SOM Partners News and Events
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
» 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - SEED presents two entrepreneurial workshops at Benjamin Franklin Bank, 58 Main St., Franklin, MA. Registration is 8:30 am. A business plan booklet and business information materials will be available at the workshops. For registration and information, contact Tamarah Barao at 508.822.1020.
» 5:45 pm and 9:00 pm - NEWBO presents its monthly dinner meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn, 420 Totten Pond Rd., (Exit 27A off Rte. 128), Waltham, MA. This month: "10 Ways to Build the Buzz: PR Facts to Help your Business Grow" with Derek Beckwith, President, Beckwith Public Relations Group. The cost is $40 for members and $50 for non-members. Call 617.566.3013 for more information or visit www.newbo.org.
» 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - The Downtown Women’s Club’s South Shore Chapter is hosting Cocktails & Conversations at Rockland Trust, 272 Columbia Road (Rt. 53) in Hanover, MA. Mix and mingle with DWC members and guests. Please feel free to bring clients, colleagues and friends. Men are invited too. No fee to attend. RSVP and for more information visit www.downtownwomensclub.com or contact Paula Harris, South Shore director at 781.934.9154 or pharris@whcornerstone.com.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
SOM Dean Deborah Merrill-Sands is an opening presenter at the Strategic Leadership Program for Women in Fashion, at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. This full-day program, which is sponsored by the Center for Executive Women in Fashion at FIT, will feature a range of keynote presentations, panel sessions and workshops focusing on building leadership skills among female executives in the retailing and fashion industry. Dean Merrill-Sands will address the topic “Gender and Leadership” from 8:45 am – 10:15 am. SOM alumnae receive a discounted rate of $395 to attend the event. Call 212.217.7598 for more information.
Friday, March 16, 2007
» 7:30 am - 5:00 pm - The 10th Annual Women's Summit 2007 at Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI. Come learn from Tory Johnson, founder of Women For Hire; Alfre Woodard, award-winning actress, and Liz Murray, best known for her story was dramatized on Lifetime in "Homeless at Harvard" and dozens of break-out sessions. The cost to attend is $145 made payable to Bryant University, 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917. No registrations are available at the door. For more information go online to www.summit.org.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
» 8:30 am - 4:30 pm - MassBay Community College, Wellesley Hills Campus presents the Disney Keys to Excellence Program. Join your local business community at our campus at 50 Oakland Street, Wellesley Hills, MA for an incredible day of learning, insight and inspiration. The special promotion price is $349.00 and can be requested with the promotional code SouthShore when registering. Register by phone at 877.544.2384 or online at http://www.disneyboston.com (use promo code SouthShore).
» 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - The Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development holds its 25th anniversary celebration and 11th Annual Opening Doors Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA. The Women’s Institute has been building homes and opportunity since 1981 and this year expects to complete its one thousandth unit, having partnered with over 50 organizations. The event is sponsored in part by Citibank, State Street Corp., and TD Banknorth. For individual tickets at $150, call the Women’s Institute at 617.367.0520 X10. Awardees are: Amy S. Anthony, Housing Investment Inc.; Marie A. Turley, Boston Women's Commission and the partnership award to Corporation for Supportive Housing-Southern New England Program & Partnership for Strong Communities.
» 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Boston Print Buyers' March dinner program features a three-person "Meet the Press!" panel to tackle critical questions about the changing face of printing for an audience of buyers only. Takes place at the Millennium Bostonian Hotel in Boston. Panelists are Gina Deschamps, Sales & Marketing Manager for Deschamps Printing; Ken Michaud, Co-Owner, Chairman and CEO of the George H. Dean Company; and Kim Taylor, Principal of the Hanson Printing Company. For program details and to register, visit http://www.bostonprintbuyers.com/events/event-07-03.html. Tickets are $20 for BPB members, $50 for nonmembers. Attendance is limited to 70.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
» 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Eighth Annual "Flavors of Neponset Valley" presents fine food and wine from an array of restaurants, caterers, wineries and breweries from Providence to Boston at Christina’s Function Facility, sponsored by the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce. Live jazz singing from Kathy Earabino and her Blue Wave Trio. A 5:00 pm Wine Seminar will be presented by Len Presutti, CWE, Corporate Wine Educator at the Martignetti Companies. Tickets are $45, $50 at the door, groups of 10 for $375 pre-paid, including the wine seminar. Reservations recommended. Business attire suggested. For reservations, call the Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce at 781.769.1126, or register at www.nvcc.com.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
» 2:00 pm - Mount Auburn Cemetery Celebrates 175 Years & Women's History Month with walking tour, “Generations of Women Moving History Forward: Some Remarkable Women at Mount Auburn.” Civil rights activist Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, abolitionist Harriet Jacobs, peace activist Julia Ward Howe, and crusader Dorothea Dix are some of the women's gravesites to be visited on the tour. Meet at the Mount Auburn Cemetery entrance gate, 580 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, MA. Tickets are $10. For more information and to reserve a space, call 617.607.1981. Please join us for this walk to celebrate National Women’s History Month. While strolling through the Cemetery we will visit the memorials of women whose determination and courage moved history forward.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
» 7:30 am - 9:30 am - Join SMPS for the breakfast program, "Relationships for Career Success," with Keith Ferrazzi at the Hilton Back Bay, 40 Dalton St., Boston, MA. Registration is $99 for members, $125 for nonmembers. Credits: 1.0 CEU. Register at www.smpsboston.org.
