2015 Professional Women in Advocacy Annual Conference

What would your day look like if you took the advice of all your nerdy friends and implemented the tech tools and apps they recommend to make your life easier? This fast--moving, laugh--filled session takes you hour by hour through a day in the life of a tech--savvy county staffer. You’ll learn how a professional nerd solves a security crisis before 10 a.m., learns to make more of a lunch hour with an extra set of virtual hands, saves money on software before the staff meeting and brings the team together online before the day is done. Takeaways: Understand how technology fits into every part of your day; Learn about technology systems that streamline projects and tasks; Discover dozens of free and bargain apps and online tools that put the ideas from the conference into action!

You’re doing everything right at work, taking all the right advice, but you’re just not moving up. Why? Susan Colantuono shares a simple, surprising piece of advice you might not have heard before quite so plainly. By exploring this one piece of information and its far-reaching consequences women could close the leadership gender gap once and for all.

Offering practical advice for a range of common and challenging situations, the authors show you not just how people already see you, but how to make sure your best qualities shine through.

This session with former public officials and veteran industry experts is the PWIA crowd favorite. We will cap off the conference with a frank discussion on what these ladies of distinction have seen and learned over the course of their careers.