WITI Strategist
Newsletter  •  December 28, 2016

  In This Issue

WITI News
WITI Media
WITI Membership Sale
WITI Women
WITI Business
WITI Featured Employer
WITI Teleclass
WITI Webinar
WITI Featured Event
WITI Partner Events
WITI GEICO Tips
WITI Social Media

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  WITI Network Events

January 4, 2017 - Las Vegas, Nevada
The 2017 leadership imperative: cultivating a culture of innovation
January 19, 2017 - Boston, Massachusetts
Coaching Circles: Be Your Best!
January 19, 2017 - Irvine, California
Why Women Need To Lead
January 19, 2017 - Tampa Bay, Florida
WITI Tampa Bay - 2017 Kickoff
January 26, 2017 - San Diego, California
Why Women Need To Lead
February 9, 2017 - San Jose, California
Women in Green Energy & Automotive Forum
February 16, 2017 - Clearwater, Florida
Big Data and Predictive Analytics - What's Next? Part 2

More Network Events

  WITI Partner Events

CES 2017
January 5-8, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada

IT Women, women across technology
January 21, 2017
Tampa, Florida

Guys Who Get It Awards
January 26, 2017
San Francisco, California

Digital Entertainment World (DEW) 2017
February 1-2, 2017
Marina Del Rey, California

ProjectWorld*Business AnalystWorld Dallas
February 6-8, 2017
Dallas, Texas

BSides Tampa 2017
February 11, 2017
Tampa, Florida

RSA Conference 2017
February 13-17, 2017
San Francisco, California

CIO Denver Summit
February 16, 2017
Denver, Colorado

SDxE 2017
April 10-12, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada

Channel Partners Conference & Expo
April 10-13, 2017
Las Vegas, Nevada

See Details of All Partner Events Here

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Wishing you a Happy New Year from all of us at WITI.

  WITI News

WITI's 2016 Top 10 List of Achievements for Women in Technology
By Carolyn Leighton

It's hard to believe 20 years have passed since WITI worked with Rene Redwood to write the technology piece in the U.S. Government Glass Ceiling Report. At the end of every year, our team takes a look at what we have accomplished to ensure we are on track for serving our members, our partners, and our mission.

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  WITI Media

Top Five Mistakes with Onboarding and Managing Junior Social Media Employees
By Gretchen Fox

With the enormous demand for social media and content creation, marketing executives and business owners alike are bringing on more and more junior staff -- and rightly so.

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Click here to learn more about the WITI and MTO Social Media Certificate Program.

  WITI Membership Sale

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Are you or your company planning on attending the 2017 Women in Technology Summit?

Here's a great way to stretch that conference budget even farther.

Take advantage of this super awesome deal - A Lifetime WITI Membership + Summit 3Day VIP Pass - all for $995 (a savings of $900).

Other offers are still available including a 1 Year Membership for $175 (a $75 savings off regular price), 5 Year Membership for $350 (a $150 savings off regular price) and Lifetime Membership for $600 ($400 savings off regular price)! These offers will end very soon!

Click here to view all offers. The Membership Sale will end on 12/31/2016.

We have special offers for your company too - please contact us at 818-788-9484 or [email protected] to learn more.

  WITI Women

Female Firsts: Valentina Tereshkova
By Julia Miglets

When a person recognizes their inner passion and creativity, ingenious innovation strikes like a match: the first time electricity was used, the first time someone won the Nobel Peace Prize, the first American college.

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  WITI Business

Social Media Risk Management: What to Prepare for It
By Caroline Bird

Any business that wants to do well in the digital realm should make developing a social media strategy a significant priority. Strong social media use can be advantageous to a variety of businesses.

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  Featured Employer

Lead QA Engineer
Alpharetta, GA

Sr. Dir - HR Business Partner
Roseland, NJ

Principal UI Developer
Pasadena, CA

Principal Application Developer
Roseland, NJ
  Technical Application Analyst I
Maitland, FL

Implementation Engineer
Norfolk, VA

Senior Product Manager - MNC
Parsippany, NJ

Senior Project Manager
Pasadena, CA

  WITI Teleclass

Exploring Your Life Mission
Presenter: Kathy Hill
Four Wednesdays from 8-9PM ET (5-6PM PT), 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, & 2/15

Are you passionate about your life and where you are headed? Do you know your life/career purpose? Before you commit to any specific goals, you must know your true purpose so you can create goals that honor this purpose.

Join Kathy Hill in the following teleclass, to set the foundation for an amazing 2017!!

  WITI Webinars

What Skills Do You Need to Prosper In The Digital Economy?
Presenter: Stephen C Jenvey
Tuesday, January 12, 2017
12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

Uber, AirBnB, Alibaba and J.P. Morgan???? Which will be the next industry to be impacted by the digital economy - is it yours?

  This Webinar is FREE To WITI Members! Details!

  WITI at CES, Las Vegas

The 2017 Leadership Imperative: Cultivating a Culture of Innovation
January 4, 2016  | Las Vegas, Nevada

What exactly constitutes business "culture," and why does it matter so much? In today's age of innovation, successful leaders will embrace change from within, and be the first to realize the larger business benefits of collaboration.

  Join WITI @ CES

2017 Consumer Electronics Show
January 5-8, 2017  | Las Vegas, Nevada

The International CES (Consumer Electronics Show®) is the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technologies.

It's where business gets done: on the show floor, in and around our conference program, in impromptu connections and in planned meetings and special events.

Come visit the WITI Booth at LVCC, South Hall 1 - 20526

  WITI / GEICO Tips

America's National Parks: Celebrating An Incredible 100 Years

This year, the National Park Service (NPS) celebrates its first centennial. But did you know that when President Woodrow Wilson signed legislation to officially establish the NPS, there were already 21 federally protected parks in the United States?

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