“Women In The Community: Change Movers” Dawn of the New Decade: Heralding International Womens’ Day. 26-27 February 2010, SMU

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Friday, 26 February 2010 *All sessions will be held at Conference Hall 1 unless stated otherwise"
Time	Outline
8:30 - 9:00am	Registration & Networking
9:00 - 10:30am	Welcome by Dr Kirpal Singh, Director-Wee Kim Wee Centre
	Opening Address by Ms Claire Chiang, Chairperson-Shirin Fozdar Trust Fund
	Speech by Guest-of-Honour Her Excellency Zhang Xiao Kang, Ambassador of PR of China to Singapore
	Keynote Address & Inagural Shirin Fozdar Lecture by Ms Ann Medlock, Founder of The Giraffe Heroes Project "Women Leading Communities Around the World"
10:30 - 10:45am	Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 - 12:00pm	Presentations: Paper 1: Ms Mary Maher - Director, Mary Maher & Associates: "Climate Change is Serious Women's Business" Paper 2: Ms Naysla Edwards - Director, Travel Benefits, AMEX: "Premium Customer Service: A Portable Skill" Paper 3: Prof Bridget Welsh - Associate Professor, Singapore Management University: "Women & Politics"
12:00 - 1:00pm	Plenary by Ms Helen Zhang - Writer & Business Advisor “The Woman You Are Meant To Be: A Chinese Perspective”
1:00 - 2:00pm	Lunch (Generously Sponsored by TV-Training Vision, Singapore)
2:00 - 3:30pm	Workshop Sessions (Held Simultaneously) Workshop 1: Ms Natalie Turner - Founder, Entheo Ltd: "Building & Communicating the Business of Your Dreams!" - Conference Hall 1, Level 5 Workshop 2: Prof Tara Coste - Associate Professor, University of Southern Maine, USA: "Women as Leaders: Overcoming Hurdles" - Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5 Workshop 3: Ms Jane Horan - Founder, Horan Group: "Women in Business: Starting Out & Staying Sane" - Seminar Room 4.1, Level 4 Workshop 4: Ms Tina Lim - Founder, Strange But Cool: "Working from Home:Setting Up Business and Achieving Success" - Function Room, Level 6 Workshop 5: Ms Jennifer Cronin - Vice President, Sales & Marketing , Dusit International: "Women In The Hospitality Industry: Real Challenges & Issues" - Seminar Room 4.2, Level 4
3:30 - 3:45pm	Coffee/Tea Break
3:45 - 5:30pm	Presentations: Paper 1: Prof Faridah Manaf - Associate Professor, International Islamic University, Malaysia : "Across Class, Gender and Race: Malaysian Women Making a Difference Through Their Community Service Work" Paper 2: Prof Jennifer Angwin - Senior Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia:"Using Journals As Reflective Writing Tools :A Hands-On Workshop" Paper 3: Prof Firdous Azim - Professor of English, BRAC University, Bangladesh: " Violence Against Women & Naripokkho"
5:30 - 6:00pm	Closing Remarks

Saturday, 27 February 2010 *All sessions will be held at Conference Hall 1 unless stated otherwise"
Time	Outline
8:30 - 9:00am	Registration & Networking
9:00 - 10:30am	Presentations: Paper 1: Ms Sreyashi Sengupta - Founder & Partner, INDIBIZ :"Women In The Community:The NGO Dimension" Paper 2: Ms Darlene Boyd - Director, Gifted Students Network, University of California Irvine, USA: "Coming of Age in the Modern Community: Women of Legend and Sustainability of Worth" Paper 3: Ms Duong Thuy Nguyen - Director of Academic Research, Vietnamese American Vocational Training College: "Women In The Community: The Vietnamese Experience" Paper 4: Ms Chutimaporn Kasemsuk - Corporate Director of PR & Communications, Dusit International :"Women In The PR Industry: Getting That Edge"
10.30 - 10:45am	Coffee/Tea Break
10:45 - 12:00pm	Workshop Sessions (Held Simultaneously) Workshop 1: Ms Eliza Quek - Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Management University: "Change Agent Skills: Leveraging Sources of Power" -Seminar Room 4.1, Level 4 Workshop 2: Ms Deborah Reid - English Lecturer, Monash University, Australia : Challenges Facing Women As International Students -Seminar Room 4.2, Level 4 Workshop 3: Ms Loretta Chen - Creative Director, Writer, Actor: “The Theatre as Release: Women & Self-Expression” - Conference Hall 1, Level 5 Workshop 4: Ms Linda Naiman - Founder, CreativityatWork.Com: "Influencing For Impact " - Executive Media Theatre, Level 5 Workshop 5: Ms Eunice Areola - Vice Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, San Beda College, Philippines: "Embracing Family, Career and Passion" - Function Room, Level 6
12:00 - 1:00pm	Closing Plenary by Catherine Lim - Singapore Writer
1:00 - 1:30pm	Farewell & Conference Closing
2:00 - 4:00pm	Special Post-Conference Workshop Conducted by Keynote Speaker - Ms Ann Medlock (Limited to 40 participants) - Executive Media Theatre, Level 5 "Getting Started: From Zero to Infinity"