2001 Asian American Career Symposium

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Sometimes the trick to finding the right career path is making the right connection and 2001 Asian American Career Symposium can do the job for you!

This event enables you to:
    Seek other career opportunities (corporate recruiters will be available)
    Learn how corporate executives broke through the "glass ceiling"
    Develop and improve new skill sets
    Network with other business professionals

Event: 2001 Asian American Career Symposium -

                      "Breaking New Ground for Asian Americans in the 21(superscript: st) Century"
                       Keynote Speaker: Martha Choe,
                       Director-W.A State Office of Trade and Economic Development

When: Saturday, April 21st, 2001, 9:00am - 5:00 pm

Where: Seattle Center (Northwest Room)

Directions:        I-5 North or South Mercer Street Exit, Follow signs to Seattle Center.
                        The Northwest Rooms are between the Key Arena and the Exhibition Halls.
                        <http://www.seattlecenter.com/transportation/maps.htm>

Cost: General Admission is FREE;
Lunch and ticket to the keynote speech is $15

The event's workshops will focus on continuing education and career development for Asian American professionals and will include training on subjects as varied as effective presentation skills and professional
etiquette. In addition, representatives of the event's corporate sponsors will be available at individual booths to discuss employment opportunities at their firms. So don't forget to bring your resume! The confirmed corporate sponsors include Washington Mutual Bank, Immunex, Regence of Blue Shield, Salomon Smith Barney, Boeing, Starbucks Coffee Company and State Farm Insurance.

Event Organizers:
National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP),

Korean American Professionals Society (KAPS),

Northwest Chinese Hi-Tech Professionals Association (NWCHP),

and the Society of Chinese Engineers Seattle (SCES).

All proceeds go to the Refugee Women's Alliance (ReWA) capital campaign for a new facility.

*$5 of the lunch is tax deductible and goes to ReWA.

Detail Agenda:

Time	Room #1	Room #2

10:00 am - 11:30 am	Insights and new trends in the High Tech sector v Aviation - Dr. Kuen Y. Lin v Bio-Tech - Dr. Yi Zhang v Environmental - Dr. S. S. Lin v Optical electronic - Dr. Edward Miao Moderator: Jiin Chen	How to foster and develop mentorships in your workplace and the importance of community service v Jill Nishi – WA Trade & Economic Development v Alan Kurimura – Uwajimaya Moderator: Tennyson Leung

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH	Introduction: Edward Chao Keynote Speaker – Martha Choe ReWA Presentation

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm	How to Land the Job you want 1. Gary Hirata- Salomon Smith Barney 2. Wayne Nakamura – State Farm Insurance 3. Alex Choe– Virtual Tech 4. Janice Brookshier Moderator: Angelie Chong	How to be a Successful Female Executive in the 21^st Century Workplace. 1. Laura Altschul – Voicestream 2. Katie Kiyonaga – Total Advisor 3. Terri Schreiber – Microsoft 4. Lori Nomura - Foster Pepper & Shefelman Moderator: Barbara Deane

3:30 PM to 5:00 PM	How to build a professional image Debra King- professional etiquette Introduction: Amy Allen

For details, please contact NWCHP mailto:nwchp@nwchp.org

1. Laura Altschul – Voicestream

2. Katie Kiyonaga – Total Advisor