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January

January 10, 2008

Engaging Men as Diversity Champions

Brande Stellings. Senior Director, Advisory Services, presents Catalyst's forthcoming research on engaging men as champions for women's advancement, at a panel discussion for lawyers working flexible hours. The event will be held at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP in New York.

January 16, 2008

Casual Conversations

Catalyst Canada hosts a Casual Conversations event for members to explore how these organizations can participate in the annual Catalyst Member Benchmarking Survey.

January 29, 2008

The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (New York)

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, presents on The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership at the Deloitte WIN breakfast seminar at Deloitte & Touche in New York.

January 31, 2008

The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (Weston, NY)

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, and Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services, present on The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership at the annual meeting of Baker & McKenzie's Tax Group in Weston, NY.

February

February 7, 2008

Women in Nuclear

Deborah Gillis, Executive Director, Catalyst Canada, speaks at the Women in Nuclear conference, hosted by Bruce Power L.P., in Ottawa.

February 13, 2008

Cultural Contrasts on Diversity and Inclusion

Catalyst Europe presents on the cultural contrasts between U.S. and European approaches to diversity and inclusion at the French-American Foundation in Paris.

February 14, 2008

Webinar--Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers

Catalyst hosts a webinar to launch Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers. IBM Corporation was the Lead Sponsor of the study. Contributing Sponsors were Cisco Systems, Inc., Dell Inc., and the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT).

February 20-22, 2008

Sandra Day O'Connor Board Excellence Award Luncheon

The Sandra Day O'Connor Board Excellence Award Luncheon will be held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in New York. Each year DirectWomen gives the award to women lawyers who have served with distinction as independent directors of public companies and have worked to advance the value of diversity in board positions.

February 21-22, 2008

The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards (Madrid)

Catalyst Europe presents on The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards at the first Fundación Alares International Congress in Madrid, which will focus on trends in diversity and inclusion trends.

March

March 5, 2008

The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards (Oslo)

Catalyst Europe Managing Director Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden gives the keynote address on The Bottom Line: Corporate Performance and Women’s Representation on Boards at seminar in Oslo. She was invited by the Norwegian Royal Ministry of Children and Equality.

March 5-6, 2008

The 2008 Work Life Conference

Catalyst and Families and Work Institute jointly present findings from a collaborative study on talent management in the United States, Europe, and Asia at The 2008 Work Life Conference at the Westin Buckhead Atlanta.

March 7, 2008

Women in Health Care & Bioscience Leadership: State of the Knowledge

The Women's Health Program at the University of Michigan Health System, the Griffith Leadership Center at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and Catalyst, hold a symposium, Women in Health Care & Bioscience Leadership: State of the Knowledge, focused on women's career trajectories and the achievement of leadership positions in the broad field of health care.

March 19, 2008

Deloitte Breakfast Program: The HOW Challenge of Today’s Career Journeys

Catalyst Europe presents at the Deloitte Breakfast Program, an internal event that will focus  on “The HOW Challenge of Today’s Career Journeys,” specfically how policymakers can improve the corporate environment for women.

March 19, 2008

The Conference Board/Google

Katherine Giscombe, Ph.D., Vice President, Women of Color Research, presents on the topic at an event hosted by The Conference Board and sponsored by Google in Mountain View, CA.

March 20, 2008

Interlaw Webinar - What Do Women (Lawyers) Really Want?

Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services, speaks at the Interlaw Webinar - What Do Women (Lawyers) Really Want?

March 28, 2008

Gender Research Roundtable Launch

Catalyst Europe launches a Gender Research Roundtable, a platform for sharing gender-based research initiatives in Switzerland, at an internal event at the University of St. Gallen.

April

April 2-4, 2008

Empowering Professional Women in the Maritime World

Catalyst Europe gives the keynote address at the World Maritime University International Conference, in Malmo, Sweden. The conference, Empowering Professional Women in the Maritime World, will address organizational strategies that encourage the effective participation of women in the maritime professions. Catalyst Europe’s presentation will focus on the competitive implications of global diversity and inclusion initiatives, as well as facets of organizational change and development.

