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The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management (OEODM) maintains an online database of diversity-related conferences, observances, and other learning opportunities. Make a selection from the table below.

2005 Calendar
January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

January
January	National Mentoring Month www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/01/20050112-8.html
January 4	Louis Braille's Birthday www.louisbraillecenter.org/
January 5-9	National Technical and Career Conference of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Dallas, TX http://shpe.org/ntcc2005/
January 15 (observed: 17)	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Theme: "Remember, Celebrate, Act: A Day on Not Day Off" www.thekingcenter.org
January 16	Religious Freedom Day www.firstfreedom.org/programs/natreligious.html
January 19-22	National Association for Bilingual Education Conference San Antonio, TX www.nabe.org
January 19-22	Assistive Technology Industry Association of America 2004 Conference and Exhibition Orlando, FL www.atia.org/conf_2005.html Back to top
February
February	Black History Month Theme: "The Niagara Movement: Black Protest Reborn" www.asalh.com
February 9	Lunar New Year Theme: Year of the Rooster www.explorechinatown.com
February 16-19	Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke Orlando, FL www.4woman.gov/calendar/detail.cfm?ID=2209
February 17-19	Black Engineer of the Year Awards Conference Baltimore, MD www.blackengineeroftheyear.org
February 26	DeafNation Expo Phoenix, AZ www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
February 28-March 1	National Conference on African Americans and AIDS Philadelphia, PA www.4woman.gov/calendar/detail.cfm?ID=2278
February 28-March 1	Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities Waikiki , HI http://pacrim.hawaii.edu Back to top
March
March	National Women's History Month Theme: "Women Change America" www.nwhp.org
March	Irish American Heritage Month www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/20040306-5.html
March 8	International Women's Day www.internationalwomensday.com/default.asp
March 8	National Council of La Raza Capital Awards Washington, DC www.nclr.org/content/calendar/detail/27618/
March 9-10	National Council of La Raza National Advocacy Day www.nclr.org/content/calendar/detail/29013/
March 10-13	U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference Chicago, IL www.ushli.com/abouttheconf05.asp
March 12	DeafNation Expo Miami, FL www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
March 13-April 15	Deaf History Month http://deafness.about.com/cs/events/p/historymonth.htm
March 19	DeafNation Expo Greensboro, NC www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
March 25	Greek Independence Day www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/03/20040325-7.html
March 30-April 3	Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists 16 TH Annual National Leadership Conference Albuquerque, NM www.maes-natl.org/
March 31	Cesar Chavez Day http://chavez.cde.ca.gov/ModelCurriculum/Intro.aspx
March 31-April 3	National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference Washington, DC http://home.earthlink.net/~nhma/ Back to top
April
April	National Occupational Therapy Month www.promoteot.org/AI_OTMonth.html
April 2-5	Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Capital Forum Washington, DC www.hacu.net
April 3-7	Wellness & Women XII Conference San Diego, CA http://hpp.ou.edu/WellNativeWomen2005/
April 3-8	19th National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic Aspen, CO www1.va.gov/vetevent/wsc/2005/
April 5-6	African American Federal Executives Association Leadership Development and Training Conference EXPO Williamsburg, VA www.aafea.org/
April 7-8	Hispanic Federal Executives Summit VII Orlando, FL www.nahfe.org/
April 8	CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine Career Expo For People With Disabilities New York, NY www.eop.com/careerfair.html
April 9	National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040409-8.html
April 11-13	Society for Human Resources Management Global Forum Conference & Exposition Chicago, IL www.shrm.org/conferences
April 16	DeafNation Expo St. Paul, MN www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
April 15-17	Abilities Expo/NY Metro Edison, NJ www.abilitiesexpo.com
April 18-21	Summit on Leading Diversity Atlanta, GA www.linkageinc.com/learning_events/conferences/div/default.aspx
April 20-22	SHRM Employment Management Association Annual Conference & Exposition Dallas, TX www.shrm.org/conferences/ema/
