4th Annual Silicon Valley Executive Auction September 25, 2006

ATW Silicon Valley chapter is pleased to announce our 4th Annual Executive Silent Auction. This popular event gives you the opportunity to buy career advice from Silicon Valley executives.

Come for a full evening of professional development. Bring your friends and share a table!
* Enjoy live jazz
* Hear an engaging presentation about "How to Get out of Your Own Way"
* Buy mentoring time with executives who can help you accelerate your career
* Enter the raffle to win an hour with one of the executives

The auction highlights these companies:
* President, EMC Software Group
* SVP DSS Technology Group, Cisco Systems
* VP Delivery Planning and Operations, Oracle
* VP Public Relations, Symantec
* EVP and CIO, McKesson
* Partner, Cannan Ventures
* SVP Corporate Marketing, Adobe
* Chief People Officer, Yahoo
* GM MSN Access, Microsoft
* EVP & GM Security Services, Verisign
* VP Asia-Pacific & Latin America Operations, Google
and many more!

Presentation Highlights
Someone always seems willing to tell us why an idea won't work, offer a downbeat interpretation of events, or otherwise rain on our parade. To create something extraordinary, we must be willing to overlook negativity. Learned optimism is a strategy for creating incredible possibilities.

The way we interpret life events can be far more important to us than the actual "facts." Perception is reality, and knowing "how" by itself has never been enough to fuel positive change.

Kimberly Wiefling is a business leadership consultant who enables companies to tackle the impossible. Come prepared to enjoy and be energized by her talk and to explore what is possible for you.

Agenda
5:30 p.m. Networking, live jazz, refreshments, open bidding
7:00 p.m. Presentation - Kimberly Wiefling, Wiefling Consulting
8:30 p.m. Auction winners announcement and raffle
8:40 p.m. Auction certificates and payment

Pre-registration: $25 non-members, $10 members; additional $5 at the door.

Official Website: http://www.atwinternational.org/chapters/silicon_valley/upcoming_events.aspx