WITI Strategist
Newsletter  •  March 30, 2016

  In This Issue

WITI Special Events
WITI Business
WITI Wire
WITI Webinars
WITI Thought Leader Spotlight
WITI Women
WITI Partner Events
WITI / GEICO Tips
WITI Social Media

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  WITI Network Events

March 31, 2016 - San Jose, California
WITI Sports, Entertainment and Technology Symposium
April 13, 2016 - San Diego, California
Averting Cyber Disaster: Are Women Our Best Hope?
April 13, 2016 - Houston, Texas
Relax, Recharge and Reconnect with your Network!
April 21, 2016 - Tampa, Florida
Happy Hour, and...a special guest!
April 21, 2016 - Boston, Massachusetts
The Only One in Heels: Female Leadership in STEM
April 26, 2016 - New York, New York
Digital Strategy in Action: How to make sense of the meaning found between people, technology and businesses
May 11, 2016 - Santa Monica, California
Wine & Cheese Speed Networking Extravaganza
May 19, 2016 - Tampa, Florida
An evening with USF President, Judy Genshaft

More Network Events

  WITI Partner Events

See Details of All Partner Events Here

CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine's Career Expo For People With Disabilities
April 1, 2016
Boston, Massachusetts

2016 Dallas CIO Executive Leadership Summit
April 5, 2016
Dallas, Texas

CIO Finance Summit
April 5, 2016
New York, New York

CIO Insurance Summit
April 6, 2016
New York, New York

GABBCON Chicago Audience Based Buying Conference
April 6, 2016
Chicago, Illinois

Geek Girl TechCon
April 7, 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Better Man Conference
April 7, 2016 - April 8, 2016
San Francisco, California

Drone Dealer Expo
April 11, 2016 - April 13, 2016
Orlando, Florida

See Details of All Partner Events Here

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  WITI Special Events

WITI Sports, Entertainment and Technology Symposium - March 31, 2016

Wearables and fitness bands are now big business. Users are consuming content through tablets, phones, computers and even watches. All of this incredible growth is creating many opportunities for partnerships between the technology, sports and entertainment worlds.

At the WITI Sports, Entertainment and Technology Symposium, you will hear from the key players who are leading the way for women in these industries.

There's still time to register for this event happening tomorrow in San Jose California.

  WITI Business

How Leading Executives Manage Distributed Tech Teams
By WITI News Staff

We know that it's hard to build diverse top caliber tech teams - especially when you are trying to source your candidates from one location. PowerToFly has a solution to this problem.

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  WITI Wire

Why Lessons as an Immigrant Shape You Differently and How They Apply to Innovation
By Michelle Bazargan

You think it could never happen to you... I want you to imagine how you would feel if you and your family had to leave everything you know. Overnight with no plan, pack one bag, and leave it all behind.

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  WITI Webinars

Women Who Fund - Investing with a Gender Lens
Presenter: Tracy Gray
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

There has been much talk and discussion regarding the lack of diversity, especially gender, in business. From Silicon Valley to Hollywood to Wall Street, the number of women executives and decision makers are at an all-time low.

  This Webinar is FREE To WITI Members! Details!

  WITI Thought Leader Spotlight

Thought Leader Spotlight: Judy Sweet
By Fatimah Gilliam, Esq.

I grew up in a time when there were limited career choices for women - especially in sports. It was before Title IX was enacted. There weren't any female athletic administrators or many college sports programs for women. So when I was younger, I never considered a career in a sports field.

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  WITI Women

Rita Goldberg Minker: Bridging Homemakers to Career Moguls
By WITI News Staff

It is no secret that women have been oppressed in their respective career fields since they first started taking on jobs that didn't involve them being homemakers.

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  Join WITI @ efm Events

San Francisco IT Symposium
April 14, 2016  |  San Francisco, California

The Inaugural San Francisco IT Symposium will be on April 14th . This is a one day conference designed to bring together the IT management teams of the local companies and provide an environment where they can network and build relationships while enjoying a day filled with IT experiences.

The Symposium will be on Thursday, April 14th, at the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel. For more details go to: www.efmevents.com/2016/sanfrancisco/agenda.html

Registration will be complimentary to all the WITI members who are IT practitioners. When registering type "WITI" in the promo field and registration fees will be waived. www.efmevents.com/registration/?eventid=257

  WITI / GEICO Tips

3 Super Movie Car Secrets

Here at GEICO we love cars. Some of our favorite scenes in movies and TV shows are ones that feature a cool car chase. From the 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in Bullitt to the DeLorean DMC-12 featured in Back To The Future, iconic cars make a lasting impression on us.

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