The year 2000 was the first time the Pleiades Award was presented, and the award ceremony was held at a breakfast event attended by men and women of the optical industry.
Going back to our roots, the Optical Women's Association has created a new event — the OWA Champagne Breakfast — to honor women leaders including our Pleiades honoree, Maureen Cavanagh, president of the Vision Impact Institute, currently supported by Essilor, and our Pyxis honoree Amy Spiezio, executive editor of Eyecare Business. The OWA Champagne Breakfast is in addition to, not replacing the traditional Friday night celebration and networking event.
The OWA Champagne Breakfast will be held on Thursday, March 19th from 7:30 am to 9:00 am at the New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square. The event will feature keynote speaker, Holly Rush, president of Luxottica Wholesale North America, in an interactive question and answer conversation with a journalist. Both honorees will also make short presentations on mentoring and giving back.
"We wanted to create a new event where attendees could learn more about our award honorees and raise a glass in their honor," explains Christie Walker, OWA president. "Both the Pleiades and the Pyxis awards will still be presented at the Friday night Star Awards Ceremony and Networking event hosted by Marchon. The Thursday morning Champagne Breakfast, hosted by Luxottica, will give attendees the opportunity to hear short presentations from our honorees, and also enjoy insights from our keynote speaker, Holly Rush.
The plated breakfast will include a champagne toast to our award honorees, a keynote address, and presentations about and by our award honorees. Seating will be limited and reservations are a must. The OWA preferred rate for this event is $35. The event is being sponsored by OWA Platinum Sponsor, Luxottica. Reserve online at www.opticalwomen.com/ChampagneBreakfast by Friday, February 27th, 2015.
Also, please plan on joining us for the traditional Friday night celebration, the OWA 2015 Annual Star Award Ceremony and Networking Event for the presentations of the 2015 Pleiades Award and Pyxis Award, on Friday, March 20th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Calvin Klein showroom at 654 Madison Avenue. All are welcome. This complimentary event presented by OWA Platinum Sponsor, Marchon. RSVP online at www.opticalwomen.com/StarAwardCeremony by Friday March 6th, 2015.
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