goals is a complex and continuous process. The established guidelines and standards that enable effective goal setting are a solid starting point, but refining and implementing them in your organization can prove difficult.

What do you need to measure and how do you measure it? Which tools should you choose, and how do you communicate about the measurement process and findings?

Learn how to assess and capitalize on your CSR program’s effectiveness with approaches proven by the CSR measurement and communication experts.

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Contributed by Martin Mitchell of the Corporate Training Group

In case you were too busy to have kept up with all the news, contributor Martin Mitchell has gathered some important market events from last week to help you start this week well informed:

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Fiat has ambitious plans to create a new European car giant by buying Opel from GM and also taking a stake in Chrysler after it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However the Opel deal faces pressure from the German government aimed at protecting jobs, as well as competition thought to include sovereign wealth funds from Abu Dhabi and Singapore and three private equity firms.

• UK van manufacturer LDV has been rescued from administration by a £5m taxpayer-funded loan from the UK government. The loan is set to last up to 4 weeks, to enable a rescue of the business by Malaysian vehicles business Weststar.

• UK restaurant chain Carluccio’s has received a takeover approach. The buyer is yet to be revealed, but private equity firms are considered likely since Carluccio’s currently has no debt.

• Volkswagen and Porsche announced a merger that will create a family-controlled company. A taskforce of Porsche and VW managers, works council representatives and the state of Lower Saxony will work out the final details of the company structure over the next four weeks.

• The consortium that includes Icap finally launched its bid for LCH.Clearnet. The details have not been disclosed and the board of LCH.Clearnet will consider the offer next week.

• UK’s Carphone Warehouse agreed to pay £236m in cash for the UK assets of Tiscali, the Italian telecoms company. The deal will make Carphone Warehouse the second largest broadband provider in the UK and pave the way for a demerger splitting the company’s retail and telecoms interests to be executed in late 2009/early 2010.

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Distinguished Keynote Speakers Include:

• Dr. A.M. Gondane – Deputy Consul General of India in New York
• Ms. Pallavi Shroff – Lead Litigation Partner
• Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co (Advisor to Indian Government-Appointed Board at Satyam)
• Ambassador Frank Wisner – Former U.S. Ambassador to India, Currently International Affairs Advisor, Patton Boggs LLP

Distinguished Panelists to Discuss:

• US-India Business and Economic Relationship
• Private Equity in India
• The Indian Consumer
• India Going Global
• Corporate Governance & Board Oversight

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