| Upcoming Events |
| Amerprise Breakfast—February 2, 2012 |
 Join AWE and Ameriprise Financial Adviser Brian Thoms at a FREE breakfast meeting on February 2, 2012 between 7:30 to 8:30 am at 9841 Washingtonian Blvd., Suite, 200, Gaithersburg MD 20878. All participants will receive 1 hour of Continuing Education Credit in addition to learning how Ameriprise’s Free Employee Financial Seminars can benefit your organization.
To attend please rsvp to alliance@excellentworkplace.org with your name, company name and phone number.
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| AWE & Greater Washington DC WorkLife Network—Quarterly Brown Bag Meetings |
 AWE has partnered with the Greater Washington DC WorkLife Network to bring HR professionals an opportunity to network and learn about the latest HR trends. These quarterly brown bag meetings take place between 11 and 1 at the locations below. The first hour is a meet and greet networking opportunity and the second hour is dedicated to a specific HR issue as outlined below. To attend these terrific meetings email the Alliance at alliance@excellentworkplace.org with your name, company name and phone number.
February 3, 2012
Topic: ROI – Work-Life Programs
Host: KPMG LLC
2001 M Street
Washington DC 20036
May 11, 2012
Topic: Lactation Programs/Support within organizations (includes a tour of USDA)
Host: U.S. Department of Agriculture
August 3, 2012
Topic: Health & Wellness and how it connects with other components of work-life
Host: George Washington University
October 26, 2012
Topic: National Work and Family Month - what programs are new and innovative for 2012 and how are organizations celebrating/recognizing work-life
Host: Discovery Communications
1 Discovery Place
Silver Spring, MD 20901
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| Recent Events |
On June 13, 2011 more than 450 Greater DC, Maryland and Virginia business executives joined AWE for a day filled with information, celebration and recognition. The theme for this year’s luncheon was "Workplace Excellence: The Way to Success."
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Between 12:00 noon and 2:00 pm AWE held a luncheon celebration recognizing the winners of our 2011 awards, Workplace Excellence, Health & Wellness Trailblazer and EcoLeadership at the Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center. Sixty-three Greater Washington, D.C., including Maryland and Virginia area businesses were honored at the event.
The Alliance has recognized the Greater Washington, D.C. area’s best places to work for the past twelve years. The winning companies represent more than one million employees from organizations of all sizes and in all sectors—private, public, and nonprofit.
In 2011:
• 57companies were recognized as the Excellent Workplaces
• 38 companies were recognized as Health & Wellness Trailblazers
• 22 companies were recognized as EcoLeaders
Entertainment was provided by Bill Williams, a local musician, who had crafted a one of a kind performance recognizing all the best and unique aspects of the winning companies. The Keynote Speakers were Katherine Kallinis and Sophie Kallinis, also know as the Georgetown Cupcake Sisters. AWE was thrilled to welcome back Kimberly Lohman Suiters as the 2011 event emcee. In addition AWE welcomed MD Congressman Chris Van Hollen and Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett. Their congratulatory comments were inspiring.
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For more information contact Lsobrino@excellentworkplace.org or 301-229-7555.
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Breakfast with Congressman
Christopher Van Hollen
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On June 22, 2010 at 7:30 am AWE hosted a very special breakfast meeting between the 2010 AWE winning companies and Congressman Van Hollen. The Congressman spoke about current government programs and policies as they affect business. He answered questions from the floor and mingled with the winners. The event was a huge success and AWE is most grateful to the Congressman and winners for spending their early morning with AWE.
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Alliance for Workplace Excellence
11th Annual Award Event
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June 1st, 2010—600 Greater DC business executives joined together for a day filled with information, celebration and recognition. The Alliance has recognized the Washington, D.C. area’s best places to work for the past eleven years. This year, AWE also honored 22 Mid-Atlantic region businesses that demonstrated their commitment to environmental sustainability. The 67 winning companies represent more than one million employees from organizations of all sizes and in all sectors—private, public, and nonprofit.
 In 2010 61 companies were recognized as the Excellent Workplaces, 33 companies were recognized as Health & Wellness Trailblazers, and 21 companies were recognized as EcoLeaders.
The theme for this year’s luncheon was "AWEsome Leaders Celebrating Workplace Excellence." Entertainment was provided by Bill Williams, a local musician, who has crafted a one of a kind performance recognizing all the best and unique aspects of all the 61 winning companies. Our emcee was Kimberly Lohman Suiters, a news anchor with NBC4.
The day began with a series of 6 ThinkFest discussions.
ThinkFests are an innovat ive opportunity to gather in a small group of 8 to 10 people with a moderator, to discuss the most recent and current trends affecting business today. ThinkFest topics included: Best in Class Practices and Current Trends in Wellness, presented by Emily Kolakowski, Wellness Corporate Solutions; Virtual Workplaces and the Next Generation of Flexible Work Arrangements, presented by Judy Ashley, Caring Matters; Social Media as a Tool to Employee Engagement, presented by Janet McNichol, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association; Workplace Excellence: How Diversity and Inclusion Make a Workforce Stronger, presented by Bridget Atkinson, GTSI Corp; Total Rewards and Recognition-The Key to Employee Engagement, presented by Tobie Hollander, Holy Cross Hospital; and Health Reform-Impact on Employers, presented by Take Care Health Systems.
AWE will be compiling all the data from the ThinkFests and creating a report highlighting what works best, what doesn’t work, how to craft new programs, how to engage employees and all the key content developed from the ThinkFest discussions. This final report will be available to all event attendees in early July.
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| An extra special thanks to the AWE Staff and Event Volunteers! |
For more information contact Lsobrino@excellentworkplace.org or 301-229-7555.
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Watch This Space for the
Share and Compare Breakfast Gatherings
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AWE would like to invite you to participate in our Share and Compare Breakfasts. Please join us as we gather monthly, between 9 am and 10 am, to discuss the latest hot topics affecting you and your organization. Topics, dates, presenters will be announced.
To attend, simply contact Liz Sobrino at alliance@excellentworkplace.org, or 301-229-7555, ext 105, with your name and contact information. Space is limited. Sign-up today. There is no fee and a light breakfast will be served.
Your topic suggestions are welcome for a fall series of meetings. Tentative Ideas include: Workplace Excellence: More Important Than Ever to Keep Employees Engaged, How to Create a Sustainable Workplace Wellness, Beyond Flu Shots, What You Should Do For Your Employees All Year Long, Creating Leaders, Planning, Creating and Sustaining Organizational Change. Contact Liz Sobrino with your suggestions at alliance@excellentworkplace.org or 301-229-7555 ext. 105.
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Request for Speakers |
The Alliance for Workplace Excellence is always looking for dynamic speakers on topics related to Workplace Excellence, Health and Wellness and EcoLeadership. If you are interested in being considered as a speaker for our workshops, Breakfast Seminar meetings, or our annual award event, please contact Liz at Alliance@excellentworkplace.org.
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