San Diego Women’s Week tickets are at lowest price

Those who want to take advantage of the lowest available ticket prices for San Diego Women’s Week next March need to make their purchase by year’s end.

Dec. 31 is the deadline to buy tickets that in many cases are more than 50 percent off the at-the-door pricing. They can be purchased at www.sdwomensweek.com.

The sixth annual event, organized by North San Diego Business Chamber and set for March 16 to 20, has been expanded to include more people, said Debra Rosen, the chamber’s president and CEO.

“Each year our event has grown and we see many guests returning from previous years,” Rosen said. “They enjoy the empowerment and inspirational messages throughout the week and always look forward to the next year’s speakers.”

She said organizers have set attendance goals of 1,500 for the opening session and 4,000 over the four sessions.

Unlike in previous years, where only the final session was an all-day event, the opening day session will also be an all-day activity.

The week will start with the noon to 8 p.m. Monday, March 16 event in the Rancho Bernardo Inn. It will feature eight breakout sessions, a vendor village, a fashion show, plus free one-on-one personal finance sessions, personal finance information for students, hair and makeup makeovers, one complimentary professional headshot and swag bag.

The breakout sessions will be about taking action in your own life, ways to stop bullying, taking control of your finances, taking control of your health, ways to engage in community service for fulfillment, building self-esteem and leadership in young women, becoming a leader of change and what women do to sabotage their careers. One of the speakers will be Tanya Brown, who is an advocate, author, life coach and sister of the late Nicole Brown Simpson.

Admission is $15 per person until Dec. 31 and will incrementally go up each month until reaching the at-the-door price of $40. Students and military can be admitted for free with valid ID and students under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

The 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18 “Women and Wine” session will be held at Bernardo Winery. Organizers expect more than 400 women to participate in the wine and food tasting, networking and unique shopping opportunities. They can also listen to inspirational speakers who have yet to be announced.

Tickets for the Wednesday session are $20 until Dec. 31 and set to increase incrementally until reaching the at-the-door price of $45.

The 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 19 “Health and Fashion” session will be held at Sharp Healthcare in San Diego. It will feature fashion do’s and don’ts as presented by Mary De; a physicians panel addressing topics like OB/GYN, urology, family medicine, cardiology, dermatology, sports medicine, dietitian advice and the Sharp Health plan; plus appetizers and a swag bag.

The Thursday tickets are $20 until Dec. 31 and will go up to $45 if purchased at the door.

The week will conclude with an inspiration conference from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, March 20 at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla. There will be keynote speakers, an exhibit hall, luncheon, swag bag and more. The complete list of speakers has not yet been announced, but Rosen said they will include Kim Coles, an actress, comedienne, author and playwright whom Rosen said “has been extremely popular and our attendees request her back every year.” Among new speakers will be Gretchen Ruben, author of the Happiness Project, and Susan Packard, president and founder of HGTV.

The conference tickets are $129 until Dec. 31 and the at-the-door price is $175.

For those who plan on attending all four sessions, the all-week pass is $159 until Dec. 31 (a savings of $25) and set to increase to $229 by Feb. 1. The all-week pass cannot be purchased at the door.

A separate event from the week, but held in connection with it, will be the chamber’s Leaders of Change Luncheon. The 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 speaker will be Naomi Tutu, daughter of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A venue has not been announced, but tickets will be $59 per person. To purchase this ticket go to www.sdbusinesschamber.com/naomitutu.

For questions about San Diego Women’s Week or the Leaders of Change Luncheon, call 858-487-1767.