Women in Chemicals’ inaugural conference took place September 9th to the 11th in Houston, Texas. Norman Fox VP/General Manager, Vickie Madore, was in attendance. The conference provided function specific training and continuing education resources, professional development workshops, networking opportunities, as well as community service opportunities. Key note speaker, Donna Orender, delivered a thought-provoking and inspirational lecture titled “Why Not She, Why Not Me, Why Not Us?”
The conference also included a book club discussion, a community service activity building hands-on science activity kits, a sound bath meditation hour, a boxing workout and a hat making hour.
The mission of Women in Chemicals is to create and identify opportunities to empower women in the chemical industry. Their constant growing membership base spans the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Their purpose is to facilitate professional and personal connection among our community to drive visibility, career trajectory, and female empowerment in our industry. To learn more about the organization, visit them at womeninchemicals.com.
Norman Fox is happy to have sponsored the Women in Chemicals Conference opening breakfast. We are committed in continuing to support Women in Chemicals on their ongoing mission to empower women and hope to have more of our Norfox team members attend the conference next year!
