SOM Partners News and Events
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
» 6:15pm to 9:00pm Women's Enterprise Initiative presents "Business Plan Forum" at the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton. Moderated by Lou Richardson, Controller, Eastern Region, Xerox Corp, Heidi Feinstein, Life Alive Urban Oasis and Organic Cafe, of Lowell, MA will present. There is no charge to attend and no reservations are required. For more information call 617.566.3013.
» 6:00pm Boston Public Library will host a dialogue highlighting the important role of the doctor-patient relationsbip in treating breast cancer. Susan Troyan, MD, and patient Monique Doyle Spencer, author of the Courage Muscle: A Chicken's Guide to Living with Breast Cancer will lead the discussion. The event takes place at the Rabb Auditorium at the BPL, Boylston St., Boston. Call 617.482.0042 for more information.
» 5:30pm to 7:30pm Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's Women's Network presents Divas Uncorked, Inc. at the State Room Boston, Cityside One & Two, 60 State St., 33rd flr., Boston. The event is for members only and the cost is $40. Call 617.227.4500.
» 8:30am to 7:30pm MIT Sloan School of Management Alumni Club of Boston announces the MIT Sloan Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Summit 2006 at MIT's Kresge Auditorium. The event brings together leading marketing executives and academics from around the world to discuss and debate ideas about marketing's past, present and future. For more information go online.
» 5:30pm to 8:00pm - Andover Cocktails sponsored by The Downtown Women's Club. Mix, network and mingle with profesional women at Glory's, 19 Essex Street in downtown Andover. Email jtortorella@footbridgestaffing.com.
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
» 7:30am to 9:30am The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce High Tech and Science Committee will present "Stemming the Brain Drain" at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin Blvd., Cambridge. Martha Bebinger, WBUR Reporter, will discuss the latest trends and lead a panel discussion with: Michael Egan, TransMolecular; Rana Gupta, Navigator Technology Ventures; Jeffrey Lockwood, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research; and Carl Sabia, BBN Technologies. Cost is $35 for members and $70 for non-members and an additional $10 for registration after 9/29. To register call 617.876.4100 or go online to www.cambridgechamber.com
» 2:00pm to 7:00pm – Downtown Women's Club Annual Fall Golf Outing, at the Brookline Golf Club at Putterham for a 12 hole best ball tournament. Tee off for the first group is 2:00 pm. Contact the pro shop directly if you are interested in renting clubs. All skill levels (including beginners) are welcome! Feel free to invite any colleagues, clients or friends to join. Contact Karen Dempsey or Betsy Totten with any questions. Cost: $45 including golf, a buffet dinner and prizes. Carts, add $9. Send check made payable to "DWC Services Inc." to the attention of Karen Dempsey at 1C Brackett Place, Marblehead, MA 01945. Also include a business card or a note with your contact information; any important tournament details will come via e-mail. When signing up, please indicate if you would like to play with anyone in particular. If not, you will be assigned a foursome and tee time, to be e-mailed a few days before. More information: http://www.downtownwomensclub.com and click on Boston events page.)
» 7:30am to 9:30 am The Commonwealth Institute presents the Breakfast of Champions at the Sheraton Boston. The special guest speaker is Linda Kaplan Thaler, CEO and Chief Creative Officer of The Kaplan Thaler Group, the nation's fastest-growing advertising agency with over $1B in billings. Individual tickets are $95; tables of 10 are $1200 and include listing on all materials. Call 617.859.0080.
Thursday, October 5, 2006
» 7:30am to 9:30am - Northeast Human Resources Association hosts a North Shore workshop, “The Immigrant Workforce Primer,” at the Ferncroft Hotel in Danvers with presenter Susan J. Cohen, Partner/Chair Immigration Section, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo. Registration costs are $50 for NEHRA members and $75 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www.nehra.com/events, call 781.239.8711, or e-mail events@nehra.com.
» 7:00am to 9:00am SAVE THE DATE - 11th Annual Women's Leadership Breakfast (United Way of Mass Bay) at the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Blvd., Boston. For more information call 617.624.8089.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
» 5:00pm to 7:00pm - Downtown Women's Club holds its monthly cocktail and networking event at Cort Putnam Furniture, 98 Boylston Street. Contact jdoherty@bizjounrals.com for more information.
