ADVISORY/Kickoff of First Northern New England Women in Technology International -WITI- Chapter Meeting Focuses on "Why WITI?".

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Catherine Waldron of Novell to Help Launch New Northern New England 

WITI Chapter Oct. 21, 1998

"Why WITI", presented by Catherine Waldron, Senior Account Manager, Novell, Inc., will launch the inaugural meeting of the Northern New England WITI chapter Wed., Oct. 21, 1998. Waldron's keynote and the open-forum discussion to follow will highlight challenges facing science and technology organizations in Northern New England and around the world.

The kickoff Northern New England WITI chapter event is hosted by New Horizons Computer Learning Center of New Hampshire in Nashua from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and is open to the public. This and following WITI meetings will be of special interest to scientific and technical professionals in the Northern New England area and anyone who wants to keep pace with rapid advances in science and technology worldwide.

The new Northern New England WITI Chapter joins more than 20 chapters throughout the United States and a global membership that extends across international borders to over 6,000 professionals in science and technology. WITI offers members a multitude of resources for career development as well as the opportunity to network across most of the world's leading technology organizations.

"WITI is business-centered and solution-oriented," said Catherine Waldron of Novell, Inc., Regional Director. "We make successful women accessible to those on their way up by focusing on career strategy, flexibility, and skill-building. Our annual conference provides ideal opportunities for women to attend seminars in such areas as successful negotiation and communication, positioning high-tech products, writing business cases, motivating and managing teams, and implementing electronic commerce."

Waldron emphasizes that initiating career-forming relationships through organizations such as WITI may be a marker for success. A recent Harvard Business School study by Professor Herminia Ibarra found that high-performing women and men managers tend to gather advice and information from broad networks of support, crossing departmental, organizational, and industry boundaries. These recognized leaders in their fields also maintained close ties to mentors throughout their careers.

WITI offers career and personal value to Northern New England women at all professional levels:

-- WITI's annual and regional conferences attract women

worldwide, providing ideal opportunities to network with

fellow professionals and hear from some of the high-tech

industry's most dynamic business women.

-- Regional WITI Chapter meetings offer women the chance to

build successful local alliances and contribute to their

future career growth via worldwide networking among WITI

members.

-- The WITI Web site has received awards from groups such as

PCWeek, US Today, and Netguide, and is packed with valuable

information on technology trends, job postings, event

listings, feature articles and columns by leading women in

technology.

Northern New England WITI chapter inaugural meeting: Wednesday, October 21, 1998, 6:30 - 8:30, New Horizons Computer Learning Center of New Hampshire, 460 Amherst Street, Nashua, NH 03063. The chapter meeting dues of $20 will be waived for this initial meeting. To register, please contact Trisha Dion @ 603-324-6285 or [e-mail]. Pre-registration required.

To find out more about WITI, call [phone] or visit the WITI Web site at www.witi.org..

Driving Directions:

From Route 3 in Nashua, take Exit 8 (Milford-Amherst 101A = Amherst Street). At the third set of lights (Bertucci's Pizza will be in front of you) take a right onto Route 101A = Amherst Street. At the second set of lights take a left onto Townsend West, and take right into office complex parking lot.

About WITI

Women in Technology International (WITI), founded in 1989 by Carolyn Leighton, executive director, is a rapidly growing worldwide association of over 6,000 professional women and men working in science and technology organizations. WITI is dedicated to creating new possibilities for women to advance and succeed in technology. WITI's objectives are to help women become financially independent and technology-literate, and to encourage young women to choose careers in science and technology. Corporate sponsors include Netscape, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Texas Instruments, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, and BBN. For more information about membership and sponsorship opportunities call [phone] or visit WITI's Web site at www.witi.org.