The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
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Business After Hours in West Haven
The West Haven Chamber of Commerce will hold a Business After Hours networking event from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Encarnacion Insurance & Financial Services, 487A Campbell Ave. The event also will celebrate the move of board member Elsie Encarnacion and her decision to keep her StateFarm office in the center of West Haven.
Cost $10 for members and $15 for future members. For information or reservations, call 203-9331500, email info@westhavenchamber.com or visit http://conta.cc/2iL75Xx.
Women Who Build Leadership and Networking Summit
HARTFORD >> The 2017 Women Who Build Leader- ship and Networking Summit will be hold Feb. 22 at the University of Hartford campus.
The event is geared toward architects, engineers, contractors, subcontractors, owners/operators (AECO), lawyers, accountants, and other professionals in the industry.
According to a release, speakers will include Paulette Brown, immediate past president of the American Bar Association (ABA) and the first African-American woman to hold that position; and Rashda Rana, an internationally known construction arbitrator and mediator, and president of Arbitral Woman. Panels will include: • Women in the Industry — Our past, our present, our future.
• Negotiation Skills for the AEC industry.
• Understanding Your Company’s Financials and What They Mean to You.
• A View from the Top and How to Get There.
For more information and to register, visit http:// construction.org/event/ TheWomenWhoBuild2017.
Scholarship applications accepted
The Network of Executive Women will be accepting scholarship applications through the month of February, according to a release.
Undergraduate scholarships are offered to women residing or attending school in New Haven or Fairfield counties who demonstrate financial need. Applicants must be returning, continuing or commencing schooling or other types of training to further their educational goals and/or enhance their job skills.
Completed applications will only be considered if submitted in the timeframe stated, from Feb. 1-28.
For applications, contact Virginia Allen at 203795-0305. For information, visit Networkofexecutivewomen.net.