» 8:00 am to 10:00 am - Ability Awareness Seminar - enhancing diversity and recognizing ability at Citizens Bank, 53 State Street, Boston, MA. This event is brought to you by Resource Partnership and MassBLN.
» 11:00 am - 1:00 pm - Free Sandler Executive Sales Boot Camp Ultra, led by Greg Nanigian, to be held in Braintree, MA. This two-hour training program has participants discovering a selling system that puts them in control and helps them to close faster and more often. Call 781.848.0993, extension 102, to register. Seating is limited.
» 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Regis College presents "Global Health Issues" at College Hall on the Weston Campus. Call 781.768.7001.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
» SAVE THE DATE - The Women's Congress Boston - Thursday, March 29 through Friday, March 30 - a business and lifestyle conference at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Simmons SOM is a sponsor of this event, featuring SOM Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership Deborah Kolb. The event also features "Make Mine a $Million Business program," a live competition of "elevator pitches" from eight select women business owners with the potential to grow their businesses into million dollar enterprises. This competition is organized in part by Kristen Golden '90. SOM Elizabeth J. McCandless Professor of Entrepreneurship Teresa Nelson will serve as a competition judge. Go online for more information.
» The 3rd annual Stonyfield Farm Entrepreneurship Institute kicks off on this opening night at the Southern New Hampshire University campus. Opening the program will be Gary Hirshberg, Stonyfield Farm president and CEO. Others on the opening night include Seth Goldman, co-founder and CEO of Honest Tea, and Michael Swack, dean of the SNHU School of Community Economic Development. The March 30 program will include discussion of topics ranging from business management and organization to raising equity capital to sales and marketing challenges. A few participants will present their business case studies to a panel of expert respondents and fellow participants for feedback. For more information, contact Veronica Kamerman, School of Community Economic Development, Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH, 03106-1045, or register online at http://www.snhu.edu/1758.asp.
Friday, March 30, 2007
» March 30 - April 1 - Rachel Simmons, bestselling author, educator and parenting expert, will host a mother-daughter empowerment weekend workshop in Dedham, MA. The workshop will convene middle and high schools girls and their mothers to learn about assertiveness in relationships, self-empowerment and emotional intelligence. The workshop will take place at the Endicott House, a 1934 mansion built in the style of French manor in Dedham, MA. To register contact Simone Marean at simone@girlsleadership.org or visit www.girlsleadership.org.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
» 7:00 pm - 12:00 am - Spring Gala to benefit HAWC (Help for Abused Women and Their Children) The event takes place at Jimmy's Allenhurst, Route 114, Danvers, MA. Entertainment will be provided by World Premier Band and there will be a cash bar, buffet, desserts, coffee and fundraising raffle. Tickets in advance are $60 and $75 after March 1st. Make checks payable to Salon Bogart/FOB HAWC, 4A Summer St., Manchester, MA 01944. For more information contact Laurie at 978.363.8128 or visit www.helpabusedwomen.org.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
» DEADLINE for Massachusetts Family Business Awards 2007 presented by Center for Family Business at Northeastern University. For more information 617.373.3718 or visit www.nuffi.org.
