Thank you for your interest in the upcoming In the Company of Women luncheon! Please make note of the following information:

Event Schedule

Event Parking

Parking at the Convention Center Garage for the duration of the event is free.  We encourage guests to car pool to the event and leave overcoats in cars to avoid   traffic and coat check lines. PLEASE factor time in for your walk from the garage to the Convention Center. For directions visit: www.ctconventions.com

How to Get in Touch with our Office

For information about our keynote speaker Michele and for general information about the In the Company of Women, including information about Sponsorships, how to become a Table Captain, individual seats or exhibitor opportunities please see below or contact the Development Office at (860) 525-1163, ext. 269 or deniceg@ywcahartford.org

Ms. Norris, the awarding winning broadcast journalist and host of NPR’s All Things Considered, will be the featured speaker at the 2010 In the Company of Women luncheon. Ms. Norris is a former correspondent for ABC News and won both an Emmy and a Peabody award for her outstanding coverage of 9/11. In the span of her career, she has reported extensively on poverty, drugs in America , the inner city, and education. Her most recent project is work on a book focusing on race in America.

It is our hope that you will find her message both inspiring and energizing! To learn more about Michele Norris, please visit www.kepplerspeakers.com and search by speaker last name.

About the In the Company of Women luncheon:

A woman's biggest inspiration often comes from another woman in her life -- her mother, sister, friend or peer. In its ongoing efforts to empower women and eliminate racism, YWCA Hartford Region hosts the annual In the Company of Women luncheon. This event brings together nearly 1,500 diverse and successful women from the Greater Hartford area for the largest networking luncheon in the State to be inspired and to inspire one another.

Now in its second decade, the In the Company of the Women luncheon is the YW's most important annual fundraising event, with proceeds helping to fund YWCA's many programs and services that benefit the lives of women and children in the Hartford region.

Attendees get the opportunity to meet other important women who make a difference in Connecticut and gain insight and inspiration from a keynote speaker who has achieved great success, serves as a role model for women, and -- most importantly -- is helping to fulfill the Association's mission of empowering women and eliminating racism. Jeannette Walls, Isabel Allende, Dr. Mae Jemison, Lesley Stahl, Candice Bergen, Ann Curry, Anna Quindlen and Dr. Maya Angelou are among the dynamic women who have shared their motivational stories.

Traditional invitations are not extended and tickets are not sold for this luncheon; rather, attendees consist of Table Captains and their guests and guests of Corporate Sponsors.