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AUGUST 2009 You...WIT. The fast track just got more interesting.
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WIT's Leadership, Managing Your Success Series: September 16th
Join us on Wednesday, September 16th as we hear from Vicki Hamilton, Senior Vice President of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Vicki will share with us how her career path and choices led her to the leadership position she now holds with Turner. Make sure you come early for one of the best networking opportunities in the Atlanta technology community! Learn more about this event or register to attend.
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Celebrate WIT's Fast Track Women by Purchasing Your WOTY Awards Ticket
Early Bird Ticket Prices for the WIT's Women of the Year in Technology Awards presented by Grant Thornton are now available online! TAG members can purchase their tickets for $125, non-members for $155 through August 28. Reserve your seat or table today. WIT's 10th annual Women of the Year in Technology Awards presented by Grant Thornton celebrates women technology executives for their accomplishments as leaders in business, visionaries of technology and women who make a difference in our communities. See the list of 2009 Honorees and join us in congratulating them.
Select sponsorships for WOTY Awards still available! Looking for a way to connect with top decision makers in the technology industry through effective and cost-efficient marketing avenues? High-profile sponsorship opportunities are still available for this event at price points to fit most budgets. Contact Heather Rocker, WIT executive director, for more information.
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WIT's Executive Coaching: Last Chance to Apply for 2009
You've paid your dues and have a proven track record of success - now you need the strategies to fast-track to the top. Let WIT's Executive Coaching combine individual coaching and small-group training to help you develop a personal strategy, promote yourself and your successes, and gain the visibility that puts your career on the fast track to the board room. Candidates should have a minimum of 15 years experience plus experience managing a team of direct reports. Contact us for more information and receive an application for enrollment. Applications are due ASAP and Orientation will be held on August 22nd.
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NEW Program: WIT's Reinventing Your Career
In the world of career possibilities out there, where do you fit? Are you at a crossroads? Have you been 'slated' in a role without a future, or that no longer inspires you to grow? Does your career path look like it needs to take a detour, instead of simply the next step? There is a way to look at what you have, who you are, and what you've done, and find in it the path to something more, something different. WIT's Reinventing Your Career walks you through this reinventing process. There is a lot of change that occurs in the life and careers of women in the technology field, and Reinventing Your Career helps you reposition yourself through that change - for a successful outcome and for a new direction. Register Now - limited space is available.
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WIT's Book Club Event: August 16th
WIT is pleased to present the fifth BiblioBabes Book Club meeting designed just for WIT! Focused on readings which support the growth of women in the business community, these book club sessions are small, informal gatherings where Atlanta business women can share their insights and perspectives on selected business books. This month's book is "GenderTalks Works: 7 Steps for Cracking the Gender Code at Work" by Connie Glaser. WHO should attend? WIT supporters who want to be current in their business readings, but may not always have time to read. This is an affinity group available to women only. Reservations are required and attendees are asked to make a $5 contribution to the WIT Foundation. Learn more and RSVP to attend the meeting on August 16th.
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WIT Strategic Alliances
Marketing budgets everywhere are being slashed, and it's time to get creative. WIT's Outreach program connects businesses and top decision makers in the technology industry through effective and cost-efficient marketing avenues. Join companies including AutoTrader.com, Cbeyond, CNN, Equifax, Jabian Consulting, NPI, and Turner Broadcasting Systems and learn how to build your business with WIT while supporting WIT initiatives and philanthropies. Contact us to build your custom outreach solution today.
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WIT Co-Sponsored Event: Agile on the Green
Get your putters ready for the ultimate day out for the Atlanta technology community at Agile on the Green (AOTG). Sponsored by Agile, one of the region's fastest growing IT talent firms, AOTG kicks off on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at Bear's Best in Duluth, Ga. All net proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Atlanta Affiliate, and will help the local community tackle early detection of breast cancer. For the second year, WIT will sponsor a Golf Clinic prior to the event, which will feature an 18-hole scramble format followed by a cocktail hour, dinner and awards reception.
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WIT Co-Sponsored Event: Women on Boards
Currently, women represent only 15.2% of Fortune 500 company board membership, and we are out to change that! The event held on October 13th (3pm to 6pm) will educate and prepare women for board service. Our panelists are top-level executives with extensive board experience and a desire to share their knowledge and necessary tools for serving as a director. Topics include: being an effective board member; how to position yourself to get on a board; how to transition from serving on non-profit boards to for profit boards. Register for this event.
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WIT's mission is to develop and promote women for success in technology in Georgia.
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