Women's Exchange of Washtenaw

Whew!  I am sure I speak for more than just myself when I say that May 15th’s Forum 2009: Now We’re Talking was a whirlwind of information, encouragement, and connections.  More than 200 women attended the full day of activities, including:

- morning workshops (The general consensus was that we all wished we could have attended ALL of the workshops.)

- lunch with remarks from State Representatives Pam Byrnes and Rebekah Warren (Both women offered encouragement to get involved in state legislation – it can be lonely being the only women on a committee in Lansing!)

- an opportunity to sit and personally ask questions of our high powered panel (An inspirational mix of real advice, business stories, and experience from Debi Scroggins, Bear Claw Coffee, Kimberli Cumming, The Women’s Center of  Southeast Michigan, and Maria Thompson, A123Systems, moderated by the engaging and effervescent Mary Morgan,
Ann Arbor Chronicle.)

- a full two hours of exchange sessions (The sound of so many women sharing business wisdom…if only WUOM would record it for their “Sounds of the State” segments…)

- amazing door prizes (A big thank you to all of our door prize donors, a full list of gifts will be posted soon!)

- MORE networking during the happiest of happy hours.  (Need we say more?)

I was ready for Monday morning with a plan of action and I suspect it was the most productive day I have had in years.  A big thank you to all of the workshop facilitators, and a big thank you to all of the day’s volunteers!

Keep the conversation (and connections fresh) by joining our groups on LinkedIn and CollectiveX.  Workshop booklets from the Forum 2009 will be posted to the CollectiveX site, so if you wish you had made it to a morning session keep a look out!  You can also follow the WXW on twitter (search for WXWBusiness).