Maya Angelou, Anne Mulcahy to Headline 2008 WICT Leadership Conference
Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the WICT Leadership Conference’s opening keynote.  Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox will close the conference. 

Dr. Maya Angelou will deliver the WICT Leadership Conference’s opening keynote.  Anne Mulcahy, Chairman and CEO of Xerox will close the conference.  The 2008 WICT Leadership Conference will take place March 5-6, 2008 at the Hilton New York.

The WICT Leadership Conference is the premier venue for established and emerging women leaders working in cable television, broadband content creation, and high speed internet and telephone distribution.  The inaugural WICT Leadership Conference, held in March 2007, was attended by 600 of the best and brightest women in the industry. Further information on conference content will be posted on the WICT website mid September.

Dr. Maya Angelou
Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary black literature and as a remarkable Renaissance woman. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves, Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies.

Dr. Angelou, born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis was raised in segregated rural Arkansas. She is a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director. She lectures throughout the U.S. and abroad and is a lifetime Reynolds professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in North Carolina since 1981. She has authored twelve best selling books and numerous magazine articles earning her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award nominations. In 1993, Angelou became the second poet in US History to have the honor of writing and reciting original work at the Presidential Inauguration. On the Pulse of Morning, at Bill Clinton's presidential inauguration, was an occasion that gave her wide recognition for which she was awarded a Grammy award (best spoken word).

Dr. Angelou, who speaks French, Spanish, Italian and West African Fanti, began her career in drama and dance. She married a South African freedom fighter and lived in Cairo where she was editor of The Arab Observer, the only English-language news weekly in the Middle East. In Ghana, she was feature editor of The African Review and taught at the University of Ghana.

Dr. Angelou, poet, was among the first African-American women to hit the bestsellers lists with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings , a chronicle of her life up to age sixteen (and ending with the birth of her son, Guy), which was published in 1970 with great critical and commercial success.

In the sixties, at the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Angelou became the northern coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and in 1975 she received the Ladies Home Journal Woman of the Year Award in communications. She received numerous honorary degrees and was appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the National Commission on the Observance of International Woman's Year and by President Ford to the American Revolutionary Bicentennial Advisory Council. She is on the board of the American Film Institute and is one of the few female members of the Director's Guild.

In the film industry, through her work in script writing and directing, Dr. Angelou has been a groundbreaker for black women. In television, she has made hundreds of appearances. Her best-selling autobiographical account of her youth, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, won critical acclaim in 1970 and was a two-hour TV special on CBS. She has written and produced several prize-winning documentaries, including Afro-Americans in the Arts, a PBS special for which she received the Golden Eagle Award. She was also nominated for an Emmy Award for her acting in Roots, and her screenplay Georgia, Georgia, which was the first by a black woman to be filmed. In theatre, she produced, directed and starred in Cabaret for Freedom in collaboration with Godfrey Cambridge at New York's Village Gate; starred in Genet's The Blacks at St Mark's Playhouse; and adapted Sophocles Ajax, which premiered in Los Angeles in 1974.

Anne Mulcahy
Xerox Corporation, one of the most enduring brands in business today, is the global leader in document management solutions with $16 billion in annual revenues.  At its helm is Anne Mulcahy, a 30-year veteran of Xerox who began her career selling copiers, and who has, over the last few years, led the company through a massive transformation -- reinventing Xerox into an innovative technology and services enterprise that helps businesses deploy Smarter Document Management™ strategies and find better ways to work.  Building on Xerox's rich heritage of social responsibility, Mulcahy ensures that the company's business decisions and actions are aligned with a clear set of corporate values.

Mulcahy and her team are responsible for an aggressive, multibillion-dollar turnaround plan that returned Xerox to profitability - significantly improving the company’s financial position and expanding its portfolio of systems and services.  By maintaining an investment in innovation, Xerox has completely overhauled its product line, winning share in key segments of the market.  In addition, the company launched Xerox Global Services, offering content management, imaging and consulting services. The combination of innovative technology and value-added services has delivered strong results, prompting MONEY Magazine to dub Xerox "the great turnaround story of the post-crash era – an IBM for the 2000s."