April 3-4, 2008

The 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference: Winning Strategies for Success

The Conference Board hosts The 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference: Winning Strategies for Success  in  New York.

April 4, 2008

The 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference: Winning Strategies for Success

Emma Sabin, Senior Director, Advisory Services, presents forthcoming Catalyst research on engaging men as diversity champions at The 2008 Women’s Leadership Conference: Winning Strategies for Success, hosted by The Conference Board, in New York.

April 9, 2008

2008 Catalyst Awards Conference and 2008 Catalyst Awards Dinner

Catalyst hosts the 2008 Catalyst Awards Conference and the 2008 Catalyst Awards Dinner at the Waldorf≈Astoria Hotel in New York. With more than 1,500 business leaders from around the globe in attendance, Catalyst's signature annual event celebrates the organizational initiatives promoting women's leadership that have been selected for the 2008 Catalyst Award.

April 16, 2008

2008 NALP Annual Education Conference

Deborah Gillis, Executive Director, Catalyst Canada, speaks about strategies and insights for the legal profession at the 2008 NALP Annual Education Conference in Toronto. 

April 23, 2008

The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (New York)

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, presents on The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership at the monthly association meeting of The Human Resource Planning Society in New York.

April 23, 2008

Webinar—Apply for the 2009 Catalyst Award

Catalyst hosts a webinar entitled Apply for the 2009 Catalyst Award to outline the guidelines involved in seeking a nomination. The webinar will be held at 7 p.m. EST. 

April 23, 2008

Webinar—Apply for the 2009 Catalyst Award

Catalyst repeats its webinar entitled Apply for the 2009 Catalyst Award at 9 p.m. EST. The webinar is designed to explain the guidelines involved in the nominating process.

April 24, 2008

New Woman in New Times

Catalyst Europe General Manager, Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden, speaks at the Eighth European Seminar on Employment in Gijon, Spain. The event, entitled New Woman in New Times, addresses challenges for women at the regional, national, and EU level and the impact on Spain of the recently enacted Organic Law on Equality of Women and Men. The seminar was organized by the Association of European Journalists.

May

May 1, 2008

WELD Keynote Event Series—Transformational Change: A Conversation with Ilene Lang at Catalyst

Catalyst President Ilene H. Lang speaks on women in leadership at the fifth annual WELD Keynote Event Series at the Women for Economic & Leadership Development in Columbus, Ohio. The event is entitled "Transformational Change: A Conversation with Ilene Lang at Catalyst."

May 12, 2008

Launch—Women of Color in Accounting, Women of Color in Professional Services Series

Catalyst hosts an breakfast and panel discussion to launch Women of Color in Accounting, the second of four research reports in the Women of Color in Professional Services Series, at the Harvard Club in New York.

May 13, 2008

The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (Parsippany, NJ)

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, presents on The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership at the Executive Women in Leadership conference, hosted by Novartis AG, in Parsippany, NJ.

May 20, 2008

Project Breakthrough Summit

Along with Arnold & Porter LLP and General Electric Co., Catalyst sponsors Project Breakthrough Summit: Leading the Way to Women's Leadership in Law, a by-invitation-only event held at Arnold & Porter's New York office.

May 22, 2008

Conference—Opening Doors for Women

Deborah M. Soon, Vice President, Marketing and Executive Leadership Initiatives, and Meesha Rosa, Director, Marketing Operations, speak at the POWER: Opening Doors for Women®Dinner at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. The event is hosted by Women's Networking Community, a Chicago-based nonprofit which develops women leaders. Register at the POWER website.

May 22, 2008

Catalyst Europe Breakfast Series—Zurich

Catalyst Europe presents on Different Cultures, Similar Perceptions: Stereotyping of Western European Business Leaders, at the second in a new breakfast series. The event will be held at UBS in Zurich and will feature insights about culture-specific gender-stereoptyping as a barrier to women's advancement.

May 28, 2008

Webinar—Casual Conversations

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, leads a members-only interactive discussion for law firms from 2:00-3:30 p.m. EDT on The Double Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don't. The question-and-answer session that follows will be led by Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services.

