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September 27 Dinner Meeting September 12, 2005
Panel Discussion on Business Trends forWomen in the TriangleKella Hatcher Maryanne Perrin Ruth Sheehan
A News & Observer columnist is among those on a BPW/Raleigh panel discussing career, day-to-day, and industry trends for women today. Entitled Business Trends for Women in the Triangle, the panel takes place Tuesday, Sept. 27. Panelists include: Ruth Sheehan; News & Observer, Maryanne Perrin and Kella Hatcher; Balancing Professionals.
Ruth Sheehan has been a metro columnist for The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. for five years. Having had covered a wide range of topics, state and local, Ruth joins the discussion to share her view of business trends in our area. Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin, founders of Balancing Professionals, take the issue of work-life balance from the policy stage to the streets. Kella and Maryanne have personally experienced the work-life dilemma; having had moved between states of full-time professional to full-time at-home to part-time professional. They join the discussion to share their experience of connecting progressive employers with an “under-tapped” pool of highly talented professionals in alternative work arrangements. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 27, at the Crabtree Embassy Suites, 4700 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh. Networking begins at 5:30pm, dinner at 6:15pm. BPW Member fee: $20; Guest fee: $35. Call 919-899-5043 or visit www.bpwraleigh.org to make a reservation.
About Business & Professional WomenBPW is the oldest and largest organization of working women. Established in 1919, the Business & Professional Women is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian, self-governing, and member supported organization. For more information, please visit www.bpwraleigh.org.
About News & ObserverA company with deep roots in the Triangle, The News & Observer Publishing Co. publishes not only The News & Observer, but also four weekly or bi-weekly newspapers offering community coverage in Chapel Hill, Cary, Johnston County and eastern Wake County. The company launched nando.net, in 1994, and today is home to both newsobserver.com and triangle.com. It is one of the region’s major employers, with more than 1,200 full-time and part-time workers and a carrier force of about 750 independent contractors. For more information, please visit www.newsobserver.com.
About Balancing ProfessionalsBalancing Professionals was founded in 2004 by Kella Hatcher and Maryanne Perrin to take the issue of work-life balance from the policy stage to the streets. They are dedicated to the concept that employers, employees, families, and society in general all realize tremendous benefits from embracing Alternative Work Arrangements. For more information, please visit www.balancingprofessionals.com.
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