October 2012 Events
October 3, 2012 Professional Development Day
Participate in a variety of professional development workshops.
Learn how to be a healthier, happier, bolder, more effective and
successful professional. Nine different speakers.
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Place: Gaetano’s Restaurant & Banquet Center, 1617 Banksville Rd, Pittsburgh PA 15216
Host: WIN-Pittsburgh, a NAFE Affiliate
Cost: Members-$60.00; Non-members-$75.00
RSVP/Info: Dawn Pomaybo, 412.963.6311 info@winpitt.org
For more info and to register, go to: http://www.winpitt.org/index_files/events.htm
October 6 Celebration & Blessing of the Animals in Pittsburgh
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Outside of
Journeys of Life
810 Bellefonte Street
Shadyside 15232
October 8 - Pittsburgh Professional Women Presents: Smart Marketing Tools for Business Success Dinner/Workshop - from 6-8pm
Special Guest Speaker: Pittsburgh Magazine Marketing Director Leah Gally Krenn - WPXI TV Studios - 4145 Evergreen Road Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15214 (Just off of McKnight Road) PPW Members $35/Non Members $49
Register Online www.PittsburghProfessionalWomen.org
October 10 - “Freedom for Birth” Film Screening and Reception - 6:30pm at Pittsburgh Filmmakers Melwood Screening Room Event link: http://www.midwifecenter.org/default.asp?iId=GDLFHK
October 10 - Free Tele-Class October 10, 2012 at 8pm “How to Create a Publicity Plan for Your Business” The tele-class will be recorded, so if this topic interests you, please sign up using the link below.
Presented by Publicity Expert and Author Beth Caldwell with Global Tele-Class.
Class Description: Most companies and organizations do not need to hire a full time publicist, but you do need a plan. Having a good publicity plan is essential to be able to take advantage of media opportunities. On this intensive action-packed call, Beth will share with you her publicity tips that she’s developed over the past 12 years in her business.
Here are the complete details: TeleClass Title: How to Create a Publicity Plan for Your Business Date: 10/10/12 at 8:00 PM ET (New York Time) On this intensive and action packed call, Beth will share publicity tips and teach you to: Understand the stair-steps of media coverage - Position yourself as an expert and a resource for the media - Create your own personalized media list - Create an attention-getting media release - Create your individualized 12 month media plan So many of us miss publicity opportunities because we just don’t know how to take advantage of them. Join us so that you can learn to create the plan, and be ready when the media needs your expertise.
Tuition: No Cost
Register Online Here: http://www.globalteleclass.com/scripts/teleclasses.lasso?Dept=002
October 10 -
Brown Bag Lunch
12:00 – 1:00pm
Speaker: Gary Topolosky, Patent Attorney
Topic: Is my Intellectual Property protected?
Make the most of your intellectual property. Join us to understanding patent, trademark and copyright laws and the “revolutionary” changes coming to patent applications after March 15, 2013. Learn about the costs of coverage, the value of pursuing international patent equivalents and how to exploit one’s own intellectual property in licensing deals with competitors.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
Business Exchange Networking Lunch
* Give a 1-2 minute commercial for your business.
* Bring business cards, brochures, and samples.
* Make new business contacts.
Four Dates and Locations:
Oct. 3 - Wexford, Atria’s, 12980 Perry Highway, Wexford
RSVP: email Michelle Zmijanac at
Michellezmijanac@bestpracticesdelivered.com
Oct. 10- Mount Lebanon, Atria’s, 110 Beverly Road,
Mt. Lebanon
RSVP: email Tina Noblers at
Oct. 17- Murrysville, Bella Luna Trattoria, 5060 William Penn
Hwy, Monroeville, Pa 15146
RSVP Carol@CarolBrineyWorkFromHome.com
Oct. 24- Fox Chapel, Comfort Inn (Old Holiday Inn) in RIDC
Park, Ohara Twp
RSVP: 412-781-8773 or PlanBConsultant@comcast.net
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Cost: $18 (Bring cash; No-shows will be billed for the lunch)
RSVP: By Monday prior to the event
For more info, go to: http://www.blxnetworking.com
The WSBA Network Lunch
A Networking Luncheon for Women Business Owners & Professionals
“Get Heard, Get Noticed, Get Leads”
A networking event open to any business woman who would like
to increase her business contacts/clientele. Our networking
format will be structured to provide participants with high
profile and networking. Bring 20-30 business cards/brochures,
cash for your lunch check, and be prepared to give a 60-second commercial about yourself.
