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Learn more about the Women's Environmental Network (WEN), sign up to receive our monthly newsletter and find out how to become more involved in the WEN community.
FEBRUARY UPDATE:
Check out our February newsletter here .
Congratulations to Robin Quarrier our Member Spotlight for February!
Also, learn more about EarthTeam our non-profit spotlight for February!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Professional Speed Networking - March 9
Openings on the WEN Board of Director's Meet and Greet - March 23
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PROFESSIONAL SPEED NETWORKING
Oakland, Tues March 9, 2010
Co-hosted by the Women's Environmental Network and the Sustainable Business Alliance
Speed Networking provides a fun, dynamic forum for green professionals to meet, mingle and make important new connections in a short amount of time.
Please join us to enjoy hors d'oeuvres, wine, and networking in a relaxed and friendly environment!
WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 6-8 pm
WHERE: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP, 1111 Broadway, 24th Floor, Oakland
***PRE-REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY due to building security regulations. If you have not pre-registered, you must arrive between 5:45 and 5:55 pm. Sorry, but there will be no exceptions.
REGISTRATION: Register here
** WEN member-subscribers please enter discount code: 2010WEN
COST, which includes wine and hors d'oeuvres:
$12 for pre-registered WEN** and/or SBA members
$15 for pre-registered non-members
$20 for walk-ups arriving between 5:45 and 5:55 pm (Please pre-register if at all possible!)
Registration will close Monday, March 8th at 6pm! Please prepay using SBA’s secure site with Pay-Pal, one form for each person attending.
Please SPREAD THE WORD to your friends and colleagues! You can further our mission by inviting friends and businesses so that our organizations can continue to grow and create new opportunities in the region. This event, like all WEN events, is open to men.
FORMAT: Speed Networking provides a structured way to network with a large group. You will get several minutes to talk with other participants, exchange ideas, information, aspirations and business cards. WEN and SBA will facilitate the timing of each "speed connection" and provide starter questions to get the conversations flowing. There will also be unstructured mingling before and after the formal networking hour, to enable participants to follow up with new connections and make additional ones. Don’t forget to bring your business cards!
TRANSIT: Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean is transit and wheelchair accessible. Take BART to the 12th Street/City Center station. After disembarking, exit via the 11th Street/Oakland Convention Center exit. The building is located between 11th and 12th Streets on Broadway.
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Openings on the WEN Board of Directors
Meet and Greet on Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Interested in joining the dynamic Women's Environmental Network (WEN)
Board? If so, we want to meet you! WEN is looking for new volunteers
to join our all volunteer Board of Directors and will be hosting a 'meet and greet'
for potential new Board members on March 23, 2010 from 6:30-7:30 pm in
San Francisco, location TBA.
WEN is looking for new Board members to fill the following openings:
Events Co-coordinator, Newsletter Co-coordinator, Webmaster /
Technical Chair, and Member at large. The purpose of the meeting is
to give potential new Board members the opportunity to learn more
about the organization, Board member responsibilities, and all current
Board openings. It is also a chance for the Board to get to know you
and answer any questions you may have about being a part of this
exciting organization.
Why: "Meet and Greet" for potential new WEN Board members**volunteer positions**
When: March 23, 2010
Where: TBA
Time: 6:30 - 7:30pm
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to
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by March 20, 2010.
Interested volunteers should send a short statement of interest and
resume to
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. Please specify the position in which you
are interested. If you are not available on March 23rd but are still
interested in learning more about the Board, please email
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Requirements for all positions: WEN Board members must attend the
two-thirds of the Board meetings in a calendar year, held monthly on
the first Monday of the month. Each Board member will have individual
WEN responsibilities that demand 8-12 hours a month outside of
meetings and events. All Board members shall also attend a majority of
WEN events and activities in a given year, and participate in
strategic planning for WEN once yearly.
Term for all positions: We ask all new board members commit to two
years of service.
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