Together We Rise is an interactive conference that aims to understand the challenges women and non-binary folx face in starting a business. We will explore how the digital era influences our business practices along with how to utilize new technologies. It is a grassroot event requested by the community for the community.

The primary focus for the student will be:

• Strategy & Planning - Develop an implementation plan for our marketing event, manage conference logistics with stakeholders, and organize general execution.
• Operations - Assist in creating key documents for the weeks and days leading up to the event and organizing the tasks for the day of. Will be on-site to help with setup and teardown. Will get to see how an event is launched.
• Marketing - Support market research, collecting attendee feedback, promoting conference and message development.

Tasks & Activities:

• Establishing relationships with venues and vendors
• Sending invitations
• Reserving event space
• Organizing volunteer team
• Making payments to vendors
• Managing ticket sales for large events
• Communicating with clients
• Calculating billing amounts

Students will work closely with the primary project manager who is supervising and available for questions. This will also include occasional progress meetings where adjustments to the students' tasks and duties can be made if necessary.

We will plan to communicate with our virtual intern using these communication tools: email and messaging

Student's primary contact: Linda Giang, CEO/Founder