May 28, 2008

Women in Technology—San Jose, CA

Heather Foust-Cummings, Director, Research, gives a presentation on Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers at Cisco Systems, Inc. in San Jose, CA.

May 29, 2008

Women's Luncheon

Catalyst Canada hosts the by-invitation-only Women's Luncheon: Inspired Women Inspiring Results. Sponsored by Cisco Systems Canada, the event will be held at the Le Meridien King Edward hotel in Toronto.

May 29, 2008

The Dual-Career Challenge (Heiden, Switzerland)

Catalyst Europe speaks in Heiden, Switzerland on "The Dual-Career Challenge: Managing the Tensions," at a conference on equality for Swiss universities. The presentation addresses process management strategies and solutions.

May 30, 2008

Roundtable—Women in Technology

Catalyst Western Region hosts a roundtable discussion on Women in Technology: Maximizing Talent, Minimizing Barriers at Catalyst's office in Sunnyvale, CA.

May 30, 2008

Women on Boards

Catalyst President Ilene H. Lang speaks about women board directors at the Spencer Stuart Breakfast in Palo Alto, California.

June

June 3, 2008

How to Create a Women's Leadership Initiative

Candice Morgan, Senior Associate, Advisory Services, presents on "How to Create a Women's Leadership Initiative" at the IGAF Annual Women's Leadership Conference hosted by IGAF Worldwide in Milwaukee, WI.

June 4, 2008

CalSTRS Panel Discussion

Deborah M. Soon, Vice President, Marketing and Executive Leadership Initiatives, moderates a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the board of directors of The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the second largest U.S. pension fund. CalSTRS is spotlighting the paucity of women and men of color on corporate boards; Catalyst is invited because of its research on women board directors.

June 5, 2008

Women's Networks

Lisa D'Annolfo Levey, Senior Director, Advisory Services, speaks on women's networks at the Daiichi Sankyo Women's Forum at Daiichi Sankyo in Parsippany, NJ.

June 5, 2008

Catalyst Connects—Chicago

Catalyst Canada presents a by-invitation-only Catalyst Connects breakfast in Chicago, featuring keynote Ellen Costello, CEO of Harris N.A. The Catalyst Connects series pairs high-potential women at Catalyst member organizations in North America with a speaker deemed a powerful role model. The Chicago event is sponsored by Harris N.A. and held at the bank's Chicago office. Harris N.A. is a member of the BMO Financial Group, sponsor of the Catalyst Connects series.

June 5, 2008

Ernst & Young—Growth and Retention of Women (GROW)

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden faciliates a dialogue at Ernst & Young's Growth and Retention of Women (GROW) event at the KKL Musuem in Lucerne. In the session, entitled "GROW Together: Driving Change and Creating Impact at Ernst & Young," participants will brainstorm ideas for advancing gender diversity.

June 9, 2008

Families and Work Institute

Families and Work Institute explores future trends in combining work and family life during an Immersion Learning Experience preceding its 5th Annual Work Life Legacy Award dinner. Both events are held at Cipriani restaurant on East 42nd Street in New York.

June 9, 2008

Launch—2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500

Catalyst Canada launches the 2007 Catalyst Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500: Voices from the Boardroom at the Toronto headquarters of CIBC, the study's Lead Sponsor. Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, Catalyst Inc., will present the findings. Panellists from study sponsors McKinsey & Company Canada and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Canada, and also from Linamar Corporation, will discuss the report and answer questions.

June 16, 2008

Catalyst Connects—Calgary

Catalyst Canada presents a by-invitation-only Catalyst Connects event in Calgary, featuring Bonnie D. DuPont, Group Vice President, Corporate Resources, Enbridge. The Catalyst Connects series pairs high-potential women at Catalyst member organizations in North America with a speaker deemed a powerful role model. The Calgary event, to be held at 5:00 p.m. at The Fairmont Palliser, is sponsored by BMO Nesbitt Burns®, a member of the BMO Financial Group, which is sponsoring the Catalyst Connects series.

