24
TUE
International Women's Day Program & Power Talk
Description
Event Timeline:
8:30 am – 9:00 am General Session Arrival / Networking
9:00 am – 12:30 pm* International Women’s Day Program
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm* Lunch / Break-out Sessions
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm PowerTalk Mentorship Program**
*In person & virtual attendees may attend all or portions of this event. Virtual live-streamed programming produced by Georgia-Pacific. **PowerTalk is Young Career/College Student Mentees & IWF Member Mentors
In-Person Attendees: The Kendeda Building, Georgia Institute of Technology
Building Address: 422 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
IWD Program will take place in the lobby level auditorium
For assistance, please contact:
Jennifer Langley, IWD Event Director & IWF Georgia Forum Manager, jlangley@iwfgeorgia.org, 404-314-3941.
Description
Event Timeline:
8:30 am – 9:00 am General Session Arrival / Networking
9:00 am – 12:30 pm* International Women’s Day Program
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm* Lunch / Break-out Sessions
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm PowerTalk Mentorship Program**
*In person & virtual attendees may attend all or portions of this event. Virtual live-streamed programming produced by Georgia-Pacific. **PowerTalk is Young Career/College Student Mentees & IWF Member Mentors
In-Person Attendees: The Kendeda Building, Georgia Institute of Technology
Building Address: 422 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30313
IWD Program will take place in the lobby level auditorium
For assistance, please contact:
Jennifer Langley, IWD Event Director & IWF Georgia Forum Manager, jlangley@iwfgeorgia.org, 404-314-3941.
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