NACW Women’s Leadership Conference
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel and Executive Meeting Center
1750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
A powerful one-day conference offering leadership development and professional training for advocates of women and girls.
Continuing Education Contact Hours (5.5) Available for Maryland Social Workers and National Certified Counselors
Available for Social Workers and Counselors
Registration Includes Luncheon
Registration $110
Registration with 5.5 Continuing Education Contact Hours $125
For NACW Members Only (Extended Day Registration Includes Seated Breakfast
Business Sessions, and Dinner With Keynotes $225)
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Download Conference Flyer Here
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Conference Agenda Overview
Concurrent Session Speakers Bios
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Check-in |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Opening of Women’s Leadership Conference with Keynote Speaker
Heather Boushey, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session Series I |
| 12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. |
Luncheon with Keynote Speaker
Sara Manzano-Díaz, Director, U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau |
| 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
Concurrent Session Series II |
| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Session Series III
Closing of Women’s Leadership Conference |
All Day Marketplace by Empowered Women International
| Tracks |
Women and the Economy |
Women Facing Special Challenges |
Strengthening Commissions for Women |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12 noon |
Work and Family Policies |
Older Women’s Issues |
Survival Strategies for Commissions for Women |
| 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. |
Women, Girls & Technology |
Immigrant Women in the U.S. |
Effective Advocacy Skills and Strategies |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
Mothers and Poverty |
Women & Girls in Abusive Relationships |
Roberta’s Rules: Strategies for More Engagement in Commission Meetings |
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