The theme of the 2009 Governor’s Conference for Women is “Shaping the Future.” Attendees will participate in a variety of workshops on women’s health and wellness, personal and career development, and financial management in today’s economic climate.
Keynote Speakers:
Cokie Roberts (Political Commentator and Writer)
Maya Angelou (Poet, Playwrite, Actress)
Sessions will include:
Diversity Challenge
What are today’s needs? Has the diversity movement changed? Look at how women in the workplace have progressed. The glass vs. the marble ceiling – what is the difference?
Hail to the Chief
Hear from women leaders on how to cultivate your skills to become a leader in your field. You will learn how to become assertive and how to take charge of situations to achieve positive results and how to stay grounded.
Get What You Really Want!: The Art of Negotiation
The success of your negotiating skills can make or break a deal. Hear ways to achieve a win-win outcome and close the deal in a way that builds relationships.
Shifting Gears: Passages in a Woman’s Career
Change is a part of life so why should careers be any different? Hear from women who found and embraced new career opportunities in the midst of industry or lifestyle changes and how to take that first step for yourself.
How to Best Market Yourself
In this session you will learn about how you can apply tried and true resiliency techniques that will help you face the significant challenges we are encountering in today’s environment. You will walk away knowing how to have a resilient mindset and be able to launch an effective campaign to search for and capture a new job or career opportunity.
How to Survive in Today’s Economy
Economic recessions affect everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us. Find out what New Jersey resources are available to help people struggling in your communitiesAdditional conference highlights include anetworking reception on Monday, May 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Crown Ballroom of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel. And back by popular demand, visit our enhanced health fair all day long for FREE health screenings and healthy giveaways.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Governor’s Conference for Women. For more information or to register, visit us online at www.njwomensconference.com.
2009 New Jersey Governor’s Conference for Women
NewsThe theme of the 2009 Governor’s Conference for Women is “Shaping the Future.” Attendees will participate in a variety of workshops on women’s health and wellness, personal and career development, and financial management in today’s economic climate.
Keynote Speakers:
Cokie Roberts (Political Commentator and Writer)
Maya Angelou (Poet, Playwrite, Actress)
Sessions will include:
Diversity Challenge
What are today’s needs? Has the diversity movement changed? Look at how women in the workplace have progressed. The glass vs. the marble ceiling – what is the difference?
Hail to the Chief
Hear from women leaders on how to cultivate your skills to become a leader in your field. You will learn how to become assertive and how to take charge of situations to achieve positive results and how to stay grounded.
Get What You Really Want!: The Art of Negotiation
The success of your negotiating skills can make or break a deal. Hear ways to achieve a win-win outcome and close the deal in a way that builds relationships.
Shifting Gears: Passages in a Woman’s Career
Change is a part of life so why should careers be any different? Hear from women who found and embraced new career opportunities in the midst of industry or lifestyle changes and how to take that first step for yourself.
How to Best Market Yourself
In this session you will learn about how you can apply tried and true resiliency techniques that will help you face the significant challenges we are encountering in today’s environment. You will walk away knowing how to have a resilient mindset and be able to launch an effective campaign to search for and capture a new job or career opportunity.
How to Survive in Today’s Economy
Economic recessions affect everyone, especially the most vulnerable among us. Find out what New Jersey resources are available to help people struggling in your communitiesAdditional conference highlights include anetworking reception on Monday, May 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Crown Ballroom of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel. And back by popular demand, visit our enhanced health fair all day long for FREE health screenings and healthy giveaways.
Registration is now open for the 2009 Governor’s Conference for Women. For more information or to register, visit us online at www.njwomensconference.com.
Employ A Woman
Pipeline, What's OnVeronica Akinyemi hugs me hello. “I’m so used to hugging everyone,” she says. The Employ A Woman team is setting up the event and she’s pulled herself away from organising to greet me.
I watch recruiters putting up stalls in a conference room The London Hilton on Park Lane. The main room is set up with 100 chairs, a table of warm croissants, tea and coffee, and a small podium ready for this morning’s speakers, all under a teardrop chandelier. Women are beginning to drift in for the early morning session, an extra event before the main exhibition starts; she disappears again.
This is the first Employ A Woman event, and its aim is to establish strong and lasting connections between smart women and top employers. The one day event is designed to connect some of the UK’s most ambitious women from diverse sectors and backgrounds with organisations looking to meet female talent in the UK. It’s not just about recruitment. After spending her career in learning and development Veronica is passionate about professional development and networking, and the event includes time for those too.
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The Second Annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit
NewsWomen Who Tech brings together talented and renowned women breaking new ground in technology who use their tech savvy skills to transform the world and inspire change. We provide a supportive network for the vibrant and thriving community of women in technology professions by giving women an open platform to share their talents, experiences, and insights.
On May 12, 2009 the second annual Women Who Tech TeleSummit (held via phone and web) will bring together hundreds of women from across the US and abroad in the non-profit, political and business world for an incredible lineup of thought provoking panels featuring technology change makers such as Joan Blades of MoveOn and Moms Rising, Allison Fine of Personal Democracy Forum, Lynne D Johnson of Fast Company, Charlene Li, Holly Ross of NTEN, Rashmi Sinha of SlideShare, Lisa Stone of BlogHer and more. To get the latest info on the Women Who Tech event please sign up for our mailing list. You can also join us on Facebook, Twitter, Delicious, LinkedIn.
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City Women’s Network: Inspirational Women of the Year Awards
NewsThis 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.
Voice of Experience: Karen Leetzow, Deputy General Counsel and Vice President, NASCAR
Voices of ExperienceWhen it comes to hocus pocus potions for success, NASCAR Deputy General Counsel and Vice President Karen Leetzow says it wasn’t a magic wand that led her to success. Instead, she claims the male-dominated sport has taught her to listen — that is, if you can hear above the roar of the firing engines.
“If you listen – you learn,” Leetzow said. “If you learn, then you know your stuff. And if you know your stuff, and work hard, then you will get the respect, assignments and the success you deserve — whether you are a man or woman.”
But it’s her role as a woman that has added the diversity Leetzow likes to see in her workplace. She’s proud of the fact that world-popular organization has taken on the idea that “women can do what men do in every area of the business.” Take a look at the company today, and one will see women not only in corporate positions, sales and marketing, but also hitting the track officials, engineers and team owners.
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Legal Issues in the Energy Industry
NewsThis 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:
Private Actions
State Actions
Class Actions
Impact of Exploration/Production and Water Resources
Prospects for Partnership?
Who Should Attend:
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CSR Performance Summit 2009
NewsAt CSR Performance Summit 2009, CSR executives will focus on taking their programs to the next level. Through expert panels, case studies, networking sessions, and keynotes from thought leaders in the field, you will: – Learn strategies to strengthen your current programs – Harness a skill set to demonstrate outcomes – Discuss the costs and benefits of transparency in today’s society – Assess the CSR field globally and locally, including policy implications for the future – Solidify your commitment to doing well and doing good – Measure, manage, and demonstrate the ROI of your CSR program.
Email luke.vinci@gsmiweb.com for more information.
2009 Western CSR: Assessing the Business Value of CSR
NewsLearn 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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The 9th Annual Spring Executive Program: “New Era in Oil, Gas & Power Value Creation”
NewsEvery year since 2001, the Center for Energy Economics holds a two-week program that targets oil, gas and power commercial development. Developed and delivered by CEE, the program is supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies and international organizations as well as leading multinational energy companies.
Register here
In Case You Missed It: News Round-up
NewsIn 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
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.
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