April 20-23	National Leadership Summit National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education Washington, DC www.nafeo.org
April 23	DeafNation Expo Atlanta, GA www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
April 25-May 2	Jewish Heritage Week www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040424-2.html
April 29	The Annual Career Forum for Women and Minorities New York City, NY www.careerconferences.com/tcffwam/
April 26-27	National Health Disparities Summit Washington, DC www.nmhmfsummit.org/
April 28	Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day www.daughtersandsonstowork.org
April 30	DeafNation Expo Pomona, CA www.deafnation.com/expo.asp Back to top
May
May	Asian Pacific American Heritage Month www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/05/20040507-9.html
May	Mental Health Month www.nmha.org/may/index.cfm
May	Older Americans Month www.aoa.gov/press/oam/oam.asp
May 3	Asian Pacific American Federal Career Advancement Summit Washington, DC www.apasummit.gov/
May 5	Cinco de Mayo www.mexonline.com/cinco.htm
May 6	Asian Diversity Conference & Job Fair New York, NY www.adiversity.com/events/20050506/
May 6	Career Expo For People With Disabilities Boston, MA www.eop.com/careerfair.html
May 8	Mother's Day
May 8-14	National Women's Health Week www.4woman.gov/whw/
May 9	National Training Conference Washington, DC www.dhhig.org/ntc/2005/index.htm
May 14	DeafNation Expo Hartford, CT www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
May 15	Armed Forces Day www.defenselink.mil/afd/military/history.html
May 15-21	National Image Training Conference and Exposition Albuquerque, NM www.nationalimageinc.org
May 16-17	Women in Leadership Summit Pittsburgh, PA www.linkageinc.com/learning_events/conferences/wil-pitt/default.aspx
May 17-19	National ADA Symposium and Expo Kansas City, KS www.adaupdate.org/Symposium.html
May 19-22	National Multicultural Institute National Conference Bethesda, MD www.nmci.org/conferences/default.htm
May 22-24	Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities International Conference Santa Fe, NM www.hacu.net
May 25-26	Annual Conference on Women & Their Health Atlanta, GA www.4woman.gov/calendar/detail.cfm?ID=2322
May 29	Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom XVIII Washington, DC www.rollingthunder1.com/rt-run-2005-info.htm
May 31	Memorial Day (observed) www.usmemorialday.org Back to top
June
June	Black Music Month
June	Gay & Lesbian Pride Month www.nwhp.org/events/gay-lesbian-pride/history-of-pride-month02.html
June 1-3	Proyecto Vision: Bridges to Employment Conference Raleigh, NC www.proyectovision.net
June 3-5	Abilities Expo/ Southern California Anaheim, CA www.abilitiesexpo.com
June 14	Flag Day www.flagday.org/
June 19	Juneteenth www.juneteenth.com
June 19-22	Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference & Exposition San Diego, CA www.shrm.org/conferences/annual/
June 20	Father's Day
June 27-July 1	National Veterans Wheelchair Games Minneapolis, MN www1.va.gov/vetevent/nvwg/2005/Default.cfm
June 27-July 2	League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention Little Rock, AR www.lulac.org/Events/Convent.html
June 29 July 1	National Puerto Rican Coalition National Policy Conference San Juan, PR www.bateylink.org Back to top
July
July 2-8	National Federation of the Blind Convention Louisville, KY www.nfb.org/convent/convens2.htm
July 4	Independence Day
July 9-15	NAACP National Convention Milwaukee, WI www.naacp.org/convention.html
July 11-13	Workforce Innovations Philadelphia, PA www.workforceinnovations.org/index.cfm
July 16-19	National Council of La Raza Conference Philadelphia, PA www.nclr.org/section/events/conference/
July 17-19	American Society for Healthcare HR Administration Conference & Exposition Orlando, FL www.ashhra.org/ashhra/conference/welcome.html
July 18-22	Federally Employed Women National Training Program Reno, NV www.few.org/calendarofevents.htm
July 19-22	Southeastern Federal Recruiting Council's 48th Annual Conference Fort Lauderdale, FL www.sefrc.org/
July 21-25	National Urban League Conference Detroit, MI www.nul.org
July 22-27	National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Annual Convention Atlanta, GA www.noblenational.org
July 23-27	International Conference on Technology Disability Atlanta, GA http://www.resna.org/
July 27-31	American G.I. Forum National Conference Anaheim, CA www.agifanaheim2005.com/
July 27-31	National Urban League Conference Washington, DC www.nul.org/
July 28-31	Organization of Chinese Americans National Convention Las Vegas, NV www.ocanatl.org/bin/htmlos/03183.1.2045574816100028885 Back to top
August
August 1-4	National Asian Peace Officers Association Annual Conference New York, NY www.napoa.org
