Out & Equal Workplace Advocates - 2007 Workplace Summit

2007 Out & Equal Workplace Summit
2007 Presenting Sponsor

Welcome Reception
Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Poolside

Join us as we kick off the 2007 Out & Equal Workplace Summit in style. Reconnect with old friends and make some new ones as we celebrate our arrival in Washington DC. Special guests from DC will welcome visitors and locals to the city and the Summit. Open to all registered Summit participants.

We are thrilled to announce the David Bach Consort group, led by Baltimore/Washington DC based keyboardist/composer, David Bach. Bach’s music is described as a high energy, new-world jazz style. The David Bach Consort has appeared on television on WMAR TV in Baltimore, the Smithsonian Institute, and at Jazzy Summer Nights at Baltimore's City Hall. Additionally, his band has played at the National Cathedral, the White House Correspondents Dinner, and at USA Today's annual holiday event.

Regional Affiliate Networking Lunch
Thursday, September 27, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
International Ballroom East
RSVP (with registration) required
$30 August 4 - September 12, 2007
$35 on site

This lunch event will give members of Out & Equal Regional Affiliates a chance to mingle and share ideas for programs, participation, and organizing around local issues. Recommended for current Regional Affiliate council members as well as those interested in starting a new affiliate in their region. Lunch is included with your purchase of a ticket for this event.

Human Resources Networking Lunch
Thursday, September 27, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
International Ballroom Center
RSVP (with registration) required
$50 August 4 - September 12, 2007
$55 on site
Sponsored by IBM

All professionals working in human resources or diversity departments are welcome to join special guest Ted Childs for a lunchtime program designed to get us sharing best practices, discussing new or innovative ideas, and learning about LGBT equality from an HR perspective. Lunch is included with your purchase of a ticket for this event.

In August 2006, Ted Childs retired from IBM after a distinguished 39-year career as a member of their corporate Human Resources team. Upon retiring, he founded Ted Childs LLC. While at IBM, Childs held a variety of human resource assignments, including fifteen years of executive responsibility for global workforce diversity programs and policies. In addition, Childs served as Executive Assistant to Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks, Executive Director of the NAACP.

IBM

People of Color Reception
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Jefferson West
Sponsored by Citi

Join featured session speaker Keith Boykin and other special guests at this casual reception hosted by Out & Equal’s People of Color Advisory Committee. The reception will feature light appetizers. Open to all registered Summit participants.

Citi

Transgender Reception
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Jefferson East
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente

Please join featured session panelist Susan Stanton and other special guests at this casual reception hosted by Out & Equal’s Transgender Advisory Committee. The reception will feature light appetizers. Open to all registered Summit participants.

Kaiser Permanente

Business Coalition for Workplace Fairness Reception
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Monroe West
Sponsored by HRC

Out & Equal and the Human Rights Campaign invite you to join with fellow businesses that support passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a federal bill to end anti-LGBT job discrimination. More companies than ever have joined the coalition. Come to hear about the latest legislative strategy, how business support works, and celebrate our successes with colleagues that have helped make it happen. All companies, especially those not in the Coalition, are encouraged to attend.

Human Rights Campaign

Small Business Reception
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln West
Sponsored by PlanetOut

Please join us for this casual reception celebrating and connecting small business owners and employees who have made the effort to pursue LGBT workplace equality. The Small Business Reception will include the presentation the Caddilac/PlanetOut Entrepreneur of the Year award and light appetizers. Open to all registered Summit participants.

PlanetOut

Speed Networking
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Thoroughbred

Are you a wallflower at networking events? Never know how to approach that person who had the smart comments in a workshop? Led by financial planner and Advocate columnist Joseph Kapp, Speed Networking is designed to help you make that initial contact in a no-pressure and FUN environment. Have plenty of business cards ready to go! Open to all registered Summit participants.

Business to Business: Networking for HR Executives and Diversity Professionals
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Lincoln East
Sponsored by IBM

IBM is proud to welcome the Summit’s HR executives and diversity professionals to a very special networking reception as an invaluable step to building the connections critical to leading LGBT organizational transformations. The reception will feature light appetizers. Open to all registered Summit participants.

Featuring entertainment by Carol Dodge. Her singing career includes opening for New York's Patchogue Theatre, as well as continued Night Club performances across Long Island. Her genre of music ranges from the early 30's and 40's to smooth jazz. She just completed recording her current CD at Lampost Studios. Among her many artistic accomplishments Carol is the successful business owner of Celestial Hair Gallery & Day Spa.

IBM

Financial and Accounting Professionals Reception
Thursday, September 27, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Monroe East
Sponsored by KPMG

KPMG LLP welcomes their colleagues from Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers for a casual networking reception focused on meeting and connecting with other professionals in the industry. For additional information, or to RSVP, please send an e-mail to us-wdcpridenetwork@kpmg.com.

Women’s Networking Lunch
Friday, September 28, 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
International Ballroom Center
RSVP (with registration) required
$50 August 4 - September 12, 2007
$55 on site
Sponsored by Deloitte

The inaugural Women’s Networking Lunch in 2006 was a huge success, so we’re pleased to bring back this program in 2007. Join us for a lunchtime program focused on women in the workplace including special guests and time for networking. Lunch is included with your purchase of a ticket for this event.

Special guests include Elizabeth Birch, former executive director of the Human Rights Campaign and a consultant to Rosie O’Donnell’s company KidRo Productions Inc.; Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, a speaker, author, consultant, and former MTV executive; and Lisa Sherman, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Logo, MTV Networks’ 24/7 digital cable channel for the LGBT audience.

Silent Auction and Reception
Friday, September 28, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Back Terrace (Registration Area)
Sponsored by HP

Let the bidding begin! Start your Friday night off right with a cocktail and a stroll around the Silent Auction tables. Peruse the array of vacation packages, artisan crafts, electronics, jewelry, gift baskets, consultation services, fine wine, and much, much more, and we guarantee you’ll find something that you simply won’t be able to leave DC without.

Silent Auction bidding begins at 5:30 pm
Silent Auction bidding ends at 9:00 pm (sharp!)

And don't forget about the Live Auction during the Gala Awards Dinner

We’re betting you like to cruise… the Caribbean, that is. So make sure you’re in the room when Kate Clinton auctions off the weeklong RSVP Caribbean cruise for two, just one of the exciting high-end items up for grabs at the Live Auction this year.

And hey, even if you don’t win, you’ll feel good to have made lots of bids and raised the prices high. All proceeds from the Silent and Live Auctions directly support Out & Equal’s year-round programming efforts.