February 27, 2008
Norwood Hotel – 112 Marion Street
Reception 6:00 p.m. – Dinner 6:30 p.m.
Event Overview -- Mentors -- Mentees -- Sponsors -- Contact
The Winnipeg Transition Centre (WTC) in collaboration with numerous community groups and public sector agencies, is set to host the first annual Women as Career Mentors Dinner in February 2008. The event will bring together young women between the ages of 16 – 30 with women in professions, over an evening of dining and information exchange. It is anticipated that 100 – 150 young women and 100 – 150 career mentors will attend.
Career mentors will provide their young women counterparts with information relating to workplace attitudes, skill shortage areas, and employment trends. Opportunities to discuss the challenges and barriers faced by women, as well as effective methods to overcome these challenges, will arise. Young women will gain information that will help them to make career choices, and establish networking contacts in a variety of sectors and industries.
Over the long term, these young women will have the opportunity to return in subsequent years as career mentors, and will choose to stay in Manitoba once introduced to the opportunities and support available here.
Are
you a woman willing to share her expertise with younger women who are
trying to define their futures?
Do you have suggestions, directions, or advice for younger women who are facing choices about which paths to follow?
If you said YES to these questions, your participation as a Career Mentor would be valuable! Plan to attend the “Women as Career Mentors” dinner on February 27th, 2008.
Are you a woman, between the ages of 16 and 30, who could benefit greatly from hearing about the struggles, challenges and victories of women in the fields you are considering?
Do
you have questions, concerns and are seeking advice from experienced women
who may also have been undecided about what career to chose? Are you looking
for advice, knowledge, and perspectives as you make the transition to
the workforce or for further training or education?
If you have said YES to any of these questions you would be a welcome participant in the “Women as Career Mentors” dinner on February 27th, 2008.
We are seeking the support of sponsors to help make this worthwhile event a success. This is an unparalleled opportunity to participate in a unique event, combining community involvement with significant promotional visibility.
Contact:
Shannon Barry, Planners Plus Inc.
96 Drake Blvd., Winnipeg, MB, R2J 1J5
Fax: (204) 255-2523 Phone: (204) 253-8623
Email: shannon@plannersplus.ca