Dear Majors and Minors, This is an interesting opportunity for a possible career path. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up. If you don't use your QC email but would like to sign up, please let me know. Karen Weingarten Acting Chair and Associate Professor English Department Klapper Hall 602 Queens College, CUNY karen.weingarten@qc.cuny.edu<mailto:karen.weingarten@qc.cuny.edu> ________________________________ From: Elizabeth Oconnell Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:44 AM To: Dustin Grella; Jason Tougaw; Karen Weingarten Subject: FW: Toy Fair New York - You're Invited! Please see this Toy Fair invitation which was sent to me. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up. If you have any interested students, faculty can use the link below to sign them up with a QC email only. They must be a current student. Please share on your end. Let me know if you have any interest in this event next week. Liz From: Retzer, Jackie Please let me know if any faculty find interest in the program. We hope some of your students will be able to attend! Here is the link to register: https://www.compusystems.com/servlet/ar?evt_uid=730&goTo=Register&PromoCode=... We prefer the link not to be shared so thank you, in advance, for keeping private. Should any faculty be interested, they will be asked to enter all students. Mandatory information needed on registration for you to enter in the link for all students will be: * Choosing if the registrant is student or faculty * First Name * Last Name * School Name * Email (Please kindly supply only school email addresses - no Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) On behalf of The Toy Association, I am writing to invite your students to participate in Toy Fair New York's<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.toyfairny.com_tf_attend_attend-2Dtoy-2Dfair_toyfair_attend_attend-2Dtoy-2Dfair.aspx-3Fhkey-3D38455756-2Da8be-2D41e2-2D9b26-2D8713fcaee08c&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=OkM7rBBko5w3mIeMvNGCmwW2wCu3kjUhXWPUXMcupqo&m=PjTrbaHZwkXNoWLzrcq0i1SLwCzwgF-nhmMoUI-W8MI&s=-ASUtL-pWY8o2fs6G0PRj1y5AXL2N109gKVoPUQlYCc&e=> first annual Student Congress taking place on Tuesday, February 25th. The Toy Fair Student Congress provides attendees an opportunity to explore the toy industry as a potential career path. Attending students will network with fellow students, faculty and toy professionals; hear directly from experts in various toy-specific fields, participate in an innovation workshop and explore the show floor to see first-hand the end results of bringing a plaything to market. Toy Fair<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.toyfairny.com_tf_attend_attend-2Dtoy-2Dfair_toyfair_attend_attend-2Dtoy-2Dfair.aspx-3Fhkey-3D38455756-2Da8be-2D41e2-2D9b26-2D8713fcaee08c&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=OkM7rBBko5w3mIeMvNGCmwW2wCu3kjUhXWPUXMcupqo&m=PjTrbaHZwkXNoWLzrcq0i1SLwCzwgF-nhmMoUI-W8MI&s=-ASUtL-pWY8o2fs6G0PRj1y5AXL2N109gKVoPUQlYCc&e=> is an annual toy industry trade show. At this business-to-business event, industry professionals gather to find the latest and greatest in the toy, game, and youth entertainment world. At Toy Fair, nearly 1000 exhibiting manufacturers showcase their products for retailers, distributors, importers, wholesalers, sales representatives, and trade guests. The event is held in New York City's Jacob Javits Convention Center. If you think this is of interest to your students, please let me know and I will provide the registration details. In order for students to participate, they will need to be currently enrolled undergraduates and registered by you or another faculty member. I look forward to hearing from you and hopefully seeing your school represented on Toy Fair's Student Congress! Jackie