2007 ATHENA International Conference in Chicago

April 16-18, 2007

Rita Shisler, Traci Hanger-Hoffman and I left Sunday afternoon for Chicago. Needless to say there wasn't a moment of silence for 6 hours except when we had 15 miles left and no gas station in sight. It was REAL quiet for 10 miles until we got gas, with only 5 miles worth of gas left in the tank.

Monday we walked Michigan Ave to shop at American Girl, Hershey's, Ghiradelli's and Victoria Secret. We stopped to rest at the Millenium Park.

Monday evening was a dinner cruise with 100 women. It was a gorgeous evening!

ATHENA celebrated 25 years anniversary of advancing women’s leadership. Workshops included topics such as “Unleashing the confident, empowered woman,” “Lessons of leadership, leaders who build a highly motivated and energized workplace” and “The Courage Code: It’s yours. Break it. Own it. Use it.”
Speakers included Karenna Gore Schiff, author of Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America, Shinae Chun, Director of the Women’s Bureau U.S. Department of Labor and Ronna Lichtenberg, author of Pitch Like a Girl: How A Woman Can Be Herself And Still Succeed.