Registration is now open to both high school and college students. Due to space limitations, only 60 high school students and 60 college students will be allowed to register.

High school students: click here.

College students: click here.

Campus Map with Symposium Location/Parking Information: click here.

The registration site will close at midnight on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Please notify us of any cancellation by the registration deadline to allow time to contact the students on the wait list. Late registration will be accepted through February 20, 2009 based on cancellations received.

Additional information found at the registration link includes agenda, dress code, directions, campus map, parking, and cancellation policy. Scroll down for an overview, agenda, description and links to the biographies for the speakers, panelists and workshop presenters.

High School Students: The Princeton Review will be raffling three Princeton Review books to students who register and attend this event. You will gain the benefit of a live review session during the symposium and possibly win a book that will further enhance your preparation for the SAT exam.

College Students: A resume book will be compiled so that the gold-level sponsors can identify potential internship candidates and schedule interviews with these candidates. All resumes must be submitted by Friday, February 13, 2009 to be included in the resume book. Please submit your resume to Internships@LBPBayArea.org.

Sponsorship opportunities can be found by clicking here.

On behalf of our sponsors and corporate participants, thank you for joining us for what promises to be a very important college and career planning event!

The 2009 LBP Student Leadership Symposium and Career Fair will be an exceptional opportunity for college and high school students to meet their Bay Area peers and explore potential career paths. Students will be exposed to a variety of informative and interactive workshops that will provide students with the tools necessary to achieve their educational and career goals.

A special thank you to California State University, East Bay for hosting the LBP Student Leadership Symposium at their campus and La Kalle 105.7 fm for helping us promote this event.

This year's symposium offers separate workshop tracks designed for high school and college students.

The high school track features workshops that cover topics such as studying techniques, time management, college social life, campus student organizations, extracurricular activities, factors to consider when selecting a college, and an SAT review session.

The college track offers workshops that cover topics such as different pathways after college, early career expectations and financial literacy.

This year's symposium theme involves finding passion in your career choice and your dedication to the community. Although traditionally underrepresented groups have entered various business fields in higher numbers, we're finding that few remain employed beyond three years.

Recently, various companies laid off up to 10% of its local workforce that did not perform at the expected level. One reason stated for the lay offs of particular individuals involved a lack of passion for learning the "soft skills" required at the manager level. Additionally, firms felt some frustration when few employees participate in their internal employee groups and in professional organizations. The internal employee groups were created to help develop "soft skills" and retain more employees.

Click the links below for more information about the speakers.

• Morning Speaker: ShoBoy from La Kalle 105.7 fm
• Keynote Speakers/Presenters: Arturo Perez-Reyes and Angel Chavez

09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. Registration

09:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks delivered by ShoBoy

10:10 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Workshop (Track A for High School Students & Track B for College Students)

11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Workshop (Track A for High School Students & Track B for College Students)

12:00 p.m. - 01:15 p.m. Lunch & Keynote Speech delivered by Arturo Perez-Reyes and Angel Chavez

01:30 p.m. - 02:15 p.m. Workshop (Track A for High School Students & Track B for College Students)

02:30 p.m. - 03:30 p.m. Career Fair

This year's career fair will be held at North Science 142 "The Cave" at the California State University, East Bay campus.

As in prior years, LBP will feature a career fair so that students can learn more about different Bay Area career opportunities and continuing college students can bring their resumes for possible internship opportunities. Participating companies include:

• Ernst & Young

• Chevron

• KPMG

• Life Chiropractic College West

• Deloitte

• Roger CPA Review

• Becker CPA Review

• Princeton Review

• National Society of Hispanic MBAs

Click the links below for more information about the panelists and workshop presenters at the LBP Student Leadership Symposium.

Panelists

• Amanda Lopez-Lara, U.C. Berkeley
• Alfredo Garcia, U.C. Berkeley
• Anthony Garcia, Wells Fargo
• Fernando Pineda, San Francisco State University
• Claudia Bugarin, Mills College
• Oscar Olivas, Wells Fargo
• Christine Jou, Chevron
• Karen Barahona, San Francisco State University
• Christopher Campbell, Saint Mary's College
• Patty Bishop, Saint Mary's College

Workshop Presenters

• Financial Literacy Workshop: Ed Diaz, P-Shift (pic)
• SAT Review: Joanna Wisniewski from the Princeton Review
• Career/College Choices & Study Abroad Programs: Gaby Hurtado, Saint Mary's College of California alumna & Karen Barahona, San Francisco State University