Holiday Extravaganza is right around the corner. Mark your calendars for November 19, 2008 Doors open at 11:00am and Food and Entertainment will be from 11:30a-1:00p. More news to come on the Entertainment in the near future. Stay tuned! You won’t want to miss it!

Tickets are $30 per person and include a plated lunch. Tickets are on sale at several locations:

• Women in Networking Meetings at Embassy Suites in Rogers: Aug 20, Sept 24 and Oct 15.
• By mail. Mail your check to WIN PO Box 810 Rogers, AR 72756. Make sure to include your return address so we can mail you back your ticket(s) and receipt(s).
• Beall Barclay 2005 West Elm Street Rogers. Contact: Michelle Webb. Phone: 479-636-1780.
• Parkway Bank 3350 Pinnacle Hills Parkway Rogers. Contact: Ann Harris. Phone: 479-696-3909.
• Destinations 3849 W. Wedington Drive Fayetteville. Contact: Sarah Gladstone. Phone: 479-582-1900.
• You can also buy tickets from any Board Member.

Ticket sales close Monday, November 10, 2008. If you would like to purchase your tickets via mail your check must be in our PO Box by November 10, 2008.

If you are interested in donating items for the Silent Auction please contact Ann Harris, 479-696-3909 or ann.harris@parkway-bank.com.

Together we can make Holiday Extravaganza a huge success!

We are proud to announce East Meets West Spa & Salon will be the Presenting Sponsor for Holiday Extravaganza! Tickets go on sale August 20, 2008!

Holiday Extravaganza
November 19, 2008
Doors open at 11:00 am
Lunch and Entertainment 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Embassy Suites - Rogers, Arkansas

Women In Networking
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We understand there is an issue with the newsletter RSVP link. The issue has been corrected for the next newsletter and we would ask that anyone trying to RSVP for August’s meeting please visit the Women In Networking web site and click the RSVP button in the navigation bar.

http://www.winnwa.com/rsvp

Thank you for your patience and we apologize for this inconvenience. We also want to thank everyone who called or emailed to let us know this was a problem.

MEETING DATE: 20 AUGUST 2008
DOORS OPEN: 11:30AM
PRICE: $20 ( Includes Lunch )
LOCATION: EMBASSY SUITES
TOWN: ROGERS, ARKANSAS

We are all more than aware of today’s vastly changing economy. Thanks to wide-spread news coverage on the subject of rising fuel costs affecting so many things in our lives such as the grocery bill and our salaries, it’s no wonder we’re closing our purses, tightening our belts and trying to squeeze every drop of gas from the lawn mower. But do we need to worry so much about this situation or is this simply overblown media scare tactics due to lack of other topics to cover? How many of us really understand why fuel costs are on the rise? It’s difficult find the truth in a sea of speculation and rumors floating around on the subject.

Women In Networking would like to place a cap, pardon the pun, on the speculation about the economy. We’ve invited Katherine A. Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research ( CBER ) at the University of Arkansas, to speak with us on August 20th. Kathy intends to discuss some of the biggest economic issues and questions that have been on the top of our minds from this past year. Why are fuel prices so high right now? How long will this last? Will these prices ever fall again? What does the housing market look like? Are we in a recession? And the biggest, toughest question of all, what does all of this mean to you and I?

Kathy Deck is the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.  Her research interests include local economic development, industry market structure, and education and health care economics. In providing applied economic research as part of the outreach mission of the Walton College, Deck has managed studies for a variety of clients including: Arvest Bank Group, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, and the cities of Fayetteville and Lowell.  Deck also acts as a media resource for economic analysis of current events and trends.

Deck earned a B.A. in economics from the College of William and Mary and a M.S. in economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  Before joining the Center for Business and Economic Research, Deck was the antitrust economist for the Arizona Attorney General.