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Ready to Work consists of an encouragement network hour led by Ardel Fleeson, followed by a job search skills practicum, facilitated by Workforce Development Committee member and Certified Career Coach Judy Brannock. Each session includes tips, observations, realities, good news, and food for thought for the job seeker. More information about this event.

The Ninth Annual Heroines in Technology will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, November 13, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Reston, Va. The event recognizes and honors women in the technology field who exemplify volunteer service in the community. More information about this event.

Whether or not you call it balance, integration or synergy, we all try to fit many things in our professional and personal lives. Meet the remarkable women on the WIT Board and learn how they do it. More information about this event.

Join the Young Professional Women's SIG at Gordon Biersch in Tysons Corner. This SIG will be meeting the second Monday of every month to provide opportunities to network with like-minded women in an atmosphere that allows you to relax, unwind and have fun while developing lifelong friends and important business contacts. More information about this event.

The Advocacy Committee is in its first year of existence, and a priority for WIT for 2009-10! This is your chance to participate in the selection of a worthy cause for WIT and strengthen the WIT voice in the marketplace. Chair Raluca Monet and Vice-Chair Patty Obermaier invite you to join the committee and become part of the WIT voice. Send your contact information to Raluca at Raluca.Monet@unisys.com.

WIT’s 2010 Leadership Awards committee kicks off in October and is looking for volunteers! This prominent and influential awards banquet honors the Beltway’s female, super-star executives. If interested in joining the team, please contact Julie Litzenberger at juliel@aboutsage.com.

Since 1998, the WIT Mentor-Protégé Program has linked professional women mentors and protégés for networking and learning. WIT members who are considering career-changes, professional growth or exploring other avenues for success are encouraged to apply.

We are currently accepting applications for new Protégés in the Mentor-Protégé Program 24. Full details are on the WIT Web site. Applications are due by November 6, and the orientation will take place on Tuesday evening, January 12, with monthly sessions continuing through May.

Congratulations to WIT Member Linda Cureton, the new chief information officer of NASA. Cureton, who comes to the post after serving as CIO at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. She is a prolific blogger and avid user of Facebook and Twitter to enhance the agency's public profile.

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