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.
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
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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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/
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