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PARADE OF STARS AWARDS GALA    

Registration is now open!

Join us for the Parade of Stars Awards Gala celebrating the successes of 2012 by honoring our WBCS members.

Thursday, January 31, 2012

5 - 8 p.m.

The Omni Hotel

555 Lamar Street

Dallas, TX 75202

There are numerous sponsorship opportunities available that will help promote your company. In order to secure the following full marketing benefits, you must secure your sponsorship by Friday, December 21, 2012: 

• Ad in program
• Listing in program
• Event signage
• Listing in PowerPoint Presentation

If you secure your sponsorship after December 21, 2012, you will receive the following partial marketing benefits:

• Event signage
• Listing in PowerPoint Presentation

All sponsorships must be secured by January 24, 2013.

We'd like to thank our sponsors for their support.

Dianne Fletcher, CEO of Purdy-McGuire, joined the Council in 2006. An active member since the very start, she is currently serving her third year as co-chair for the Architecture, Construction & Engineering (ACE) committee, as well as hosting our quarterly ACE events. She has provided endless hours each year making our Silent Auctions at our events an incredible success.

We are truly indebted to her for her unwavering contribution of time and talent to the Council.

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Power to Potential was held on Tuesday, November 6, at CityPlace. The day started off with the General Session that featured the WBCS 2012 Year in Review. Debbie Hurst, president of the WBCS, discussed the strategic direction of the Council in the next three to five years. The General Session ended with a celebration of our Done Deals™ Award winners.

The Momentum Award was presented to Texas Instruments with a 39% increase over last year in utilizing WBCS WBE suppliers. Terri Wright, Procurement Specialist Minority/Women Business Development Worldwide Procurement & Logistics, accepted the award and stressed the importance and value of using WBE suppliers.

The Women Working Together Award was presented to Ad-A-Staff and Abba Staffing snd Consulting. This award recognizes an outstanding Done Deal between WBCS WBE members. In 2011, Ad-A-Staff and Abba Staffing and Consulting discussed partnering opportunities. The idea was for Ad-A-Staff to serve as a subcontractor to Abba Staffing and Consulting to provide temporary personnel staffing to a WBCS Corporate Member. Abba Staffing and Consulting was awarded the contract. "The relationship that began with common goals as a prime contractor and subcontractor, developed into a business partnership I do not think any of us anticipated, nor is this partnership commonplace in our industry," said Darla Beggs, CEO of Abba Staffing and Consulting.

The Sustaining Champion Award was presented to  Steve Meyer, Commodity Specialist for Texas Instruments. This award recognized an outstanding individual (executive, buyer or supplier diversity professional) employed by a Corporate (Sustaining) Member company, who was instrumental in securing business for a WBCS WBE. Janet Trompert, CEO of Talent 101, shared her story on how Steve guided her through the procurement process, to securing that "Done Deal". 

Congratulations to our Award Winners!

Breakout sessions followed the General Session. We had a great lineup for our WBE audience, as well as our Corporate audience.

For our WBE audience:

• B2B is the way to BE! focused on the opportunities to do business with one another. WBE panelists shared their success stories and challenges in doing business with each other.
• Power through Partnering discussed the benefits of expanding your capabilities through alliances and the value of partnering with prime suppliers.
• Slay the Government Goliath! touched on how to do business with the government, the benefits and the pitfalls.

For our Corporate audience:

• Corporate Conversations Summit opened with a panel discussion on the successes and challenges of WBE engagement. After the panel discussion, the attendees broke up into smaller groups to share their experiences and learn from one another.

 After the breakout sessions, the 42^nd floor of CityPlace was a great backdrop for our networking reception.

Congratulations to our raffle winners:   

• Cathy Dougherty, Dougherty Sprague Environmental won the Kindle donated by Pursuit of Excellence
• Jim Robertson, RSI Crating & Packaging won a $100 gift certificate donated by Brinker International
• Kem Sims, Analytical Food Laboratories won a $100 gift certificate donated by Brinker International

Thank you to our event volunteers for helping us make this event such a success!

Mark your calendar for our 2013 Power to Potential Business Forum to be held on Tuesday, November 5 at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas. 

Government Contracting Orientation

Attend an orientation to government contracting at the federal, state and local level. Trainers help remove the intimidation factor, confusion and complexity, and show you how to succeed in government contracting.

Orientation topics include:

• Government Bid Process
• Determining Right Point of Entry
• Benefits of Minority Certification 

Covers all government entities from city to federal.

Individualized follow-up counseling is available to attendees at no charge.

Presented by Chuck Waldrop of the Center for Government Contracting SBDC.

November 16, 2012

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Collin College Courtyard Center 

4800 Preston Park Blvd.
 Plano TX, 75093

Register now!