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2006 SUMMIT INFORMATION:

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TOPIC KEY:
ERG-related
Organizational Culture
General Education
Global Influence

 

ACAPULCO (Gold Level)

ATLANTA (Gold Level)

ADDAMS (Silver Level)

BUCKINGHAM (Bronze Level)

COLOMBIAN (Bronze Level)

COLUMBUS AB (Gold Level)

COLUMBUS CD (Gold Level)

COLUMBUS EF (Gold Level)

COLUMBUS G (Gold Level)

COLUMBUS H (Gold Level)

COLUMBUS I-L (Gold Level)

COMISKEY (Bronze Level)

GOLD COAST (Bronze Level)

HAYMARKET (Bronze Level)

NEW ORLEANS (Gold Level)

PLAZA A (Green Level)

PLAZA B (Green Level)

TORONTO (Gold Level)

TRUFFLES (Blue Level)

WATER TOWER (Bronze Level)

WRIGLEY (Bronze Level)

PreSummit Seminars Wednesday 8:00AM–12NOON

 

 

 

 

 

LGBT Leadership Development

Building Bridges Transgender: Speaker's Bureau Training

Understanding Whiteness/Unraveling Racism: A Model for Diversity Work Within and Outside the LGBT Community

 Improving the Organizational Effectiveness of ERGs (Invitation Only Workshop)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session One Thursday 10:30AM–12NOON

DL (Down Low) vs. LGBT

 

Authentic Leadership—Building Trust and Influence as an LGBT Leader

 

 

Gender Identity and Expression: Why it's Right for the Workplace

Leveraging the Power of a Global ERG Council to Energize Regional ERGs

Few & Far Between: Virtually Connecting in a Decentralized Environment

Why Bi? Understanding Bisexuality as a Workplace Issue

Safe Place Education Program, now including Transgender Related Training at Ameriprise Financia

Featured Session: Workplace Equality as a National LGBT Movement

Gay Market Trends

Surviving Success: Keeping Your LGBT ERG Energized

Out & Equal: Starting a Regional Affiliate

Gender Transition Guidelines at JPMorgan Chase: A Success Story

How Did THAT Happen? Lessons learned from 15 years of leading change at Chevron

The Business Case for Diversity: Understanding the Market, Building a Strategy

 

Be Real: Stories from Queer America

Harnessing the Power of Allies to Create a Positive and Productive Work Environment for All Employees

 

Session Two Thursday 3:30PM–5:00PM

DL (Down Low) vs. LGBT

 

Enhancing Your Global LGBT Strategy Through Your ERG

 

 

Gender Identity and Expression: How to be Inclusive in the Workplace

Employer Policy Tools for Employee Gender Transition

Few & Far Between: Virtually Connecting in a Decentralized Environment

Why Bi? Understanding Bisexuality as a Workplace Issue

The Safe Space Program and Tips for Implementing a Safe Space at Your Company

Featured Session: LGBT People of Color: Managing Multiple Identities at Work

Gay Market Trends

Surviving Success: Keeping Your LGBT ERG Energized

Bringing Your LGBT Leadership Skills to the NonProfit Sector: What’s In It for You?

Male-on-Male Sexual Harassment: An Emerging Issue

ERG Food for Thought: How McDonald’s is Learning to Push the Envelope

The Business Case for Diversity: Understanding the Market, Building a Strategy

 

Empowering LGBT Allies in the Workplace

From Queer Eye to Brokeback Mountain, the Changing Face of LGBT People on Camera

 

Session Three Friday 10:30AM–12NOON

Creating a Super-ERG: Strategies for Partnering with Non-LGBT Employee Resource Groups

“Out” Outside the Professional Services Firm/Sales Organization

 

 

 

Engaging Allies as a Successful Component of your LGBT Employee Resource Group Strategy

Employee Resource Group Influence on Corporate Philanthropy/Marketing

The Lambda Network at Kodak: Strategies and Initiatives for Building a Sustainable ERG Model

The Cost of Transgender Health Benefits

Don’t Shoot the Messenger: How to Communicate LGBT Inclusivity

Featured Session: Diversity Champions: Engaging Major Employers in the United Kingdom and Beyond,

Strategies for Personal Leadership Development

Workplace Environment: Perceptions of LGBT Employees and HR Professionals

 

Getting to 100% Inclusion of Gender Identity and Expression

Get Involved With Out and Equal

B & T: The Silent Letters in LGBT

The HRC Corporate Equality Index 2006 and Beyond: Getting the Most for Your Organization

 

Think Big: The Challenges of Addressing LGBT Issues at Small Companies

Getting as Close to Married as You Can Get

Session Four Friday 1:30PM–3:00PM

Creating a Super-ERG: Strategies for Partnering with Non-LGBT Employee Resource Groups

