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Greens of Hope Golf Tournament Participation Request

Nick Viele — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:45:47 +0000

LP alum Craig Johanson and Hitachi Consulting invite all PBA members and LP participants to the Greens of Hope golf tournament benefitting Oregon Food Bank. The event will be held on Thursday, June 24th at the Reserve Vineyards. It includes a round of 18 holes, lunch, and dinner. One of our primary sponsors Nike Golf will be bringing a couple golf pros out to demo their new line of clubs two hours before the 1pm tee off of the scramble.

The event also includes an auction component to further raise money for OFB in assisting the numerous food insecure individuals in our state. Prizes include full fitted sets of Nike Golf clubs, a set of tires and wheels from Les Schwab, dinner packages, and more. It should prove to be an enjoyable event.

The cost is a 100% tax deductible donation of $100 to OFB for the full event or $50 for just the banquet. We have several spots still open and would love to fill them with those in or affiliated with the PBA.

Read on for more event information from Hitachi Consulting — including important registration information. Sounds like a winner!

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Hitachi Consulting would like to invite you to the 2010 Greens of Hope Golf Tournament benefiting Oregon Food Bank! Your support in this exciting event will assist in raising vital funds to support Oregon Food Bank’s mission to “eliminate hunger and its root causes … because no one should be hungry.”

The event will be held at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Aloha, Oregon. The Reserve is home to two championship courses, outstanding restaurant and guest services, and one of the best overall golf experiences in the Northwest. The day will begin at 11:00AM with Registration. Participants will then enjoy lunch, a private Nike Demo day, driving range access, skills challenges and more! Afterwards a banquet and awards presentation will be held to honor our winners and give everyone a chance to get involved with the raffle and silent auction.

Register by Friday, June 4th

Space is limited so Register Today!

or visit www.greensofhope.org

A World Affairs Council of Oregon—Young Professionals Event

Nick Viele — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:00:19 +0000

Doing Business in China; A Role for Oregon Companies

As the recent reshuffle of global finance and the changes it will bring to business come more into focus, there is little doubt that trade between US and China will continue to shape the political and economic landscape. Oregon is poised, both geographically and strategically, to play an important role in this relationship. What does trade with China mean for the economy of Oregon? What does Oregon investment in China mean on the ground? The event is a panel discussion followed by Q&A and is a wonderful opportunity to hear about a very relevant topic from local experts.

Professor Rossitza Wooster, Portland State University, Department of Economics
Marian Hammond, State of Oregon
Akana Ma, Ater Wynne
Karl Mundorff, Bio-Reaction Industries

Event Information
Date and Time: Thursday, May 20, 7:00 PM

Location: Portland State University
Smith Student Union (1825 SW Broadway)
Room 236 (Cascade Room)
Portland, OR

Event Registration: $5 WAC members ($7 Non-members) Free for Students with ID

Register for this event

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets will not be mailed for this event. Pre-registration is required and the event will be capped at 55. If you are not currently a World Affairs Council of Oregon Member, you may sign up now by visiting our membership page at:

Communication 2010: Oregon’s #1 Communication Conference

Nick Viele — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 16:02:14 +0000

Saturday, May 1, 2010
8:00am-6:00pm
(Registration opens at 7:00am)

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97232
Directions and parking >

Cost: $55

Register Online!

Communication ‘10 flyer

Check out the last conference highlight video: Leadership ‘09!

A note from Gary Schmidt, President of Toastmasters International

May 1st is coming up just around the corner. Sign up now to ensure your spot (and lunch!) at Communication ‘10! We can only guarantee a lunch for you if you sign up by this Sunday.

You don’t want to miss this conference. There are so many things going on! And with so many of your fellow District 7 Toastmaster friends attending along with lots of non-Toastmasters, this is a great opportunity to network and have a great time learning from the many presenters and leaders we have coming.
Sign up today! There’s no place better to be on May 1st then Communication ‘10!:

TAKE 5 FOR 5!
Take 5 minutes to send this email to 5 of your friends, family or co-workers. Communication ‘10 will be an inspirational, educational, exciting event. It’s is a great chance to bring someone you’ve been wanting to introduce Toastmasters to. We will have a special general session for non-Toastmasters. They will learn about Toastmasters and find out how it can help them like it’s helped so many of us! Have them put your name in the “referred by” field. You both can win a free registration at one of our special sessions (see descriptions below).
CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL SESSIONS!:
There will be 2 special sessions offered on Sunday, May 2nd for a separate fee.

