Hi Everyone!These weeks are flying by.. One minute I am in Seattle for a weekend-long conference, and the next movement I know, it's midterm and project week! About a week ago however, I traveled to Seattle, Washington for the Association of Women In Communications annual conference. This year celebrated 100 years of the association, so it was particularly exciting for everyone.
After traveling from BWI airport on Thursday morning, and arriving to Seattle, WA Thursday early evening (5-ish), I was ready to check into my hotel and get things settled for Friday-Sunday's festivities and lectures. Not only did I travel by myself to Seattle, but it was also the first time I had been to the state of Washington. Everything was so new and exciting, that I couldn't wait to explore a bit after the conference lectures were completed. A nice thought, right? Unfortunately, since midterms and projects were coming up the following Monday morning after returning home from my trip, I had to bring along 3 of my textbooks and complete work! Oh the life of a college senior! It wasn't all bad though, by any means. The hotel, The Sheraton, was right smack-dab in the center of Seattle, which can only mean 2 big things: 1) SHOPPING! Specifically, the home of Nordstrom and 2) Microsoft and other big tech companies like IBM and PR firms. I did get to walk around a bit while I was there, so although I wasn't able to really explore Seattle, I got a good taste of the city life and people.
Now back to the conference. The conference was 2.5 days long, from Thursday evening to Saturday evening, where professionals in the communications fields, as well as students, gathered to network and learn new skills. I met so many amazing and powerful people at this conference, that the networking aspect itself was a good enough reason to attend. Further, I was able to attend some interesting lectures. One lecture focused on business and blogs, and another, which proved to be the most popular, focused on what men do not tell women in the work place. On the final day, I even met Ann Curry! She was receiving an award from the association. After dinner, I made it a point to take a picture with her and introduce myself. All in all, Seattle was an amazing opportunity.
For any students in the communications fields, you should consider joining the student chapter of AWC here at our Notre Dame chapter. For more information on AWC please visit http://www.womcom.org
Now back to the conference. The conference was 2.5 days long, from Thursday evening to Saturday evening, where professionals in the communications fields, as well as students, gathered to network and learn new skills. I met so many amazing and powerful people at this conference, that the networking aspect itself was a good enough reason to attend. Further, I was able to attend some interesting lectures. One lecture focused on business and blogs, and another, which proved to be the most popular, focused on what men do not tell women in the work place. On the final day, I even met Ann Curry! She was receiving an award from the association. After dinner, I made it a point to take a picture with her and introduce myself. All in all, Seattle was an amazing opportunity.
For any students in the communications fields, you should consider joining the student chapter of AWC here at our Notre Dame chapter. For more information on AWC please visit http://www.womcom.org
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