Saturday, April 14, 2007
» 6:00 pm - Center for Women & Enterprise invites you to its Annual Auction at the Seaport Hotel, One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA. Celebrate the power and passion of entrepreneurship. For more information call 617.536.0700.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
» 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Regis College presents its Leadership Series on Health entitled "Disaster Planning and Preparedness" in College Hall on the Weston Campus. Call 781.768.7001 for more information. The event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
» 5:30 pm - American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay presents Angels Among Us at The Westin Copley Place, Boston. The Clara Carton Humanitarian Awards Gala will honor Soledad O'Brien, co-anchor, CNN American Morning and other individuals and organizations that exemplify the spirit of humanitarian service. For more information please call 617.274.5237 or visit our website at www.bostonredcross.org.
» SAVE THE DATE for the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless benefit What's in a Bag? at the Boston Harbor Hotel in Boston. The event will benefit the lives of homeless families and children throughout Massachusetts. For more information call Katie at 781.595.7570 or go online to www.mahomeless.org.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
» 6:00 pm SAVE THE DATE - 18th Annual Spring Gala to benefit Horizons for the Homeless Children at The Seaport Hotel. For more information contact 617.445.1480 or go online to www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org/.
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
» 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - One Family Scholars invites you to Mothers of Inspiration event 2007 at the Imperial Ballroom, The Boston Park Plaza, 64 Arlington St., Boston, MA. For more information contact 617.423.0504 x213. www.onefamilyinc.org.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
» 7:00 am - 9:00 am - 6th Annual Business Women's Breakfast to benefit the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence. This year's breakfast honors Janet Wu, anchorwoman. The event takes place at the Colonnade Hotel, Boston, MA. For more information or to sponsor the event call 617.338.2350 x222 or go online to www.atask.org.
» 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Operation A.B.L.E. will honor Wayne Budd, Esq., senior counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP, for outstanding community service, at its Starfish Thrower Award Gala at the Plaza Ballroom, Seaport Hotel, Boston, MA. This 25th Anniversary Celebration should not be missed! Call 617.542.4180.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
» 6:00 pm - The NACD New England will host the Directors of the Year Awards at the Boston Intercontinental Hotel. This is the first time for an annual event. Go online to www.nacdne.org.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
» 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - SAVE THE DATE 15th Anniversary of the New England Leadership Awards (NEWLA) to benefit the Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club of Dorchester. The event takes place at the World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, MA. Come be inspired!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
» SAVE THE DATE ~ A Family Affair benefiting housing families at The Waterworks at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill, MA. The event will honor housing heroes Edward A. Fish and Family, Peabody Properties, Inc. Visit www.housingfamilies.org.
» 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm - Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce presents the Annual Meeting & Dinner at The Westin Boston Waterfront. For more information or to register go online to bostonchamber.com.
Friday, May 11, 2007
» 7:30 am - New Directions for Homeless Families breakfast at The Harvard Club, 374 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA., supporting COMPASS for homeless families. The speaker will be Jeannette Walls, author of NY Times bestseller The Glass Castle and MSNBC columnist. For further information on Parenting Resource Associations, contact Margaret Kornack 781.862.4446 x205.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
» 10:00 am - Jewish Family & Children's Services Women's Breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel, Boston, MA., with special guest first lady of Massachusetts, Diane Patrick. For more information call 781.647.5327 x 4111.
Thursday, May 17, 2007
» 9:00 am - 12:00 pm - The first of two free workshops held by the South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corp., in cooperation with the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center, aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs. Both workshops will be held at Citizens Bank, 865 Washington St., Braintree, MA. The first of these workshops is entitled “Learn the Fundamentals in Planning, Preparing For, and Financing Your Business.” Registration begins at 8:30 am. The second workshop, entitled “Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business,” will be held on Wednesday, May 24, during the same hours. Call Tamarah Barao at SEED at 508.822.1020 to register for either or both sessions by May 11 or for directions to Citizens Bank.
» 6:00 pm - American Jewish Committee Greater Boston Chapter Centennial Civic Achievement Award horning Paul S. Grogan, President and CEO, The Boston Foundation with honorary co-chairs: The Honorable Thomas M. Menino, Mayor Boston; The Honorable Raymond L. Flynn; and The Honorable Kevin H. White. The event will take place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. To reserve a space, call 617.457.8700.
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
» 6:00 pm - Celebrate the 13th Annual Academy of Women Achievers at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA. Join the YWCA Boston as we roll out the red carpet to honor ten new members of the Academy of Women Achievers and celebrate our successes! Sponsorships are available. For more information contact Catherine Clarke at 617.585.5480 or YWCA@ywcaboston.org.
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