NATIONS APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2016 CROWNE PLAZA O’HARE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER FOR MORE ROSEMONT, IL
INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE: WWW.CHICAGOWOMENINTRADES2.COM SIXTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE
WOMEN
BUILD NATIONS
APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2016 CROWNE PLAZA O’HARE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER ROSEMONT, IL The WOMEN BUILD NATIONS Conference is making history in 2016 as it convenes for the first time ever outside of California. Its new location in the Chicago area will serve as a central meeting ground for hosting tradeswomen from across North America – and the world – in hopes of creating our largest community yet.
Co-sponsored by Chicago Women in Trades and North America’s Building Trades Unions, the 2016 WOMEN BUILD NATIONS Conference promises to be more exciting and productive than ever. WOMEN WOMEN BUILD BUILD NATIONS NATIONS is is the the largest largest conference conference of of its its type type in in the the world world and each each year year it it grows grows stronger. stronger. When When over over 1,000 1,000 tradeswomen tradeswomen –– and who work work in in every every craft craft in in the the building building and and construction construction trades trades come come who together, together, it’s it’s powerful. powerful. We We are are aa unique unique community community that that fosters fosters aa supportive supportive environment environment that that embraces embraces and and celebrates celebrates our our diversity. diversity. We are are stronger stronger because because of of it! it! We WOMEN BUILD BUILD NATIONS NATIONS is is for for women women of of all all ages ages and and all all skill skill levels levels who who WOMEN work, work, or or aspire aspire to to work, work, in in the the construction construction trades. trades. The The conference conference provides provides opportunities opportunities for for networking, networking, learning, learning, and and leadership leadership development for for all all attendees, attendees, whether whether you you are are aa pre-apprentice pre-apprentice or or development seasoned journeyperson. journeyperson. aa seasoned WOMEN WOMEN BUILD BUILD NATIONS NATIONS speaks speaks to to every every tradeswoman’s tradeswoman’s needs, needs, offering offering workshops and and plenary plenary sessions sessions facilitated facilitated by by tradeswomen tradeswomen and and workshops featuring union union leaders, leaders, apprenticeship apprenticeship coordinators, coordinators, contractors contractors and and featuring politicians. politicians. Workshop Workshop tracks tracks include: include: New New to to the the trades; trades; Building Building your your union union and and leadership leadership skills; skills; Staying Staying strong strong in in the the trades; trades; Policy Policy issues issues and politics; politics; and and Beyond Beyond the the tools. tools. and While the the percentage percentage of of women women who who work work with with the the tools tools remains remains far far While too too low, low, when when we we join join together together we we become become aa force force for for change. change. This This information-packed information-packed (and (and fun-filled) fun-filled) weekend weekend will will leave leave you you with with aa renewed sense sense of of purpose purpose in in your your career, career, as as well well as as new new friends friends and and renewed memories to to carry carry through through life. life. memories