When
Wednesday March 20, 2013 at 4:30 PM EDT-to-
Thursday March 21, 2013 at 5:00 PM EDT
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Where
The Hotel Albany
40 Lodge Street
Albany, NY 12207
Local: (518) 462-6611
Toll Free: (866) 691-1183
Group Code: 3 WDI
Contact
Susan F. HainsWorkforce Development Institute
518-272-3500 ext 105
shains@wdiny.org
2nd Annual WDI WOmenWorking Conference 2013
WDI WOMENWORKING CONFERENCE 2013
“I have a firm belief in the ability and power of women to achieve the things they want to achieve.” Eleanor Roosevelt, Liberty, 1941
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Wednesday, March 20th |
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| Welcome and Registration | 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. |
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| Women Share: An Intergenerational Conversation | 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. | |||||
| Zola Brown-1199 SEIU National Benefit Fund | ||||||
| Sharon Lovelady-Hall-CSEA | ||||||
| Erin Moody-Rochester & Genesee Valley Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO | ||||||
| Ada Martinez-NYSAFL-CIO | ||||||
| Wanda D. Parsons-WDI |
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| Reception - Dinner/Buffet | 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. | |||||
Welcome: Susan F. Hains and |
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| Ed Murphy, Executive Director, WDI | 6:00 to 6:15 p.m. | |||||
"Joyful Dance" |
7:00 to 8:00 p.m. | |||||
Thursday, March 21st |
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| Registration and Breakfast/Buffet | 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. |
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| Welcome: Susan F. Hains and | ||||||
| Ed Murphy, Executive Director, WDI | 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. | |||||
The Power and Challenge of Communication: From the Public to the Personal, Ginny Corsi |
9:00 to 10:15 a.m. | |||||
Break |
10:15 to 10:25 a.m. | |||||
| Plenary Session #1 | 10:25 to 11:25 a.m. |
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| Critical Issues in Today’s Workforce: Low Wage Workers, Wage Theft, Immigrants and Refugees, Pay Equity, Access to Child Care |
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| Andrea Goldberger-UFCW | ||||||
| Denise Dowell-CSEA VOICE | ||||||
| Molly Graver-Worker Justice Center | ||||||
| Monica Arias-Miranda-The Hispanic Coalition NY, Inc. | ||||||
| Suzy Ballantyne-NYSAFL-CIO |
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| Plenary Session #2 | 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | |||||
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| LUNCH | 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. | |||||
| Suzy Ballantyne-NYSAFL-CIO | ||||||
| "Women's Participation in the Political Process" | ||||||
| Amy Desjardins-NYSAFL-CIO | ||||||
| Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Invited | ||||||
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WDI WOmenWorking Award Presentation, Mary Sullivan, CSEA |
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"Soliloquy for a Seamstress: The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire" |
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Workshop Series 1 1:55 to 2:55 p.m.
1. Entrepreneurship, James J. Williams-HVCC
2. Conflict Management, Mary Ellen Mangino-WDI
3. Women’s Labor History, Linda Donahue-Cornell University's Labor Relations School
4. Authentic Leadership, Lin Murphy-Life Coach
5. The Sandwich Generation, Caitlin St. George-Eddy Visiting Nurse Association
Workshop Series 2 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
1. Collaborating and Matchmaking for Entrepreneurs, Brenda Motley
2. Facilitation Skills, Ginny Corsi-Corsi Associate
3. Financial Empowerment, Beth Ann Smith-United Way
4. Sister to Sister, Sharon Lovelady-Hall-CSEA
5. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Beauty, Richele Corbo-Body Bliss
Break 4:00 to 4:10 p.m.
Writing Our Stories, Esther Cohen 4:15 to 4:45 p.m.
Closing and Door Prize 4:45 to 5:00 p.m.