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March WIT.Connect: RFID — After the Hype: RFID at Work
In 2003 and 2004, RFID appeared on nearly every headline as the technology of the day. Soon after, there was a hype of excitement about RFID that seemed to outpace the scope of implementations. Fast forward six years to today and learn from government and industry leaders about how RFID is really at work and at play. Understand the realities of using technology to improve business processes and the keys to this success. Panelists include:
Moderator: Mary Ann Wagner, Founder and President, XIO Strategies, Inc.
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Workforce Development Committee: Stand Out in the Crowd with a Powerful Branded Resume
In today's highly competitive job market, your resume needs to be powerful and stand out from the competition. It needs to attract the attention of hiring authorities, showcase your relevant work background and demonstrate that you have the right qualifications for the job. Crafting a resume that describes you and your professionalism crisply but with authenticity and texture is an art which can be learned. Isn't now your time to claim and manage your professional presence? In this two-hour highly interactive workshop, you will:
Come prepared with thoughtful answers to four or more of the following questions:
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March Lunch Bunch: Leadership Through Business Etiquette
Join us for an exciting presentation led by Anna Post, who carries on the tradition of her great-great grandmother, Emily Post, and The Emily Post Institute. As all successful women know, it's not enough to work hard: we have to work smart. We need to use all tools at hand to build and maintain strong relationships. Having good business etiquette skills only serves to increase your success. Anna Post will talk about how to use the principles of etiquette — consideration, respect, and honesty — to enhance business relationships. With an emphasis on incorporating these principles into everyday work and management styles, Anna will address business social situations, networking, and communication etiquette. Anna will autograph books. Book supply is limited. Special thanks to Basis and PR Works, LLC, for underwriting this event. Basis is a brand consultancy, which provides professional branding expertise to help entrepreneurs, mission-based non-profits, and cultural entities establish and build their brand identity. PR Works, LLC. is a boutique pubic relations shop specializing in publicity for small businesses and offering extensive media contacts and strategic relationships.
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Sales & Marketing SIG: Understanding New Federal Government Priorities: Effective IT Marketing Strategies in the New Administration
The government market is one of the largest and steadily growing vertical industries worldwide for technology spending, and with a $2.3 billion requested increase in technology investments from 2008 to 2009, the U.S. government market remains a high-value industry that is typically less volatile than many other IT industry markets. Although most agencies are currently under a continuing resolution for funding in 2009, three agencies received funding — DoD, Department of Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs, which combined make up over $40 billion of funded IT programs, or 58 percent of the requested 2009 budget. Additionally, the U.S. federal government will spend heavily on economic stimulus packages that will have varying IT implications across government. Government will be challenged in its new role of managing financial institutions and related "bail-out" programs, which require new skills, training, and technology. This WIT panel, moderated by Adelaide O'Brien, research manager at IDC Government Insights, will include government representatives from agencies most affected by the economic stimulus proposal as well as senior industry leaders representing a cross-section of government IT partners. Attendees will learn of this administration's expectations regarding information technology (IT) investments — investments that will be heavily scrutinized for their ability to reduce operating costs and to effectively meet new expectations for increased government support systems for citizens, and program effectiveness (particularly economic stimulus). Representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and DISA are already scheduled to attend.
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April WIT.Connect: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Present and Future Panel
For the last couple of years, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) has been one of the lead news stories in the IT industry. Vendors, consultants, and industry analysts declared SOA as the next great wave in IT systems development. But recently a growing choir of expert voices is debating the question, "Is SOA dead?" So, what is the current status of SOA development efforts? Is there a future for SOA? Internationally known SOA thought leader David Linthicum will lead a panel of experts in exploring the issues surrounding SOA: present and future. The panelists will roll-up their sleeves and attempt to address the SOA concerns facing the industry:
Panelists Include:
Join us with your questions, experience, and opinions on the success, failure, lessons learned, challenges, and future of SOA implementations.
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Women Business Owners SIG: Event of the Year — Members-Only Conference
Announcing the WBO event of the year! This members-only conference will deliver information targeted to the interests of successful women entrepreneurs. Held at the beautiful Tower Club in Tysons Corner, this afternoon event will be a great opportunity to learn and network with one another and our invited guest speakers. Speakers:
Panelists include:
Liz Cullen, Executive Director of the WPEO, will discuss WBE Certification: Providing Access to the Corporate Supply Chain. She will introduce WPEO-DC, the certification services they provide and the opportunities women business owners have to leverage the certification in order to turn contacts into contracts. Featured speaker Sally Strackbein, President of Defining Story, will demonstrate how to create a story as strategic bragging. The afternoon panel will discuss how to leverage those must-have tools in your tool kit as you build your business.
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XIO Strategies Expands Operations into North Dakota XIO Strategies, Inc., a supply chain management and communications consulting firm, today announced it has begun operations in North Dakota to coordinate work with the Dakota Defense Alliance (DDA). As part of the DDA, XIO actively collaborates with member companies including technology providers, manufacturers, and other firms to further develop the region as a hub for the production and deployment of RFID and other supply chain technologies. "We value the opportunity to work in an alliance of DDA member companies. There is the right combination of quality of life and work ethic in North Dakota, and we believe this expansion strongly positions XIO for future growth," said Mary Ann Wagner, President and CEO of XIO Strategies. Added Kristin Hedger, Executive Director of the Dakota Defense Alliance: "Drawing on the strengths we all share and working with companies such as XIO will enable the DDA to make great strides toward our goal of being among the elite in the defense supply chain. Plus, when our companies operate more efficiently we can pay higher wages—it is great to have XIO as a new neighbor in our state and a partner in business."
