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Thank You for a Great Conference!
The power of women is truly amazing. When we come together, we can educate, enlighten, and inspire one another. That connection—and your participation—made the 2007 Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women a shining success.
Whether you came to connect, to learn, to share, or to network, we hope you left the conference with new ideas and new opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.
We'll be adding exciting new features to the website in the months ahead, and we'll keep you posted. In the meantime, meet our 2007 Be the Change winner and runners up or find a list of books by your favorite conference speakers.
As always, we invite and encourage your feedback (check below for the results of our Continental Airlines survey giveaway), and we hope that you'll join us for next year's Conference, on October 2, 2008, in Pittsburgh! |
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Connect With Your Community
This Holiday Season!
One of the most important goals of the Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women is to help our attendees connect with community involvement opportunities. This holiday season is especially important for local community organizations, as 50% of all charitable giving is done between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve.
We've added a new section to the conference Web site featuring volunteer and donation opportunities for the organizations and initiatives of our conference participants (speakers, supporting organizations, and exhibitors), and we invite you to take a look—and get involved!
See the full list of volunteer/giving opportunities
Be the Change Award Honors Unsung Heroes
We were thrilled to award Felicia Mycyk of Abridge the 2007 Be the Change award, made possible by our generous sponsor, Canyon Ranch. The award — named for the Gandhi quote "Be the change you wish to see in the world" — recognizes a Pennsylvania woman who personifies compassion for her community and commitment to improving the lives of others. Read more >
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Find Your Work+Life Fit
by Cali Williams Yost
During the "Embracing the Chaos" session, conference panelist Cali Williams Yost shared her Work+Life "Fit" Roadmap, a step-by-step process to guide you to find the work+life "fit,"(not balance) that meets your needs as well as the needs of your job. She suggests using the roadmap every time you experience a large or small change in your personal or professional circumstances, and adjust where, when, and/or how you work to find that unique "fit" between work and the other important parts of your life. A detailed walk through the roadmap can be found in Cali Williams Yost's book, Work+Life: Finding the Fit That's Right for You. See the roadmap > |
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How To Live Richly Ever After...
by Sharon Epperson
It's a conversation that most couples put off as long as they can. Most of them never get up the nerve to have it. Each person may have an imaginary version of the discussion — at many different times, in many different versions — in their head over the course of the years and the relationship. But it's devilishly difficult to find the right time, if there ever is a right time, to have the talk. It's the love handles talk. Read more > |
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Take Action Against
the Language of Fat
by Jessica Weiner
Are you waiting to be skinnier, thinner, more toned, more tanned, better dressed, more lovable, sexier, nicer, smarter, funnier or wealthier before you begin your life? Millions of us are. And it's a complete waste of time. Body obsession and the quest for perfection are destroying our lives. Read more > |
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Reaching the Millionaire Zone
with Your Passions
by Jennifer Openshaw
Want to turn your Passions into Profits? Who doesn't! PA Governor's Conference for Women speaker Jennifer Openshaw, author of The Millionaire Zone, AOL Family Financial Editor, and a contributor to the Fox Business Network, says, "When it comes to turning your passions into profits, it's all about using who and what you already know. Thousands of millionaires have done it and so can you." Read more > |
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SAVE THE DATE!
The 2008 Pennsylvania Governor's
Conference for Women will be held
October 2, 2008 in Pittsburgh. |
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| Featured Organization
First Book
First Book is an award-winning nonprofit organization with a simple mission: to provide children from low-income families the opportunity to read and own their first new books. Since 1992 First Book has distributed more than 50 million new books to programs serving children in need in thousands of communities nationwide.
Right now through December 31st, every dollar you donate to First Book will be matched by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing with one new book—up to 1,000,000 new books. Act today to give the gift of reading to children who need brighter holidays—and lots more books in their lives. |
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Our Survey Winner
Congratulations to Michelle Glover of Logan Township, NJ, who completed our online conference survey and won two round-trip tickets on Continental Airlines! Thank you to everyone who took the time to share your thoughts—you help us make future conferences even better. |
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"The conference was a smash hit and the speaker selections were fantastic! The energy was overwhelming and showed real excitement and enthusiasm. I give it an A+."
Rosemary Turner
VP of Metro Philadelphia UPS
"I enjoyed every aspect of this diverse conference, which represented multiple cultures, races, ages, socio-economics, religions, languages, and politics. This was an excellent event that demonstrated the knowledge and skills of women, and provided a wealth of resources, networking opportunities, and support for the attendees. Thanks again, and I look forward to participating in the next Pennsylvania Governor's Conference for Women."
Frances Conwell |
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