Meetings & Events

RCEN 7th Anniversary Celebration

Celebrate River City Express Network's seven years of success! Help us kick-off another year of RCEN "Making History..." with food, fun and friends! We will celebrate the just-completed year with awards, recognitions and a look back at our accomplishments.  We will look forward to the new year with installation of the new executive board and discussion of goals for 2008-2009.

This year's celebration will benefit the Central Virginia Food Bank. For every jar of peanut butter and each can of tuna you bring, you will receive a raffle ticket and be eligible for the special prize drawing. Don't want to lug all that food? Bring a check for the Food Bank and you get tickets too!

You can also earn a raffle ticket by bring a guest - each guest earns you one ticket!

Join us for a great party!

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"BOOMERS, GEEKS and GEEZERS: Communication and Motivation Across the Generations"
Presented by Tom Davidson, founder and president, Davidson Leadership

Do you have an older relative who struggles with even the simplest technical devices? ...or is that you?! Have you been amazed to see how fast kids can text message each other and keep 14 conversations straight...except yours? Have you ever looked at how some of your younger associates were dressed for work and wondered, "What were they thinking?!"

What makes today's generations tick and how can you better attract, retain and motivate these diverse customers and employees? Without knowing, you could be alienating rather than mobilizing your stakeholders. This memorable presentation explains the divergent values and behaviors of the four generations currently populating today's customer base and workforce. Audiences learn to appreciate each generation's unique features and take away valuable tips for better communication, motivation and teamwork. Tom makes extensive use of props and examples that are not easily forgotten and shares principles that can be put to use at once.

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September 19     Reception 5:30 pm     Awards Dinner 6:30 pm
Richmond Sheraton West
Keynote Speaker: Lillian Lambert, LilCo Enterprises

The first American Business Women's Day (ABW Day) was celebrated in 1982. It is a national day for American to recognize the achievements of not only ABWA members but also the millions of employed women in the U. S. It's observed on September 22, the anniversary of ABWA's founding. Since 1982, the Richmond ABWA Area Council has hosted the Richmond celebration of ABW Day.

The 2008 celebration will include the traditional Area Council Friendship, Leadership, and Scholarship Awards. As in years past, area Chapter/Network Women of the Year and Top Ten nominees will be honored. We will also honor District IV’s past national ABWA officers and Top Ten businesswomen. We are happy to announce that this year’s special guests will include ABWA National President Lina Lawson and District IV Vice President Beatrice E. Burton. Lawson is Co-owner and Senior Designer of Twinz Co. Graphic Design and a member of Leading Women Express Network in Bryan, Texas. Burton is  a Senior Accounting Analyst with Tredegar Film Products Corporation and a member of the Cavalier Chapter of ABWA in Richmond.

October 2-4, 2008
Covington, KY
"The Southern Side of Cincinnati"

Northern Kentucky Convention Center
Embassy Suites Cincinnati Riverfront
Marriot Cincinnati at River Center

ABWA's 2008 National Women's Leadership Conference will attract women from across the country to network, learn new job skills, listen to dynamic speakers and just have fun! These women are business owners, corporate executives, managers and assistants and very active retired businesswomen. They will hear from nationally renowned speakers bringing business techniques to help them reach their career goals.

Don't miss this chance to shine among colleagues and revitalize your life and career! For all the details about the conference, watch for the May/June issue of Women in Business magazine, in your mailbox soon.

A complete agenda of the aggressive curriculum of professional development will be published soon. The dynamic workshops and presenters will include:

FranklinCovey -  "Speed of Trust"
 

KU-MBA Essentials - "Financial Leadership in the Firm"

                                  "Human Resources Management"
 

Afterburner - Part Two! A follow-up to last year's phenomenally popular workshop, this team of real fighter pilots is back to offer more insightful leadership training and education on performance improvement.
 

The Water Coolers - a hilarious revue about life at work
 

Mark Mayfield - comedian, speaker and author
 

Songwriter, humorist and entertainer Jana Stanfield
 

Motion picture filmmaker and movie industry veteran James Robinson (writer, producer and director of the award-winning picture "Still Breathing" starring Brendan Fraser.)