May 21st, 2016
EMPOWER - THE IMMIGRANT WOMAN
Conference Schedule
Job Empowerment
Goal: 1. Help empower immigrant women by learning from various stakeholders from education institutions, employers, service providers, community & political leaders, state & city officials share information, programs and services they offer on: A. Building English Job Readiness learning skills and networks to enable economic security. B. Starting/Funding your own business.
Goal: 2. Help pair community honorees with business and professional mentors to
Foster self-sufficiency and enable economic security growth.
Target Audience:
The target population for the conference's Job Empowerment morning forum is immigrant women in the community who meet these characteristics:
• Those with or without English language skills
• With or without foreign certifications or education
• With or without entrepreneurial skills (handy/crafty skills)
Goal: 1. Help empower immigrant women by learning from various stakeholders from education institutions, employers, service providers, community & political leaders, state & city officials share information, programs and services they offer on: A. Building English Job Readiness learning skills and networks to enable economic security. B. Starting/Funding your own business.
Goal: 2. Help pair community honorees with business and professional mentors to
Foster self-sufficiency and enable economic security growth.
Target Audience: The target population for the conference's Job Empowerment morning forum is immigrant women in the community who meet these characteristics: • Those with or without English language skills • With or without foreign certifications or education • With or without entrepreneurial skills (handy/crafty skills)
8:00 - 9:00 am
Registration/Vendor setup
9:00 - 11:00 am
*Introduction of Stakeholders Panelists for Q&A: Reps from various stakeholders from education institutions, employers, service providers, community & political leaders, state &city officials share information, programs and services they offer for immigrant women in Maine.
11:00 - 11:30 am
This session would provide a guide to steps in helping one get settled and ready for employment; an overview of the American work system; job skills classes available in the community, learning English, and turning foreign certification/ work experience in marketable skills and or American certification.
This session will be conducted in collaboration with a successful entrepreneur. Talking about the steps they took to start their own business, the challenges and the success; how women can succeed with limited English language and marketable skills;overcoming business/life challenge & barriers.
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Create Networks: Networking & visiting with service providers
3:00 pm
Create Networks ends/Reminder of the Evening’s Gala
Evening Gala
Honoring Community Leaders
Goal: To honor the women in our immigrant communities who have lead us and inspired us.
4:00 - 6:00 pm Registration & Vendor Setup
6:00 - 9:00 pm Vendor Exhibits
6:00 - 6:30 pm "Step and Repeat" Red Carpet & Light Drinks
6:30 - 6:40 pm Welcome
6:40 - 7:00 pm Entertainment
7:00 - 8:25 pm Introduction of Honorees & Video Profiles
*Recognition of Honorees
8:00 - 9:00 pm Keynote Speaker9:00 - 10:00 pm Food/Entertainment