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ROCHESTER WOMEN’S NETWORK
 
NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS
 FOR THIS AWARD

Recipients Will Be Honored at RWN’s Summit
to be held on
October 26, 2009


 

The Rochester Women’s Network will honor 10 Up & Coming Businesswomen from our community for their professional and career leadership potential at the RWN Summit luncheon on Monday, October 26, 2009. This honor acknowledges local women who have worked full-time in their current field for fewer than 10 years and successfully demonstrated their professional influence in that field through:

    - numerous business accomplishments

    - career growth and advancement

    - innovative and creative thinking

    - initiative at work and in the community

The Nominations are due to RWN by Wednesday, 7/15/09. For a form please click here.

Self-nominations will not be accepted. Completed nomination forms must be received at the RWN office by 5 p.m., July 15, 2009.

The Rochester Women’s Network fosters the growth and advancement of women in the workplace and gives members the opportunity to support one another personally and professionally. RWN has more than 500 members representing 400 local employers and more than 150 women-owned businesses. RWN is a not-for-profit, non-partisan association governed by a member-elected board of directors.


 RWN Name Tag Order Form Rochester Women's Network is pleased to offer, in conjunction with Kathy Kahn of the Cooley Group, the opportiunity to purchase personal name tags for RWN events at a special introductory price of $13.  This offer is available until July 31st!  Please click here for an order form.

 
Upcoming Events Calendar 
Rochester Women’s Network 
offers a variety of programs and events to help women network and grow.  Events include monthly  Networking, Education and Social Programs, Community Services events and Special Interest Group events. View the RWN Events Calendar to see a complete list of programs and to register online.

 Orientation & Recruiting Schedule (members and nonmembers welcome):
Come to find out how to make the most of your RWN Membership or just come to learn more about the Network!  Each Orientation meeting is held from 5:30 - 7:00pm in the Highland Room at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 249 Highland Avenue. Click here to view the 2009 O&R dates. 
 
    
 Free Monthly Networking Event:
RWN members spoke & we listened.... get connected in 2009!  Please join us for our monthly free networking event, Thursday, 7/09/09.  Thank you to our July sponsor Kathie Hess of Red Property Holdings, LLC.  Get out and connect with members you already know and meet some new members too! Connect.Grow.Succeed.

 Launching RWN's 1st Annual Appeal
To learn more about our 1st Annual Appeal: "The Women for All Seasons Initiative: Dedicated to the Advancement of Women throughout their Lives" and how you can become involved in supporting it, click here. 1st Annual Appeal


 RWN's 2009 Initiative: Women Connecting With Women
Foster connections and networking between corporate and professional "Women of Color" and women of RWN. "Women of Color" is defined as African-American, Latino, Native-American and Asian-American/Pacific Islander.  Get details here...

 Read the RWN Up and Coming Newsletters
Rochester Women's Network Up & Coming Newsletter!  -  Includes upcoming events, news and opportunities.  Read the latest edition of RWN Up and Coming Newsletter! click here

 RWN Global Network: Connecting Women Around the World
Discuss women's issues with women around the world.  Click here to find out more.

 Women at Work
A column written by Rochester Women's Network members appearing in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle every Sunday in their Business Life section. 
Click here to read the columns as well as to review the criteria for submitting an article.

 RWN Job Network
The RWN is proud to announce our new Job Network.   The Job Network is a tool to help Job Seekers and Employers connect here in Rochester.  All jobs posted on the Job Network will be available to the public. 
Learn more...

 RWN Speakers
Got Speakers?  The RWN does!  The Network is a diverse group of women with a variety of expertise.  To view a list of RWN members available to share their experiences with your organization, Click here.
 
         
  MORE...  
 

 Member Benefits
RWN Membership offers challenging, stimulating programs, a wealth of valuable benefits, and continuing support personally and professionally. And more than ever, it offers connections. Connections to help us ride the waves of change, to help us learn, laugh and grow. And connections to help us move women forward and upward.  RWN connections include: professional, boards, community and corporate.  Make your mark!  ...Click For More

 Networking Tips
In any industry or career level, networking helps you make connections in a personal way and build relationships of support and respect to discover and create mutual benefits.  It is a skill set no serious professional woman of the 21st century can be without...Networking "How To's":  Start with a purpose.  It does no good to attend any function unless you define your objectives to know why you are there.  • The name tag is worn on the right side to provide...Click For More



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