$99 Banners and Skyscrapers: Want to promote your business? For NAFE members, a banner or skyscraper ad in one issue of the NAFE E-Newsletter will cost you just $99.00. (Regular rate is $150.00.) Contact newsletter editor Paula Damiano to place your ad: paula.damiano@nafe.com. [Note: you must be an active NAFE member to receive this special rate.]

Deadline Approaching! NAFE 2009 Best Companies for Executive Women. The application process is still open – but only until the end of October. Our famed Best Companies initiative recognizes those organizations that encourage and advance women in the workplace. Click here for the application and further details on the program. Questions? Contact Kristen Willoughby: kristen.willoughby@workingmother.com.

It’s Official: I-NAFE! For 36 years, NAFE has been the preeminent American businesswomen’s organization. In 2006 and 2007, we tested the international waters with Breakfast Clubs in Toronto, Canada and Sao Paulo, Brazil. Then, on August 7th of this year, I-NAFE was officially launched in Johannesburg, South Africa. The “I” is for International – but also for Internet, because it’s today’s technology that will make it possible for women around the planet to stay in contact.

So check out the new I-NAFE website and learn what your fellow members are doing with their professional and personal lives. There are also lots of great articles on managing your career. And you can read the first issue of the I-NAFE E-Newsletter by clicking here. Note: NAFE members are automatically also members of I-NAFE and will receive the monthly I-NAFE newsletter. 

Welcome Brandywine Professional Women! A new NAFE network is starting on November 11th in Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley. The Brandywine Professional Women invite you to the Dangerous Dining Book Club. Come network with other professional women in the area. The first book that will be discussed is BRAG! The Art of Tooting Your Horn Without Blowing It. They’ll talk about the art of the brag: its benefits in and out of the office, what stops us from effectively tooting our own horns and some “tooting tips.” For more information: Annmarie Kelly, 610-738-8225, info@skillbuildersystems.com.

Conference Discount for NAFE Members. Sheila Robinson, publisher of Diversity Woman Magazine, is a NAFE member and a great supporter of our organization. She invites you all to the Women's Leadership Empowerment Luncheon  in New York at the Marriott Marquis Times Square on November 6th. The program’s theme is “Effective Leadership During Challenging Times.” As a special incentive, Sheila is offering a special price (just $99.95) to her fellow NAFE members. Use promo code dwp01z when you register.

$45,000 Math Grant for Midcareer Women. The Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize of the Association for Women in Mathematics is awarded annually to a woman recently promoted to Associate Professor or an equivalent position in the mathematical sciences. The prize provides a fellowship for the awardee to spend a semester in the Mathematics Department of Cornell University without teaching obligations. Hurry – application deadline is November 1.

NAFE Discount on Whirlpool Products. Through a special arrangement with Whirlpool, NAFE members can reap big savings on Whirlpool appliances, accessories and other Whirlpool items. You and your family can purchase up to 12 products a year under the VIPLINK program and get substantial savings on everyday retail pricing. Go to the NAFE website to sign up for the discount program – just click on the Whirlpool banner at the top of the NAFE home page.

Audrey Bell-Kearney was interviewed on the Black Authors Network on BlogTalk Radio. The live program aired on the evening of October 13th and was hosted by Ella Curry.

NAFE member Joanie Winberg invites you to join the Wellness Getaway for Single Again Women: a 3-night cruise (February 6-9, 2009) on Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas from Port Canaveral, Florida to beautiful CoCo Cay and Nassau, Bahamas. Click here for more information.

Melissa Luddeni, a member in northeastern Pennsylvania, has had her first article published. The piece, which appeared in Idea Masters, is about her work with Trivani™ Child Guardians. You can read it here.

Dana Lightman, Ph.D., is a national keynote speaker and trainer, expert on positivity, author and creator of POWER Optimism – strategies to create the outcome you want, regardless of the circumstance.

Dana says: You tune in to the economic news, and it’s practically impossible not to have some gut-clenching response. The fact is, there’s not much you can do to change the current economic circumstances. But there’s a lot you can do to maintain your own professional equilibrium in the face of increased business stressors. And once you are on an even keel, you can use these same tips to bolster your staff.