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Workforce Development Institute

Contact

Susan F. Hains 
Workforce Development Institute 
shains@wdiny.org 
518-272-3500 ext 105 

When

Friday March 9, 2012 at 4:30 PM EST
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Saturday March 10, 2012 at 4:30 PM EST


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Where

The Desmond Albany Hotel 
660 Albany Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
 

 
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           Women and Work: Taking the Lead

An Interactive, Dynamic Conference for Working Women 

 

Please join us for the the first annual

WDI Women of the Workforce (WOW) Conference. 

 Keynote Speakers

  • NYS DOL Commissioner Colleen Gardner
  •  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand via Video Message

                          Presentation of the First Annual WDI Bread and Roses

Commemorative Award to

Colleen Gardner,  Commissioner NYS  Department of Labor

Featured Guest: Ginny Corsi of Corsi Associates of Boulder, Colorado will be providing a dynamic, interactive whole group session on "Practical Steps to Success in the Workplace."

 Plenary Sessions:

  •  “Legacy: Woman to Woman - Passing the Torch”
  • “Women and the Arts - We Want Bread and Roses Too”
  • “Making Work/Life Balance Happen"
  •         “What Women Are Thinking - Goals for Today and Tomorrow”

   Workshop Sessions:

  • “Public Speaking”
  • “Conflict Management for Women Leaders”
  • “Entrepreneurship"

"Women of the Workforce Fashion Show: Highlighting Diversity"

Entertainment on Friday night provided by MopCo Improv Theatre.

 Friday, March 9, 2012 from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

 & Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Desmond, Albany Shaker Road, Albany, New York