Monday, October 9, 2006
» 7:00am on - The 30th Annual Tufts Health Plan 10K for Women (selected as the USA Track & Field National 10K Championship) begins with registration from 7:00am to 11:00am. The race starts at noon at the Boston Common on Beacon Street and finshes on Charles Street. Morning events include a 1K fitness walk for kids at 10:30am and a pre-race aerobic warm-up at 10:50am The awards ceremony takes place at 2:00pm. Online registration is available at www.tuftshealthplan.com/tufts10k. Registration is $29 online, $29 by mail and $37 on race day. Mail-in registrations will be accepted at Conventures Inc.; One Design Center Place, Suite 718; Boston, MA 02210 until Monday, Oct. 2.
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
» 6:00pm We Are Boston 2006 - New Bostonian Leadership Awards at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston. - a celebration of Boston's Immigrant Heritage, Contributions and Diversity. Ethnic dress is encouraged. For more information call 617.635.2980.
» 9:00am to 4:00pm - SEED Corporation and Sharon Credit Union in cooperation with MA SBDC Neponset Valley Chamber of Commerce and SCORE present free Basic Entrepreneurial Workshops at Christina’s Function Facility, 2 Washington St., Foxboro. Registration is at 8:30am. Register by Oct. 3. Session I, 9:00am to noon: Learn the Fundamentals of Planning, Preparing for and Financing Your Business. Session II, 1:00pm to 4:00pm: Learn to Understand Financial Statements and How They Help Demonstrate the Health of Your Business. For registration and information, contact Tamarah Barao at 508.822.1020.
» 5:00pm to 7:00pm - Downtown Women's Club Networking Cocktail Hour, at the CortPutnam Furniture Showroom, 98 Boylston St., Boston. No cost, cash bar. No RSVP required. For more information, visit http://www.downtownwomensclub.com and click on Boston events page.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
» 7:30am to 9:30am - Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) will host an EMA/Staffing workshop, “Internet Sourcing at LightSpeed,” at the Marriott Hotel in Newton with presenter Glenn Gutmacher, Recruiting Research Consultant, Microsoft Corp. Registration costs are $50 for NEHRA members and $75 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www.nehra.com/events, call NEHRA at 781.239.8711, or email events@nehra.com.
» 6:00pm to 8:30pm Women's Executive Forum of ACG Boston invites you to an evening of Wine Tasting with senior executive women. A sommelier will serve and share his expertise on a variety of wines. The event will take place at Sullivan & Worcester, One Post Office Square, Boston. The cost for members is $40 and nonmembers is $70. To register or for more information call 781.890.2361.
» 6:45pm to 10:00pm Keely Smith Swings with Self Esteem Boston at the Scullers Jazz Club, Doubletree Guest Suites, 400 Soldiers Field Rd., Boston. The celebrity MC is Eric Jackson of WGBH Radio's "Eric in the Evening". The tickets are $100 and the program benefits Self Esteem Boston Educational Institute's Programs for women in emergency shelters in the Boston area. Purchase tickets online. For more information call 617.983.1111 x3.
