Registration is open for the 2024 Virginia Women’s Conference: Elevate Your Future
Anna LoMascolo, director of education, outreach and engagement in the Women’s Center at Virginia Tech, has agreed to coordinate travel for women who would like to attend and carpool.
From: The Office for Inclusion and Diversity
Registration is open for the 12th Annual Virginia Women’s Conference. The event will be held on Nov. 23 at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center.
The conference is free to attend, but registration is required, and space is limited.
This year, organizers are also asking attendees to contribute non-perishable foods to our Thanksgiving Food Drive for admission. These items will be delivered to Feeding Southwest Virginia for distribution. Please bring some of the following items as your admission to the conference to help Virginians in need.
- Stuffing mix (Stove Top stuffing)
- Canned yams
- Other holiday meal items that are non-perishable
- Peanut butter
- Canned meats
- Canned vegetables
- Canned fruits
- Beans
- Rice
- Pasta
- Soup
- 100% juice
The keynote speaker is the New York Times bestselling author, Edgar Award winner, and recipient of the 2024 Virginia Literary Award for Fiction Angie Kim. Her novels include "Miracle Creek" and "Happiness Falls."
In addition to Kim's keynote, a dozen breakout topics across two sessions, and the resource fair, Carilion Clinic and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will be hosting the Women's Wellness Center. Medical professionals will be on hand to administer flu shots and provide biometric screenings and in-body assessments on a first-come, first-served basis.
Anna LoMascolo, director of education, outreach and engagement in the Women’s Center at Virginia Tech, has agreed to coordinate travel for women who would like to attend and carpool. Interested parties should reach out to LoMascolo at alomasco@vt.edu no later than Nov. 10.
Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service should email events@warner.senate.gov no later than Nov. 18.
The Virginia Women's Conference is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical official U.S. Senate constituent services event. Co-hosts include Sen. Mark R. Warner, Virginia Tech, Radford University, Altria, Amazon, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Carilion Clinic, CathyLewis.com, Dominion Energy, FICO, Genworth, Hilton, Market Exec, Navy Federal, and 5Points Creative.