Connected Women Of North Carolina Invites Community To Fourth Annual Fall Networking Event

Top Quote "Knowing Your Value," Presented By The Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Will Help Attendees Network, Develop And Support One Another End Quote
  • Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) November 03, 2011 - Connected Women of North Carolina (CWNC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit networking group, invites the community to attend the organization's fourth annual fall networking event, titled "Knowing Your Value" and presented in cooperation with the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, on Friday, Nov. 18 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North Ridge Country Club, located at 6612 Falls of Neuse Road. Cost of attendance is $65 and includes breakfast and lunch. A portion of all proceeds will benefit InterAct, a private, not-for-profit agency that provides safety, support and awareness to victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault.

    Attendees will participate in networking development activities, as well a discussion with a panel of local business leaders. Katty Kay, lead anchor of BBC World News America and co-author of The New York Times best seller Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules For Success, will be featured as the keynote speaker. Kay is also a regular contributor on Meet the Press, The Chris Matthews Show and Morning Joe, and guest hosts for Diane Rehm on NPR. Sponsors of "Knowing Your Value" include Fidelity Investments, the event's flagship sponsor, as well as platinum sponsors Cisco, Allscripts, WakeMed and Red Hat, silver sponsors MMI Public Relations, JanineRae Design, Wells Fargo Insurance and MMPR, and bronze sponsors Greene Resources, Inc. and Guardian Life Insurance Company.

    To register for this event, please visit
    http://raleighchamber.org/cwt/External/WCPages/WCEvents/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=360.

    QUOTES:
    "We hope the Connected Women of North Carolina Fall Knowing Your Value event will assist women from all industries in developing networking skills to enhance their business relationships," said Nancy Parker, area marketing manager for Cisco. "It will be a great opportunity for women to learn about themselves and meet other professionals in the area."

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    Connected Women of North Carolina on Facebook:
    https://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622#!/groups/58089651681/

    Connected Women of North Carolina on LinkedIn:
    http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=808457&mostPopular=&trk=tyah

    Connected Women of North Carolina on Twitter:
    http://twitter.com/#!/CWNC

    DETAILS:
    - InterAct provides 24-hour crisis lines, counseling, court and hospital advocacy, professional training, and a full curriculum of violence prevention in the Wake County schools. The agency also operates Wake County's only confidential residential program for women and children fleeing abuse. For more information on InterAct, visit http://www.interactofwake.org.

    ABOUT CONNECTED WOMEN OF NORTH CAROLINA:
    Connected Women of North Carolina (CWNC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit networking group whose mission is to bring together professional women of North Carolina who share a passion for technology, leadership and networking to develop personally and professionally while giving back to the community. The group has grown to feature women from all companies, organizations and industries whose mission is to promote and empower leadership and success through mentorship, idea-sharing and guidance to each other as well as up-and-coming young professionals. The three tenets of CWNC are: to network (via events), to develop (via programs) and to give back (via philanthropic focus). CWNC events feature board members, panelists and guest speakers who serve as thought leaders surrounding issues including technology, entrepreneurship, career guidance and more. For more information about CWNC, visit http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=808457.

    ABOUT INTERACT:
    InterAct is a private, nonprofit agency that provides safety, support, and awareness to victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault. The agency provides 24-hour crisis lines, counseling, court and hospital advocacy, professional training, and a full curriculum of violence prevention in the Wake County schools. The agency also operates Wake County's only confidential residential program for women and children fleeing abuse. For more information on InterAct, visit www.interactofwake.org.

    Kate Catlin
    MMI Public Relations
    (919) 233-6600
    kate ( @ ) mmipublicrelations dot com
    http://twitter.com/MMIPR
    http://www.mmipublicrelations.com

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