Friday, October 13, 2006
» 9:00am to 5:30pm October 13 and 14 Carole Hyatt Associates Inc. presents "Getting to Next Workshop" with best selling author, international lecturer and renowned career strategist, Carol Hyatt - author of The New Woman's Selling Game, Shifting Gears, When Smart People Fail and Lifetime Employability. This 2-day interactive workshop will help women get intouch with their natural gifts and skills to develop strategies for uncovering new career paths and professional possibilities. The program fee is $450 and includes meals, workshop materials, access to the website bullentin board, invitations to special events (including the annual reuniion in NY), and access to a professionally diverse network of over 1200 graduates. Registration is limited. The workshop will take place at Boulderwood, the home of Carole Murko, 15 Ice Glen Road, Stockbridge, MA. To register RSVP to carole@boulderfarm.com and send your business card and check made payable to: Carol Hyatt Associates, Inc., 7 West 81st St., NY., NY 10024. For more information, please call 413.298.0173.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
» 8:30am to 5:00pm - Cambridge Health Alliance’s Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with The Tavistock Clinic, London, hosts a ground-breaking academic symposium, "Shared Subjectivities in Brain, Mind and Psychopathology," to be held at Harvard University's Science Center, Lecture Hall C, 1 Oxford St., Cambridge. The event is free and open to the public, but advance registration is suggested as space is limited. For information and to RSVP: contact Dow Wieman, 617.665.1013 or dowieman@cha.harvard.edu Additional information is available online at www.cha.harvard.edu/symposium
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
» 7:30am to 9:30am - The Ten Commitments to Win More Business, part of the Rodman and Rodman Fall Seminar Series, will outline specific and simple steps to generate more business, sales and referrals. The session, which begins with a continental breakfast, will be led by Jim Ayraud of Next Level Inc. at the Rodman and Rodman conference room, 3 Newton Executive Park, Suite 101, Newton. The presentation is free. To reserve, contact Jen Reading at 617.965.5959 or Jen@RodmanCPA.com. Seating is limited.
» 9:00am to 4:00pm - The South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corp. and Sovereign Bank will hold two free basic business workshops in Plymouth aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs. Both workshops will be held at Best Western Cold Spring, 188 Court St. The first of these workshops,“Learn the Fundamentals in Planning, Preparing for, and Financing Your Business” will be held from 9:00am to noon.Registration begins at 8:30am. Breakfast and lunch will be provided free of charge to attendees. The second workshop, “Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business,” will be held from 1:00pm to 4:00pm Call Tamarah Barao at SEED at 508.822.1020 to register for either or both sessions by Wednesday, Oct. 11, and for directions to Best Western Cold Spring.
» 8:00am Leading Women of Southeastern New England announces "Lessons in Leadership with Anne Szostak" (31-year career at FleetBoston Financial) at Chelo's Restaurant, Banquet Hall, 225 Post Rd., Warwick, RI. The cost is $25 for gold members; $40 for subscribers/others; and $190 for table of 6. Click here for more information.
» 7:45am to 9:00am Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce's Women's Network Breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel. This month's program is a Panel Discussion on: Women in Politics - "The Political Game and Why Women Must Play". The panel is Gloria Larson; Barbara Lee; Jeanne Shaheen with Gloria Craven as moderator. Call 617.227.4500 for more information and to register.
» The Working Mothers Symposium: Achieve balance at home and work and learn how to more efficiently set goals, find success and enjoy your family. The event takes place at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA. To register & find out about free on-site childcare call 877-WORKMOM (877.967.5656) or visit online at www.kingfishmedia.com/events/wms
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
» 5:30pm to 8:30pm - Northeast Human Resources Association (NEHRA) will host an HR ThoughtLeaders Dinner, “The Future, Your Response, Your Organization's Success: Capitalizing on the Future of HR,” at the Westin Waltham Hotel in Waltham.This dinner is designed for current and future HR senior leaders. The presenter is strategic futurist Joyce L. Gioia, co-author of the business bestseller "Impending Crisis: Too Many Jobs, Too Few People." Registration costs are $120 for NEHRA members, $135 for non-members. For more information and to register, visit www.nehra.com/events, call NEHRA at 781.239.8711, or e-mail events@nehra.com.
» 7:30am to 9:30am 8th Annual Women's Breakfast at The Westin Hotel, Copley Place, American Ballroom, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA The keynote speaker is Dr. Bertice Berry, nationally recognized sociologist, author, lecturer and educator. For more information call 617.445.1480 x330.
