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Oct 29 - Nov 1 Baltimore, Maryland
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2012 Workplace Summit Sponsors
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, download the 2012 Sponsor Benefits Catalog.
PRESENTING Hewlett-Packard IBM TITANIUM Dell Deloitte Ernst & Young Target
GOLD Citi Genentech Intuit Marriott Marsh & McLennan Northrop Grumman Paul Hastings TD Bank The Advocate Wells Fargo CHAMPION Aetna AT&T Bank of America BP Chevrolet Clorox DuPont Goldman Sachs Hilton Worldwide JCPenney JPMorgan Chase & Co. Johnson & Johnson Lexus/Lexus Financial Services Lockheed Martin McKesson Microsoft Morgan Stanley National Grid Pfizer Southwest Airlines The Walt Disney Company Thomson Reuters Xerox
ADVOCATE Abbott Laboratories Accenture ADP Allstate Andavo Aramark AT&T Avanade BAE Systems Best Buy BlackRock Boehringer Ingelheim Boeing Booz Allen Hamilton CBRE CH2M Hill Chevron Chrysler Chubb Cisco CNA Darden Deutsche Bank Dow Eli Lilly and Company GlaxoSmithKline HSBC General Dynamics Google Harris Interactive Hilton Worldwide Intel Kimberly-Clark MassMutual MasterCard Mattel McDonald's Merck MetLife MillerCoors Moody's New York Life Oracle PepsiCo PNC Publicis Groupe Raytheon Rockwell Collins SC Johnson Sears Holdings Corporation Sodexo State Farm Texas Instruments The Hartford The Nielsen Company Towers Watson Travelers T. Rowe Price UBS UnitedHealth Group United Technologies Volkswagen Whirlpool Witeck Communications PUBLIC SECTOR FRIENDS Central Intelligence Agency FDIC NASA NSA USDA
COMMUNITY FRIEND HRC Out for Work OutServe PFLAG National NGLCC NGLTF
SMALL BUSINESS Essi Systems OutNow KMA Diversity
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Registration and housing for the 2012 Out & Equal Workplace Summit are now open!
A three-day Summit registration includes:
- Entrance to the Welcome Reception
- Six workshops, with approximately 20 workshop options per session
- Two plenaries, with meals (one brunch, one lunch)
- Access to the Night Out! Networking events
- One ticket to the Gala Dinner
(Please note: Networking Luncheons, Breakfasts and the Leadership Seminars are not included with a three-day registration.) View the 2012 Registration Rates and the 2012 Workplace Summit Schedule.
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Catch a Preview of Out & Equal's New Book at the 2012 Workplace Summit!
During the 2012 Out & Equal Workplace Summit, Out & Equal Workplace Advocates will release a sneak preview of its new book, Out & Equal at Work: From Closet to Corner Office. Out & Equal at Work chronicles the story of Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, its visionary Founding Executive Director, Selisse Berry, and the personal narratives of 36 ally and LGBT executives and workplace leaders who have conquered adversity and ushered in diversity and inclusion policies that affirm and support workplace equality. Pre-order your copy of Out & Equal at Work now!
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Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities
Out & Equal's achievements as a nonprofit organization dedicated to workplace equality for everyone are made possible through the generosity of our corporate sponsors and partners. Companies wishing to demonstrate their support for workplace equality should consider advertising, hosting a booth in the exhibition hall, or the best value - becoming a sponsor. The benefits are numerous!
Interested? Contact Dave Buech� at [email protected] now to find out how YOUR company can play a visible role in the largest LGBT conference in the world. Don't miss out!
New Leadership Seminars for October 29!
Out & Equal will be offering a leadership seminar focused on Inclusive Leadership and LGBT Communities of Color this year. Watch for more details soon.
Start your 2012 Summit a day early and register for leadership seminars. These day long seminars provide in depth training and networking opportunities. Seminars are available as stand-alone days, or can be added to your Summit registration. The registration fee ($200) includes breakfast and lunch as well as all materials for the seminars. The following options for Monday are:
- Transgender Awareness & Inclusion: Getting There From Wherever You Are Now
- Developing Allies
- Federal LGBT Day
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
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2012 Summit Volunteer and Scholarship Deadline Summit Scholarships
Each year, Out & Equal awards scholarships to people who might otherwise not be able to attend the Workplace Summit due to financial reasons or because their employer is not supportive of LGBT issues. The scholarship program helps keep the cost of Summit low, which allows wider accessibility to this unique event. Scholarship recipients are usually students, non-profit employees, underemployed or unemployed.
Individual Volunteers
We are now accepting applications for Out & Equal Summit Volunteers. The deadline to apply has been extended; please apply ASAP. After completing the application, you will be e-mailed with information on how to complete the volunteer registration application. Then, a week or two before Summit, you will be sent your volunteer schedule.
Group Volunteers
If you are interested in organizing a team of volunteers or if you represent a group, do not fill out the volunteer application form; contact Emma Mishel directly ASAP at [email protected] or 415.694.6537 with all questions regarding the volunteer program as well as the scholarship program.
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Out & Equal's LGBTCareerLink Shifts into Overdrive
Posting an average of 10,000 jobs and hosting 5,200 job hunters every month means we are shifting into overdrive with a new job board technology that positions our LGBT talent recruitment tool for continued growth. We are making sure our job board meets the talent acquisition needs of the growing number of employers who view Out & Equal as the number one place to source professional LGBT employees now and in the future. Both job hunters and employers will enjoy upgraded account controls and a variety of new features and tools. Sign up to get Out & Equal's CareerTalk for news about this roll-out!