Both of these sessions are incredible and you’ll want to check them out!
Session 1: “Solid Gold Marketing Design for Speakers”
How to Design Dynamite One-Sheets & More!
by Sheryl Roush, DTM, PDG, AS of Sparkle Presentations
9am-12pm – Oregon Convention Center
Discount code for Toastmasters: SherylTM

Session 2: “Color—Find Yours!”
Find out Your Personality Type and Others Too, and Why We Do The Things We Do!
by Jeff Corriher and Kondi Kulisewa of COKU Solutions
1pm-5pm – Oregon Convention Center

Information and registration for both of these sessions can be found on the
Communication ‘10 section of the D7 website.

Questions? Contact Communication ‘10 Coordinator @ conference@d7toastmasters.org .

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Working on all those Connections

Theressa Davis — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:37 +0000

I recieved an email from our own Don Krahmer that I thought might be nice to share with all the Leadership Portland Alumni. Wine tasting in the middle of a work day…sounds like fun, sign me up!

Some of you may know that a number of Leadership Portland alums and current class members are involved in The Connector Project, which proposes to use a unique scientific survey to study connections in Clark, Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington Counties. By doing so, the Project will identify ways to recognize and facilitate the work of Connectors, creating collaboration in our community where there was previously none. The Connector Project board has been working hard for the last year raising money to complete this important project.

The project group is hosting a wine tasting fundraiser event next week. At the event, you can learn more about this innovative project, catch up with some LP alums and get connected with others in the region. Event details are below.

Date: Thursday November 12, 2009
Time: Bus departs at 11:00 a.m.Bus returns at 6:00 p.m.
Pick-Up / Drop-Off Location: In front of Keller Auditorium
Visit select Dundee, OR wineries

Cost: $100 (Cost includes transportation, tasting fees, snacks and picnic lunch)

Please make checks out to “OCF – Connector Project”
Payment can be mailed to: P.O. Box 19392 Portland, OR 97280

For more information visit us here: http://connectorprojectportland.com/

Questions about event to: Jeremy Solly, jdsolly@gmail.com

Urban Farmer & The Nines: Ultimate Hosts

Theressa Davis — Thu, 21 May 2009 05:21:15 +0000

Special thanks to our LPAA Happy Hour hosts tonight: Urban Farmer and The Nines. As always, outstanding wait staff and interesting and fun food – and just a warning, the happy hour moonshine drink is *ahem* strong! Leadership Portland Alum Laura Van Daal even donated a night stay at the fancy pants Nines to the winner of the drawing of the class with the largest turnout.

After all the class of 2008 smack talk, they only had one class member show up. I’ll pause here so you can all scoff….congratulations to the Class of 2005 with the most participants, and Heather Busse, winner of the stay at the Nines.

During the evening, we were all discussing who the next prize donor should be – we’ve had two hotel donations from previous class member (thanks to the Portland Marriott and The Nines). My suggestion to Elia Popovich, 2005, and Foster Pepper attorney (hint, hint) was an hour of legal services. Maybe two.

I proceeded to ask him two questions and he told me my bill for $300 was in the mail. Just like an attorney.

We hope to see you all next time, and of course, prize donations are always welcome to info@leadershipportland.com, and we’ll work out the details.

LPAA Happy Hour May 20 at Urban Farmer

Theressa Davis — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:03:23 +0000

Have you missed the last few LPAA Happy Hours? Never been? Well, call a few people from your class and meet them on May 20, 5:30 p.m., at Urban Farmer in the swanky new Nines Hotel. You can’t beat the price: drinks and snacks are covered by the Leadership Portland Alumni Association.

