National
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Region 1
Event: Women's Health and the Environment Conference
Date: 10/31/2008
Time: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Description: Making a difference for Women's Health & the Environment Conference is an informative and free event.
Location: Westin Waterfront Hotel, Boston, MA
Sponsor: Sponsored by the Heinz Family Philanthropies
Contact: Regina Villa Associates at (617) 357-5772
VWBC Networking Luncheon: Business Banking in Today's Economy
Date: 11/3/2008
Time: 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Description: VWBC Networking Luncheon: Guest speaker is Lisa Geraghty of Citizen's Bank. Lisa will speak on "Business Banking in Today's Economy." Bring your business' marketing materials and a bag lunch. Free and open to all. Pre-registration not required.
Location: Woodbury College in Montpelier, Vermont
Sponsor: Vermont Women's Business Center
Contact: Vermont Women's Business Center 802-229-2181 or 800-266-4062
Cancer Chemotherapy: An Unfolding Story
Date: 11/17/2008
Time: 4:15 pm
Description: Luke Whitesell, Senior Research Scientist, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research will address new chemotherapeutic strategies aimed not at cancer-causing genes per se, but rather at the cellular context in which they operate. He will also discuss how this paradigm has begun to impact the outlook for cancer patients.
Location: Sherman Fairchild Biochemistry Bldg., Room 102, 7 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA
Sponsor: Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Harvard University
Contact: Call: 617-495-8600 or visit their website at www.radcliffe.edu/events
Region 2
Don't Retire, RE-WIRE!
Date: 10/22/2008
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Description: Jeri Sedlar is the co-author of Don’t Retire, REWIRE!, Senior Advisor to the Conference Board on the Mature Workforce, an AARP Best Companies for Employees Over 50 judge, and a Delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. She is the creator of the concept of rewirement®, defined as “the new way to do retirement” which focuses on finding new purpose, new passions and new work possibilities in the future. Jeri is an advocate of life planning in conjunction with financial planning and travels the country demonstrating how organizations and individuals can leverage and capitalize on the “longevity bonus.”
Location: The Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Road, Garden City, NY
Sponsor: The Transition Network
Contact: 212-714-8040
Fall ‘08 Women For Hire Career Expo
Date: 11/11/2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Description: Free Admission. Register On-Site. Resumes Required for Admittance. Business Attire Required for All events
Location: Manhattan Center: 311 West 34th Street NY, NY
Sponsor: Women For Hire
Contact: 212-290-2600
Women’s Leadership Exchange East Coast Summit
Date: 11/13/2008
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Description: The WLE Summit brings businesswomen of diverse backgrounds and industries together to address critical issues impacting women and their businesses.
Location: 811 7 th Avenue (Sheraton Hotel & Towers)
Sponsor: Women’s Leadership Exchange
Contact: (212) 209-1567 or (888) 937-5800
Region 3
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Region 4
Event: Numbers Too Big to Ignore
Date: 10/30/2008
Time: 11:30am to 2pm
Description: A New Generation: Building On A Promise Featuring Naomi Tutu and Liz Abzug in conversation with Soledad O'Brien
Location: Georgia World Congress Ctr Atlanta, GA
Sponsor: The Atlanta Women's Foundation
Contact: 404-577-5000 x108
Region 5
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Region
6
2008 Women in Business Expo
Date: 11/8/2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Description: This event celebrates and supports women in business and will feature products and services offered by women-owned businesses. Dynamic speakers will address topics on key areas for business success, healthy living, financial independence, and spiritual wellness.
Location: Killeen Civic & Conference Center, Texas
Sponsor: Trace Him Women's Center (a faith-based organization)
Contact: Aleta C. Eversley 254-563-2749
Region 7
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Region 8
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Region 9
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Region 10
Money Wi$e Business Women's Conference, Seattle WA
Date: 10/25/2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Description: financial education for individuals and their businesses
Location: North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA
Sponsor: Money Wise Women
Contact: 360-204-0982
Event: Money Wi$e Women-Portland, OR
Date: 11/1/2008
Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Description: financial education
Location: Portland Comminity College-Rock Creek Campus, Portland, Oregon
Sponsor: Money Wise Women
Contact: 360-204-0982
Wi$eup Workshop Olympic College
Date: 11/5/2008
Description: Wiseup financial Ed workshop
Location: Bremerton, WA
Sponsor: Women’s Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
Contact: Pam Felton 206 553 1534
Wi$eup Workshop: Idaho Department of Labor and Bullock and Company Realtors
Date: 12/5/2008
Description: Wi$eup financial education workshop
Sponsor:Idaho Department of Labor and Bullock and Company Realtors
Contact: Pam Felton 206 553 1534
2009 WA State Women Veterans Symposium: Celebrating Women Veterans Legacy of Service
Date: 5/30/2009
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Description: One day symposium for women veterans in WA State. Five workshops will be available that will focus on benefits, career, networking, retirement planning and wellness. The Women’s Bureau will present a financial education workshop entitled “Wi$eup. There will also be opportunity to meet with counselors one-on-one.
Location: Tacoma, WA Convention Center
Sponsor: State Dept. of Veterans' Affairs
Contact: Alfie Alvarado-Ramos 360-725-2155 or Liza Narcisco 360-725-2157 lisan@dva.wa.gov
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