ConferencePlus(TM) Selected to Host First International Women's Teleconference.SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Conference Plus, Inc. (ConferencePlus(TM)), a leading global provider of audio, web, and videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems services dedicated to the workplace of the future, announces today that it has been selected as the conferencing sponsor and provider for the first International Women's Teleconference to be held October 11-14, 2005. The conference is being organized by Coach Effect, a business coaching Introduction to Business Coaching Business Coaching is a business support service industry aimed at helping owners plan, start, grow & even remove themselves from business. boutique with Leadership Sherpa(SM) Coaches that support, guide and partner with their clients. The October audio conference will be 100% virtually attended via conference call and will support up to 450 attendees from around the world who see the value in making global connections Global Connections is a charitable organisation acting as a UK network of mission agencies, churches, colleges and support agencies involved in evangelism around the world. Amongst the several hundred organisations and churches that are members of the Global Connections network are many and want to improve their high level professional development. Individuals interested in registering or learning more about the conference and the speakers should go to: http://www.womensteleconference.com. "The International Women's Teleconference was created to serve as a solution for women who need professional development, but struggle with the time commitment away from work and home," Jennifer Mounce, Coach Effect president said. "Coach Effect's selection of ConferencePlus was based on the results of a review and comparison of many conference service providers in the marketplace. We are confident that our teleconference participants will find ConferencePlus services to be high quality, easy to use and ideally suited to meet our needs," Mounce said. The conference will utilize the ConferencePlus EventManager(TM) service, which provides web-based tools for pre-event registration and for the management of Polling and Q&A sessions during the conference. EventManager combines the benefits and features of a traditional operator managed audio conference with the speed and convenience of an automated conference by employing automated participant entry into the event and online reports available before and after the conference. These features make conferencing events more productive and easier to manage which is ideally suited to meet the needs of large events like the International Women's Teleconference. With EventManager, participants in the International Women's Teleconference register online in advance of the audio conference through a customized web page that will be used to gather pertinent information from each participant. After registering, participants receive their dial-in numbers, a passcode, and a personal identification number (PIN) that is used to uniquely identify their presence and automatically join them into the audio conference. This information will be conveyed in real-time to the host through the ViewPlus(TM) online conference management tool and allows the host to identify all the participants on the conference and to manage the participants that are in queue for a Question and Answer session. "We are extremely proud to sponsor the International Women's Teleconference as they break ground on innovative ways to expand opportunities for the professional development of women across the globe," said Ken Velten, Senior Vice President of Marketing, ConferencePlus. "Events like this demonstrate the power and reach of conferencing and provide the incentive for us to continue developing our services to provide better ways for people to communicate and share ideas globally," Velten added. Other Sponsors, Partners, and Supporters Conference Host: Coach Effect Corporate Sponsors: Bally Total Fitness Bally Total Fitness is an American health club chain with 400 gyms in 70 cities, and claims 4 million customers [1]. The chain has recently opened gyms in South Korea, China & the Bahamas. Corporation; Vosges Haut Chocolat; Mary Kay Mary Kay is a brand of skin care and color cosmetics sold by Mary Kay Inc. Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in the Dallas suburb of Addison, Texas. Mary Kay Ash (d. November 22, 2001) founded Mary Kay Inc. on Friday, September 13, 1963. Conference Partner: All About Careers Supporting Women's Organizations This is a list of women's organisations. International
About Coach Effect Founded in 2003, Coach Effect is a business coaching boutique with Leadership Sherpa(SM) Coaches that support, guide, and partner with their clients. The company offers individual, group, and corporate coaching as well as Leadership Sherpa(SM) training programs aimed at supporting senior-leaders, high-potentials, and business owners, particularly women, that are ready to set big goals, climb high and reach extraordinary places. Coach Effect and Leadership Sherpa are service marks of Coach Effect in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . For more information on the event visit the website at: http://www.womensteleconference.com. About Conference Plus, Inc. Conference Plus, Inc., a leading global provider of audio, web and videoconferencing services is dedicated to providing high quality, reliable conferencing services that customer's trust with their important events. ConferencePlus is transforming the way work is done through its market-leading multimedia conferencing See videoconferencing and data conferencing. solutions that combine innovation, proven technology and exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg is a village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 75,386. As of 2005, the population slightly dropped to 72,690 according to the Census Bureau. with an international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, ConferencePlus is a subsidiary of Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. 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