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Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT)
A national coalition of tradeswomen's organizations and advocates

Dear Colleagues:

Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT) is pleased to invite you to our second annual meeting, to be held in Washington, DC, on June 5-7, 2003. We are very excited to be meeting in Washington to share our national agenda in the nation's capital with key policymakers and our partners. The meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about TNT's policy proposals, network with other tradeswomen advocates and meet with many of our industry and legislative partners. We are thrilled to co-sponsor with NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund a special Congressional Luncheon to be hosted by Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY), Patty Murray (D-WA), and Susan Collins (R-ME). At that luncheon we will welcome other congressional leaders to share their commitment to women's participation in the trades. We are also looking forward to hearing greetings from our labor partners at a reception to be held at International Brotherhood of Carpenters.

The mission of TNT is to promote policies and actions that achieve women's economic equity by increasing the numbers of women in trade and technical jobs and by improving their working conditions. For more information about TNT, please visit http://www.tradeswomennow.org. We have an important story to share with policymakers, labor and employer partners, and other national organizations about how women's access and retention in high-wage, high skilled jobs can improve women's economic equity, build communities and support a competitive economy.

We hope you will join us and help us bring that story to life through your own examples and that of your members and programs. In addition to two showcases featuring successful strategies for recruiting, training and supporting tradeswomen (and identifying resources to fund these programs) and building support for tradeswomen through their unions, the annual meeting will feature reports on the "State of the Movement" from both a national and local perspective and small discussion groups on in-depth program and strategy development. Your participation is desired and welcomed. (If you would like to be part of a showcase or the small group discussion please indicate on your registration form below.)

To register for the TNT Annual Meeting, please fill out the attached form and return it with your $125 registration fee by May 30^th to the specified address. We have reserved a block of rooms at the rate of $125 plus tax per night at the Hotel Washington, which is located near the Capitol and the conference meeting space at the IBEW Headquarters. Note that to ensure space at the hotel, reservations must be made by May 19th.

In Sisterhood,

Lauren Sugerman
Chair, TNT Board of Directors

Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT)
Second Annual Meeting June 5-7, 2003 Washington DC
at the
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1125 15^th Street NW

Please click here to view the latest Meeting Agenda.

Tradeswomen Now and Tomorrow (TNT)
Meeting Response Form
June 5-7, 2003
Washington, DC

PLEASE NOTE

Please submit this registration form by May 30, 2003.

To be assured a room in the hotel,
please contact Hotel Washington directly by May 19th @ 1-800-424-9540
and mention TNT

Please select one:
I will attend the Second Annual TNT meeting in Washington, DC. I am mailing a check for my registration to the address below.
I will not attend, but please keep me on your list.

Please check one (if applicable):
I would like to make a donation to enable someone else to attend.
I require financial assistance to attend (if available).

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Daytime Phone*

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Special Meal Needs

I'd like to be part of a showcase or small group discussion. Here is a description of what I can offer:

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Please note:

Meals: TNT will provide lunch on Thursday and Friday. Continental breakfasts will be provided on Friday and Saturday.
Accommodations: The rate for a double-occupancy room $125 per night not including taxes of 14.5%
Travel : Travel between the hotel and meeting space and Capitol will not be provided by TNT. Public transportation on DC metro and taxis are available.

Register by May 30^th

Send this form along with a check for $125 registration fee made out to "TNT c/o CWIT" to:

Margarita M. Suarez c/o NEW
243 W 20^th St
New York, NY 10011
Fax: 212-255-8021

If you have questions, please contact Margarita Suarez, TNT Secretary, at (212) 627-6252 x237 or send email to rsvp@tradeswomennow.org. Thanks!