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?

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.)

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!

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.

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.

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