Join Austin Women in Technology

conference details

Registration, Check-in and Breakfast

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 7:45am - 9:00am

Opening Remarks & Non-Profit Spotlight

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 9:00am - 9:45am

Break

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 9:45am - 10:00am

Protocol Power— Secrets Only the Etiquette Pros Know

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:00am - 10:45am

Participants will learn the keys to business etiquette, including:

  • Effective Body Language
  • How to Introduce Yourself
  • Mingling Skills- How to Break Into a Group
  • What your Handshake Says About You
  • How to Have a World Class Handshake
  • How to Enter a Room
  • Business Card Etiquette
  • How to Remember Names
  • Gender Specifics in Protocol
  • The Power of Gratitude
  • How to Increase Your Confidence
Goss

The "S" Factor: 9 Breakthrough Strategies of Super Successful Women

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:00am - 10:45am

Many of the boundaries women perceive in the workplace are just that:  perceptions.  Super Successful Women know that to achieve that success they must break through the barriers, or perceptions, that stand in the way.  In this interactive presentation, Wendy Nolin will identify the barriers and breakthrough strategies for achieving success in both your personal life and your career.

Nolin

Break

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 10:45am - 11:00am

Busting the Super Woman Myth through the Power of Strategic Alliances (It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Right)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:00am - 11:45am

Strategic alliances are the single most effective technique you can use to grow your business. By leveraging not only the power of social media but also reaching out to influencers within your industry and niche, you can do less heavy lifting and more sales revenue generation. Specifically, you will learn:

  • Risks associated with business partnering and how to manage those risks.
  • The right type of partners and strategic alliances to seek out and how best to approach them.
  • The step by step process to get started today.
Flaugher

Expand Your Boundaries with Conscious Language

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:00am - 11:45am

This session introduces you to the concepts of conscious language.  You will learn and experience the influence of thoughts, words, and feelings in your life. Some of the outcomes you can experience with conscious language are:

  • Identify what limiting words, thoughts and feelings are shaping your current reality and business environment
  • Have open, honest, outcome producing communications with yourself and your colleagues
  • Confidently transform old roadblocks into creative successes
  • Use conscious language tools  to consciously re-write your business relationships and life
  • Confidently take authority and authorship over your life
  • Obtain a set of tools to use for the rest of your life. 
Hutchinson Taylor

Break and Grab Lunch

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:45am - 12:10pm

Keynote -- Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 12:10pm - 1:10pm

Today’s smart, strong, goal-driven women face different challenges and have different needs from the generation that came before them. This presentation focuses on both the “light and the dark sides” of being a high-achieving woman today. Reynolds will share the surprising results of her research identifying what today's women need and then share a few powerful exercises that will help you see yourself and your dilemmas at work more clearly.

This presentation will help you uncover:

  • The five factors that drive you to be a top performer but could hinder your personal development
  • The important questions you should answer to free yourself from your mental blocks
  • How to develop your “selves concept” to enrich your communications and improve your working relationships
  • How to feel more satisfaction and contentment with your chaotic, busy life
Reynolds

Free (door prizes, networking, coaching/mentoring)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Break

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:15pm - 2:30pm

Branding — Beyond Your Logo

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Whether you are in the ideation stages of your business, in the throes of launching it, or doing business and want to grow, brand development is key. But what exactly is branding?

Learn how to go beyond your logo to develop a strong brand identity. Every day brand perception influences the choices we make, whether it has to do with a person, product or company. Your brand should encapsulate your company’s personality and values through every aspect of business, defining itself above others in today’s crowded market place. 

Murphy

In Tech and Beyond: Communicating Up - And Out, A Hands-On Experience

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 2:30pm - 3:15pm

An age old problem- persuading colleagues to adopt new ways of communication has been magnified by the rapid pace of new media. As women in technology broaden their career paths, communicating effectively and across diverse medium will be key to professional advancement. In this hands-on session participants will:

  • learn tools for representing ideas in various formats
  • integrate online and offline communication
  • understand miscommunications & how to prevent & repair them
Robison

Break

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 3:15pm - 3:30pm

Warp Speed: Impacts of New Technologies on You and Society

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Forecasting technologies is both an art and a science.  But understanding the trends in both technology and society will help us navigate the exciting future that new technologies are creating.  Being ready to deal with crowdsourcing, cloudsourcing, nanosourcing, DNAsourcing, peoplesourcing, high value outsourcing, and insourcing will prepare us for the challenges of a flat world manifesting at warp speed!

Wilson

Happy Hour (offsite with door prizes)

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 4:30pm - 6:00pm