August 24, 2003

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Mary Ellen Michna, Publicity Chair
708/479-9010

The Illinois Woman's Press Association invites Chicagoland writers in all areas of communications to attend its September kick-off meeting and workshop: Boost Your Creativity, Super-charge Your Work!

This rapidly-paced workshop with its hands-on exercises will teach you to look beyond habitual perspectives and put a fresh, new spin on everything you do.

Leading the workshop is Wendy Lapidus-Saltz, Principal and Chief Trainer of Jaguar Mind. Jaguar Mind mission is to empower agile thinking in business and the arts. A long-time copywriter and creative director for ad agencies like DDB, Foote, Cone & Belding, and CME, Wendy has worked for clients such as Coors, Procter & Gamble, Kraft, Unilever, and W Hotels. She taught concepting at Columbia College and Miami Ad School, and for a host of corporations and associations, including Edelman Worldwide.

Discover . . .
* The 4 secret ways to all creative ideas
* How to expand your repertoire to develop more varied assignments
* What writers and editors can learn from the thinking styles of engineers, scientists, and composers
* And more...

Bring a pencil or a pen, and paper, (or your laptop) - and be ready to roll up your sleeves. . . .

Date:
Saturday, September 20th

Time:
11:00 networking and registration
11:45 lunch
12:30 announcements
12:45 program begins
2:15 conclusion

Meeting Location:
Chicago Athletic Association, 12 S. Michigan

Reservations:
Call IWPA hotline 312/458-9151. Payment (cash or check) may be made at the door.

Cost:
$30 for members and their guests, and full time students
$40 for nonmembers