As the locations for public programs vary, please note where each is held. Please complete and send your Registration Form and nonrefundable payments as soon as possible before the scheduled date to: Women’s City Club of NY, 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1403, New York, NY 10001. You also may reserve a place by faxing the Registration Form to 212.228.4665, by calling our office at 212.353.8070 x. 200, or by emailing us at info@wccny.org. Please indicate the program you wish to attend and give your name, address, telephone number and email address.

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Hon. Margaret Chin

Lunch with Legislators:
NYC Council Member Margaret Chin

Date/Time: Friday, April 9th, 2010
12:30-1:30 pm
Venue: WCC Office, 307 Seventh Ave, Ste 1403
RSVP: Open to WCC members and guests.
No charge, though space is limited and will be granted to those first to register.

Council Member Margaret Chin will discuss her experience as a new member of the New York City Council and her 30-year career in public service dedicated to advocating for immigrants and working families.
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Linda Tarr-Whelan: A Woman Who Leads the Way

Date: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Time: 12:30 pm: Program and Q&A
12:00 pm: Registration & Networking
Venue: 33 West 60th St (Between Broadway & Columbus), 5th Flr
Cost: No Charge For WCC Members & Students;
$15 For Non-Members

This year, to commemorate Women’s History Month, the Women's Issues Committee has invited Linda Tarr-Whelan, international expert on women’s leadership, to speak about the dismal lack of women in leadership roles and strategies to empower and elevate women as full partners in the public debate. Ms. Tarr-Whelan will discuss her new book, Women Lead the Way, in which she combines compelling research and experience to dispel commonly held myths. She will also talk about her work related to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, an international bill of rights for women adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly but yet to be ratified by the U.S.

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TOUR: A SPECIAL MUSEUM IN BROOKLYN

Date: Friday, March 26th, 2010
Time: 1:30 pm sharp;
Optional Dutch Treat Lunch Before the Tour at 12 pm
Venue: 320 Atlantic Avenue
Cost: $20 WCC Members; $35 Non-Members

How to get there: If you're coming for lunch: Come to the Jolie Restaurant, 320 Atlantic Avenue between Smith and Hoyt Streets. Take the A or C trains to Hoyt Street or F train to Bergen. When you register for the tour, let the office know that you're coming for lunch. For tour only, the NY City Transit Museum is located at the corner of Boerum Place and Schermerhorn Street. Take the #2, 3, 4 or 5 train to Borough Hall, the A, C or F to Jay Street/Borough Hall or the R to Court Street.

We've booked a docent led tour of the New York City Transit Museum. We'll learn about the construction of the City's first subway and the people who built it, see examples of fare collection devices used throughout history, and hear about the evolution of fuel technologies and their environmental impact. The museum features a collection of vintage subway cars, elevated trains, trolleys and busses, and a working signal tower.

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April 19th – Civic Spirit Awards Dinner (click for invite pdf)