WOMEN IN LICENSING Webinar Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., EST

WOMEN IN LICENSINGWebinar

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., EST

Contact Information

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ModeratorConnie ClearyChair, New Member Orientation CommitteeAssociate Director, Office of Technology

Management, University of Illinois at Chicago

Phone:312-996-7018 Email: ccleary@otm.uic.edu

LES Staff ContactChristine MercadoMembership DirectorLicensing Executives Society(U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. Phone: 703-299-8218 Email: mercadoc@les.org

Presenters

Mona SabetVP & General CounselCoverity, Inc.T: 415-694-5335msabet@coverity.com

Carolyn HaydenIP ConsultantiPWERX Inc.Carolyn.Hayden@ipwerx.com

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Agenda

• Contacts

• How we have developed

• Mission and Event Focus

• Plans for 2010

• Closing Remarks, Q&A

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• individuals have built this committee

• we need hands to expand

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Our Websitewww.womeninlicensing.com

Our events focus on…

• Mentoring: talk to experienced women about their licensing experiences and career paths

• Networking: talk to other women about licensing opportunities, job opportunities and the best companies to work for

• Education: identify and recruit female speakers on topics of interest to all licensing professionals

• Best Practices: share your company's practices for finding and recruiting qualified female employees, and discuss how to obtain commitment from the top at your company to hire, train and promote women in licensing, technology and management positions.

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Mentoring

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Networking

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Networking

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Education

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Best Practices

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Our networking events help facilitate and promote sharing of best practices on hiring, retaining and promoting women employees

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Goals for 2010

Toronto, Canada

Host 3 events in Ottawa

Continue strong line up of events in the California Bay Area

Find 2-3 energetic professional women to start up another local WiL group

Get Involved….

1. Start a WiL group in your local area

2. Join our Linkedin group3. Develop content for

distribution by WiL

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LES Headquarters Staff Contact Information

Ken Schoppmann, Executive Director, schoppk@les.orgPatricia Bradford, Accountant, pbradford@les.org Eleanor de Leon, Meetings Director, edeleon@les.orgChristina Desmond, Meetings Coordinator, cdesmond@les.org Curtis Gore, Membership & Chapter Relations Coordinator, cgore@les.orgVicki Hancock, Education Director, vhancock@les.orgJessi Means, Meetings Coordinator, jmeans@les.orgChristine L. Mercado, Membership Director, mercadoc@les.org Stephanie Silverstein, LESI Membership Coordinator, ssilverstein@lesi.org Stacy Stipes, Staff Assistant, sstipes@les.org

LES (USA and Canada), Inc. Office:Licensing Executives Society1800 Diagonal RoadSuite 280Alexandria, VA 22314Tel: 703/836-3106 Fax: 703/836-3107 Email: info@les.org

Licensing Executives Society(U.S.A. and Canada), Inc.