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LGBT Talent Recruiting Tip One
When it comes to targeting LGBT professionals, using the well-known large job boards is not the best way to reach out and hire LGBT employees. While resumes by the many thousands may be accessible there, chances are only a small percentage of them belong to viable LGBT professionals. And how would talent acquisition teams know for sure they are actually targeting the LGBT workforce there? In contrast, Out & Equal's LGBTCareerLink, the first and only LGBT-focused job board, is a value-oriented talent recruiting tool where reaching the LGBT workforce is a given. After all, Out & Equal has been in this business for a long time! Purchase a sponsorship subscription prior to Dec. 31, 2012 at this year's pricing and your company will be automatically migrated to our new job board.
View summary of 2012 recruiting options. Contact: Julie Beach, Associate Director of Career & IT Services Out & Equal Workplace Advocates 415.694.6538 Become a Sponsor Find out how easy it is for your company to recruit LGBT employees right now. LinkedIn |
Meet Teddy Witherington, Director of Events
| Teddy Witherington, Director of Events at Out & Equal |
Teddy joined the Out & Equal team at the end of June, 2012. With an impressive background in events, the team is thrilled to have Teddy join us. Teddy was born and raised in London, England. After graduating from college, he spent ten years working in private client and non-profit law. In 1991, Teddy joined the London Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee as its Executive Director until 1997. Since then he has worked as the first-ever Executive Director for the San Francisco Pride Committee as well as the Executive Director of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. In an attempt to tap into his infinite events planning wisdom, we have let him settle in and find the tea stash, but now we're following up with the BIG questions. See what Teddy has to say about his work at Out & Equal as well as the upcoming Workplace Summit here, and please visit the Out & Equal Staff page to read his full bio. |
Have Colleagues in Hong Kong?
If so, spread the word that November 6-7 Out & Equal is a sponsoring organization of the Community Business Diversity & Inclusion in Asia Conference. The conference is the primary forum for discussion of diversity issues as they relate to business in Asia. It caters to the interests and needs of senior business leaders, corporate HR and diversity practitioners, as well as diversity consultants and other active players from the academic, NGO and government sectors.
Out & Equal Deputy Director Kevin Jones will be attending, and would enjoy the chance to see your Asia-based colleagues then. Contact Kevin via emailto set up a time to connect.
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United for Marriage Collecting Donated Airline Miles
United for Marriage (www.unitedformarriage.org) is a national project of the three major LGBT Organizations to recruit, coordinate and send volunteers to the four states with gay marriage on the ballot this November: Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington.
In order to help send people who otherwise may not be able to participate in promoting marriage equality in these states, United for Marriage is asking others to donate airline miles to pay for volunteers' airfare. Anyone can easily donate some of their frequent flyer miles by filling out this form.
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Town Calls - Free!
October Town Call Legislative Updates: ENDA and Beyond
Thursday, October 18, 2012 - 12 pm Pacific Time
1 pm Mountain | 2 pm Central | 3 pm Eastern
November Town Call What's the Latest on Transgender Workplace Inclusion (with a special Transgender Day of Remembrance segement) Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 12 pm Pacific Time
1 pm Mountain | 2 pm Central | 3 pm Eastern
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Upcoming Local Events!
Atlanta
Oct 13-14 - Atlanta Pride Celebration 2012 - Look for Out & Equal during the weekend and register to win a free iPad! November TBD - Wine Tasting, Networking and Fundraising event
Baltimore
Oct 29-Nov 1 - 2012 Out & Equal Workplace Summit
Boston
Oct 3-7 - Out & Equal is presenting workshops at InterPride
Chicago
Oct 21-24 - SHRM Diversity & Inclusion Conference
Dallas / Fort Worth Sept 26 - LGBT Job Expo Oct 6 - Tarrant County Gay Pride Parade in Fort Worth
Oct 9 - First ever Bring Your Partner's Picture to Work Day Oct 20 - Regional Council Meeting Nov 17 - Regional Council Meeting Connect via Groupsite or Facebook for event information
Houston
New York Fingerlakes
October: Work It Out Discussions
Oct 1 - Regional Council Meeting
Oct 11th - 2nd Thursday Networking Event at ONE
Oct 23rd - ERG Roundtable: "Best Practices for an Effective Employee Resource Group"
Nov 5 - Regional Council Meeting
Nov 8 - 2nd Thursday Networking Event
Learn more on Groupsite.
Orlando
Oct 25-28 - OutServe Conference
San Francisco
Oct 3 - Coming Out at Work: Insights from Gen Y, X & Baby Boomers
Tampa Bay
Don't see an event in your area? Double check our calendar to stay up to date.
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What's hot on the blog?
Focus on People of Color and Women at the Out & Equal Workplace Summit Find out about special breakfasts, panels and workshops at the 2012 Summit in Baltimore featuring topics of particular interest to Women and People of Color.
2012 Out & Equal Workplace Summit Presents Workshop Options Don't hesitate to check out descriptions for over 120 workshops in which Summit attendees will have the opportunity to participate.
Selisse Berry on Global LGBT Workplace Equality
Read what Selisse, Out & Equal Founding Executive Director, had to say during her keynote address at the Second International Expo & Business LGBT event in Cancun, Mexico. Pat Baillie, Director of Training Takes Out & Equal to Germany
Pat Baillie has been training on the road! Most recently consulting with a large multi-national European-based corporation regarding the establishment of ERGs. Read more.
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