Hello ksmpta-ga:
You asked: "I would like to see a list, including contact information,
of women's conferences coming to the Southeast. For example, Women
Business
Owner's conferences, etc."
I have found the following conferences for you. The links provided
will lead you to contact and registration information.
The 2003 GWEN (Georgia Women Entrepreneurs) Conference and the
Southeast Regional Procurement Fair will be held March 12-13, 2003 at
the Marriott on the Riverwalk, Savannah, Georgia:
http://www.ebizability.com/newsletter/events.html
There's more information about this conference at:
http://www.sbdc.uga.edu/index.aspx?page_name=GWEN_03
The "Post-Feminism: Are We There Yet?" Conference, sponsored by the
Valdosta State University's Women's Studies Program, to be held in
Valdosta, GA, March 13-15, 2003:
http://www.valdosta.edu/women/sewsa2003/pages/Entry.htm
(That URL will take you to various links re: the program and
registration.)
The Southern Conference on Women's History will be held June 5th-7th
at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Registration information
can be found by following this link:
http://www.uga.edu/swch/
The American Business Women's Association (ABWA) will be holding two
regional conferences in the Southeast:
St. Petersburg, FL, March 28-30:
http://www.abwa.org/SC/cities/Petersburg.asp
(At bottom of page see link for detailed information about attending
the conference at:
http://www.abwagbac.org/)
Another ABWA regional conference will be held in Gatlinburg, TN, May
2-4:
http://www.abwa.org/SC/cities/Petersburg.asp
(At bottom of page see link for lodging information, et al, re: this
conference at:
http://gatlinburg2003.tripod.com/)
A program called "Breaking Through Barriers, Building Your Business,"
presented by Nuby Fowler, Regional Administrator for Region IV of the
U.S. SBA [Small Business Administration], will be held March 20, 2003,
at the Ashford Club in Atlanta, Georgia. This event is sponsored by
the Atlanta Chapter of the National Association of Women Business
Owners. For information, see:
http://www.nawbo-atlanta.org/atlanta/index.html
The University of Southern Alabama's Women's Business Center holds
free workshops in Mobile, AL. To see a listing of early spring events,
scroll down this page:
http://www.southalabama.edu/sbdc/Workshop_schedule.htm
(This page will also give you links for driving directions to
workshops and how to register.)
"The Southern Girls Convention is an annual grassroots meeting of
pro-woman activists devoted to empowering women and girls in the
South, and discussing Southern culture, views, stereotypes of the
South, and the struggle for social justice." To be held March 14,
2003, Asheville, NC:
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1s30i&referrer=women.htm
"Investigating Identity and Experience: an Interdisciplinary Graduate
Student Conference on Gender, Sexuality and Cultural Politics" to be
held April 18-19th, Nashville, TN. See:
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca18s0h&referrer=women.htm
for contact information.
The National Women's Studies Association 24th Annual Conference,
June 19-22, 2003, New Orleans, LA:
http://www.nwsa.org/
and
http://www.nwsa.org/nwsa2003/confinfo.htm
A Women's Conference with a Born-Again Christian emphasis will be held
in Daytona Beach, FL, April 24-26:
http://www.spiritledwoman.com/womensconference/
Florida State University's Women's Center holds various events
throughout the year, including speakers, and film and music festivals
that celebrate women:
http://www.eventcal.net/webcal1/asp1/vc.asp?CALID=31198
The "Gender and Technology: Research, Revisions, Policies, and
Consequences" conference scheduled for March 20-22, 2003, at Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA: "Examining the gender politics of technology
reveals the inventiveness and influence of women as well as the
ideological or material exclusion of women from particular
technological forms. Viewing technology and gender as helping to shape
and define one another, feminists show technology to be a force both
in perpetuating and challenging gender inequality." See:
http://www.cis.vt.edu/ws/SEWSA2003.html.
