2012 Event Slate
PWN provides quality programming for members and guests. Meetings are generally held on the 4th Thursday of the month, with breaks during the summer and in December. Special Events are held periodically throughout the year. Please see each individual meeting for specific information, to register, and plan to join us soon! We look forward to seeing you!
Our venues require a guaranteed headcount 72 hours prior to each event, so please be sure to register early. Members pay just $17 for general meetings, guests pay just $25 and may attend up to two meetings prior to joining. For your convenience, you may prepay all 2012 meetings (except our Annual Golf Classic), below. Registration is accepted at any time; members and guests will be assessed a $5 late fee if registering within 72 hours of the event, and will be invoiced (or not reimbursed) for missed meetings or late cancellations.
- Dining with Clients or Co-Workers: Don't Be a Dining Disaster!
- February 23, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Cedar Rapids Country Club
Pat Roland, My Everyday Image, will present on dining etiquette with clients and co-workers.
In observance of the American Heart Association's Heart Month, please wear RED.
- Annual Colleague Event: The Power of Inspiration & How to Share Yours
- March 22, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Cedar Rapids Marriott
According to research conducted by John Zenger and Joseph Folkman, authors of The Extraordinary Leader, inspiring others is rated as the most important competency of leaders and the best predictor of someone capable of generating high levels of employee commitment.
Are you in a leadership role within your church, professional organization, community, school, and work place? Would you like to see your colleagues and peers more productive, creative, positive, and energized? As a parent, do you want to inspire your children to make their best possible contribution?
Keynote speaker, Gale Mote, is a professional trainer who is passionate about her audience and her content, often inspiring others as a catalyst for personal growth and accomplishment.During our Colleague Event, Gale will discuss four important attributes necessary to inspire others: being a role model, setting stretch goals, communicating powerfully, and being a collaborative team player. Sharing her humor, personal stories and practical approach, you will be on your way to being an extraordinary, inspiring leader in every area of your life.
Get ready to be "Mote-ivated!"
- Leadership is a Choice: Start from Where you Are
- April 26, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Elmcrest Country Club
Ginny Wilson Peters, President and Owner of Integrity Integrated, Inc. discusses Leadership is a Choice.
Menu: TBD.
- The Change Process
- May 24, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Cedar Rapids Country Club
Michelle Gnida with Dale Carnegie Training presents The Change Process.
Menu: TBD.
- Leadership in a Man's World
- August 23, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- The Longbranch Hotel & Convention Center
Representative Renee Schulte discusses Leadership in a Man's World.
Menu: TBD.
- Annual Scholarship Luncheon
- September 27, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Cedar Rapids Marriott
Join us for our annual Scholarship Award Luncheon, as we honor our Founders' legacy of providing assistance to deserving non-traditional female college students through our PWN Scholarship Foundation.
Keynote speaker, TBD.
Menu: TBD.
- Survival Skills for Car Maintenance
- October 25, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Elmcrest Country Club
Jim Anderson, Owner of Anderson Automotive, discusses Survival Skills for Car Maintenance.
Menu: TBD.
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
- November 15, 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Terry Pitts provides information about the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
Menu: TBD.