June 18-19, 2008

Catalyst Europe Ambassador Tour (Madrid)

Catalyst Europe meets with the Instituto del Mujer, the organization behind Spain's 2007 legislation requiring certain companies to have 40 percent women on their boards within eight years, as well as with new and existing members, during its so-called Catalyst Europe Ambassador Tour. 

June 19, 2008

Women of Color

Meesha Rosa, Director, Marketing Operations, presents on women of color at The Conference Board's Council on Workplace Diversity hosted by General Mills, Inc. in Minneapolis.

June 25, 2008

Women in Law

Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services, presents on women in law at the LexisNexis®Women in the Legal Profession Summit: Rainmaking and Collaborative Development at the Harvard Club in New York.

June 26, 2008

Seminar-Women in Construction (Meran, Italy)

Catalyst Europe Director of Operations Sophia Maria Wuermli speaks on "Women in Leadership Positions: Successful, Innovative, and Creative" at the Sixth International Industry Seminar for women in lumber and construction. More than 200 women in upper management are expected. 

June 27, 2008

Shell Global Diversity & Inclusion Practioners Conference (The Hague)

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden presents on forthcoming Catalyst research on men as supporters of women's advancement at Shell Oil Company's Global Diversity & Inclusion Practioners Conference at The Hague in the Netherlands. The conference aims to align the company around a vision for diversity and inclusion and to explore what it means to be among the top quartile of corporate supporters of this issue.

July

July 16, 2008

Mentoring

Julie Nugent, Director, Research, gives a presentation and leads a question-and-answer session on mentoring at the 2008 Kalamazoo Inclusion Awareness Leadership Conference hosted by Stryker in Kalamazoo, MI.

July 23, 2008

Launch—Advancing Women Leaders: The Connection Between Women Board Directors and Women Corporate Officers

Catalyst releases Advancing Women Leaders: The Connection Between Women Board Directors and Women Corporate Officers at a cocktail reception from 6:00–7:30 p.m. at Cipriani 23rd Street in New York. The study is the third in the Business Case series, which explores connections between women's representation in leadership and financial performance.

July 31, 2008

Panel—Diversity and Inclusion

Deborah M. Soon, Vice President, Marketing and Executive Leadership Initiatives, participates in a panel on best practices for achieving diversity and inclusion in the workplace at the 26th Annual Industry Liaison Group National  Conference at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, CA. The conference theme is "Inclusion, Compliance, Convergence."

August

August 8, 2008

Panel—Women in Law

Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services, participates in a panel on women's initiatives at law firms at the American Bar Association 2008 Annual Meeting in New York.

August 21, 2008

Webinar—Mentoring as a Career Development Tool

Julie Nugent, Director, Research, presents at a Webinar for the Human Capital Institute on mentoring as a career development tool. She is joined by representatives from ING U.S. Financial Services (USFS) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, whose initiatives to advance women won the Catalyst Award in 2008 and 2007, respectively.

August 27, 2008

Texas Instruments Executive Symposium

Catalyst President Ilene H. Lang speaks at the Executive Symposium at Texas Instruments Incorporated in Dallas. She is joined by Deborah M. Soon, Vice President, Marketing & Executive Leadership Inititatives.

August 28, 2008

Catalyst Europe Symposium—Rüschlikon, Switzerland

Catalyst Europe holds its first symposium, entitled Optimizing Leadership Decisions in Talent Management, to mark the European launch of new research exploring the gender-specific, generational, and cultural dimensions of managing global talent. Swiss Reinsurance, lead sponsor of the study, will host the event at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue in Rüschlikon, near Zurich. Presenting will be Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., Vice President, Research, and an author of the study. Registration is through Swiss Reinsurance by fax or mail only.

September

September 3, 2008

Catalyst Year in Review

Catalyst holds its by-invitiation-only Year in Review from 3:00–6:00 p.m. at Debevoise & Plimption LLP headquarters in New York. Nancy M. Carter, Ph.D., Vice President, Research, will review research highlights from the past year and discuss emerging workplace trends. A cocktail reception will follow. 

