Association American for Affirmative Action (AAAA), an organization of equal opportunities, diversity and professional of positive action, announced its access, equity and diversity Summit annual meeting on the theme "" EEO and diversity: a Strong secure nation prosperous through a fair and Inclusive workplace. "" The Summit will be held at the Convention Center Atlantic City, a Convention Blvd., Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401, 28-30 June 2011. The theme of the Summit is derived from the vision of equal opportunity employment (EEOC) Commission statement. Summit this year, the will be co-organized by the Council of the positive Action officers in New Jersey.
Speakers include the Mayor of the city of the Atlantic Lorenzo Langford; Jacqueline Berrien, Chair of the equal employment opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patricia a. Shiu, Director of the Office of federal contract compliance programs, U.S. Department of Labor. and Flonzie Brown Wright, Manager of the freedom of 50th Mississippi. Ernest Hicks of Xerox Corp. will introduce the Chair Berrien and Luke Visconti, founder and editor of DiversityInc, will preside over lunch yyyy on June 30.
The Summit will also present a showcase of diversity seminar on 29 June and will include members of the panel: Armstrong Williams, TV and Radio show host; Steve o. Michael, Arcadia University and the National Association of diversity in higher education (NADOHE) officers; Robin Parker, Beyond Diversity Resource Center. Anjali Thakur-Mittal, Conference on Leadership on civil rights; Veronica Villalobos, Director of the Office of diversity and Inclusion, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. and the France (via Skype), Professor Marie-Christine Pauwels-Borel, University of Paris Nanterre defence West. Ms. Jeannine LaRue will moderate the Panel. Panelists explored the relationship between affirmative action and diversity.
The Summit will also examine the issue of "Fairness in education" at the primary level and secondary. This plenary session will feature Stephanie James Wilson, Amistad Commission (NJ). Dr. Gilda Rorro Baldassari, NJ Italian and Italian American Heritage Commission; Dr. Paul Winkler, Commission on education of the Holocaust; and the Dr. Paula c. Rodriguez Rust, diversity of spectrum. Hope r. Blackburn, Esq.. will moderate the Panel.
The Summit offers two workshops pre-Conference, one on the Faculty recruitment and retention, and a training Camp for EEO practitioners entitled "All You Need to Know as a professional of the AA/EEO/diversity." In addition, there will be twelve workshops. "Workshop topics include: the" workplace bullying: practices and Legal Issues, "EEOC systemic program and Efforts to pay equal," "second handicap in the workforce: not only a strategic advantage, an imperative,"and"design of harassment E-Learning in higher education: challenges and opportunities." Another workshop will present the results of a survey on "" academic institutions as federal contractors: explore the challenges in accordance. ""
"We are excited about training and educational sessions available,", said the AAAA Gregory t. Chambers President. Participants will also discuss strategies to promote affirmative action and diversity of economic turbulence and the legal challenges to end. "this Conference is filled with opportunities to galvanize and to develop a proactive plan to advance an agenda of inclusion and opportunity, more", said President Chambers.
The AAAA Summit is open to the press. For more information, go to http://www.affirmativeaction.org. To register for the Summit, go to: http://www.affirmativeaction.org/conference.html
Founded in 1974, the American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA) is a not-for-profit national professionals working in the areas of affirmative action, equal opportunity and diversity. AAAA helps its members to be more successful and productive in their careers. It also promotes the understanding and advocacy of affirmative action to enhance access and equality in employment, economic and educational opportunities.
Council (NJAAOC the New Jersey Affirmative Action agents) is a focused organization members composed of opportunities equal to employment and affirmative action (EEO/AA), diversity and human resources professionals. The NJAAOC was created through the efforts of practitioners EEO/AA in the State Government and officials of the Civil Service Commission in the New Jersey Division of EEO/AA in 1983.
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