AABEA expresses its deepest sorrows at the unprecedented loss of lives and human sufferings in Haiti caused by

the recent catastrophic earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their family members.

We are urging all our members to come forward and contribute to Haitian relief efforts.  No help is small!

Your donation can save a life!!

While there are a number of ways to help, a handy way is to donate $10 by texting “Haiti” to 90999 on your cell phone. Several other links are as follows:

  1. American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/

  2. Clinton Bush Haiti Fund: http://clintonbushhaitifund.org/

  3. Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/

  4. BRAC USA: http://blog4brac.blogspot.com/

  5. CARE: http://www.care.org/

  6. Habitat for Humanity: http://www.habitat.org/

  7. The Salvation Army: http://salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn_2.nsf 

      or by texting “Haiti” to 52000 on your cell phone ($10 donation)

Navigating the Professional Opportunities Maze: Women in the Workplace

Navigating the maze of professional opportunities and challenges can be a daunting juggling act of keeping an eye on the moving target of where you want to end up, and the logistics of finding the path that is uniquely optimal for your needs. To help, AABEA hosts a series of Professional Development events, including the well received “Navigating your way to an MBA” and “Coping with the Recession” seminars in the past year.

The next event currently being planned is designed to highlight some of the unique professional challenges faced by women in the workplace. Understanding the gender dynamics in the workplace can be an asset to all developing professionals regardless of gender, professional specialization or stage of career. While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, there is a clear need for mentorship, inspirational role models and learning from others’ experiences and perspectives.

Please join local young professionals and inspirational women leaders in the workforce for an afternoon of exchange of ideas and inspiration. This event aims to educate and inspire attendees, both men and women, to invoke courage, cooperation and creativity in their pursuit of their professional and personal goals.

Our distinguished panel includes men and women from a variety of industries and professional roles who will address the audience about the professional challenges and opportunities women face. Their diverse professional and personal experiences will provide a unique blend of perspectives to enrich your own ideas on how best to navigate through the professional opportunities maze, create your own unique paths, become pioneers and leaders in your fields and achieve both professional and personal successes.

• Venue: Tressider Oak East, Tressider Memorial Union, 459 LAGUNITA DR, Stanford, CA 94305
• Date: Sunday, December 06, 2009
• Event agenda:
• 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.   Networking reception
• 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.    Panel presentation: Women Leaders of the SF Bay Area Bangladesh Community
• 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.    Q&A from the audience
• 10 minute break: Round Table Leaders find their designated tables
• 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.    Breakout session I: Round table discussions by individual topic areas
• 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.    Breakout session II: Round table discussions by individual topic areas

RSVP by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ., or through Facebook/LinkedIn
(search for "Navigating the Professional Opportunities Maze: Women in the Workplace“ on the events announcement pages).