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Tickets for the 14th annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women, which will feature First Lady Michelle Obama as keynote speaker Oct. 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, have sold out.

Karen Breslau, communications director for the conference, said in a 12:43 p.m. email to the Tribune on Thursday, Ticket sales have surged, with more than 2,000 being sold in the day following the announcement that Mrs. Obama will appear at the Conference on Oct. 3. We are on track to sell out very shortly, with a total audience size of 12,000.

At 1:19 p.m., Breslau informed the Tribune, The Conference just sold out! So please let your readers know.

Obama, wife of former President Barack Obama, led several initiatives during her time in the White House including Lets Move!, which was designed to curb childhood obesity; Joining Forces, to support veterans, troops and their families; Reach Higher, aimed at encouraging youth to pursue higher education; and Let Girls Learn, an international program to help girls around the world gain access to education.

We are honored and thrilled to have Michelle Obama, one of the most respected women in the world, join us at this years conference, Leslie Stiles, board president of the Conference said in a release. With her career-long devotion to improving the lives of children, increasing nutrition awareness and advocating for equal access to education, Michelle Obamas impact clearly extends beyond her White House years.

Before becoming first lady, Obama attended Princeton University and Harvard Law School and became an attorney in her hometown of Chicago. It was at the law firm where she worked that she met her husband.

The Pennsylvania Conference for Women is a nonprofit that provides a day of networking, professional development and an array of keynote speakers to help lead attendees in the areas of business, philanthropy, leadership, finance, media and professional development.

Other keynote speakers include bestselling author and top TED speaker Dr. Bren Brown, bestselling author Shawn Achor and Wall Street executive Carla Harris. Girls Auto Clinic owner Patrice Banks will also speak during a breakout session at the conference.

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