Anne Mulcahy was named CEO of Xerox on Aug. 1, 2001, and chairman on Jan. 1, 2002.  Mulcahy most recently was Xerox president and chief operating officer from May 2000 through July 2001.  She began her Xerox career as a field sales representative in 1976 and assumed increasingly responsible sales and senior management positions.  In addition to the Xerox board, Mulcahy is a board director of Citigroup Inc., Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd., Target Corporation, and is the chairman of the corporate governance task force of the Business Roundtable.  She is also a board member of Catalyst, a nonprofit organization supporting women in business. [return to top]

Call for Applications

Call for Applications!
Rising Leaders 2008

WICT is now accepting applications for the third year of the WICT Rising Leaders program – A Premier Industry Program for Emerging Women Leaders. Over the span of three months, 40 women will participate in a comprehensive leadership development program targeted to manager- and director-level women in cable telecommunications.

 WICT’s Rising Leaders Program seeks industry professionals who are ready to challenge their own skills and to take the next step towards designing their individual leadership blueprint by participating in three hands-on sessions comprised of leadership analysis, cable business acumen and tactical personal leadership skill development.

Part 1: February 11-13, 2008 / Orlando, Florida
Part 2: March 4-6, 2008 / New York, New York
Part 3: April 14-16, 2008 / Scottsdale, Arizona 

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Register Yourself or Send Your Team to Bootcamp

Register Yourself or Send your Team to Bootcamp!
WICT Cable Bootcamp
October 10
San Diego, California

Book your Hotel Room by this Friday’s Deadline: September 7!

Participants in this comprehensive cable introductory program will discover the latest technologies and financial indicators that specifically affect the business of cable. This dynamic new learning experience examines the history of the industry, who’s who in cable, competition, cable technology, the business of the industry and regulations.

Facilitators: Craig Leddy, Market Analyst, Consultant & Founder, Interactive TV Works, Inc.
Judi Allen, VP, Home Security & Monitoring/Project Management, Time Warner Cable

Sign up here.

WICT Cable Bootcamp is presented by:

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A New Resource for Your Career: PAR At Work

Since 2003, the WICT Foundation has been measuring the progress of women employed in the cable industry in three critical areas: Pay Equity, Advancement Opportunities, and Resources for Work/Life Support. Through the PAR Initiative, the WICT Foundation annually conducts extensive research among cable programmers and operators and compiles lists of Best Companies for Women in Cable. Now, to continue celebrating the Best Companies, we showcase the real stories behind their best practices. Check your mailbox this month for the September issue of PAR At Work and access the July issue and exclusive online content here.

PAR At Work is presented by:

 
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September Spirit: Recruit-A-Member

September Spirit: Recruit-A-Member
This month, celebrate the spirit of WICT! Introduce a colleague to WICT and help boost their career potential. When you recruit friends to WICT, you're inviting them to access special benefits and professional and personal rewards only WICT can provide. A recommendation or a referral by you to join WICT is the strongest testament possible. So, get started today—tell your colleagues why your WICT membership is of value to you, both professionally or personally and help them get signed up.

Recruiting new members is quick, easy and strengthens the WICT community. Plus: As a recruiter, you are then eligible to win special prizes. All recruiters—now through September 30th—receive a complimentary subscription to PINK magazine AND will be placed in a drawing to either a Nintendo Wii video game console or a video iPod! The top recruiter will receive the new iPhone. Click here to learn more and we’ll see you in September!
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Secure your Seats Today!

Secure your Seats Today!
The WICT Foundation Benefit Gala
November 15, 2007
Grand Hyatt Washington / Washington, DC

Connections & Celebrations
The WICT Foundation Benefit Gala salutes the year’s outstanding individuals, organizations and achievements in cable. Join us as we celebrate this year’s Accolade Award honorees—individuals and companies that help drive our mission and transform our industry.  Check your mailboxes this month for your special Benefit Gala invitation, but secure your seats right here.

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Welcome New Members

Each month, we will spotlight the new members of WICT.  158 new members joined WICT during the month of August, from the companies highlighted below. Check out the complete listing of new members and welcome your colleagues!

ARGO Systems
ASM/QVC
Bright House Networks
Catholic TV
Cisco Systems
CNN
Comcast
Comcast Sports Net
Cox Communications
CSG Systems, Inc.
Current TV
Disney and ESPN Media Networks
Fuse TV
Georgia State University
Gospel Music Channel
HGTV
Home Box Office
Insight Communications
Janco Partners
JDSU
My Bright House Networks
National Cable Communications
NBC Universal
Outdooor Channel
PBS Kids
SAP
SATYAM Computer Services
Scripps Networks
SiTV
Staples Center
TBS & TNT
The Cartoon Network
Time Warner Cable
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Turner Network Sales
Versus
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Executive Development Seminar

Executive Development Seminar
April 9-11, 2008
Château Élan Winery and Resort located in North Georgia

The Executive Development Seminar (EDS) is a distinctive learning experience that equips women leaders with the tools necessary to enhance their successes in the cable industry. Here you will spend two-and-a-half days on a journey of personal insight and discovery practicing strategies to build relationships in business, learning to embrace and appreciate differences among your peers, understanding specific time management strategies to make the most out of time on the job, and focusing on bringing complicated work situations back to the basics.

