OCA – Orange County Chapter

Special Announcement: Deadline extended! (Sept.13)
Be sure to register by Sept 13 at www.ocanational.org to guarantee seating.
-Incredible panelists (C Agency co-founder, Nom Nom Truck entrepreneurs, Wells Fargo Foundation Regional VP, State Farm Agency Trainer)
-Open Bar at the Montage Resort
-Heavy hors’dourves passing
-A special gift for attending!

Pre-registration is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Pre-register at: www.ocanational.org

Thursday, September 16, 2010
3:30PM – 6:00PM
Montage Laguna Beach
30801 South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
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3-3:30pm: Registration
3:30-4:30pm: Panel Session: Uncovering your iBrand. This session is centered on igniting, uncovering, and launching your personal brand
4:30-6:00pm: Networking Reception

Bamboo is a program developed by OCA National to help Asian Pacific American professionals break through the “Bamboo” ceiling. Registration begins at 3:00pm. At 3:30pm join us for a panel discussion on self-branding. From 4:30pm to 6:00pm, join us and network with business, community, and civic leaders from around Southern California.

Panelists:

-Michael Lomotan (C Agency Co-Founder and ECD Plan C Agency)
-Misa Chien and Jen Green (Nom Nom Truck entrepreneurs from Food Network’s “The Great Food Truck Race”
-Jack Toan (Regional VP, Wells Fargo Foundation)
-Susan Woo (State Farm)

Pre-Register by September 13th at www.ocanational.org. With pre-registration, cost is $10 for OCA members and $15 for non-members. On-site registration is $25 for both members and non-members. For more information, contact OCA-OC vice president Paul Odanaka at paul.odanaka@oca-oc.org or OCA development manager Victoria Rumsey at vrumsey@ocanational.org or call (202) 223-5500.

For more information on OCA-OC’s professional development series,
http://www.oca-oc.org/?page_id=1412



Click here to register.

FACT SHEET

Co-Sponsoring Organizations & Funder: OCA National Center in partnership with OCA-Orange County and NAAAP Orange County—funding provided by UPS Foundation.

Purpose & Background: To provide a mutually beneficial platform for networking and skills building that will prepare individuals to participate in an engaged mentoring dialogue. Since 2008, the OCA MAAP Program has operated in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, DC—with cumulative national enrollment of over 80 individuals engaged in skills building, relationship development, mentoring dialogue, and networking . In 2010, MAAP will introduce new mentoring cycles in Chicago, New Jersey, and Orange County.

Target Audience & Enrollment Goal: Entry Level to Mid Career Asian Pacific Islander Professionals in Private and Public Sectors. The goal is to enroll 20 mentees and 20 mentors.

Uniqueness of Methodology: While most of the mentoring programs focus on the matching of mentors and mentees, the MAAP Program focuses more on the practice of developing the engaged, meaningful, and mutually beneficial mentoring dialogue and relationship building process. Curricula developed are designed to support the depth and breadth of the mentoring dialogue by offering a focused structure and a process. Moreover, the access to the MAAP Network of mentoring practitioners will also provide additional opportunities to connect with other program participants to seek peer feedback and collaborations to further personal and professional goals.

Other mentoring programs usually lasts for six to twelve months and outcomes for 1:1 meetings seem to be less than three hours cumulative vs. our five plus hours. Most programs also do not always include curricula for social responsibility and career planning.

Duration & Time Commitment: Program cycle spans approximately three months—October 2010 through January 2011—which includes the one-on-one mentoring sessions and the three network convenings lasting three half day sessions on Saturdays, meeting approximately every three to four weeks. The program design calls for the mentoring team meeting—lasting at least an hour to hour and a half–at least four times over the course of the program cycle.

APPLICATION DUE
09-27-10

ORIENTATION
10-02-10

MIDWAY
11-13-10

FINAL
01-15-11

Location: The exact locations of the half day networking convenings has not been secured as of this writing—however it will most likely will be hosted by an organization or corporation in the greater Orange County area. The dates, times, and locations of the 1:1 mentoring team meetings will be determined between the mentoring teams.

Value Proposition: The program has been designed to benefit the mentees as well as the mentors to improve their capacity for strong relationship building, sharpen their analytical skills, and to further master the art of the dialogue. (Because of the mutually beneficial nature of the program philosophy and design, the program participation fees apply equally for both mentees as well as mentors.)

Cost Effectiveness: While the program has been generously underwritten by UPS to be offered in over 5 locations across the country, there are some associated fees that has been necessary to charge participants in order to off-set any costs not covered by the funder. $20 for OCA Members and $60 for Non-OCA Members, which includes one year of OCA Membership reflects the program being offered under the generous funding by UPS. (Fees are waived for UPS Employees)

For more information, please contact: Tom Hayashi, MAAP National Consultant at 562-221-1030 or tomhayashi@gmail.com

Ever wondered if you were meeting your true professional potential? Join us for a moderated panel featuring guests from varied work backgrounds and get questions answered, whether it’s how to best climb the corporate ladder? Or how to achieve maximum success as your own boss.

What questions should we be asking ourselves to reach our full potential in the work environment we are in or want to be in?

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
6:30PM-9:30PM
The Atrium Hotel
18700 Mac Arthur Blvd.
Irvine, CA 92612

6:30PM – 7:30PM – Registration & Networking/Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres
7:30PM – 8:30PM – Panel Discussion/Q&A
8:30PM – 9:30PM – Networking
(Cash Bar available throughout the event)

Premium Members: $5 (until 8/30/10). At door is space available: $10
Non-Members: $10 (until 8/30/10). At door is space available: $15

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PROCON 2010

October 14, 2010 | Sheraton Park Hotel | 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Procurement . Business Seminars . Exhibits . Earth 411

Early Registration Special!

Register by September 14, 2010 and SAVE money!

Participants: $20 members | $25 non-members

Exhibitors: $100 plus $20 per team member

ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT!

Take advantage of early registration. Don’t delay!

After September 15th – October 2nd

Participants: $40 members | $45 non-members

Exhibitors: $200 plus $20 per team member

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