Boardroom Bound Presents Seminar on
Preparing Yourself
For Corporate Board Service

Washington, DC (April 25, 2003): Boardroom Bound, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization whose goal is to increase diversity in U.S. Corporate Boardrooms, will present a seminar entitled "Into the Pipeline … Pre-paring Minorities & Women for Corporate Board Service" A Director Development Seminar, Thursday, June 12, and Friday, June 13, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, according to Linda K. Bolliger, founder and CEO. The seminar has been designed for business owners, those with corporate or nonprofit senior status, cabinet level public servants, and elected officials. The 1 1/2-day event is to help attendees focus on developing a strategic board appointment plan, learning what post-Enron governance reform means to them and recognizing 'The New Code for Board Directors.'

Features speakers* from the executive search and corporate board industries, plus the accounting, legal, and strategic planning arenas: Cheryl E. Bedard and Stanley Krejci of The McCormick Group (Executive Search Firm); Sue Ghosh, Esq., (Regulatory Attorney); Anna Lampich, Partner, CBIZ Kauffman Davis Accounting Firm, Muriel Yilaz, President, Mentor, Inc., and Group Facilitator for TEC, and other experts from the Boardroom Bound professional network.

Seminar topics include:
--Ease the Path to the Boardroom by Finding a Advocate
--Strategically Planning Your Ascent to the Corporate Boardroom
--Regulatory Reform and How it Affects The Boardroom
--Role of the Corporate Board & the Roles and Responsibilities of a Director
--Mastering Board Protocol to Fit In the Boardroom,
--Positioning Yourself with a Competitive Resume
--Meet with CEOs for Tips on Board Service and What They Look for in a Candidate

The seminar registration fee is $1,200
(10% Early Bird Discount by May 23rd).

There is a 10% discount if a registrant is a member of and organization allied with Boardroom Bound such as:
--Hispanic College Fund
--Leadership America
--National Women Legislators Foundation
--Organization of Chinese American Women
--Women-21/Department of Labor
--Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
--Women's Presidents' Organization (DC Chapter)

Hours for the event are 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 12th and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 13th. Seminar and registration information is available on-line at www.boardroombound.biz.

"The Pipeline..." seminar series is designed to pre-qualify minorities and women as Director Candidates for corporate board service. It is a step preliminary to qualifying for a listing in the Boardroom Bound National Candidate Database(c). The Database is America's premier Director Candidate resource.

Boardroom Bound is a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized as a public service to provide informational and educational seminars and services to help companies find pre-qualified Candidates for corporate board service.

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*Boardroom Bound reserves the right to change speakers and content in the event of circumstances such as illness, travel, and any other unavoidable situation that might arise.

Boardroom Bound(R)
Helping companies find pre-qualified director-candidates
for corporate board service.
617 Shore Drive
Upper Level
Edgewater, MD 21037
Phone: 301-261-7202
Fax: 301-474-3877
Website: http://www.boardroombound.biz

Charter Corporate Partners:
CBIZ Washington
Office Depot
Wyndham International, Inc.

Donors/Sponsors:
Amtrak
Pepco
WorldCom

Alliance Partners:
Hispanic College Fund, Inc.
Leadership America
National Women Legislator's Foundation
Organization of Chinese American Women
Women-21 U.S. Labor Department/Women's Bureau
Women Impacting Public Policy
Women Presidents' Organization-DC

2003 Pipeline Seminar Schedule:

June 12-13 and September 17-18
Washington, DC
To Register: http://www.boardroombound.biz