Patton Boggs Women's Forum - Events Archive

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2008 EVENTS

• Women's Forum Luncheon - Running Start
  October 2008
  Patton Boggs Women’s Forum hosted Running Start’s “Path to Politics.” October’s program is one in a series of seminars being presented throughout the year. The panel will discuss “The Importance of Running and Losing.”  Running Start is an organization that brings young women to politics so that they are knowledgeable about the process, invested in the outcome, and interested in participating as elected leaders. Their programs educate the public about young women’s unique role in politics and the importance of getting more young women engaged and involved in politics. By educating young women and girls about the importance of politics, and imbuing them with the skills they need to be leaders, we will give women the “running start” they need to achieve greater political power. With an earlier start in politics, women will climb higher on the leadership ladder, allowing more women to share in the decision making power of this country. More>>
  
  
• Annual Women's Breakfast Forum
  September 2008
  Patton Boggs Women’s Forum hosted it's seventh annual program on Tuesday, September 23, 2008.  Guest speakers  Brian Emerson and Anne Loehr of Riverside Endeavors addressed the audience about the differences between leadership by advocacy and leadership by inquiry.  This interactive program ended with a signing of their newly-released book "A Managers Guide to Coaching." 
  
  
• Summer Break
  August 2008
  
  
• Annual Cocktail Reception
  July 2008
  The Patton Boggs’ Women’s Forum hosted a cocktail reception for the 2008 female summer associates.  The event was a great opportunity for many of our attorneys and professionals to meet colleagues from Patton Boggs' regional offices who were in town for the firm’s partnership meeting.
  
  
• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  June 2008
  Mary Beth Bosco, Executive Committee Member and Co-chair of the Diversity Committee spoke to the Women's Forum on diversity-related initiatives being undertaken by the firm.  These initiatives included the just released Corporate Social Responsibility Report, and a memorandum setting forth the Diversity Committee's recent activities, an assessment of the Committee's progress, what remains to be accomplished and future recommendations for the coming year.
  
  
• SPECIAL EVENT - Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care
  May 2008
  
  
• Women’s Forum Networking Lunch
  April 2008
  
  

• Women’s Forum Luncheon - Women, Wisdom, & Wealth
  March 2008
  Financial consultant Melissa Voight of Nearman Financial Consulting, Inc. spoke to the Women’s Forum regarding financial strategies and how it is essential for women to take charge of their finances.

• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  February 2008
  Mary Kimber, the firm's Chief Marketing Officer, spoke to the Women's Forum about all things marketing during lunch.  She discussed what the Marketing Department can do internally and externally to help our female attorneys highlight their successes, secure speaking engagements, publish articles, and identify other ways they can spotlight themselves.

• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  January 2008
  Lorelie Masters, former president of the Women’s Bar Association, spoke to the Women’s Forum on how women and women of color make up only 17% of law firm partners and general counsel, and what this means for the legal profession as well as our own personal careers.

2007 EVENTS

• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  July 2007
  Special guest speaker Karen Lockwood, past President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, informed us about the WBA’s Report “Creating Pathways to Success – Advancing and Retaining Women in Today’s Law Firms.”
  
  
• SPECIAL EVENT - Women in Law Luncheon
  July 2007
  
  
• SPECIAL EVENT - Women for Women International
  June 2007
  
  
• Annual Women’s Forum Cocktail Reception
  May 2007
  The Women’s Forum annual spring cocktail reception was held at the Park Hyatt Hotel. This event gives our summer associates an opportunity to talk with other attorneys and professionals whom they may otherwise not have had an opportunity to meet.
  
  
• SPECIAL EVENT - Repotting: 10 Steps to Redesigning Your Life
  April 7, 2007
  
  
• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  April 2007
  Our very own Patton Boggs alumnus was a special guest for our luncheon series. Ambassador Jennifer Hillman is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Institute of International Economic Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, and an adjunct professor. In March 2007, she completed nine years of service as Commissioner on the U.S. International Trade Commission. She was originally appointed to the Commission in 1998 by Former President Clinton, and from June 2002 to June 2004 she served as the Commission’s Vice Chairman. She began her professional career as an international trade attorney in our Washington DC office.
  
  
• Women’s Forum Luncheon - “A View from the Ground: Perspectives of a Female Television Reporter in Iraq”
  March 2007
  In conjunction with our Women’s Forum, Patton Boggs co-hosted a luncheon discussion with the Washington Chapter of the American Jewish Committee, featuring Iraqi journalist and talk show host Ms. Dalia Al-Aqidi. The show, “AlHurra Presents,” is a popular political program featuring one-on-one interviews with politicians and decision makers such as Jalal Talabani, Ayad Allawi, Abdul Azeez AlHakeem and others.
  
  
• Women’s Forum Luncheon
  February 2007
  Patton Boggs’ Managing Partner, Stuart M. Pape, served as the guest speaker. Mr. Pape provided an update on some of the Forum’s initiatives put forth to the firm’s Management Committee.