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Mentor-Protégé Committee: Designing Your Personal Brand
Join us for this special, customized workshop that will enable you to uniquely present yourself in the most powerful light to the market or workplace today. By attending this workshop you will learn to build on your personal strengths, passions, and natural energy patterns. Utilizing a unique assessment tool called the TriMetrix System®, WIT members will learn about their personal styles, motivations and attributes. "TriMetrix" refers to three distinct measures of a person's talents:
Each participant will take a pre-session online self-assessment that will be used to produce a 40-plus page Personal Coaching Report. These reports will be sent to participants via email prior to the session and will be the basis for much of the group discussion in this highly interactive workshop. While the workshop is the same for all participants, there are two options for the assessment tool:
This workshop is being delivered by Myron Radio, a well-respected and seasoned Executive Coach. He was requested by many of the participants in the WIT Mentor-Protégé Program who heard Myron deliver a shorter version of this workshop. Those wishing to utilize the intro version for $200, please register on-line. Those wishing to utilize the $350 full version, please contact the WIT office at staff@womenintechnology.org or (703) 683-4003.
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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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Workforce Development Committee: Voice and Personal Presentation Interactive Workshop
This is a one-day workshop where participants learn to free their voice and get the most from their business communications, whether in a job interview, one-on-one communication, or in front of an audience. Charlotte Graham, founder and Managing Director of WebbGraham Communications LLC, brings a one-of-a-kind set of qualifications to presentation and voice coaching. Besides her practical experience in corporate communications and media, she has a master's in presentation and voice from the University of London. Charlotte also serves as Director of Training for Simply Speaking Ltd, a UK-based presentation consultancy. She has trained clients from the US, UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, South Asia and Australia. For this highly interactive workshop, participants should wear very comfortable clothes and bring either a towel or a yoga mat for floor work. Participants should bring a book that is about an inch to an inch and a half thick (the title of the book does not matter). Additionally, participants are encouraged to bring a copy of a favorite poem. Please bring a bag lunch. This event is full. Contact staff@womenintechnology.org to be added to the waitlist.
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Workforce Development Committee: De-Clutter Your Financial Closet
Uncover answers to financial questions you don't even realize you should be asking. Tackle financial myths and how to avoid their attack on your wealth. This session will provide practical strategies to help you gain perspective and control of your finances. For example, learn how your car insurance affects your retirement, how to protect your income from the unexpected, and much more. Maria Salter, our presenter, is a member of First Financial Group, an independently owned financial planning firm in the mid-Atlantic region. Maria’s specialty is developing strategies for all types of clients to enhance their financial picture.
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Technology SIG: Politics and Technology
President Obama’s campaign forever changed the election process. For the first time technology took center stage. The use of databases, text messaging, online video, Web sites and social networks allowed the Obama campaign to:
Join us for a discussion of how technology is changing the face of political campaigns and what today’s businesses can learn from this example. Speakers:
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Girls in Technology: Seventh Annual Sharing our Success — Geek is Chic
Girls in Technology is holding its signature event, Sharing Our Success, for girls in grades 6 to 12. This event is free, but requires registration at www.girlsintechnology.org. Girls in grades 6 to 12 will come together for a night of networking with successful women who have combined technology with diverse interests to pursue a wide variety of careers. The girls will see hands-on demonstrations and ask questions. Then these dynamic women will share their stories of how technology has set them apart in the workplace and led to fulfilling careers.
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Women in Technology Leadership Awards
The 2009 Leadership Awards mark the 10th anniversary of the prestigious awards program, which recognizes women who have demonstrated leadership in the local technology industry and who exemplify the WIT values of "Connect. Lead. Succeed."
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To register for events, visit www.womenintechnology.org and log in with your user name and password. Once logged in, click on the RSVP Now link by the event for which you wish to register. If you are not a current member of WITSM, please create a user name and password as a Non-Member Guest to register for events. Pre-registration for events will close at noon the day before the events. Onsite registration will be accepted at events on a space-available basis. Notice of cancellation for refund must be received by the WIT office no later than 24 hours in advance of events. * All events are subject to cancellation. Registration and cancellation policies are posted in the calendar listing on the Web site. |
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Accepting Applications for the Mentor-Protégé Program 23 Steering Committee Openings Since 1998, the WIT Mentor-Protégé Program has linked professional women mentors and protégés for networking and learning. We are currently accepting applications for Mentor Protégé Program 23, slated to begin with an orientation session on Tuesday evening, June 9 and continuing with a monthly session (second Tuesday evening of every month) through November. Full details are on the WIT Web site. Applications are due by May 1. New Protégés: Thirty Protégés are accepted into this cornerstone WIT program. If you are seeking to expand your horizons, learn from other successful women, and re-energize your career, this is the program for you. The program fee is $200 for Protégés. Women interested in participating as a Protégé can apply online. New Mentors: We are seeking women business owners and women with director or above management experience, who are willing to share their time (one evening a month), experience and insights with other professional women. There are no fees for Mentors, only the desire to contribute to the success of others and attendance at an Orientation session. Please apply online. Steering Committee Members: Become part of the dynamic team who guides this program. Roles include marketing, meeting logistics, protégé liaison, networking exercises and more. Prior involvement in the program as a Mentor or Protégé is a plus. Contact Carol Hayes, Co-Chair at carolannhayes@verizon.net for more information.
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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. Leadership Positions Open for Nominations:
A second call for nominations for Committee and SIG Chair and Vice-Chair positions opening in June will follow. 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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Join LinkedIn and Take Your Networking Online 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 with Brianna Carroll Boyle as the owner. If you have any questions, please contact her at brianna.boyle@verizon.com.
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