May 14th, 2012 | WCN General Meeting

When: May 14th, 18:30

Where: Hilton Stadtpark, Room Klimt

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Dear ladies,
Looking for more networking opportunities? Meeting new friends or business partners? Getting some new ideas for your professional or private life? Then please join us at our Networking Cocktail !
At 19:15 we start our General Meeting. There are two topics on the agenda of the meeting.

Topic 1: The WCN General Assembly session on approval of the financial statement and the election of the new WCN Co-Presidents for the period of 2012-2014.

Topic 2: Creativity in Organizations - Nice to Have or Need to Have for Business Success?

Why to spend any time or money on creativity? Why to change the approach of the past years? Why to invest in people? Answers to these and other questions as well as interesting facts concerning creativity, results on people and sustainable success will be presented and discussed during the guest speaker presentation in the evening.

Speaker: Dr. Gabriele Lang from Create Success Consulting is specialized in developing creativity in organizations resulting in increased productivity and sustainable success. Gabriele with a background in psychology and business administration has 20 years of business experience, founded her company end of 2010 after developing a worldwide unique online tool evaluating creativity potential with two business partners and is the winner of the Constantinus Award in 2011, Austria's renowned consulting and IT award.

For members only: Presentation and Election of Co-Presidents 2012-2014

Presentation and approval of Financial Statements 2011, Forecast 2012

We see you at 6:30 pm at the gallery in front of our WCN meeting room at the hotel HILTON am Stadtpark.

With best regards,

Caterina Galea & Matanat Rahimova 
Co-Presidents WCN Vienna City Network

May 15th, 2012 | WCN Vienna Social Event - French garden networking

When: 18:30

Where: Cafe-Restaurant "Flein", Boltzmanngasse 2, 1090 Vienna

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Bordering the French Cultural Institute sits restaurant Flein, offering French, Austrian and international cuisine. Let’s hope for great weather so we can enjoy great networking in the lovely garden.

We very much look forward to seeing you at our events!

Your Social Event Coordinators

Valerie & Andrea

May 30th, 2012 | WCN Career Club - Tune up your voice!

When: May 30th, 18:30

Where: Expat Center-Schmerlingplatz 3, 1010 Vienna

Tune up your voice!

Have you ever been in a situation where no one listened to you? Have you ever wondered what makes you listen to some people more than to others? Why some voices are more powerful than others? How actors manage their voice to make themselves audible in large theatres?

The success of communication actually depends little on content; it is the sound of the voice which significantly influences our perception of a person. The good news is that you can easily tune up your voice with techniques that make your voice dynamic and yourself remarkable. Our voice is our own and very personal instrument, and as for all instruments, it depends on the technique how to generate a powerful sound.

In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to tune up your voice for different uses such as speeches, presentations and meetings. We will practice different techniques to project your voice around a room. Different exercises will unfold your resonances, articulation, sound and dynamic. We will then train how to use these skills in a small presentation. Please feel free to bring your own text piece for this exercise.

The sound makes the difference!

About the facilitator: Catherine Hapke is a trained choir conductor with extensive experience in voice training and has performed professional singing for several years. She has started her career in education, music and mathematics and then moved her career to private business. She is a certified General Manager from the Management Academy of the European Business School Oestrich Ð Winkel, Germany, and has worked as HR Consultant, Recruiter, HR Generalist and Global HR Service Delivery Assurer within NorthgateArinso.

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Price for members: 10 Eur, Price for non-members: 15 Eur

June 11th, 2012 | WCN General Meeting

When: June 11th, 18:30

Where: Hilton Stadtpark, Room Bruckner

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Topic: Woman Executive: finding “self” leadership way

Speaker:Tatjana Oppitz - Country General Manager IBM Austria

Born as a daughter of diplomats in Calcutta/India in 1962, Tatjana had already an international start. In Vienna, she attended the International School, the French Lyc�e Francais and studied Commercial Science at the University of Economics and Business. After graduating and some years of professional experience at an American company, Tatjana joined IBM Austria in 1989, where she was one of the first women working in sales. At IBM, she started her management career as a Director of IBM Austria's Software Group, and after 15 years of sales responsibility in various departments in IBM Austria, she did pursuit her international career at the IBM Headquarter in Paris. Back from Paris, Tatjana became an Executive, being globally responsible for sales & distribution of the entire IBM portfolio to large enterprise accounts; and until 2010 she held an executive sales position for the entire CEE region (Central and Eastern Europe), including Russia and the CIS countries. In early 2011 Tatjana Oppitz became Country General Manager of IBM in Austria, a market she is very much familiar with. Since many years she is strongly supporting women's empowerment and diversity - and is particularly engaged in specific mentoring and coaching programs supporting young women in outlining their career paths. Tatjana is interested in monochrome and figurative contemporary art, theatre and opera, travelling and foreign cultures. For relaxation, she loves to take her terrier for a walk or to play golf. Tatjana Oppitz is married.

We have received numerous requests from our members asking for an advice and support in their effort to progress in their career. We have hosted a number of events inviting key representatives of multinational companies, international organizations, government agencies, universities and NGOs on issues connected with the retention and progress of senior women executives. This event will give you insights for the leadership in the IBM Austria and opens a forum for a discussion of challenges and opportunities for high potential women on their way to the executive directorship.

We hope to see many of you!

With best regards,

Caterina Galea & Matanat Rahimova 
Co-Presidents WCN Vienna City Network

June 28th, 2012 | WCN Vienna Social Event - Summerly networking at the waterfront

When: 18:30

Where: WakeUp, Am Wehr 1, 1220 Vienna (U2 Station Donaustadtbruecke)

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Join us for drinks and dinner at restaurant and beach bar WakeUp. Situated right along Neue Donau, you can enjoy networking and great food while catching a glimpse of the water skiers.

We very much look forward to seeing you at our events!

Your Social Event Coordinators

Valerie & Andrea

July 12th, 2012 | WCN Vienna Social Event - Annual Summer Heurigen

When: 18:30

Where: Huette am Weg, Josefsdorf 47, 1190 Vienna (38A bus from Heiligenstadt or Grinzing)

Registration: EuropeanPWN

Join us for the Summer Heurigen at typical Viennese "Huette am Weg". Sitting in the lovely garden, we can enjoy a nice glass of wine and snacks while getting into holiday mood.

We very much look forward to seeing you at our events!

Your Social Event Coordinators

Valerie & Andrea