September 4, 2008

The Double Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership (Chicago)

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, gives the keynote address on The Double Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadeership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don't at the Chicago Fall Networking Reception hosted by the Network of Women Executive (NEW).

September 9, 2008

Women's Leadership Network

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden presents at the Women's Leadership Network at McDonald's Corporation in London. Her subject is how to capitalize on the expertise of women in management and use women's networks to foster corporate profitability.

September 18, 2008

Catalyst Connects—Vancouver

Catalyst Canada presents a by-invitation-only Catalyst Connects event in Vancouver, featuring Sue Paish, CEO of Pharmasave Drugs (National) Ltd. The Catalyst Connects series pairs high-potential women at Catalyst member organizations in North America with a speaker deemed a powerful role model. The Vancouver event will be held from 4:30–7:00 p.m. at the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel. The sponsor of the Catalyst Connects series is BMO Financial Group.

September 18, 2008

Men as Diversity Champions (Chicago)

Jeanine Prime, Ph.D., Senior Director, Research, presents on forthcoming Catalyst research on engaging men as diversity champions at the first session of the annual two-part Research Series hosted by the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago. The event is held at The Conference Center at UBS Tower in Chicago.

September 19, 2008

Conference Keynote—Women on Boards

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden gives the keynote address on women on boards at the Companies of the Future (Icelandic) conference hosted by Bifröst University in Kopavogur, Iceland. The conference is the last related to the Icelandic Equility Index, which annually gathers and publishes information on gender equality at Iceland's 100 largest companies.

September 19, 2008

Women's Leadership Circle

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, speaks at an event hosted by the Women's Leadership Circle of the The Vancouver Board of Trade onboard Holland America Line's ms Veendam in Vancouver. The presentation is entitled "BOARDROOM CEILING: Why Women are crucial to corporate Canada's success."

September 22, 2008

Luncheon—The Canadian Club of Toronto

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, speaks at a luncheon hosted by The Canadian Club of Toronto and held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Her presentation is entitled "Looking Beyond the C-Suite: The Business Case for Recruiting More Women on Corporate Boards."

September 23, 2008

Teleconference—Casual Conversations

Catalyst Canada and Bell Canada host an interactive teleconference entitled “A Focus on Visible Minorities: Strategies to Foster Inclusion in a Multicultural Workplace" from 11:30-12:30 p.m.  Candice Morgan, Senior Associate, Advisory Services and Emily Pomeroy, Associate, Catalyst Canada, present on findings from Catalyst's recent study Career Advancement in Corporate Canada: A Focus on Visible Minorities ~ Workplace Fit and Stereotyping. 

September 24, 2008

Executive Women's Summit

Catalyst President Ilene H. Lang speaks in Greenwich, CT at the Executive Women's Summit of MasterCard Worldwide.

September 24, 2008

Women's Bond Club of New York

Deepali Bagati, Ph.D., Director, Research, participates in a roundtable discussion on the barriers to women's advancement in financial services hosted by the Women's Bond Club of New York.

September 24, 2008

9th Diversity in the Workplace Conference

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, speaks on Catalyst's 2007 Census of Women Board Directors of the FP500: Voices From the Boardroom at a conference entitled 9th Diversity in the Workplace. The event is presented by Federated Press, an independent research organization, and held at the Hotel Novotel Toronto Centre.

September 24, 2008

Women's Leadership Summit

Katherine Giscombe, Ph.D., Vice President, Women of Color Research, presents on women of color at the Women's Leadership Summit in Basking Ridge, NJ. The event is hosted by the Women's Development Council (WDC) of The Chubb Corporation.

September 24, 2008

Allianz Global Investors

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden participated virtually in a discussion with the Human Resources group at Allianz Global Investors. The talk focused on maximizing women's leadership potential and drew from Leaders in a Global Economy: Finding the Fit for Top Talent, the first in a four-part research series on global talent management.

September 26, 2008

Women's Leadership Summit

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, co-moderates a panel discussion on The Double Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don't at the Women's Leadership Summit in Basking Ridge, NJ. The event is hosted by the Women's Development Council (WDC) of The Chubb Corporation.

