Please Join the USPTO Network of Executive Women, Women in Science and Engineering, and the Asian Pacific American Network for a “Women in Leadership Information Session” next Wednesday, January 25, from 4-6 p.m. in the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Panelists include Meryl Hershkowitz, Jackie Stone, Rama Elluru, Seema Rao, Elizabeth Dougherty, Cynthia Lynch, and Susannah Chung. Refreshments will be provided.
For additional information, please contact Ahmed Nasir.
The Office of EEO and Diversity cordially invites you to our Festival of Shining Lights on Thursday December 15th, 2016 from 4 PM to 6 PM at MDE 7A85. Please RSPV by December 8, 2016 to the main OEEOD e-mail.
6th Annual CIPA Christmas Event: A Caribbean Style PartyWhere: USPTO- Madison South Auditorium
When: Saturday, December 17, 2016, 7:00 p.m. – Midnight
Dinner served promptly at 9:00 p.m.
Price: $35
Price Includes: Dinner with Complimentary Beverage , drinks while supplies last & Door Prize
Get your tickets today:
Dolores Collins [Randolph 8B41]
Jacques Saint-Surin [Jefferson 8D31]
Kirstin Oswald [Randolph 7B41]
Hope Robinson [Remsen 3A25]
WiSE Holiday EventCome join with fellow WiSE members to ring in the holidays with a presentation by Jennifer Tokar, Chief of the USPTO’s Enterprise Training Division, providing insights on how to set goals which are inspiring and actionable by discussing what truly motivates and compels people to make meaningful change. WISE members will receive tips and tools to set powerful intentions that stick and be encouraged to share with each other to increase accountability and learn how to best support one another!
The dialog will be follow by holiday ornament making in which WiSE members can record their goal for the holidays and 2017 to provide a visible reminder of that goal and efforts to achieve it over the coming weeks and months.
Networking and holiday refreshments too!
The Holiday Season is upon us and PTO-BIG will be celebrating in style!!! On December 16th, Madison Auditorium South, we request your presence at PTO-BIG’s Holiday Soiree. We will kick off this exciting evening dining, along with a bit of karaoke, hosted by our very own Arthur “Maniac” McCloud!! The evening will continue with the sweet sounds of reggae music, featuring the All –Star Carl Malcolm and Positive Vibrations Reggae Band!!! The band starts at 6:00 pm. Dining, Meet and Greet as well as Karaoke starts at 4:30 pm!! It’s going to be epic!!! Get on the list!!! More info to follow!!!! YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!!!
Friends and Family are welcome
MEMBERS $15.00; NON-MEMBERS $20.00
or a small donation will be fine!!!
Want to brush up on your interview skills? Looking for a career change? Coming this January, PTO-BIG will be offering mock interview sessions with on-site feedback. Send an email to BIG, if interested!!!!
This Thursday, November 10th, 2016 from 4 to 6 PM at the Madison Auditorium.
Please consider joining NEW, WiSE and FEW for this exciting event on November 10th! Dr. Johnson is a National Hall of Fame inductee, she holds over 100 patents and has had just such an impressive career. She was the Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University, the former Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Johns Hopkins University and also former Under Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy under President Obama. This will be a wonderful opportunity to meet her and hear firsthand the challenges, opportunities and experiences she has had.
The International Food Sample Festival is coming back to PTO and we have tickets! Where can you get them? You can go by Gary Hollinden’s office (REM4C76) in the mornings, or Edward Hart at RAN8B21, if you’re in Madison, visit Yaira Resto at MDE 4D64. You can also come by Coffee Break on Tuesday Jul 12 at 2:30 and buy your tickets as well. So many options! This special pricing is for Affinity Group members only, and it ends on July 15th while supplies last, get yours now!
The Bangladeshi-American Intellectual Property Organization (BAIPO) is celebrating its Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, on April 22nd (Friday) from 7.00PM-10.30PM @ Madison Auditorium. The event features cultural program, fashion show and dinner. Last year a number of Affinity Group Leaders joined us in the celebration. We are sincerely requesting the same support from you this year.
Tickets are on sale now (cutoff date 04/18/2016). See flyer for more details.
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The Women’s History Month Committee presents, Self Defense for Women.
Wednesday, March 23rd from 11a.m. – 1p.m.
East Studio at Knox Building/Fitness Center*
Featuring The Basics Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Sharrieff Nashid. Health Expo Mixer starts at 12:30 on location.
This workshop is designed to increase self-confidence through awareness, empowerment and prevention. * Limited space available. Sign up at the Fitness Center or e-mail Stacie Gatling.
The E-Communities Project, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, is seeking STEM graduates with work experience to help Middle School Science teachers in the Prince George’s area build a realistic curriculum.
If you would like more information see the attached flyer, a more detailed Webinar presentation will be held TODAY @ 11AM! The link to RSVP is here: http://goo.gl/forms/4YJweu60ih
The Network of Executive Women (NEW)
and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Present: Outstanding Women in IP What I Know Now that I Wish I Knew Then
Madison Auditorium
Wednesday, November 18th, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Reception/Cash Bar to Follow
To register, visit: https://uspto.emscloudservice.com/EmsRegics/NEWWISENetworkingEvent
Please join us for the first collaboration event between the USPTO Network of Executive Women and USPTO’s Women in Science and Engineering as we host a panel discussion with four of the top women in the IP field today! Michelle Lee, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Lisa Jorgenson, the Executive Director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association; and Erika Arner, partner at Finnegan will talk informally about what they know now that they perhaps wished they had known coming up in the ranks throughout their impressive careers.
Opening Welcome – Sarah Harris, NEW Chair
Introduction of Panel – Janet Gongola, NEW Program Director
Q&A, Moderated by Wynn Coggins, NEW Vice Chair
Questions from the Audience
Closing – Sarah Al-Hashimi, WiSE President
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