Central California Women's Conference draws big crowds to Fresno

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Thousands of women from across the Valley gathered in Downtown Fresno for the annual Central California Women's Conference.

On Tuesday, the sold-out event is dedicated to empowering women and this year, featured keynote speaker Tyra Banks.

"I think it's a great thing," said attendee Toi Bares, "life is hard, but as long as we're encouraging each other, lifting each other up, we've got this."
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3,000 women headed to the Fresno Convention Center Tuesday morning for a day dedicated to celebrating their accomplishments and striving toward new goals.

"There's a lot of classes that I'm interested in," said first-timer Raesanae Smith, "I don't think I'm going to be able to go to all of them, but I just want to learn as much as I can."

Veteran conference attendees and first-timers were all equally excited to take advantage of the many exhibits and conference sessions.



"It's wonderful to come here and see all these amazing women come together in a positive light," added Bares.
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Lectures focused on everything from relationships, to career goals and personal growth.

"It's one day when we all get to stop, pause and take a day for ourselves," said Speaker Erin Melkonian. "Take some free time for ourselves, get together with a bunch of women, some men too, and encourage and support each other."

Tickets for the 2020 Central California Women's Conference go on sale next June.
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