October

October 7, 2008

Breakfast—When Women Lead

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang moderates a panel entitled "When Women Lead" at a breakfast at Northern Trust Corporation in Chicago. Catalyst hosts the event in partnership with The Chicago Network (TCN), a women's business group that conducts regional censuses of women in corporate leadership and that is among the 11 members of InterOrganization Network (ION). Catalyst features ION censuses in its Metrics listings.

October 8, 2008

HP Americas Women’s Leadership Summit

Heather Foust-Cummings, Ph.D., Director, Research, presents on women in technology at the HP Americas Women’s Leadership Summit in Boston. The event is hosted by Hewlett-Packard Company.

October 10, 2008

Building Women’s Networks

Jan Combopiano, Vice President & Chief Knowledge Officer, presents on building and advancing women’s networks at the Moody’s Women’s Network Lunch and Learn event at Moody’s Investor Services in New York.

October 13, 2008

Business Summit—Harvard Business School Centennial

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang participates in a panel entitled "Managing Human Capital: Global Trends and Challenges" at the Business Summit, the culminating event of the Centennial at the Harvard Business School.

October 14, 2008

Annual Boardroom Summit

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang discusses diversity on corporate boards at the Annual Boardroom Summit held at the Grand Hyatt New York. The event is hosted by Corporate Board Member magazine and the New York Stock Exchange.

October 15, 2008

Catalyst Europe Symposium—London

Catalyst Europe, in partnership with London-based Opportunity Now, holds Fit for the Future: Culture and Workplace Dynamics Symposium, with registration available online through Opportunity Now. The event, hosted by BP p.l.c., focuses on adapting corporate cultures for a 21st century workforce. It is the second in a Catalyst Europe series of four symposia.

October 17, 2008

Stanton/Anthony Conversations

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang delivers the keynote address at the Stanton/Anthony Conversations hosted by The Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University of Rochester. The luncheon event is entitled "Women Negotiating Leadership: The Consequences of Differences."

October 20, 2008

Deutsche Bank Women Managing Directors’ Conference

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang gives the keynote address at the Deutsche Bank Women Managing Directors’ Conference. The event is held at Deutsche Bank in New York.

October 21, 2008

Cardinal Health Women’s Initiative Network Meeting

Meesha Rosa, Director, Corporate Board Services and Marketing Operations, presents onThe Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don't  at the Cardinal Health Women’s Initiative Network’s national meeting in Dublin, OH.

October 22, 2008

120minutenBUSINESSWOMEN

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden conducts a two-hour lunchtime workshop in Zurich on work-life effectiveness, entitled "The Alarm Worked but the House Burned Down Anyway—or It's Time for a New Career Paradigm." The event is hosted by 120minutenBUSINESSWOMEN, an independent network for women entrepreneurs.

October 22, 2008

Association for Manufacturing Excellence

Emma Sabin, Senior Director, Advisory Services, speaks at a session entitled “Building Gender Diversity in Leadership” at a conference sponsored by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). The event, From Good to Great, is held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.

October 23, 2008

BP p.l.c. Women's Dinner—Houston

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang speaks at a dinner for women at BP p.l.c. in Houston.

October 30, 2008

CEO Roundtable

Cisco Systems, Inc., in partnership with Catalyst, hosts a second annual by-invitation-only roundtable for CEOs. Presenting will be John T. Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO, and Ilene H. Lang, Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer. The event, conducted virtually using Cisco's new TelePresence technology, occurs from 3:00-4:30 p.m. PT from Cisco headquarters in San Jose, CA and from four additional U.S. cities: Chicago and Richardson,TX from 5:00-6:30 p.m. CT; and Atlanta and New York from 6:00-7:30 p.m. ET.

November

November 5, 2008

20th Anniversary Conference

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, participates in the panel discussion, “It Pays to be Fair: The Business Case for Closing the Gap,” at the 20th Anniversary Conference, Women in the Workforce: Opening Doors, Closing the Gap, hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Pay Equity Commission in Toronto.

