NAAAP San Francisco Women's Leadership Forum (RSVP by May 28th, 5:00PM) May 31, 2008

Women's Leadership Forum

NAAAP-SF’s first ever Women’s Leadership Forum challenges individuals to view leadership in powerful new ways and enrich their own sense of possibility. Attend to hear senior-level API women from the corporate, professional, entrepreneurial, nonprofit and governmental sectors speak on the topic of Asian American Women Leaders: Breaking Barriers and Going Beyond.

[Note: The RSVP date is Wed, May 28, 5PM, for more information, email Kathy Doan. To RSVP, simply RSVP Online below or return to the homepage.]

[COST]
$50 NAAAP Members and participating Partner Organization members
$75 Non-Members

[KEYNOTE SPEAKER]
# Fiona Ma, California State Assemblywoman

[PANELISTS]
# Patty Fukami, SVP, Head of Global Finance Operations, Visa USA
# Janine Lee, CEO, Capture the Dream, Inc.
# Anna Mok, Partner, Strategic Clients, Deloitte & Touche LLP
# Mae Tai O'Malley, Managing Attorney, Paragon Legal
# Indu Navar, Founder & CEO, Serus Corporation
# Elaine Serina, Principal & Founder, Talas Engineering, Inc.
# Amy Shin, Chief Administrative Officer, On Lok Lifeways
# Katherine Zarate, Attorney, Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP

[MODERATOR]
# Jerry Ervin, President, Paragon Strategies

[BREAK-OUT SPEAKERS]
# Jo Miller, CEO & Women's Leadership Coach, Women's Leadership Coaching
# Linda Akutagawa, Vice President of Resource & Business Development, LEAP
# Preston Ni, Professor, Coach & Trainer, Communication Coaching

[RAFFLE PRIZES]
NAAAP Members will receive an extra raffle ticket to increase your chances of winning! Attendees have the opportunity to win books written by amazing women (and a few men!), including:
# Climbing the Corporate Ladder in High Heels by Kathleen Archambeau
# Cheers to Muses donated by Asian American Women Artists Association
# The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine
# Advancing Women in Business--The Catalyst Guide donated by Catalyst
# Table Talk: The Savvy Girl's Alternative to Networking by Diane K. Danielson
# The Savvy Gal's Guide to Online Networking by Diane K. Danielson
# Seducing the Boys Club by Nina DiSesa
# A Woman's Ladder to Success by Diane Dutton
# Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman by Gail Evans
# Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office by Dr. Lois Frankel
# The Girl's Guide to Kicking Your Career into Gear by Caitlin Friedman
# Her Place at the Table by Carol Frohlinger
# Hardball for Women by Pat Heim
# Hermanisms Axioms for business and life by John L. Herman Jr.
# What’s Holding You Back? by Sam Horn
# Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians by Jane Hyun
# Everyday Negotiation by Deborah M. Kolb
# Women Don't Ask and Ask for It by Sara Laschever
# Pitch Like a Girl by Ronna Lichtenberg
# Tempered Radicals by Debra E. Meyerson
# Getting Even by Evelyn Murphy
# In the Company of Women by Dr. Susan Murphy
# How to Work a Room by Susan RoAne
# America's Competitive Secret: Women Managers by Judy Rosener
# Fierce Conversations by Susan Scott
# Powertools for Women in Business by Aliza Sherman
# The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques by Doug Sundheim
# Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work by Deborah Tannen
# Overcoming the Superwoman Syndrome donated by The Prof Woman Bookstore
# Sweet Mandarin by Helen Tse

Sweet Mandarin has been chosen by Barnes and Noble as the Top 8 Great New Writers for Fall 2008, providing readers a 20% discount from August - October 2008.

[PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RESEARCH STUDY]
Women Trailblazers: Strategies To Securing Top Ranking Positions Often Dominated By Men Survey Link: http://www.surveysoftware.net/hostss/wtb.htm

[SPONSORS]
# Wells Fargo
# AsianWeek

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[REFUND POLICY]
Refunds are not guaranteed. Your request for a refund will be contingent upon the policies of 3rd party vendors and other factors.

By registering and pre-paying for an event, you understand that you may not receive a full refund should you not be able to attend. If you need to cancel your registration for an event that you've pre-paid, please contact the event organizer (located on the event details page) at least 72 hours prior to the event. Refunds will not be issued for non-attendance to any event without prior notification.

If you have further questions, please contact lorraine.gee@naaapsf.org.

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