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Senior Technical Consultant [posted 5/11/09] System Administrator [posted 5/11/09] System Engineer [posted 5/11/09] Application Specialist [posted 5/11/09] Project Manager, Physical Security Area [posted 5/8/09] Pre-Sales Engineer (DoD) [posted 5/8/09] Credentialing Sales Position [posted 5/8/09] Technical Consultant [posted 5/8/09] Web Application Interface Developer .Net Developer .Net Developer (09-704) Program Manager Implementation Consultant Program Manager: Telecommunications / Customer Operations (Bilingual – Spanish) Staff Accountant Ajax Web Developers (filling 4 positions) Government Accounts Executive Director, Business Development |
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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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| Workforce Development Committee: Making First Minute Magic: Aligning Your Image and Your Message
Join us for an informative evening on presenting your authentic professional image—Making First Minute Magic: Aligning Your Image and Your Message. The evening features a professional makeover of one lucky WIT member (chosen at the May 5 Ready to Work event) from Zin Hair & Color (Hair by Daniel, Makeup by Senaz), Doncaster, and ETC. Women's Clothing. Ardell Fleeson will address how to craft an elevator pitch to communicate quickly and effectively to make a great impression and hook that next meeting. Marva Goldsmith will show you how to use clothing to create your intended message. Using outfits, generously loaned by Marguerete Luter from Doncaster Clothes and Lynne Williams from ETC. Women's Clothing, Marva will demonstrate how you can communicate a professional image, from powerful to business casual. John Klebonis will provide the view from the 'other side of the table' and share his experiences of what he takes away from that first meeting and the impact that it can have. Registration includes catered buffet dinner.
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Workforce Development Committee: Ready to Work
Special topic: this month only! Title: Using Social Media to Grow Your Business and Personal Brand Speaker: Jennifer Abernethy, President of The Sales Lounge The seminar will cover social media tools including FaceBook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. You will leave feeling empowered by discovering how to leverage today's social media.
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Sales & Marketing SIG: Sales 101 — Selling Solutions, Not Widgets
With the realities of the economic downturn continuing to sink in, businesses are fighting for every new dollar of revenue. Clients are placing increased downward pressure on price, demanding unreasonable terms, and taking forever to make purchase decisions. If you’re struggling with these challenges, you don’t have a product problem. In most cases, you have a positioning problem. In today’s environment, when clients can’t see the value, they won’t sign the checks. Regardless of your product or service, a solution-centric sales culture will keep your clients and prospects seeing the value and signing the checks. But what does it take to build a solution-centric sales culture? And, if you’re not in sales, how can you contribute? Join us on for a closer look at the key elements of a solution-centric sales culture. We’ll assemble a multi-disciplinary panel of experts to share their experience in building and applying a solution-centric sales culture within their organizations. Speakers:
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We’re just a few participants away from meeting our minimums and bringing you Women on Board—a unique two-day program that prepares women leaders for Board of Director positions. If you’ve been thinking about signing up, please do so before COB May 21st so we can bring this program to you. After all, isn't it time more women are prepared to take their seats at the table? This exciting new program has been custom designed for Women in Technology and will be delivered by The Leader's Edge/Leaders By Design, a premier leadership development and coaching firm for executives. Program participants will get perspective and practical advice from Board Members and CEOs including:
These women along with other experts, such as attorneys from Patton Boggs, will help women leaders learn what to do and ask before saying "yes" to a Board position. Program participants will benefit from:
Sign up now! The registration form is here. |
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June WIT.Connect: Government Leaders at the Helm — A New Era
The face of government is changing in this new era of transparency and collaboration. Our panel of government executives will explore a range of topics: technology, balancing innovation with security, the promise of the new media, the greening of government, acquisition, and key workforce challenges. In addition, they'll address the implementation of the Recovery Act, their key leadership challenges, and making the federal government the "employer of choice". Engage in this exciting dialogue with today's thought leaders during these extraordinary times. Panelists:
Click here for speaker bios. Join us for a celebration of WIT's 15th birthday during the networking reception prior to our program. WIT’s annual election of the Board of Directors and Officers will also take place during the reception.
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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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Call For WIT Leadership Nominations: More Openings Announced Women in Technology (WIT) is pleased to invite nominations for WIT leaders. There are many exciting positions open for the coming fiscal year. This is a great opportunity to join the leadership team, increase the visibility of yourself and your company, and help us grow the WIT organization. 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. If you would like to apply for a leadership position, please review the in-depth job descriptions at: www.womenintechnology.org/files/WIT_leadership_descriptions.doc Submit your completed application with your resume to: staff@womenintechnology.org You can find the application at the WIT Web site: 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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Pros in Marketing/Sales/Editing Needed: Help Launch the WIT "Bunyan Book" and Learn Leadership Secrets of WIT Award Winners WIT has identified the "Bunyan Book" as an initiative for this year. This book — profiles of women who have been honored with a WIT Leadership award — is not only underway; it's going full steam ahead. Why this project at this time? May 2009 marks WIT's 10th Leadership Awards ceremony and the 15th anniversary of WIT — so the timing couldn't be better for interviewing and profiling every winner of the past WIT Leadership Awards, from 1999 to 2009. We aim for the book to:
We have an immediate need for volunteers to join our Marketing/PR subcommittee:
Volunteers are also needed to assist with Sales/Distribution:
And we need two to three people to help with editing, starting now:
Here’s what you’ll get in exchange: an insider's view of these women's leadership secrets and insights, and your name in the acknowledgments. Contact Charlotte Pelliccia charlotte@pelliccia.biz or Marguerete Luter mluter@bellatlantic.net to learn more about the Marketing/PR and Sales/Distribution subcommittees. Contact Joanne Lozar Glenn joannelozarglenn@verizon.net about the Editing subcommittee.
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Girls in Technology and WIT Education Foundation have been busy! Girls in Technology (GIT) and WIT Education Foundation (WITEF) have been busy! On April 23, GIT and WITEF hosted the 7th Annual Sharing Our Success event, entitled "Geek is Chic." Close to 200 girls from around the DC-Metro area gathered to meet women who created successful careers in technology out of their passion for subjects like art, education, geography, and law enforcement. On March 21, GIT and WITEF hosted "Team Business," an all-day competition where high school-aged girls participated in a business simulation workshop where they learned how to run a box making company. The girls learned vital business concepts like profit, expenses, margins, market demands, and competition while having fun building paper boxes. Click here for photos from the event.
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Join LinkedIn and Take Your Networking Online WIT is now an official group on LinkedIn, and is looking for you! Join the WIT group, and take your networking online! Either go to www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=55459 to find the page or, 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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