2003 Mid-Atlantic Women's Rights and Empowerment Conference, to be
held March 28, 2003, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Find contact
information at:
http://www.conferencealerts.com/seeconf.mv?q=ca1sh8m&referrer=usa
Keep checking this site for updates on future conferences on "Women
and Money," hosted by the North Carolina Dept. of Treasury:
http://www.treasurer.state.nc.us/WAM00/future.asp
If you're looking for sisterhood and spiritual rejuvenation, try the
Weekend Women's Getaway, which feature non-denominational Christian
worship and music, plus lots of camaraderie with other Christian
women. These retreats are held in Talladega, AL, Pigeon Forge, TN, and
Branson, MO. See links for complete information at:
http://www.philwaldrep.org/Womens.html
Search strings:
"women conferences [name of various Southeastern states]"
"women business conferences . . ."
"women health conferences . . . "
If you feel the information I have provided is insufficient, please
post a comment to that effect and I will attempt to find more
resources for you.
I do hope my answer is satisfactory. If I find any more events that
might be of interest to you, I will post them as a answer
clarification.
Sincerely,
nancylynn-ga |
Clarification of Answer by
nancylynn-ga
on
10 Mar 2003 08:22 PST
Hello ksmpta-ga:
I've found more conferences that may be of interest to you:
The Women's Business Council (WBC) Gulf Coast organization holds
seminars and conferences in "Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, to
provide information and networking opportunities for its members. In
most cases the meetings feature a guest speaker. Various other events
are held throughout the year including our business opportunity expo &
trade show and our silent auction." See a calendar of events at:
http://www.wbcla.org/calendar.htm
Among the events listed at the above site: the April 8-9, 2003, 4th
Annual Women's Business Opportunity Expo to be held in New Orleans,
and the April 29th "Fishing for Success" seminar to be held in
Shreveport, LA.
"The Southern Women Writers Conference seeks to recognize the
contributions of Southern women to American literature" and will be
held at Berry College (near Rome, GA), October 16 -18 2003:
http://www2.berry.edu/academics/humanities/english/swwc1page.asp
For more information, send an email to:
swwc@berry.edu
The U.S. Department of Labor's Women's Bureau is sponsoring "Women For
Hire Career Expo," April 15, 2003, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm at the Sheraton
Crystal City, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. This event
will "enable America's leading companies across all lines of business
to meet one-on-one with a coveted pool of talent in all disciplines.
This is a tremendous service at a time when workplace diversity is
essential and recruiting is competitive. Their one-day events pair
recruiters from a mix of Fortune 1000s, Internet companies, non-profit
organizations and government agencies with talented professionals in
all fields." Contact Info: (212) 580.6100. More information:
http://www.dol.gov/wb/events.htm (you'll have to scroll down to find
the event on this page, which lists numerous events).
You'll find other women's events, some to be held in southeastern
states, at the above URL, including:
"Event title: Women in Finance for the Atlanta Women's Foundation
Date/time: May 27, 2003
Location: Swissotel, Buckhead, GA
Contact: 404-577-5000 ext 1
Event Title: Southern Women in Public Service Conference
Date/time: April 27-29, 2003
Location: The Peabody, Little Rock, Arkansas
Contact: 662-325-8409
Event title: Sister-to-Sister Conference
Date/time: March 22, 2003
Location: Nashville, TN
Function: Conference
Event Sponsor: Coalition of 100 Black Women; WB co-sponsor
Contact: 404-562-2336
Event title: "A Seat At The Table…Lessons Learned from Women
Executives"
Date/time: March 25, 2003
Location: 103 West, Atlanta, GA
Function: Luncheon Program
Event Sponsor: Atlanta Women's Network
Contact: 404-471-1103"
If you're interested in New Age philosophy, yoga, etc., this may be of
interest:
From the ThinkHolistic Web site, which is sponsored by Omega Institute
For Holistic Studies: "Reclaiming the Goddess Source Within" ($450
fee), at the Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, Florida, March 20 –
23, 2003
http://www.thinkholistic.com/events/evitem.cfm?ID=717
You may find some other ThinkHolistic Florida seminars to your liking
at:
http://www.thinkholistic.com/events/evlist.cfm
The BPW's (Business and Professional Women) 2004 National Conference
will be held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, July 13-17, 2004. Follow the link
at:
http://www.bpwusa.org/template.cfm?Section=CalendarOfEvents&NavMenuID=155
I hope these conferences and seminars, and the ones I listed earlier,
will be of interest to you.
Sincerely,
nancylynn-ga
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