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In this Issue:
Hosted by the hilarious Kate Clinton, last night's Out & Equal Workplace Awards presentation was a glittering and exciting night. Even if Joan Rivers wasn't there to work the red carpet, we thought everyone looked fabulous!
Other nominees included Kevin Jones, Citigroup; Ken Hagenback, Hallmark; Daniel Forrest, Nike; and Terry Hildebrandt, Hewlett-Packard. As dinner was served, gasps of delight and surprise greeted the reveal of the "surprise entertainment." The Three Waiters have performed over 4,000 shows in 55 countries, making opera an irreverant and funny treat. Next up, the Champion Award was presented to Deborah Dagit of Merck. This award is given in recognition of a non-LGBT person who has played a pivotal role in championing equal treatment of LGBT employees on the job. Dagit has spent 15 years fighting for LGBT rights across three different companies and through involvement in organizations like the Gay Lesbian Straight Educators Network. Dagit accepted the award and spoke of her cousin, Richard Kurt "Lion" Abel, who was lost to AIDS at a young age. " Whenever I am involved in LGBT advocacy efforts I think of Lion and ask his forgiveness that I was not able to help him more when our family rejected him," said Dagit. After listing a few of her accomplishments as a proud LGBT ally, she added, " it will never be enough. Nothing I can ever do will bring Richard the Lion-hearted back." Other nominees included Hayward Bell, Raytheon; Maria Campbell, SC Johnson; and John Ferraro, Ernst & Young. Starting and maintaining an effective and vibrant LGBT employee resource group is no easy task. The ERG of the Year Award was presented to Microsoft GLEAM, who effectively lobbied the corporation to include gender identity or expression in nondiscrimination policy, increased health benefit coverage for transgender employees, and convinced Microsoft to fully endorse antidiscrimination legislation across the U.S. Additional nominees included Gays, Lesbians & Allies at Dow (GLAD); KP Pride at Kaiser Permanente; and Nike's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Friends Network. Next came the Significant Achievement Award, given in recognition of any employer that has made significant strides recently in advancing a fair and equitable workplace for its LGBT employees. This year's winner was PriceWaterhouseCooper, who has put a great deal of energy, money, and resources into developing LGBT equality. Recently, they lauched 10 LGBT employee resource groups, sponsored office-wide pride celebrations in 5 major markets, and beginning diversity training in all banches of service. Accepting the award, Michael Lammons, a Partner from the Atlanta office of PriceWaterhousCooper, said that their company was interested in doing what was distinctive, not what was popular or easy, and that has led them to strive for greater diversity and inclusion. Other nominees included Deutsche Bank, Kodak, and Raytheon. The final award of the evening, the Workplace Excellence Award, was presented to JPMorganChase. The Workplace Excellence Award is given in recognition of any employer that has an historic and ongoing commitment to pursuing and executing workplace equality for LGBT employees in their own workplace. JPMorganChase has been consistently at the leading edge of LGBT equality efforts, scoring 100% on the HRC Corporate Equality Index, offering benefits parity, and demonstrating ongoing community support. John Bradley accepted the award for JPMorganChase. " I’d like to challenge each one of us to use this Summit for real change," said Bradley. "Let’s return to our respective companies and ensure we set the bar high for progress, that we’re engaging our employee networking groups to help us truly push our agendas forward, that we’re doing whatever it takes to build a safe, inclusive workplace." The other nominees were SC Johnson and Wells Fargo. The night concluded with more entertainment from comedian Kate Clinton followed by dessert and dancing. Out & Equal congratulates all the award winners and nominees.
See the Kodak photo gallery for more exciting shots of the 2006 Out & Equal Workplace Summit.
Activities for Saturday, September 16
We want to remind all Summit participants that smoking is not allowed in the exhibition hall, Summit workshop rooms, reception halls, or any other indoor Summit space. Look for designated smoking areas outside the hotel lobby. WORKSHOP PRESENTER CHANGES There have been some changes to the line-up of presenters for Completing the Circle of Corporate Advocacy: What Your Company Needs to Know about LGBT Supplier Diversity, held in the Columbus H room during sessions six and seven. The speakers will be Lourdes Diaz from the NGLCC, Christine Crespo from Ernst & Young, Mark T. Ng from Wells Fargo, and John Berry from JPMorgan Chase. In the workshop Breaking Through the Lavender Ceiling, session seven in the Toronto room, Jim Huberty will no longer be presenting. Rita Lane and Jamison Green will join the presenter line-up for this workshop. OTHER UPDATES Be sure to check tomorrow's final DAILY BULLETIN for details on our Trip Report, so you can tell your colleagues and friends about the Summit. Support Out & Equal Workplace Advocates This weekend, we’ve mentioned that we’d like to encourage you to make a personal investment in Out & Equal Workplace Advocates. As much as we appreciate and honor our corporate sponsors and supporters, programs of Out & Equal are growing at exponential rates, and we could use your support. Our Individual Giving program asks you to make a tax-deductible gift to support O&E’s many training, advocacy and research initiatives in the coming year. As the demand for more support and tools around workplace equality grows, Out & Equal is dedicating to meeting the needs of our evolving corporate community, and you can make a personal donation to support us. We also encourage you to tell your friends, coworkers, and community members about Out & Equal Workplace Advocates. Help us spread the word so that we can shatter another attendance record in 2007! It takes less than five minutes to make your donation, so what are you waiting for? Did you miss a session you really wanted to see? Excited to share your new ideas? Don't worry, you can purchase audio CDs of many sessions. Share the experience with your colleagues back home, or catch a session you couldn't attend. Place your orders at the HMR Duplications booth, located across from the Registration Counter, or place orders via email. If you haven't taken time to explore the Exhibition Hall, today has limited hours in the morning, from 8:00AM to 10:00AM. The Exhibition Hall is located one level below the Ballroom. Before you finish packing for the trip home, don't forget to swing by the Outie Store, Out & Equal's official merchandise store, to purchase those souvenir gifts for yourself or your loved ones back home. We'll be open from 8:00AM to 10:00AM today in the Exhibition Hall, so hurry down!
After our Plenary Session with Yolanda King, don't forget to hang around a little longer for the 2007 Host City Reception. You'll have an opportunity to hear from the people who will be bringing you the 2007 Out & Equal Workplace Summit in Washington, D.C. Tell us how we did! After the Summit is over, we want you to provide feedback so that we can improve on the Workplace Summit in future years. Please fill out our post-Summit survey and help us improve. While you're in the survey mood, you could also help us assess the economic impact of the Summit. Please take a moment to fill out the Summit Spending Questionaire. If you have a tips or comment about the DAILY BULLETIN, email Communications Manager Jere Keys.
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The evening started with the announcment of the 2006 Trailblazer Award winner, Emily Jones of Kodak. The Trailblazer Award is given in recognition of an LGBT person who has made a significant contribution to advance workplace equality. Jones was recognized for her work cofounding the Kodak Lambda Network and with numerous organizations including Out & Equal, HRC, UCLA and more.
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