For Immediate Release
Date: February 15, 2007
Contact: Deanne Amaden or Roger Gayman
Phone: 415-975-4741 or 415-975-4742

U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Hosts Conference on Workplace Flexibility

PHOENIX – The Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor is hosting a Flex-Options Conference entitled “Celebrating Flexible Workplaces: The Latest Research, Trends and Innovations” in Phoenix, Ariz. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel.

Shinae Chun, director of the Women’s Bureau, will welcome the following featured speakers to discuss workplace flexibility issues:

Ellen Galinsky, president & co-founder of Families and Work Institute

Donna Klein, president & CEO of Corporate Voices for Working Families

Dr. Carol Lewis, mayor’s special assistant on transportation planning, City of Houston

Karen Noble, senior consultant, WFD Consulting

Deborah Russell, director of workforce issues for the AARP.

Harvey Thomson, senior consultant, Business Opportunities for Leadership Diversity (BOLD)

A panel presentation will be followed by group discussions. About 60 people are expected to attend.

EVENT: Celebrating Flexible Workplaces Conference

WHO: Shinae Chun
Director of the U.S. Labor Department’s Women’s Bureau

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, February 20, 1 to 5:00 p.m. mountain time

LOCATION: Arizona Biltmore Hotel
2400 East Missouri Avenue
Phoenix, Ariz.

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