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ORGANIZATION OF CHINESE AMERICANS, INC.Greater Washington DC, Northern Virginia, and OCAW
Proudly present a
4th OCA
CAREER SYMPOSIUM
SATURDAY, June 4, 2005
REMINDER – DON'T MISS OUT: The Greater Washington DC and
Northern Virginia Chapters of the Organization of Chinese Americans
(OCA) and the Maryland Chapter of the Organization of Chinese
American Women (OCAW) invite you to attend the
4th OCA CAREER SYMPOSIUM
Date: Saturday, June 4, 2005. 10:00am - 2:00pm
Place: National Education Association Building, 1201 Sixteenth
Street, NW
(16th & M St., NW).
Nearest Metro: Farragut North.
Time: Check-in at 10:00 am, Program starts at 10:30 am
Cost: FREE! …Includes a buffet lunch .
Must RSVP to: dyocadc@hotmail.com
The Career Symposium, sponsored by OCA-DC, OCA-Nova, and OCAW-MD
covers topics pertinent to persons starting new careers and
individuals looking for mid-career changes. The program consists of
two concurrent tracks each with two workshops.
PROGRAM
10:00am Check-in
10:30am Welcome
Morning Session (10:45am-Noon):
Workshop 1A: Public Sector – Uncle Sam Wants You! (10:45am-Noon)
The government's need for individuals with linguistic skills is
well known, however, there are agencies at the Federal, State and
Local levels that are searching for other skills as well. At this
workshop, speakers from some of the government's most intriguing
agencies will reveal what it is they are looking for and how to
improve your chances to get selected.
Workshop 2A: Newbie's Guide to the Working World. (10:45am-Noon)
Now that you are about to enter the job market, what is expected of
you from your new boss? How are you going to fit in or adapt? How can
you get noticed and climb the corporate ladder? This workshop
includes speakers from Lockheed Martin, NASA, Allstate, Randstad and
AARP who can answer those questions and give you a glimpse into the
working environment.
"Birds of a Feather" Buffet Lunch informal roundtables (Noon
– 1:15pm)
Keynote Speaker: Allen Lew, CEO, DC Sports and Entertainment
Commission
Afternoon session (1:15pm - 2:30pm):
Workshop 1B: Private Sector – The World Could Be Your Oyster.
(1:15pm - 2:30pm)
The Private Sector is hot again. Hear from invited representatives in
the Nano Tech, Wireless, Nursing, Financial, and Insurance sectors.
Workshop 2B: Picking up the Fork in the Road – Career
transitions.
(1:15pm - 2:30pm)
Hear how others have done it. Individuals who successfully
transitioned to other careers: government to private sector,
technical to management, corporate to entrepreneur.
Must RSVP to dyocadc@hotmail.com
Or mail this form to: OCA-DC, P.O. Box 34943, Bethesda, MD 20827.
Name: _________________________________
Affiliation: ______________________________
Address: ________________________________
Phone: ________________ Fax: ____________
Email: __________________________________
For more information and to RSVP, please contact: David
<dyocadc@hotmail.com>, or Anne-Marie <aemeegan@yahoo.com>