The Class of 2008 is doing some smack talk about the fact that they show up at a 5:1 ratio, and normally take home the prize, (the class with the most attendees is put in a drawing) last month – a one night stay at the Portland Marriott.

Join us — in an economy like this — can you afford to pass up networking and, ahem, free drinks?

EMERGE Tonight at the Gerding Theater

Theressa Davis — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:53:33 +0000

Just in case you missed it, make sure you register and stop by the Gerding Theater tonight for EMERGE Portland tonight, May 11 from 5-7 p.m.

The idea: Get all the leadership program participants and other emerging and established leaders in one room, and see what happens.

Don’t miss it, and for $10, it’s a deal. (And, donations to the Oregon Food Bank are appreciated.)

EMERGE: Sign-up Today for May 11th Reception at The Gerding

Don Krahmer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:58:07 +0000

Have you ever wish that you had the opportunity to meeting and visit with other emerging and established leaders in the Greater Portland-Vancouver region?

EMERGE is an initiative of the Portland Business Alliance to build greater participation in its Leadership Portland program and build better connection between emerging and established leaders in the Greater Portland-Vancouver Region.

The EMERGE kick-off event is a reception scheduled for Monday, May 11th at the Gerding Theatre from 5-7 p.m.. It will be a good opportunity for emerging and established leaders to get connected. Groups of 6-10 people are organizing post-dinner receptions in local Portland restaurants. As of 4/24, 204 people registered for this event. Cost is $10 plus a donation of food for the Oregon Food Bank.

Sign-up TODAY for the May 11th EMERGE Event!

Women in Business April 23, 2009

Tina Alexander — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:03:53 +0000

The Willamette University MBA and Willamette Career Network invite you to a special networking reception in conjunction with the Portland Business Journal’s Women in Business Expo.

“Celebrate Willamette Women” Reception

Thursday, April 23, 2009
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Required RSVP at http://www.willamettealumni.com/celebrate
Enjoy appetizers, entertainment and a room full of outstanding women leaders to network with. The Willamette MBA will make a special announcement about the launch of the Oregon Women MBAs, a local chapter for professional women launching in Fall 2009.

Portland Business Journal’s Women in Business Expo

Thursday, April 23, 2009
5:30pm – 8:30pm
(runs concurrently with Celebrate Willamette Women reception)
Register online http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/event/5145
Attendees of the Willamette reception may register for the Portland Business Journal’s Women in Business Expo using the discount code KHJQ6545 to receive the special Willamette rate.

Join Other Regional Leadership Program Participants at EMERGE this May

Don Krahmer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:11 +0000

Have you ever noticed that there are many leadership programs in the Portland metro area? Don’t you think it’s time we all met each other?

Well, join us this May 11, 5-7 p.m. at the Gerding Theater to meet, build relationships, friendships and connections among emerging and established leaders in the greater Portland-Vancouver region at an event called EMERGE. Click here to register and join us.

Attendees are encouraged to come and meet some new friends from other leadership programs in the region. In addition to the $10 cost, everyone is asked to bring a couple of cans of food to support the Oregon Business Hunger Initiative and the Oregon Food Bank. Additionally, attendees are encouraged to find a couple of other friends (emerging and established) from other parts of the region and get together for small group dinners around the Pearl District and other parts of Portland, and take advantage of this regional asset of great restaurants in Portland.

Special thanks to the Portland Business Alliance with the generous sponsorship of NW Natural, Pacific Power, Regence, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Wells Fargo, Opus Northwest, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Portland General Electric and US Bank.

The invitation list for EMERGE will include participants and alumni from the following programs: Leadership Portland, Leadership Hillsboro, Hillsboro Young and Innovative, Leadership Clackamas County, Leadership Beaverton, Latino Leadership Development Program, Leadership Lake Oswego, Leadership Tualatin, Leadership Clark County, American Leadership Forum, Greenlight Greater Portland Emerging Leadership Program, NEW Leadership Oregon (PSU), NW Business for Culture and Leadership/Art of Leadership.

-Donald L. Krahmer, Jr., Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and Board Liaison, Leadership Portland, Portland Business Alliance