Wednesday February 17, 2010* Janice Eisenhauer, Executive Director of Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4W) will speak about the work of her organization, as well as how she is contributing to the empowerment of women locally, through the Breaking Bread events, and internationally through e[...]
November 29th, 2009 - 4:00 am § in News Archive
2010 Begins with BPW + 1: Silvia Vidal
Wednesday January 13, 2010 Silvia Vidal of Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) will speak about what her organization is doing to develop the skills of women who are new to Canada. Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) was established in 1982 as a non-profit organization [...]
November 22nd, 2009 - 10:33 pm § in News Archive
BPW News and Announcements
March Dinner Meeting Recap: Last week, we heard some very valuable pointers in the art of negotiation. Our speaker Nadine Ryan Bannerman showed us how to develop win-win outcomes. Key points: · Interpersonal negotiation is often harder than commercial negotiation. Don’t ge[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 3:20 am § in Programs
BPW Mentoring Program
After completing a successful pilot program in 2008-2009, BPW Calgary will offer its 2009-2010 Membership Mentoring Program! Mission of the Program To create and grow formal supportive mentoring relationships amongst BPW Calgary members that will make a positive impact in professional and personal l[...]
October 14th, 2009 - 2:45 am § in News Archive
Effective Public Speaking with Karen Matthews
Wednesday December 9, 2009 Karen Matthews is an award-winning Toastmaster, having won numerous Humerous Speech, International Speech, Table Topics, and Evaluation Contests in the area. If you need to brush up on your public speaking skills, you don’t want to miss this talk. Karen will not onl[...]
August 24th, 2009 - 3:40 am § in News Archive
November Dinner Meeting: Penny Hume
Wednesday November 18, 2009 Due to Remembrance Day, the meeting has been moved from its regular schedule to November 18. BPW Calgary is pleased to welcome Penny Hume, the Executive Director of Child and Youth Friendly Calgary and 2008/2009 Woman of Vision recipient, as our guest speaker on No[...]