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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
Are you looking for an exciting volunteer opportunity? 

The volunteer program at the National Conference is tailor-made for you. If you volunteer during the conference, you will earn a FREE conference day pass (a $375 value), and participate in special activities at our Wednesday Evening Reception on June 20 at Universal CityWalk®.    

Each shift is a minimum of four hours and for that time-frame the volunteer will receive receive (1) day pass.  

 

The volunteer program is instrumental to the success of the National Conference. So please join us in making 2012 another great year for WBENC! Click here to register now.

 

  


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Don't Miss WBENC National Conference & Business Fair...Online Registration Ends Today! 

 

Mike Jones

Mike Jones

President

Discover Leadership Training

Tuesday, June 19

Mark Servodidio - AVIS

Mark Servodidio

 Chief Administrative Officer

AVIS Budget Group Inc.

Wednesday, June 20

Neil Austrian - Office Depot

Neil Austrian

Chairman and CEO

Office Depot

Wednesday, June 20 

Frances Cole Jones

Frances Cole Jones

Author

Thursday, June 21

 

 

 

Today, June 5, is the last day for online registration for attendees and the last day for exhibitor registration. Attendees can register in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center beginning Monday, June 18 at 2:00pm.

 

Click here to register NOW.

 

Exhibitor Deadlines Approaching

 

Advance Shipments mut be received on or before June 12

  • Click here to download the form 

Direct shipments must be received on or after June 18 at 2 p.m.

  • Click here to download the form

 

Rosen Plaza

Rosen Hotels to provide Additional Conference Accommodations 

 

We are pleased to offer alternate accommodations at the following hotels based on availability:

 

The Rosen Plaza

(adjacent to the west concourse of the Orange County Convention Center)

9700 International Drive

Orlando, FL  32819

$140 per night + tax

800-366-9700 

Click here to make your reservation

 

 

The Rosen Centre Hotel

(adjacent to the north/south concourse of the Orange County Convention Center)

9840 International Drive 

Orlando, FL 32819

$157 per night + tax

(includes internet & parking)

800-204-7234

Click here to make your reservation

Get Ready to Bid!

  

The 2012 Silent Auction chaired by Lynn Griffith of Welcome Events and Vickie Hsi of Kraft Foods will take place on June 19, 2012 at the Peabody Orlando during the National Conference & Business Fair. This year's Auction provides opportunities for everyone.

  

Power Lunches

 

WBENC-certified WBEs can make a significant business connection by bidding on the opportunity to meet face to face with a senior executive during a Power Lunch. If you are a WBENC-certified WBE whose prospects include companies such as United Airlines, Home Depot, Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Chevron, Research in Motion, United Rentals, and Office Depot, then you need to make plans to bid. Accenture and Allstate have teamed up for a dual Power Lunch

and ExxonMobil is offering a Power Meeting with supplier diversity and procurement team members in the Exxon suite during an Astros vs Cardinals game.

 

Travel, Jewelry, Sports and More

 

Would you like to escape to a pristine beach on the Gulf coast? We have a package for you. Do you need to add the latest iPad, Blackberry Playbook, or other fabulous technological tool to your inventory? We have at least three. Would you like to dazzle your peers at that upcoming fancy dinner? We suggest purchasing the Hope Necklace and the Olay Skin Products baskets to ensure you are in fine form before stepping out the door. Or, do you and your family feel most at home at the ballpark? Well, the Yankees are playing at home on July 17, 2012 and you could be there to cheer them on against the Bluejays.

 

Don't Miss Out

 

There is still time to donate an item to the Silent Auction. Donors receive terrific visibility through the Silent Auction directory and onsite during the Auction.

 

Click here to access the donation form.

WBENC Invites You to Join the  Conversation on Facebook and Twitter
 
The Women's Business Enterprise National Council is on Twitter and Facebook - and with the 13th annual WBENC National Conference & Business Fair coming up in five and a half weeks, we plan to keep you in-the-know about the happenings in Orlando June 19-21.

The Twitter hashmark for the 2012 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair is: #wbencconf. Easy, right? Yes, it is, and don't forget: #wbencconf...when you tweet about this year's conference!
 
To find us, please click the icons shown here and join the conversation!

facebook On Facebook, the WBENC brand page provides another social media vehicle through which to get the latest information on WBENC activities nationwide while sharing your latest news about your business successes, personal milestones or to industry insights. As WBENC's National Conference draws near we want you to get ready for the conversation by finding WBENC on Facebook and Twitter today!