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Deadline for Nominations for the 10th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards Extended to March 20 Women in Technology (WIT) has announced the call for nominations for the 10th Annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards. The awards program honors leading female professionals working in the greater Washington D.C. Metropolitan area who have exemplified superior work in the technology industry over the previous year. Nominations are now open and will be accepted until March 20, 2009. This year's theme is "Changing the Face of Technology" and individuals will be awarded in the following five award categories:
Additionally, the 2009 Awards will include the Company Leadership Champion Award, which recognizes member companies who have engaged in a 15 month evaluation process focused on the development and advancement of women into leadership positions. Members and non-members are eligible for nomination and the winners will be announced on May 21, 2009, at the Hilton McLean in McLean, VA. For more information on the awards, including submission guidelines and sponsor details, visit www.womenintechnology.org. Sponsorship and underwiting opportunities are available. For information on becoming an underwriter contact Marcie Cheney at (703) 667-9420 Ext. 140 or email mcheney@citizant.com.
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Call For WIT Leadership Nominations Women in Technology is pleased to invite nominations for members to serve as WIT leadership. Positions are available beginning immediately, as well as for the June 2009 fiscal year. The term of office varies from one to two years depending on the position. An open nomination procedure is held to generate the best pool of qualified candidates. You may self nominate or forward this on to other WIT members to nominate themselves for any of the open positions. A second call for nominations for Committee and SIG Chair and Vice-Chair positions opening in June will follow. Leadership Positions Open for Nominations:
Qualifications Desired:
Process: If you would like to apply for a leadership position, please review the in-depth job descriptions at www.womenintechnology.org. Submit your completed application with your resume to staff@womenintechnology.org. You can find the application at the WIT Website: www.womenintechnology.org/files/LeadershipApplication.doc Please indicate "Nomination for _______ Position" in the subject line. If you have questions about any of the positions listed above or would like to be considered for other leadership roles in the organization, please contact one of these members of the Nominating Committee:
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2009 WIT Member Survey Coming Soon — This Is Your Chance to Voice Your Opinion In March, all current WIT members will receive an email providing a link for this year's member survey. This is your chance to provide valuable input and feedback to the organization, while making an impact on the future of WIT. To show our appreciation for your time and feedback, you will be automatically entered into a raffle for a $100 gift-certificate to the Natural Body Salon & Shoppe in Arlington. To ensure you receive your survey link, please adjust your SPAM filter to allow emails from witsurvey@marketconnectionsinc.com. Market Connections will be conducting the survey again this year, and will use your email address to invite you to participate in the survey. Your responses will be anonymous, reported in aggregate. If you have any questions, please contact us at staff@womenintechnology.org.
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Heroines in Technology Call for Volunteers The March of Dimes and Women in Technology are issuing a call for volunteers interested in serving on a planning committee for Heroines in Technology. Since 2001, March of Dimes and Women in Technology have partnered to present Heroines in Technology, a black-tie gala to recognize and honor women in the field of technology for their dedication to community service. Heroines in Technology will take place on Friday, November 13, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Reston Town Center. This event includes a cocktail reception, dinner, live band, dancing and fabulous silent and live auctions. Proceeds from Heroines in Technology benefit the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. This year's planning committee kick-off meeting will be held March 25 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Grant Thornton, 2010 Corporate Ridge, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102. If you are interested in serving on the planning committee, please plan to attend and email the following information to Tina Solomita at csolomita@marchofdimes.com. Include:
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Be Part of an Exciting WIT Project: The WIT "Bunyan Book" Team Needs Volunteers WIT has identified the "Bunyan Book" as an initiative for this year. The Bunyan Book is a project that started to take shape at the WIT Leadership Awards Banquet in May 2008. As she shared the stories of our Leadership Award Winners, Maureen Bunyan, the event's emcee, became increasingly inspired and interested in the women being honored. She commented, "There are so many wonderful stories here; you should write a book. And I'll write the foreword." Well, the organization took her comment seriously and decided to explore this possibility. May 2009 marks WIT's 10th Leadership Awards ceremony and the 15th anniversary of WIT — so the timing couldn't be better. Our goal is to interview and profile every winner of the past WIT Leadership Awards, from 1999 to 2009, in order to:
We are currently recruiting volunteers to help with this exciting project. We need volunteers who can help with:
Contact Charlotte Pelliccia charlotte@pelliccia.biz or Marguerete Luter mluter@bellatlantic.net to learn more.
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Strategic Alliances Committee Seeking Members The Strategic Alliances committee needs your help! We support the WIT strategic goals by forming and maintaining strong relationships with top organizations that map to our strategy. We offer members the opportunity to:
If you would like to meet interesting people and make good connections while helping with this important work, join our committee! To join, or for more info, please contact Marguerete Luter MLuter@bellatlantic.net, Mary Tabb Howard MHoward@silosmashers.com, or the WIT office at staff@womenintechnology.org.
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Join LinkedIn and Take Your Networking Online Social networking is all the rage, with tools such as Facebook, wikis, mash-ups, and Twitter gaining new members each and every day. WIT has jumped in the fray, joining the business-oriented social networking site, LinkedIn. With more than 30 million registered users spanning 150 countries, LinkedIn is the most well-known and respected social networking site for business users. The site receives more than 3.2 million unique visitors per month. LinkedIn's mission is to "help you be more effective in your daily work and open doors to opportunities using the professional relationships you already have." From LinkedIn, you can quickly and easily connect with colleagues, partners, and customers, to name a few. WIT is now an official group on LinkedIn, and is looking for you! Join the WIT group, and take your networking online! Here's how: when you're logged into LinkedIn, go to "Groups" on the left side of your screen. Then search for "Women in Technology" (use the quotation marks) in the search field on the right side of the screen. It should appear on the second search page with Brianna Carroll Boyle as the owner. If you have any questions, please contact Brianna Carroll Boyle at brianna.boyle@verizon.com.
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