Women’s Forum Update March 27, 2010 Whitney Taylor Karen Wilson

Forum Update Issuing survey to understand level of interest and needs of women in NCMA Offering San Diego Women’s Forum Breakfast on how WID started, major accomplishments, personal experiences, learnings & advice for NCMA by Margaret DiVergilio, Susan Ebner Recognizing WID for 25 Years in San Diego opening session Offering speed networking session at World Congress Developing Guidelines to assist Chapters in providing compelling programs for women (see remaining slides) – authors are Penny White, Melisa Reyna 1

Guidelines for Chapters to Implement a Women’s Forum (Overview of Contents)

Purpose of Guidelines Provide assistance to chapter leaders in structuring an effective Women’s Forum Define the purpose of the Forum Demonstrate ways to easily incorporate into your Chapter Programs Identify resources to support the program Suggest ways to communicate to membership And, meet the objectives of the Women’s Forum 3

Schedule For Development Mid May 2010 – Draft Guidelines with Content Developed and submitted to National for review –Incorporate any suggestions received from the NCMA Survey on the Women’s Forum (March 2010) Mid June 2010 – Guidelines Approved July 17, 2010 – Provide Guidelines to Chapter Leaders at Leadership Summit 4

What is the purpose of the Women’s Forum? 5

Mission Statement/Charter –Ensure visibility and accessibility of women leaders –Drive networking and collaboration opportunities –Provide accessibility to mentoring and development for women –Advise Board of Directors on industry best practices 6

Goals Build Confidence Networking Personal Development Leadership Opportunities Mentoring and Guidance Work and Life Balance Training and Professional Development Opportunities Leveraging Knowledge, Experiences and Strength Have Fun! 7

Objectives To bring together anyone interested in how to enable women in contracting to become more effective in the business world, improve skill sets, stimulate personal and professional growth and promote the image of women in contracting 8

Key Topics of Discussion Leadership Career Progression Mentorship Generational Perspectives Work/Life Balance Professionalism 9

Venue National Level –NCMA World Congress –Government Contracts Management Conference –Aerospace & Defense Conference –Leadership Summit and Mid Year Leadership Conference Chapter Level 10

How do you Incorporate into Chapter Programs 11

Luncheon/Dinner Programs Format –Program Speaker Interactive Lecture –Panel Discussion –Speed Networking Suggested Topics – Key Topics of Discussion Suggested Speakers –NCMA Roster of Speakers –National Speakers Bureaus –Local Speakers (Women’s Business Associations, University Women’s Studies Program, etc.) 12

Chapter All Day Workshops Workshop Topics Women’s Forum Track 13

Mentoring Programs Formal Informal Speed Mentoring 14

Social (Networking) Events After Hours Events –Happy Hours –Sports Events – Ask a local company with a Skybox to allow NCMA to use for Women’s Networking Event –Holiday Socials Lunch and Discuss (informal) – Just meet a favorite local restaurant for lunch and talk away 15

Other Events Dress for Success Women Owned Business Enterprise conferences Leadership Conferences Diversity Conferences 16

What are some recommended resources to utilize to develop forum? 17

Resource Material Books Periodical Articles Research Papers and Reports –White House Project Report by Marie Wilson, President and Founder, The White House Project 18

Organizations Leadership America Women in Aerospace Women in Defense 19

College/University Women’s Studies Program Boston College Wellesley College 20

How to Communicate to Membership? 21

Newsletter Suggested Topics –Women’s History Month (March) –Women in Contracting –The Role of Women in the Chapter History –Gender Diversity –Women Fellows 22

Social Networking Sites Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Chapter Web Site Blog 23

Other topics to be addressed How to generate interest? How to keep momentum? How to measure success of the program as well as need for the program? 24

Comments Feedback is welcomed!!! 25

Schedule For Development Mid May 2010 – Draft Guidelines with Content Developed and submitted to National for review –Incorporate any suggestions received from the NCMA Survey on the Women’s Forum (March 2010) Mid June 2010 – Guidelines Approved July 17, 2010 – Provide Guidelines to Chapter Leaders at Leadership Summit 26