November 6, 2008

Merck, Sharp & Dohme Forum

Catalyst Europe General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden speaks about trends in work-life effectiveness at the European Pharmaceutical Human Resources Forum, an internal event sponsored by Merck, Sharp & Dohme in Paris.

November 7-9, 2008

Inaugural Summit—World Economic Forum

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang speaks in Dubai at the Inaugural Summit on the Global Agenda. Summit outcomes will be presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

November 7, 2008

Fourth Annual General Counsel Institute

Brande Stellings, Senior Director, Advisory Services, moderates the plenary session, "Women as Leaders—'Damned if you Do/Doomed if you Don’t'—The Double Bind Dilemma," at the Fourth Annual General Counsel Institute, a two-day event for women attorneys aiming to hone management skills. The event, hosted by the National Association of Women Lawyers, will be held at the Westin New York at Times Square in New York.

November 10-12, 2008

The Women in Leadership Summit

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, moderates a panel on women's initiatives at various career stages at the 10th annual Women in Leadership Summit, a leadership development program for current and emerging women business leaders. The event is hosted by Linkage, Inc. and is held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. Participants from Catalyst member organizations are offered a $200 discount.

November 11, 2008

The International Alliance for Women (TIAW) Global Partnership Forum

Deborah Gillis, Vice President, North America, participates in a panel discussion, entitled “Women on Boards: The International View—Change Agents at Work,”  at the TIAW Global Partnership Forum. The event, co-hosted by Canadian Women in Communications, is held at The Suites at 1 King West in Toronto.

November 13, 2008

The Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum

Catalyst President & Chief Executive Officer Ilene H. Lang participates in a panel discussion entitled "Establishing a Public Company Board" from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at The Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum. The four-day event, which begins November 12, 2008, is held in Palm Springs, CA at Desert Springs, A JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert

November 13, 2008

Catalyst Western Region Workshop

Catalyst Western Region hosts an interactive workshop on Unwritten Rules: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your Career from 9:30-10:30 a.m. PST at its office in Sunnyvale, CA, with Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, presenting.

December

December 3, 2008

Live Thinking—Zurich

Catalyst Europe, in conjunction with sponsor UBS AG, conducts a half-day forum in Zurich for members of women's networks at Swiss-based financial and professional services organizations. General Manager Eleanor Tabi Haller-Jorden presents on the benefits of networks and facilitates a panel discussion. The event is the first in the Live Thinking series. For more information, contact lisa.zeiher-geissler@ubs.com.

December 3, 2008

Teleconference—Casual Conversations

Catalyst Canada and Bell Canada host an interactive teleconference entitled “Work-Life Effectiveness: Crafting a New Approach” from 12:30-1:30 p.m. EST. Sylvia Apostolidis, Director, Member Services, Catalyst Canada, and Aimee B. Horowitz, Director, Advisory Services, present highlights from the two-part series: Beyond Flexibility: Work-Life Effectiveness as an Organizational Tool for High Performance and Beyond Flexibility: Creating Champions for Work-Life Effectiveness.

December 10, 2008

New York Human Resource Planning Society

Laura Sabattini, Ph.D., Director, Research, co-facilitiates a roundtable on gender stereotyping at a New York Human Resource Planning Society event, held from 4:30-7:00 p.m. at Towers Perrin in New York. 

December 10, 2008

Women’s Leadership Conference

Jan Combopiano, Vice President & Chief Knowledge Officer, presents on The Double-Bind Dilemma for Women in Leadership: Damned if You Do, Doomed if You Don't at the Pitney Bowes Women’s Leadership Conference at company headquarters in Stamford, CT.

December 12, 2008

Webinar—2008 Catalyst Member Benchmarking

Heather Foust-Cummings, Ph.D., Director, Research, and Emily Pomeroy, Associate, Catalyst Canada, present findings from the 2008 Catalyst Member Benchmarking Report and a tutorial on the online Catalyst Member Benchmarking Tool at a  webinar for member companies that participated in the survey. Webinars are held at 9:00 a.m. EST and 3:00 p.m. EST, with HSBC Holdings plc sponsoring. Register at webinars@catalyst.org, noting the preferred time in the subject line.

(for Members only)