» 10:00am to 2:00 pm and 5:00pm to 8:00pm The Entrepreneur's Source is holding its third annual Boston Franchise and Self-Employment Showcase at the Hilton Garden Inn, 5 Wheeler Road, Burlington, MA (Exit 32B off Rte. 128/I-95). The event is open to anyone who in interested in business ownership and who would like to learn about self-emploment possibilities. Admission is free but space is limited. Please register at www.franchisematch.com
» 7:30am to 9:30am 8th Annual Women's Breakfast to celebrate the efforts and achievements of Horizons for Homeless Children at The Westin Hotel Copley Place, 10 Huntington Ave., Boston. The keynote speaker is Dr. Bertice Berry, nationally recognized sociologist, author, lecturer and educator. More information online at www.horizonsforhomelesschildren.org
Thursday, October 19, 2006
» 7:00pm to 8:30pm - Strong Financial Group presents two timely speakers: "Investing For Retirement in Turbulent Times" with Dr. Charles Lieberman, Chief Investment Officer, Advisors Capital Management, Paramus, N.J. (seen on CNBC, Bloomberg and in Barron’s) and "Have the Retirement of Your Dreams" with Mino Sullivan, President, Recreating Retirement. Reservations are required; the event is free. Visit www.MoneyTipsOnline.com or call Strong Financial Group at 617.491.5885 by October 13. At the Radisson Hotel in Cambridge.
» 5:30pm to 8:30pm - The South Eastern Economic Development (SEED) Corp. and Rockland Trust Community Development holds two basic business workshops in Taunton aimed at assisting potential and existing entrepreneurs at SEED Corp., 80 Dean St., Taunton. Session 1, “Learn the Fundamentals in Planning, Preparing For, and Financing Your Business,” is Oct. 19, with registration beginning at 5:00pm. The second workshop, “Understanding the Purpose of Financial Statements and How They Can Help Determine the Health of Your Business.” Call Tamarah Barao at SEED at 508.822.1020 to register for either or both sessions by Thursday, Oct. 12, and for directions to SEED Corp.
» SAVE the DATE Nuestra Comunidad celebration of music, good food and mingling in the elegant Park Plaza Hotel. Go online to www.nuestracdc.org
Saturday, October 21, 2006
» 6:30pm to 12:00 midnight The Crystal Ball at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel to benefit lung cancer alliance and lung cancer research as Boston area hospitals. For more information or for tickets call 781.828.5050.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
» 7:30 am to 9:30am Patriots' Trail Girl Scount Council presents the 2006 Leading Women Awards at the Westin Boston Waterfront, 2 Seaport Lane, Boston. Honorees are: Elizabeth Pattullo, Beacon Health Strategies; Dr. Una Ryan, AVANT Pharmaceuticals; Monica Cost, Cushman & Wakefield; Kthy O'Loughlin, Delta Dental of MA; Irina Simmons, EMC Corporation; and Stacy Madison, Stacy's Pita Chips. For tickets call 617.482.1078 x226.
Thursday, October 26, 2006
» 11:30am to 2:00pm Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce presents the Small Business of the Year Awards at the Colonnade Hotel. For more information and to register go online to bostonchamber.com
» 8:00am to 9:30am Bridgestar will host a session for individuals who have for-profit experience and are interested in getting into the non-profit sector. Participants must be a member of Bridgestar (join at www.bridgestar.org). The event takes place at the Bridgestar office, 535 Boylston St., Boston.
Saturday, October 28, 2006
» SAVE THE DATE for the Emerging Asia Silk Road Gala 2006, a benefit for the Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, New England's only provider of shelter and support services for battered Asian women and children. For sponsorship and volunteer opportunities contact 617.338.2280 x232.
» Your Money Your Power Conference: A Financial Literacy Summit for Mothers & Daughters. The Girl Scouts Patriots’ Trail Council and The Center for Women & Enterprise are seeking volunteers for day-long conference. Event will be held form 8:30am – 4:00pm at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA. This conference will bridge the financial generation gap to get young girls, ages 11-19, and the women in their lives thinking about how they can make their dreams work for them. Presenters will include prominent female entrepreneurs, Sharon Epperson of CNBC & Essence Magazine, and Tish & Snooky, founders of Manic Panic. By volunteering your time, YOU have the opportunity to help make this program a more positive experience for the girls. Contact Cassie Lindsay at the Center for Women & Enterprise at 617.532.0238 or clindsay@cweonline.org for more information.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
» 11:30am to 1:30pm SAVE THE DATE - 3rd Annual Women's Leadership Luncheon (United Way of Mass Bay) at The Westin Waltham, 70 Third Ave., Waltham. For more information call 617.624.8089.
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