News & Events : Events : WEST 'PROJECT LEADERSHIP' SERIES
March 4, 2010
DATE: February 25 and March 4
LOCATION: Cambridge MA
TIME: 5:30pm-9:00
HOST: WEST/Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology
COST FOR BOTH PROGRAMS: $105 WEST Members; $130 Non-Members
Refreshments included. Everyone is welcome to attend.
REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO: www.WESTorg.org
DESCRIPTION:
Project and alliance managers' leadership skills are increasingly valuable in the science and technology industries, both within larger organizations, and starting new ventures. In this two part WEST series, you will expand your leadership, influencing and motivational skills. Sign up for either event, or register for both and receive a discount.
#1 "MANAGING THROUGH INFLUENCE" PANEL DISCUSSION
Thursday, February 25
6:00pm-9:00pm Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Ctr, Cambridge
PRE-REGISTRATION: $30 Members; $40 Non-Members; $10 more at door
Learn from a panel of successful leaders how to convince teams of people with diverse responsibilities to achieve project goals on time and within budget constraints. Panelists include:
* Dinah Sah, VP of Research at Alnylam Pharma
* Kyle MacDonald, former Senior VP at Polaroid
* Lori Rudolph-Owen, Senior Director, Program Development at Abraxis BioScience
Thursday, March 4
5:30pm-8:30pm One Main Street, Cambridge
PRE-REGISTRATION: $85 Members; $110 Non-Members
In this interactive, participatory workshop, you will learn the techniques and tools successful program managers have used to align and organize their teams, track projects, and provide senior management visibility to project progress.
Gwen Acton, PhD
978-254-2036