Are you ready to write the next chapter of you? You’ll find plenty to spark ideas at the 2008 Texas Conference for Women, October 16, 2008 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. The power and presence of this amazing community of women provides the connection, information and inspiration you need to write your next chapter, whether your goal is to build your network, impact your community, achieve work-life balance, advance your career, improve your health, market yourself and much, much more. Join us!
KEYNOTE LINEUP ANNOUNCED: CHERIE BLAIR, SARAH JONES, MARCUS LUTTRELL AND MEG WHITMAN
- Cherie Blair, a leading human rights attorney and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- Sarah Jones, Tony Award®-winning playwright, actor and poet
- Meg Whitman, former president and chief executive officer of eBay
- Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author of New York Times bestseller, Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of Team 10
They’ll share their own thoughts on how they have triumphed as business leaders and social trailblazers, tackled challenges and achieved their goals and dreams.
Learn more about our inspiring keynote speakers
EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT
Register now to get an early bird discount rate on individual tickets and tables of ten. Special discounts are also available for students and mother/daughter combos. Hurry, this event draws a sell-out crowd!
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: A SNEAK PEEK
- Guiding the Next Generation of Female Leaders
- You: Staying Young
- Networking: Making Relationships Click
- Recession-Proofing Your Finances
- Actions Speak Louder than Words: Understanding the Secrets of Body Language
- Building On-Ramps and Off-Ramps: Smart Strategies for Career Transitions
- Second Acts and New Beginnings
- On Your Own: Starting a Small Business
- Kicking Your Career into Gear: An Action Plan for Creating a Worklife that Thrills
- Make It Grow: Strategies for Building Your Small Business
See a preview of all breakout sessions
SHARING OUR STRENGTH THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS
One of the most important aspects of the Texas Conference for Women is its scholarship program, which has awarded over $100,000 in educational scholarships to deserving college women thanks to the support of our sponsors. Six amazing women will each receive $5,000 scholarships this year, and you’ll learn more about them at the Conference.
We have such an incredible response to our call for applications each year that we want to be able to help more college women achieve their goals. Last year, for the first time, we gave attendees the opportunity to donate to the scholarship program, and their generosity enabled us to award an additional $500 honorable mention financial stipend in each category.
If every attendee donated $5 to the scholarship fund, we would be able to fund an additional $30,000 in scholarships. Please consider a contribution of any amount and help make a difference in even more lives! Contributions are tax deductible.You may donate online when you register or mail a check to:
Texas Conference for Women
P.O. Box 12944
Austin, TX 78711
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT: Hispanic Woman’s Network of Texas
The Hispanic Woman’s Network of Texas (HWNT) was founded in 1987 by inviting members of existing woman and Hispanic groups from around the state to create an organization that would address issues unique to “Hispanas”. The result is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, which has become the premier Hispanic women’s organization in Texas.
With chapters in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Laredo, the Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio, HWNT seeks to advance the educational, cultural, social, legal and economic well-being of all women through a broader awareness of their role in society, business and family. Members strive to celebrate the positive image and values of the Hispanic culture.
Upcoming Event:
HWNT’s 22nd Annual Conference
Challenges...Choices...Connections: Issues Facing Latinas Today
August 15-16, 2008
The Hilton Post Oak Hotel, Houston
For more information please visit http://www.hwnt.org/
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PLAN YOUR TRIP TO HOUSTON!
For those of you who’ve joined us in Austin for the last eight years, we invite you to join us in Houston and experience the best of both the Conference and the city! The George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston provides ample space for our popular breakout sessions and exhibit hall. It is also close to several hotels and great restaurants and is adjacent to the newly opened Discovery Green, a 12-acre multi-faceted urban park with a 1-acre lake, playgrounds, public art works, and spacious green lawns and more.
36 Hours in Houston, The New York Times
Our move to Houston, after eight incredibly successful years in Austin, brings with it new opportunities to connect, to learn, to share and to network. We promise you’ll gain ideas, insights and tools to help you grow both personally and professionally, and we look forward to seeing you in October! |
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“I attend many conferences, but this is one event that is very special.”
— 2007 Attendee
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