“Out” Outside the Professional Services Firm/Sales Organization

 

 

 

 

 

Equality Out of the Office: P & G and LGBT Issues, 1992-2006

The Cost of Transgender Health Benefits

Inspiring Audiences: Battling Apathy and Complacency around LGBT Issues through Powerful Public Speaking

Featured Session: Straight Allies: Advancing Equality at Work and in the Community

International LGBT Issues - IBM and Swedish Armed Forces Cas Study

2005 Workplace Fairness Survey: Results and Applications

Energizing Your ERG and Building a Corporate Image via Nonprofit Partnerships

Developing Written Workplace Guidelines: Transitioning & Gender NonConforming Employees

Introduction to Building Bridges LGBT Diversity Training

B & T: The Silent Letters in LGBT

The HRC Corporate Equality Index 2006 and Beyond: Getting the Most for Your Organization

Successful Strategies in Using an ERG Event to Broaden Support Among Executives and Allies

Think Big: The Challenges of Addressing LGBT Issues at Small Companies

Getting as Close to Married as You Can Get

Session Five Friday 3:30PM–5:00PM

Mergers and Acquisitions: Merging ERGs

10 more things LGBTs and Allies Should Know about ERGs

 

 

 

 

 

Human Development and Workplace Equality: Exploring How Our Organizational and Personal Values Impact Diversity Strategies

Getting the Word Out: Podcasting

ENGagement

Featured Session: Transamerica: Adventures in Hollywood (And the Real World, Too)

International LGBT Issue - Advanced Topics

On the Edge of Change: The Role of Senior Leadership

The Out & Equal Workplace Institute

Tips for Productive Schmoozing & Effective Use of the Elevator Speech

Making Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Education Remotely Possible

Smart Business: Cross-Departmental Ideas and Strategies to Support Your LGBT Marketing and Sponsorship Initiatives

Silent Voices, Marriage Equality, and the Business Sector

Government Client Site Challenges for LGBT Employees

Why Wait: Corporations and Domestic Partner Tax Equality

A Culture of Respect: How GE’s Values Support the Creation and Growth of the LGBT Employee Resource Group

Session Six Saturday 9:00AM–10:30AM

Out and “Outta Here!” The Hidden Bias and Barriers that Jeopardize LGBT Retention

Something Changes in me When I Witness Someone’s Courage: Producing a Talk with Song

 

Achieving Outcomes even in Places Where it is Difficult to Come Out

Legally Joined Couples on the Move

Gender and the Law

Black, Woman, Lesbian & Crazy: Laughing At Life

Pride Festival: A Marketing Opportunity

Connecting with Tomorrow’s LGBT Workforce Today

Completing the Circle of Corporate Advocacy: What Your Company Needs to Know About LGBT Supplier Diversity

Featured Session: Staying the Course: Corporate Responses to Backlash for LGBT Outreach and Support

 

Strategies for the Successful Executive Sponsor of an LGBT Employee Resource Group: Panel Discussion

 

PrOUT@work: A Platform of Exchange and Support for German ERGs with a European Perspective

Negotiation Tips for LGBT and Straight Business Leaders

For Better and For Worse: Update on Legislation Concerning LGBT Employees

Leveraging the Power of Executive Sponsors: The Case Study of Raytheon’s LGBTA ERG

 

 

Making the Business Case for DP Benefits: How to Engage Your Company’s Senior Leadership

Session Seven Saturday 11:00AM–12:30PM

The Power of One

LGBT Targeted Science and Technology Mentoring Programs: Employee Resource Group Participation

 

Achieving Outcomes Even in Places Where it is Difficult Coming Out

Legally Joined Couples on the Move

Gender and the Law

Black, Woman, Lesbian & Crazy: Laughing At Life

Owning the “T”: How a Long-Time Lesbian Activist Developed a Passion for Gender Identify & Expression Workplace Issues

Understanding Your Transgender Employee

Completing the Circle of Corporate Advocacy: What Your Company Needs to Know About LGBT Supplier Diversity

Featured Session: Building a Bi-Friendly ERG

 

Chevron’s Global HIV/AIDS Initiative: Policy and Implementation

 

Taking Your Brand’s Marketing from “Gay Vague” to “Gay Gay”: a Hyatt Resorts Case Study

Negotiation Tips for LGBT and Straight Business Leaders

For Better and For Worse: Update on Legislation Concerning LGBT Employees

Breaking through the Lavender Ceiling: Executive Panel Discussion

 

 

Making the Business Case for DP Benefits: How to Engage Your Company’s Senior Leadership