Oct. 3 - 1:00 p.m. - Butler
Oct. 4 - 11:30 a.m. - Allegheny Valley
Oct. 8 - 1:00 p.m. - Beaver County
Oct. 10 - 11:30 a.m. - Shaler/Gibsonia
Oct. 12 - 1:00 p.m. - Robinson/Airport
Oct. 17 - 1:00 p.m. - South Hills
Oct. 18 - 1:00 p.m. - East End
Oct. 19 - 1:00 p.m. - Monroeville
Oct. 23 - 1:00 p.m. - North Hills
Oct. 24 - 5:15 p.m. - After Work (Mansions on Fifth Hotel)
Oct. 26 - 12:00 p.m. - Westmoreland
Host: Women’s Small Business Association
Fee: $2 meeting fee (plus the cost of lunch)
RSVP: Required (Note: Any “Yes” RSVPs who do not show
will be charged a $20 no-show fee.)
For more info and to register online: http://www.wsba.ws
October 11 - Day of the Girl - Hard Rock Cafe, Station Square - Pittsburgh - 6:30 PM - visit https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e6ewj5fl7f136129&oseq= for additional information
October 11 - The Executive Women’s Council presents: Taking Care of you: A Recipe for Nutritional Well Being - Cost is $40 per member, $55 per non-member, space is limited, reserve early - 5:30 - 8 PM - visit https://ewcgp.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=formlogin&form=129367&return=L2luZGV4LnBocD9vcHRpb249Y29tX21jJnZpZXc9bWMmbWNpZD1mb3JtXzEyOTM2Nz9zZXJ2SWQ9Mzg4NSZvcHRpb249Y29tX21jJnZpZXc9bWMmbWNpZD1mb3JtXzEyOTM2Nw== to register for this event
October 12 - “Alternate Dispute Resolution: How to Keep your Business out of the Courts” A CWE Breakfast Series - 7:30am-9:00am - Chatham University Shadyside Campus - Register online at www.chatham.edu/cwe or call 412-365-1253 for more information
October 13 - Women’s Expo of Greater Pittsburgh - 10AM-4PM - Monroeville Convention Center - $5 Admission - 10:00 Ribbon Cutting, reigning Miss Pittsburgh -12 Noon: Fashion Show/White House Black Market Exhibits, 50/50 Drawing, Chinese Auction and more - For complimentary group tickets call Lori Bridgett at 724-713-3310 or e-mail greaterpittsburghwomensexpo@gmail.com
October 13, 2012
A Second Saturday Divorce Workshop for Women is being held on Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Hampton Fields Village, 4480 Mt. Royal Blvd., Allison Park PA 15101.
This workshop is for women who are contemplating or in the early to mid stages of the divorce process. This 4-hour information packed workshop is being taught by a family law attorney, a certified divorce financial analyst, and a therapist. This Second Saturday Workshop is an excellent supplement to professional advice and will explore the legal, financial and emotional issues of divorce to help women to achieve optimum results while saving time and money. Individuals will gain important knowledge and resources that will inform, prepare and protect them as they gain a greater understanding of the divorce process. Cost to attend is $35 per person and pre-registration is necessary to 724-493-9695
October 17, 2012 Tales from the Dark Side: Nightmare
Clients & How to Handle Them
Nightmare clients. As consultants, we’ve all had them. How do you handle them? What can you do to avoid them? How can you keep your consulting dreams from turning into nightmares?
Join your Pittsburgh Consulting Community peers as we share war stories about tough clients. No names and what we say there, stays there. Just the challenging situations and why they happened. But we won’t leave it at that. We’ll also do some peer consulting and come up with ideas on how to handle tough clients or avoid them in the first place.
Never had a nightmare client? Then join us anyway and learn from other’s hard knocks. As always, we’ll have plenty of time for
networking and snacking on Sigma’s great food. We’ll also have
a wine tasting.
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Sigmas Conference and Event Center, 1717 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Host: Pittsburgh Consulting Community
Cost: $35
RSVP: Suggested by October 15th
Questions: contact Michael Couch at
michael@mcassociatesinc.com or 412-952-9036.
Register online at:
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?llr=g9h94scab&oeidk=a07e6g77ac2ceaf1ef5
October 17, 2012
BizMix Networking Event at the Rivers Casino
Mix, mingle and network with Pittsburgh business professionals at BizMix, an evening networking event presented by the Business Times and c-hosted by the Pittsburgh Social Exchange. This is a great opportunity to meet and visit with Business Times editors and staff in an informal setting.