August 1-5	Blacks in Government National Training Conference Theme: " Promoting Knowledge Growth and Flexibility in a Global Government " Orlando, FL www.bignet.org/ntc/index.htm
August 7-11	Annual Federal Dispute Resolution Conference New York, NY www.fdrconferences.org/Conference.html
August 13-21	AMVETS National Convention Kansas City, MO www.amvets.org/HTML/news_you_can_use/calendar.html
August 14-17	DAV National Convention Las Vegas, NV www.dav.org/membership/future_conventions.html
August 14-20	National Association of Black Prosecutors Convention and Job Fair Philadelphia, PA www.blackprosecutors.org/conference.html
August 16-21	Blind Veterans Association National Convention Miami Beach, FL www.bva.org/
August 26	Women's Equality Day www.nwhp.org/events/equality-day/history-of-equality-day.html
August 26-28	Abilities Expo, Metro Detroit Detroit, MI www.abilitiesexpo.com
August 26-29	Women's Army Corps Veterans Association National Convention Scottsdale, AZ www.armywomen.org
August 30-September 1	Eighth Annual NOMAR Training Conference and Business Meeting http://www.nomarinc.org/
August 30-September 2	EEOC Training Institute: EXCEL 2005 Conference Las Vegas, NV www.eeotraining.eeoc.gov/ Back to top
September
September 7-9	23nd Annual Quad EEO Conference Burlingame, CA http://www.quadcouncil.com/qconf.php
September 11	Patriot Day www.calendar-updates.com/Holidays/US/patriot.htm
September 15-October 15	National Hispanic Heritage Month www.infoplease.com/spot/hhm1.html
September 16	National POW/MIA Recognition Day www.vva.org/committee/pow_mia/background.htm
September 16-18	Abilities Expo/Chicago Chicago, IL www.abilitiesexpo.com
September 17	DeafNation Expo Seattle, WA www.deafnation.com/t/dnexpo.asp?articleid=75&zoneid=4
September 18-24	Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week www.nafeo.org/hbcu.html
September 24	DeafNation Expo Gaithersburg, MD www.deafnation.com/t/dnexpo.asp?articleid=76&zoneid=4
September 29-October 1	National Society of Hispanic MBAs Annual Conference & Career Expo Anaheim, CA www.nshmba.org/conference.asp?default
September 29-October 2	Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Conference Denver, CO www2.sacnas.org/confNew/confClient/current/default.asp
September 30-October 2	Annual Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association National Conference Chicago, IL www.apamsa.org/ Back to top
October
October	National Disability Employment Awareness Month www.nod.org/
October	Polish American Heritage Month www.polishamericancenter.com/heritmo.htm
October	Italian American Heritage Month www.niaf.org/research/contribution.asp#demographic
October	German American Heritage Month www.germanheritage.com/
October 6-8	Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Conference Anaheim, CA www.henaac.org
October 8	DeafNation Expo Chicago, IL www.deafnation.com/expo.asp
October 10	Columbus Day (observed) www.niaf.org/
October 11	General Pulaski Memorial Day www.polishnews.com/text/history/pulaski_proclamation.html
October 11-16	National Black MBA 25th Annual Conference & Exposition New Orleans, LA www.nbmbaa.org/
October 15-18	Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Annual Conference Phoenix, AZ www.hacu.net
October 17-23	National Veterans Creative Arts Festival Denver, CO www.va.gov/opa/speceven/index.htm
October 19	Disability Mentoring Day www.aapd-dc.org
October 20-22	Annual Closing The Gap Conference Bloomington, MN www.closingthegap.com/index.lasso
October 20-23	National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention Chicago, IL www.napaba.org
October 29	DeafNation Expo Pleasanton, CA www.deafnation.com/t/dnexpo.asp?articleid=78&zoneid=4
October 30-November 4	National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention Tulsa, OK www.ncai.org Back to top
November
November	National American Indian Heritage Month www.infoplease.com/spot/aihmorigins1.html
November 1-6	Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists National Symposium and Career Fair San Jose, CA www.maes-natl.org/
November 3-5	AISES 27th Annual National Conference Charlotte, NC www.aises.org/events/2005/
November 3-5	Society of Women Engineers National Conference Anaheim, CA www.swe.org
November 5	DeafNation Expo Rochester, NY www.deafnation.com/t/dnexpo.asp?articleid=79&zoneid=4
November 7-9	Women in Leadership Summit San Francisco, CA www.linkageinc.com/learning_events/conferences/wil/default.aspx
November 11	Veterans Day www.va.gov/vetsday
November 18-20	Abilities Expo/Northern California www.abilitiesexpo.com Back to top
December
December	Universal Human Rights Month www.ohchr.org/english/issues/index.htm
December 1-3	World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities Philadelphia, PA www.wcdexpo.com/ Back to top