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Corning Life Sciences is pleased to invite the AWIS community for a tour of its
Axygen Manufacturing Site
Wednesday August 8th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Axygen/Corning
33210 Central Avenue
Union City, CA 94587
Tel: 510.494.8900
All are welcome to come and see this state of the art manufacturing facility right in the heart of the Bay Area. During the tour you will see:
- Our NEW Application and Automation Lab where we support new product development, definitions development and support our quality efforts.
- Axygen’s injection molding machine capacity on the manufacturing floor.
- How we innovate product design and minimize down time in the tool room.
- Our quality department where we will demonstrate our ISO compliance and how we deal with complaints and issues.
- Axygen’s customer service team which supports our many dealers around the world.
- Light dinner will be included
Deadline for RSVP is August 6th -
Please Register at http://ebawisaxygentour.eventbrite.com/
Please Register at http://ebawisaxygentour.eventbrite.com/
Note Union City location for this event
Deborah Solomon, District Manager – Northern Ca, San Francisco Bay Area Corning Incorporated Life Sciences
The Corning Family of Brands
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Build Your Professional Network to Energize Your Career Using LinkedIn for Your
Job Search
Mauri Schwartz
President, Career Insiders
Mauri Schwartz is a leading figure in the San Francisco Bay Area career management community. Working with companies requiring outplacement services as well as individual job seekers, she has an outstanding success rate in helping clients achieve their career goals. She has been a featured speaker at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Alumni events, at Opportunity Knocks/YNPNsfba Nonprofit Career Conferences, and has been interviewed on KRON Channel 4.
You cannot conduct a successful job search these days without knowing how to use LinkedIn effectively! It’s not enough to post your resume on the Internet and wait for a response. Find out how to:
- Learn to use technological tools to attain your professional goals and cultivate relationships to enhance your job search
- Learn to grab the attention of the hiring manager
- Identify which tools to select, how to apply them, and what to say
In this interactive workshop, you will learn the nuanced components of effective networking for many aspects of business, not just for the purpose of looking for a job.
Saturday, November 5, 2011 9:30am- 12:00 noon
Light breakfast and networking
NOTE: Registering w/ Eventbrite will say free; however, the fee will be collected at the door
Fee: $10 to cover the cost of food
Location: Bio-Rad, 225 Linus Pauling, Suite D, Hercules, CA 94547
Parking is in front of the Building
***Click Here for DIRECTIONS***
East Bay Association of Women in Science is a nonprofit organization
welcoming non-scientists and men
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Career Development Series
Beginning October 1, 2011
Balancing Your Life and Work
Mara Jeffress, Ph.D.
Career and Professional Development Coach and “Career Talk” Columnist for AWIS National Magazine
Mara Jeffress is a professional consultant and past ebAWIS President. She has taught time management and professional development workshops for the past 20 years and is in the process of launching a professional coaching business. Mara is passionate about helping others to reach their potential and find work that they truly love.
• Do you feel overwhelmed by too much responsibility?
• Do you have a hard time saying “No?”
• Do you feel that work is taking over your life?
Attend the AWIS Work-Life-Balance workshop to bring balance back to your life.
You will come away with the ability to define for yourself what work-life satisfaction is and is not.
You will be able to identify 7 keys to achieving and maintaining work-life satisfaction.
You will be able to develop an action plan that can be implemented immediately and/or in the future.
Saturday, October 1, 2011, 10:00am- 12:00 noon
Light breakfast and networking
NOTE: When registering w/ Eventbrite, it will say FREE, however the fee will be collected at the door.
Fee: $5 for members, $10 for non-members.
**REGISTER HERE**
Location: Bio-Rad, 225 Linus Pauling, Suite D, Hercules, CA 94547
Parking is in front of the Building
***Click Here for DIRECTIONS***
ebAWIS is a nonprofit organization and the fee covers cost of food
NON-SCIENTISTS and MEN ARE WELCOME!
“Expanding Your Horizons Career Conference for Young Women”
We are planning a fantastic year with ~500 students attending and lots of give-aways….
Would you be interested in presenting a Hands-On Workshop at the Expanding Your Horizons Conference?
I only need 8 more presenters.
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Time: 8:15 AM – 3:00 PM
Place: University of Pacific, Stockton
Expanding Your Horizons is a career conference for young women grades 6th – 12th. The workshops provide an opportunity for the students to learn in greater detail about particular careers —yours! This is a great opportunity to have a positive impact on the lives of young women.
There is additional information on our website. If you are interested, please sign up at: www.sjeyh.org
