2009 United Way Women’s Leadership Summit

Join the National Women’s Leadership Council and the nation’s most significant women leaders in philanthropy and volunteerism at the 2009 National Women’s Leadership Summit

Come to the summit to:

• Learn key skills and strategies to advance the work of your Women’s Leadership Council in the areas of Resource Development, Advocacy and Leadership.

• To be inspired and empowered by like-minded women who are leading the way in advancing the common good.

• To raise awareness of the power of women to improve their communities by working together to give, advocate and volunteer.

• To be part of a dynamic forum focused on establishing, growing and increasing the impact of your local Women’s Leadership Council.

•To become part of a network of powerful women leaders who are passionate about improving their communities, the nation and the world.

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Women in Law and Business: How to Arrive, Survive and Thrive at the Top

HB Litigation Conferences is hosting “Women in Law & Business: How to Arrive, Survive & Thrive at the Top,” an afternoon program on March 3 at the Westin Grand in Washington, DC.

The program chairs are Robin Silver Esq. of Miles & Stockbridge P.C. of Baltimore, Md. and Andrea Tecce, CPA, managing director, Navigant Consulting, Washington, DC.

Topics and speakers include: “Career Success Accelerators for the 21st Century” featuring Mary Abbajay and Karen Bedell with Careerstone Group LLC; “What You Need to Know to Achieve the Level of Success You’ve Always Wanted” featuring Linda Kornfeld of Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Lainy LeBow-Sachs, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Sandy Chamblee, Steptoe & Johnson, and John Frisch, Miles & Stockbridge; “Moving from Ordinary to Extraordinary through Leadership” featuring Courtney Lynch, Lead Star LLC; and “How to Survive & Thrive at the Top” featuring Sara Turnipseed of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Susan E. Baumgarten, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Katie Miller, assistant general counsel at Sprint, and Marianna Dyson of Miller & Chevalier.

Contact: Mr. Tom Hagy

Phone: 484-324-2755

Email: tom.hagy@litigationconferences.com

Event Website

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The Madoff Story

bm.jpgContributed by Martin Mitchell, director of eLearning for the Corporate Training Group

The press is peppered with references to Bernard Madoff’s $50bn ‘Ponzi’ scheme, and this article attempts to cover the what, why and how of the scheme.

First a bit of background – the term Ponzi scheme dates back to a particular individual, Charles Ponzi, who fooled thousands of US residents into investing in a postage speculation scheme back in the 1920s. Ponzi told investors that he could double their funds in three months, by using their money to buy and sell international mail coupons. It was marketed as an arbitrage scheme that would buy the coupons where they were relatively cheap (in Italy) and sell them where they were relatively expensive (in the US). The promised returns saw him inundated with funds, including the staggering statistic for 1921 of taking in $1m in a 3-hour period. A few early investors were paid off to make the scheme look legitimate, but a subsequent investigation found that Ponzi had only purchased about $30 worth of the international mail coupons. Ponzi was jailed, but had enjoyed a very comfortable living for a time including an air conditioned mansion with heated swimming pool.

From that point on, a Ponzi scheme became the term for a scheme that works on a “rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul” principle, with money from new investors used to pay off earlier investors with little or no real investment taking place.
Bernard Madoff’s scheme was similar. Mr. Madoff formed Bernard L Madoff Securities LLC in 1960, and was chairman of the company until early December 2008, when he was charged with investor fraud. He is currently under house arrest in his apartment in Manhattan.

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A Celebration of U.N. Women’s Week/International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2009, GNG will be celebrating the remarkable achievements of women worldwide all week long! Students will study a series of women who have taken exquisite leadership in their communities by learning how they are changing and shaping our world!

For more information, please contact Grace Lau at grace@gng.org.

Register here

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The Everywoman Conference: Scotland

The everywoman Conference Scotland

Now in its second year, The everywoman Conference Scotland is the premier event for female business owners looking for ideas and inspiration to grow a business.

Click here for more information and to register

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Women’s Executive Leadership Retreat

All successful leaders come to a point in their careers when further advancement is contingent upon further refining a set of crucial analytic and communication skills. TheWomen’s Executive Leadership Retreat will give you the skills needed to recognize and transcend the barriers holding you back so that you can make your career goals a reality. By examining leaders’ challenges through a feminine perspective, you will better appreciate when and why gender matters in organizational advancement. Finally, our program has partnered with the Greater Good Science Center and is uniquely focused on helping women achieve balance between career advancement and personal happiness.

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High Water Women Foundation Casino Night

An extraordinary evening event featuring: Texas Hold ‘Em and Black Jack Tournaments, Roulette, Craps, an art sale, a sit-down dinner, and more.

High Water Women (HWW) has been committed to supporting the most vulnerable women and children in New York since the organization was founded in 2005. This year our beneficiaries need your support more than ever to continue providing their most essential and fundamental programs, such as: education, alleviation of family homelessness, at-risk teens and women’s health, and the overall economic empowerment of women.

To register, click here

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The UN Commission on the Status of Women presents “The Equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men”

The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS

The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women will consider the theme: “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” at its 53rd session .

The work in the Commission will be guided by two reports of the Secretary-General on the theme: one will identify and discuss key issues in sharing of responsibilities between women and men and suggest policy recommendations; and a second will provide an overview of mainstreaming efforts related to sharing of responsibilities at national level.

In the context of its new working methods, the Commission will begin its consideration of the issue of “The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS” through three interactive activities:

  • A roundtable for high-level participants from capitals (at the level of ministers, deputy-ministers and principal secretaries) focused on experiences, lessons learned and good practices, including results with supporting data, where available,
  • an interactive expert panel of technical experts to identify key policy initiatives in order to accelerate the implementation of previous commitments; and
  • an interactive expert panel of technical experts and statisticians which will focus on capacity-building for gender mainstreaming in relation to the theme. The panel will provide an opportunity for an exchange of national and regional experiences, lessons learned and good practices, including on results with supporting data, where available.

The key elements in the consideration of the equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men are: accelerating implementation of previous commitments at national level, including through sharing experiences, lessons learned and good practices; increasing attention to information and data needs; enhancing capacity to mainstream the issue; and identifying further key policy initiatives to move implementation forward.

Visit this website for more information.

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In Case You Missed It: News Round-Up

martin.jpgContributed 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

  • Richard Li’s $2.2bn buyout of the Hong Kong telecoms group PCCW is to be held up for a month. The hold up is as a result of allegations of manipulation of the shareholders’ vote, with the Securities and Futures Commission being given more time to complete an investigation. Read more

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Women On Their Way Awards

The Midlands Launch into International Women’s Month

In this new world of work, women do jump through hoops every day to get to where they want to be. They break down barriers and overcome challenges to get to the top in some very difficult circumstances. They keep going when it all gets tough. They have energy when others give up.

They don’t always see their achievements and they don’t always recognise their success. The young women coming up behind them need more role models.

This is why we created The WOW Awards; for recognising those women on the move, those who mobilise others and those who create change when it all feels too hard. Those on their way to the top! All together, it’s about celebrating and recognising the energy that women bring into work and their resolve to make a difference.

For more information and to book your place please go to: www.womenontheirway.co.uk

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