Get on Par with your Mentor/Mentee this Summer

Looking for someplace new and exciting to go for your next meeting with your mentor or mentee? The sport of golf has long been associated with closing business deals and career success. On July 28th from 6-8 p.m. AWNY will be holding our Annual Golf Clinic at Chelsea Piers sponsored by TRAFFIQ. For this month’s mentoring meeting, take a break from the coffee shop or your usual meeting place and attend AWNY’s premier summer networking event as a mentoring pair. No previous golf experience is required. We will also be holding a raffle with coveted prizes generously donated by companies such as the PGA Tour and The Wall Street Journal. Every attendee will leave with a gift bag full of free swag.

Signup on the AWNY website: http://www.awny.org/module-Pagesetter-viewpub-tid-3-pid-74.html!

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Now that the better weather is here you might want to set up your next mentoring meeting outdoors and explore some of the softer topics. Here are a few suggestions:
1. Midtown: Bryant Park 42nd/6th Ave -Pick up your lunch at the deli and meet here to discuss the pros and cons of mixing business with pleasure (take a share house with clients? date a peer at work?)
2. Downtown: South Street Seaport - Go for drinks after work and discuss how best to see where your industry is going and to stay current and play a leadership role
3. Midtown: St. Bart's outdoor cafe 51st/Park Ave. - Over an inexpensive lunch share best networking practices, sources and successes.
Mentoring should be a breath of fresh air. Enjoy and please share your favorite outdoor dining places with all of us....blog back!

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Did you have a great first mentoring get-together? Looking for meeting inspiration? Trying to decide if you would benefit from a more structured mentoring relationship?

Comment on this post to share your ideas or pose questions regarding effective mentoring meetings.

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Mentoring Idea: Attend an industry event with your mentee/mentor and set up some time to discuss the implications of the topic over coffee. If time doesn't permit a second meeting, catch up via phone or email.


Here are some upcoming AWNY events to consider for your next meeting:
March 11: 2008 Advertising Woman of the Year
March 24: Networking Clinic
April 1: Impact Awards
April 9: Boardroom Breakfast with Geralyn R. Breig
April 16: What's Your Next Move? - Trasferring Your Skill Set
April 23: Changing the Game Awards Luncheon
April 28: Nothing Happens Until You Learn How To Sell Yourself
May 27: Boardroom Breakfast with Sally Susman


Purchase tickets and see full details here:
http://www.awny.org/EventsCalendar.html

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Happy Summer! After a brief hiatus, the AWNY Mentoring Blog is back and will be updated regularly with the latest mentoring updates, ideas, and inspiration. To pick up where we left off, below are some upcoming AWNY events to consider attending with your mentor/mentee.

Tickets are available at http://www.awny.org/static/rd_cal.html

Hope to see you there! Feel free to comment on this post to share other industry events that may be of interest to Mentoring Program participants.

June 4
Installation Luncheon with Mary Beth West, EVP Chief Marketing Officer, Kraft Foods, Inc.
The New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
Cocktails: 11:30 p.m.
Luncheon: 12:00 noon
Tickets: $125 (Members)/$200 (Guests)/$1,750 (Table)

June 25
Golf Clinic
Chelsea Piers
Pier 19
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $75 (Members)/ $100 (Guests)

July 16
Social Networking Breakfast
Marriott Hotel
1535 Broadway
7:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Tickets: $75 (Members)/ $125 (Guests)/ $1,000 (Table)

July 28
Annual Golf Outing
Whippoorwill Country Club
Armonk, NY
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: $1,400 (Foursome)/$350 (Single Ticket)

August 13
Women to Watch Luncheon
New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
Cocktails: 11:30 a.m.
Luncheon: 12:00 noon
Tickets: $125 (Members)/$200 (Guests)/ $1,750 (Table)

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See below for some event ideas to consider for your next mentoring meeting. For example, you could attend the event together as a mentoring pair and then setup a follow-up time to discuss the event topic(s).

Comment on this post to share other industry events that may be of interest to program members.

March 27
Salary Gap Series I with Kathryn Mayer, KC Mayer Consulting, Inc.
“Building Healthy Competitive Relationships at Work
for Career Advancement - Get a Pacing Partner”
MSN
1290 Avenue of the Americas
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $30

April 3
Salary Gap Series II with Kathy Aaronson, CEO/Founder, The Sales Athlete
“Are You Worth Your Weight in Gold? How to Negotiate a Fort Knox Salary”
MSN
1290 Avenue of the Americas
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $30

April 10
Salary Gap Series III with Terri Edelman, Principal & Founder, The Edelman Group
“Essential Elements for a Successful Game Plan to Market Yourself”
MSN
1290 Avenue of the Americas
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $30

April 17
“2008 Impact Awards AWNY Celebrates Mentoring” Luncheon
Confirmed participants to date:
Donna Campanella, Executive Director, Global Media, Avon Products, Inc. and Charlie Rutman, CEO, MPG
Sarah Fay, CEO, Isobar and David Verklin, CEO, Aegis Media Americas
Robin Steinberg, SVP Director, Print Investment & Activation, MediaVest
and Donna Speciale, President, MediaVest Worldwide

New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Members: $125 / Guests: $200 / Tables $1,750

April 30
Changing the Game Awards Luncheon
New York Hilton
1335 Avenue of the Americas
Cocktails: 11:45 a.m. Luncheon: 12:00 p.m.
Members: $125 / Guests: $200 / Tables $1,750

Registration: www.awny.org/cal.html or 212-221-7969