WLP meets Dubai

The WLP delegation to the Women as Global Leaders Conference - March 2008

Good news!!!

The students were prepared and ready for their presentations. There was a bit of milling around as we got started. Both student groups gave outstanding presentations this morning. There were reviews all around for the clarity and excitement of their presentations.


The students received a special visit from Helen Thomas.




Oh, yes! All luggage has arrived! (Turns out, almost all!)

We have arrived!

Our trip to Dubai will go down in the annals of flight history. We were stuck in Paris for hours after a diverted flight to Lyon.



Everything that could possibly go wrong with connecting flights did but we arrived safely - tired and in need of showers but safe! Oh yes, as of Tuesday evening - no luggage.

We went immediately to the conference. The hotel facility is over the top - flowers everywhere, helpful staff and fabulous food.


We went through security, had to hand over phones and cameras to attend an all-women session to hear the Shaika (wife of the Sheik) deliver a speech, enjoyed a round of sessions and then many of our resourceful students went off to find something to wear for the presentations on Wednesday morning.

The evening barbeque in the desert was amazing - and not a hamburger or hot-dog in sight. We were greeted by a ceremonial dance troop, rode camels, ate well, made friends with falcons and watched a 'stage show' and fire works.




The trip is now safely behind us and everyone is ready for a great day.

Not there, yet!

The best laid plans of mice and (wo)men often go astray. We meant to leave for Dubai on Saturday afternoon on a flight form DC to Atlanta and then on to Dubai. Unfortunately, the weather conspired against us. So, we will try again this evening, getting to Dubai Monday evening and missing one day of the conference. Wish us luck!

WLP travels to Women as Global Leaders Conference 2008

Based on our success in 2006, WLP is again travling to the Womena s Global Leaders Conference in Dubai. Ten students, two graduate student assistants, a facuty member and the associate dean will leave on March 8 for the three day conference. Two of our student presentations have been accepted by the conference, so each team will have about an hour and a half to make thier case concerning women, leadership and the WLP experience. We will try to post comments and photos often. Wish us luck!