Reservations include:
* Delicious hors d’oeuvres and appetizers
* $10 in free play for pre-registered guests
* Chinese auction and door prizes
Early registration is strongly encouraged since we expect this
event to sell out at 300 guests. Plenty of free parking is
available at the Casino.
Time: 6:00 - 8:0 p.m.
Place: River Casino, 777 Casino Drive, Pittsburgh
(Rivers Banquet Room)
Hosts: Pittsburgh Business Times & Pittsburgh Social Exchange
Cost: $20- Business Times Subscribers; $35- Others
RSVP: Suggested by October 12
For more info, contact Kelli Komondor at 412-208-3845 or
komondor@bizjournals.com
October 18 - Disability Resource Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 AM
SPEAKER: Newlin Archinal, Wealth Advisor at Integrity Wealth Consulting, former WPXI-TV anchor and Arthritis Foundation Board Member and Melissa Kehl from the Arthritis Foundation
TOPIC: Working with Arthritis
Learn how self management helps control pain and keep you working despite having arthritis. Join us for a presentation about the chronic effects of this disease on 27 million Americans, how self-employment can and be your best option and what progress that the Arthritis Foundation is making today.
Volunteers of America of Pennsylvania
1650 Main Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
FREE
RSVP: 412.782.5344 x 209 or volunteersofamerica@voapa.org
October 19, 2012
Think Big Forum: Embracing the Competition
Time: 8:00 am - Noon
Place: Chatham University Shadyside Campus
The Think Big Forum is a half-day forum that addresses current
issues of importance to businesswomen. Regional and national
speakers are brought in to provide key insights and experiences.
This year’s focus is on competition, and will feature the
following speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Chanda Bell, Co-Author of The Elf on the Shelf and Co-CEO
of Creatively Classic Activities and Books “Santa and his Elves vs. the Competition Grinch”
Other Featured Speakers:
Melinda Emerson, “How Social Media Can Be Your Secret Weapon”
Michele Fabrizi, president & CEO, MARC USA, “Formula for Growth:
Out-Thinking Your Competitors, Not Out-Spending Them”
Host: Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship,
Chatham University
Cost: $50.00 (Student Rate: $25 with valid student ID)
Register online at: http://www.chatham.edu/cwe
Or call 412-365-1253 for more information
October 22, 2012 Business Growth Expo
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: DoubleTree Pittsburgh Downtown, One Bigelow Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Hosts: Pittsburgh Business Times and Pittsburgh Impact
Join the Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Impact Initiative
and hundreds of local business professionals for our third annual Business Growth Expo. This business-building event will include expert local speakers, a business tradeshow and plenty of time for networking. Spend the day meeting fellow business executives, gaining valuable business-building information and getting motivated to increase and improve your business.
This year’s Expo will be focused on how large, medium and small companies in the region are building relationship that work.
High fuel prices and the difficulty in maintaining long-distance
relationships are encouraging large companies to search for local suppliers. Large Pittsburgh-based companies are taking the concept of “local” to a whole new level. Attend the Business Growth Expo to find out how your company can be a part of the local revolution.
There will be speakers and panel discussions in the morning and
a luncheon keynote speaker. The business tradeshow will be open the entire day and the speaker sessions will take place in an adjoining room. Regular admission includes the am speakers and panel only. The VIP admission includes access to all speakers, the business tradeshow, plus the luncheon with keynote speaker.
Cost: Regular Ticket - $39 (includes speakers & tradeshow)
V.I.P. Ticket - $79 (includes speakers, tradeshow,
luncheon & keynote speech)
Both tickets also include continental breakfast.
RSVP: Required
For complete info and to register, visit:
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/event/59561#register
October 20 - The U.S. Women’s National Team will face Germany in a match-up of the world’s top two squads at Toyota Park in Bridgeview III. The match is part of the Fran Tribute Tour, presented by Panasonic, and will kick off at 5:30 P.M. CT. See the stars of the 2012 London Olympic Games including Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and Hope Solo. http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0400492ED9965B52 to purchase tickets
October 27 - The College of DuPage will be the site of the first Illinois Women Veterans Fair, which is set to begin at 12 noon - Student Services Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. For more information and to register: http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1108816221110-153/COD+Women+Fair+Agenda+9-2012+FINAL.pdf
