BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:31@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20190930T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20190930T120000 DTSTAMP:20191007T155153Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/2019-intro-enviro-workshop/ SUMMARY:Introduction to the Environmental Profession Workshop DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Environmental Profession\nJoin the Midwest Sectio n of the Air and Waste Management Association for our third annual Young E nvironmental Professionals workshop. This year we have invited environment al professionals to present insights into working within various sectors\, including the manufacturing\, consulting\, non-profit and public agency s ectors. They will share the technical and personal sides of their jobs wit h us. We will also have a workshop on networking and close out the morning with a panel Q&\;A session where workshop attendees can ask questions to local professionals. This workshop is beneficial for working profession als to understand perspectives of professionals in different sectors and f or students who are investigating careers in the environmental field.\n\nA genda:\n\nModerator - Kelli Calhoon\, Ramboll\n\n8:00 am - Perspectives on Working in Environmental Sectors\n\n Manufacturing Industry - Lauren Sco tt\, Compliance Manager\, Harcros Chemicals\, Inc.\n Consulting - Abby Pe rkins\, Consultant\, Trinity Consultants\n Public Agency - Mark Weckwerth \, Air Quality Division\, Unified Government of Wyandotte County\n Non-Pr ofit - Lisa McDaniel\, Solid Waste Coordinator\, Mid-America Regional Coun cil\n\n10:15 am - Workshop\n\n Everything You Know About Networking Is Wr ong with Diana Alt\, DKA Coaching LLCThere are few things that confuse pr ofessionals more than networking.\n\n Extroverts think networking is coll ecting business cards at happy hours.\n Introverts think it’s about sel ling out to the extroverts who like to collect business cards.\n Job seek ers think it’s about sending out a million resumes to everyone they’ve ever met asking people to give them a job.\n That girl you knew back in high school thinks it’s about messaging people she hasn’t seen in year s to tell them they’d be “just perfect for her team!” in the MLM she just joined.\n\nThose things might be networking\, but they aren’t effe ctive networking. Effective networking is about exactly one thing: Relati onships. Diana will explain what effective networking really is\, and how to network properly in different contexts such as job searches\, conferen ces\, and networking events.\n\n11:00 am - Panel Q&\;A\n\n Stephanie T aylor\, SCS Engineers\n Anna Custer\, Pace Analytical\n Lauren Scott\, H arcros Chemicals\n Abby Perkins\, Trinity Consultants\n Mark Weckwerth\, Unified Government of Wyandotte County\n Lisa McDaniel\, Mid-America Reg ional Council\n Deborah Bredehoft\, EPA Region 7\n\nNew in 2019! This wor kshop is being held just prior to the 2019 Midwest A&\;WMA Technical Co nference! Your workshop registration also registers you for the afternoon sessions of the Technical Conference and our closing happy hour to network with all conference attendees.\n\nFor more information\, contact Kelli Ca lhoon at 913-956-6221 or Kelli.Calhoon@midwestawma.org\n\n \;\n\n\n\n If you are paying by check\, click the applicable Ticket Type. Then click \n\n\nIf paying by check\, after you are redirected to PayPal\, click\n\nC ancel and return to Midwest Chapter - Air &\; Waste Management\nAssocia tion\n\n\n\nPlease bring your check to the workshop.\n\n\n\nIf you want to take advantage of the discounted new A&\;WMA Membership Special go to New Membership.\n\nPlease select only one Ticket Type.  If you need to r egister more than one person\, register each separately.\nDiscounted early registration ends on Sept. 9. CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Hyatt Place Lenexa Conference Center\, 8741 Ryckert Street\, Lenex a\, KS\, 66219\, United States GEO:38.9685216;-94.77769430000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=8741 Ryckert Street\, Lenex a\, KS\, 66219\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Hyatt Place Lene xa Conference Center:geo:38.9685216,-94.77769430000001 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR