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If You're Thinking About Getting Your MBA...You Can't Miss This!

What: Pre-MBA Workshop for NSHMBA Members
When: October 3, 2009
Time: 9am - 1pm
Where: Location TBD (Possibly West Side or Malibu)
Capacity: First 100 to Register
Potential Sponsors and Affiliates:
  • Admit Advantage
  • Booth School of Business
  • Pepperdine Graziadio School of Business and Management
  • The Princeton Review
  • Raytheon Company
Meals: Continental Breakfast and Snacks
Fees: Free
NOTE: REGISTRATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE ADMISSION. We will confirm your successful registration for the event 2 weeks prior to the event.

Contact: Erik Chavez, Corporate Relations NSHMBA LA corporaterelations@losangeles.nshmba.org
www.nshmba.org/losangeles

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Save the Dates:

September 23, 2009 - GE NBC Universal, NSHMBA and ALPFA Summer Networking Event October 8 - 11, 2009 - NSHMBA National Conference - Minneapolis
November 12, 2009 - Coca Cola "See you at the Races" Networking Event
December 2, 2009 - NSHMBA, NAWMBA and NABMBA Inter Organization "Ready, Set Go! Launch Into Success in 2010" Networking Event

Business School Applications are at an All-Time High Because the Economy is Down and People are Going Back to School…

We’ll Show You How to Beat Your Competition and Significantly Increase Your Chances of Getting in!


Sign-Up Today for the RPAA MBA Admissions Conference!

Saturday, August 1, 2009
@ UCLA Anderson
8:00am-5:30pm

What’s in it for you?

Start creating personal relationships with Admissions Officers from over 20 top business schools across the nation that you want to get into including: Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton

• Workshops and panels with Admissions Officers focusing on how you can be a top candidate

• MBA roundtables led by Admissions Officers for you to get your questions answered in a more intimate setting so that you can be better prepared for the application and interview process. (Only 10 participants per table with an Admissions Officer!)

• Conference is limited to 200 attendees - Most MBA Conferences are held at convention centers where thousands of prospects are bombarding a handful of admissions officers!

Take Advantage of Early Registration Benefits!

• Get First Pick On Your Top Schools – Be the first one to sign up so that you can get a spot at the roundtables of these top schools before they fill up. (Assignments to MBA round table sessions are based on order of registration. Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton tables fill up quickly so the sooner you sign up, the more likely you are to sit at their tables)

• Special discount just for you! Enter discount code "MLT09" to save $10 off Standard Pricing of only $80! Rates go up on July 24th – Register now @ http://2009mac-MLT.eventbrite.com


Register Online Now!

Go to http://2009mac-MLT.eventbrite.com or visit http://www.riordanalumni.com/mac for more information

Please e-mail MAC@riordanalumni.com if you have any questions.


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Teach For America aims to end educational inequity—the reality that in our country where a child is born determines his or her educational outcomes and, in turn, life prospects. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort. Our vision is that one day, all children in this nation will have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.

Learn about exciting careers in business, network with successful women business leaders, and find out how the MBA degree can open doors and present opportunities you never knew existed. Whether you’re interested in advancing within your current industry, switching careers, or starting your own venture, the Forté Forum can put you on the path to professional fulfillment. To learn more about the Forums, please visit the Forté Forum Information Page.

EVENT SCHEDULE

6:00-7:00pm Registration opens
School tables open
Networking reception with light refreshments
7:00-8:00pm MBA Alumnae Panel
Hear advice and stories from MBA women in various industries and career stages about how they chose a career, what motivated them to pursue an MBA, and the successes and challenges they’ve faced. Learn more about the panelists who will be in attendance!
8:00-9:15pm School tables re-open
8:30-9:15pm Admissions Panel
Seasoned MBA Admissions professionals discuss admissions requirements, researching schools, the application process, and financing your MBA. Schools presenting will vary by location.


LOCATION
Century Plaza Hyatt Regency
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067 (Map)

WIN A PRIZE!
Help grow the Forté Network and enter for the chance to win a $200 shopping spree by providing names and emails of friends who may be interested in hearing from Forté. To participate, please provide valid names and email addresses when prompted on the registration form. You must pre-register and attend the event in order to win. The winner will be contacted post-event.

CANCELLATION
To cancel your registration, please submit a cancellation before September 12. For additional questions, please email forte@fortefoundation.org.

Registration Deadline: September 12

Date: Monday, September 15, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:15 PM

If you'd like to attend this event you can RSVP online.

The Downtown LA Network strives to establish a credible networking environment that is conducive to downtown LA residents, professionals, business owners, as well as individuals who may be looking to be introduced to the local downtown community.

The synergy of professional and social networking will allow all downtown LA network participants to form business and personal relationships that will be essential in the development and progress of the downtown Los Angeles social and professional landscape. In addition to the professional and social networking, the Downtown LA Network will create strategic marketing opportunities for companies to reach and engage with an upwardly mobile and diverse consumer demographic.