After evaluating your strengths and weaknesses through this experience and learning from the journeys of other women executives, you will return to the office as a smarter, bolder and more valuable leader.

The EDS is scheduled for April 9-11, 2008. The event will be hosted at the Château Élan Winery and Resort located in North Georgia. 

Spaces for this event will sell out fast so reserve yours today!

Meet WICT's Newest Staff Member

Lisa McBee recently joined WICT as Director of Chapter Services. Lisa grew up in the tranquility of the Blue Ridge Mountains but now calls West Virginia “home” as most of her immediate family resides there. Lisa loves all types of music and, while in high school, began her early career as an On-Air personality for a small, local radio station in Waynesboro, Virginia. She graduated from Radford University with a BA in Speech Communications but with an emphasis on Radio/TV. While at Radford, Lisa hosted several radio programs including a Rock and Bluegrass hour, as well as, worked “behind the scenes” for the WVRU nightly news program. After graduating, Lisa worked briefly at an ABC affiliate in Harrisonburg, Virginia as a Production Assistant. She was quickly offered a position as Broadcast Technician for Radio Marti as part of the Voice of America in Washington D.C. While at Radio Marti, Lisa assisted in the production and post-editing of numerous Spanish-language programs which broadcast daily to Cuba and Latin America.

From there, she moved into the world of satellite communications with Intelsat Ltd., also in Washington D.C., as a Satellite Space Coordinator and Supervisor for an award winning, 24/7 Customer Service department. Her last 2 years at Intelsat Ltd. was spent driving new product initiatives as a Senior Program Manager working across the board to ensure project understanding and completion. Lisa’s most challenging work came during her employment with National Headquarters of the American Red Cross where she was hired to implement, expand and sustain a nationwide and readily available Call Center known as the “Response Center Network” during the unprecedented time of the 2004 Florida Hurricanes and, most notably, Hurricane Katrina and Rita in 2005. Most recently, Lisa was employed as a Senior Manager for a VOIP-based service, Lingo Inc., affiliated with Primus Telecommunications in McLean, Virginia

Besides loving music and her family, Lisa has traveled extensively and has written various screenplays for film as she hopes to someday accept an “Academy Award” for best original screenplay. Lisa and her fiancé, Walter Granados, live in Springfield, Virginia.

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Visit the WICT Career Center

Are you a job seeker looking for work? Or are you an employer trying to fill an open position? Visit the WICT Career Center today. It is the cable telecommunications industry's exclusive resource for online employment connections.

Job Seekers
Don’t waste your time on large job board sites when you can use the WICT Career Center. It is free to all job seekers and grants you access to the best career opportunities in the cable telecommunications industry. Currently the WICT Career Center is featuring jobs from Comcast, Comcast Spotlight, FOX,  Michigan State University, Scientific-Atlanta, Starz Entertainment and The Weather Channel

• Secure account to upload and store your resume confidentially
• Browse through search by employer, job location, job category and/or title
• Receive automatic weekly email alerts of new job listings
• Resume posting so employers can search for YOU

Sign up for a free account at careers.wict.org and take the next step toward your new career path today!

Employers
Searching for the most qualified applicants? Posting job openings alongside thousands of other businesses on large job board sites can leave your business with open positions. Post your jobs on the WICT Career Center website. It is your exclusive resource for employment connections in the cable telecommunications industry. With more than 6,000 WICT members, the WICT Career Center offers the most targeted advertising for your open positions and helps access the most industry-specific applicants.

• Customize your search and receive automatic email updates that match your criteria
• Online reports help you keep track of multiple postings
• Automatic weekly email notification when job seekers enter resumes matching your criteria
• Build company awareness among qualified professionals

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Oxygen Finds Out

• 86% of women are the HDTV decision makers in their household
• 49% of women have the major say in HD purchases (37% ‘complete say’ and 12% ‘more say’)
• 21% of women surveyed have HDTV
• Of these, 49% said the most appealing HDTV feature is that ‘the flat screen provides extra space in your living area’
• 41% said their favorite feature is that ‘the movie visuals make TV look so much more real’
• 18% of women surveyed expect to buy an HDTV within the next year

 Oxygen’s “She’s Gotta Have It” survey by Nielsen Reel Research of 1000 women 7/25/07

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