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ASTRA News
Astra
recognizes the need to educate women business owners
about success tips for their companies.
Corporate Supplier Diversity Professional Think-Tank
At the 10th Anniversary Astra gala, a
think-tank of supplier diversity professionals was launched. It is designed as a forum to share best
practices. If you are a supplier diversity
professional and want to participate,
contact us to learn
more.
ASTRA
Events
Astra
provides a full year of educational seminars,
networking events and meetings connecting buyers and
sellers.
Sponsor an event
Sponsoring an
ASTRA event is an excellent way to deliver your
message to the heart of our membership. Your
involvement and support also builds brand loyalty
with women.
2009 Calendar of
ASTRA & WBENC Events
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Olsa Martini Joan Lasselle
ASTRA WBE Forum Leaders- Washington

Janet McNaughton
Janet McNaughton, Lasting
Impressions Gifts, is the Washington Forum
Leader and has recruited a stellar group of
women to help lead and organize the networking
events designed to stimulate more business among our
WBEs and corporate members and to offer continuing
mentorship and support for all areas of business.
The are two sub-committees: WBE and Corporate and
those leads are: Corporate: Janet
McNaughton and Liz Lasater, Red Arrow
Consulting and WBE: Lorraine Howell,
Media Skills Training, and Dr. Julie
Miller, Business Writing that Counts. If
you have questions or want to know more how you can
participate, please contact
janet@lastingimpressionsgifts.net.

Dr. Julie Miller
Lorraine Howell
ASTRA 2009 Schedule of Events- Washington
The networking events held at Nordstrom and
Microsoft will be held from 11:30am-1:30pm.The
investment is
$20. All
guests will need to register on the ASTRA shopping
cart 7 days before the event. Only pre-registered
guests will be allowed to participate on the day of
the event. No registrations will be done at the door
on the day of the event.
July 14 11:30-1:30pm Microsoft 700 Bellevue Way,
Bellevue, WA 98004 (Lincoln Square)
Program to be rescheduled
August 18
11:30-1:30pm John W. Nordstrom Room- Nordstrom
1617 6th Avenue- Seattle, WA 98101
Astra Member
$20
Astra Non-member
$25

September 15 11:30-1:30pm-Microsoft- 700
Bellevue Way, Bellevue WA 98004 (Lincoln Square)
October 28
11:30-1:30pm- John W Nordstrom Room- Nordstrom 1617
6th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
November 3
11:30-1:30pm-Microsoft- 700 Bellevue Way Bellevue,
WA 98404 (Lincoln Square)
For more information on other Washington State
calendar events, please contact shari@westshareservices.com.
June
ASTRA WBE HOST COUNCIL FOR WBENC WIB 2009-
June 9-11- San Francisco
Visit the ASTRA Microsite at
www.astrawba.org/wib_2009.
SEPTEMBER
September 14- Astra Virtual
Trade Mission with WE- Connect-Great Britain

SPONSORED BY

Banner Sponsors
Exhibiting Companies

Purchase a virtual trade show booth and have your
business online for 30 days for the world to have a
chance to meet you and your team. Live Day will be
September 14th and you will meet online with
visitors coming by your booth to chat and pick up
marketing material.
$450
October
October 8- 13th Annual
Astra Awards Dinner & Matchmaker- San Francisco, CA


November 12- Taking Care of
Business- Portland, OR.
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