Thompson to Hold Diversity Roundtable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Friday, June 20, 2008
(WASHINGTON) – On Wednesday, June 25th, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, will hold a Diversity Best Practices Roundtable. The roundtable will bring together acknowledged diversity leaders from several business sectors, including private for-profit businesses, non-profit organizations, and governmental entities, to discuss their challenges and experiences in achieving model diversity initiatives. The lessons that these entities have already learned may yield important information that can be used to increase workforce diversity in the Federal sector.
Diversity Best Practices Roundtable
10am – 12pm, Wednesday, June 25, 2008
311 Cannon House Office Building
Host
Chairman Bennie G. Thompson
House Committee on Homeland Security
Moderator
George Curry, Syndicated Columnist
Participants
Representatives from GAO, AARP, Verizon Communications, Novartis Pharmaceutical Company, Accenture, General Motors, National Education Association
Click icon for a recorded video feed of the roundtable
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Dena Graziano or Adam Comis at (202) 225-9978
