ANN ARBOR ? The Women of Color Task Force is hosting its 28th Annual Career Conference on March 5 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Early registration ends on Feb. 19. The event is open to all U-M personnel and the general public.

This event will feature 46 professional and personal workshops on a variety of topics,

including professional and leadership development, financial education, health and fitness, and work-life balance. Those include:

Next Step Networking and Using Social Media

Creating An Effective Job Search Strategy

Thinking About Returning to School?

Assertiveness Training

Delivering an Effective Presentation

Protecting Your Retirement Assets

Fitness Samplers: Zumba, Ballroom Dance, Tai Chi, Pilates and Self Defense

Keynote Speaker

Gail Perry-Mason is the first vice president of financial services for Oppenheimer & Co., Inc., where she climbed the corporate ladder from receptionist to her current position over a career span of more than 25 years. Perry-Mason is well known in the securities industry for mentoring young women professionals, and for focusing her efforts on socially responsible investing. She founded and directed the original Money

Camp for Teens and the first Youth Investment Club that is incorporated in the United States.

Early registration fees include all conference sessions and a sit down lunch:

UM Students, Post-Docs Research Fellows & Retirees: $50.00 / $60.00

UM Staff, Faculty and Alumni/ae: $60.00 / $80.00

Non-UM registrants excluding students: $70.00 / $90.00

On-site Registration (March 5, 2010):

Please add $15 to the registration fee after February 19, 2010

Lunch not available for onsite registration

Conference & Registration Information: CEW.Umich.Edu

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