3Rd ANNUAL PURSUING the PROMISE of DIVERSITY

3rd ANNUAL PURSUING THE PROMISE OF DIVERSITY SUMMIT AND AWARDS LUNCHEON American Institute for Managing Diversity 25th Anniversary Celebration

OCTOBER 15, 2009 (Full event schedule is included)

REMIT PAYMENT AND FORM TO: AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MANAGING DIVERSITY, INC. Attention - Delana Kiett, 1200 West Peachtree St., N.W., Suite 3, Atlanta, GA 30309 or Fax completed form to 404-575-2139 (Confirmation Notice Will Be Sent Upon Receipt of Paid Registration) Name:

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Please register me/my organization for the following “Pursuing the Promise of Diversity” events  as many that apply (If registering multiple individuals, please complete the ATTENDEE forms accordingly) PRE-SUMMIT ROUNDTABLE $ 35.00/pp x ______Diversity Issues in Higher Education Total: (Participation in this limited seating roundtable requires special registration) FULL SUMMIT – EARLY REGISTRATION Register by September 15, 2009 to qualify* $375.00/pp x ______(Full Summit includes the Awards Luncheon, Afternoon Plenary Sessions, and 25th Total: Anniversary Celebratory Reception. Does NOT include the pre-summit roundtable) (*Payment must be received by 9/15/09 to qualify for the early registration rate) FULL SUMMIT Register after September 15, 2009 $425.00/pp x ______(Full Summit includes the Awards Luncheon, Afternoon Plenary Sessions, and 25th Total: Anniversary Celebratory Reception. Does NOT include the pre-summit roundtable) NON-PROFIT FULL SUMMIT Proof of non-profit status is required. Please submit with registration. $200.00/pp x ______(Includes the Awards Luncheon, Afternoon Plenary Sessions, and 25th Anniversary Total: Celebratory Reception. Does NOT include the pre-summit roundtable) $100.00/pp x ______AWARDS LUNCHEON ONLY Total: NON-PROFIT AWARDS LUNCHEON ONLY $ 60.00/pp x ______Proof of non-profit status is required. Please submit with registration. Total: LUNCHEON TABLE $1,000.00 For 10 people REGISTRATION TOTAL $ [Please refer to the “Method of Payment Form”]

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AIMD is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) public interest organization EIN: 58-1600953

Please return Registration Form, Method of Payment Form, and Attendee Form(s) via Fax to (404) 575- 2139 or Mail forms and check to:

Attention: Delana Kiett, American Institute for Managing Diversity, Inc. 1200 West Peachtree, St., N.W., Suite 3, Atlanta, GA 30309

SUMMIT AND/OR AWARDS LUNCHEON ATTENDEE REGISTRATIONS (Use additional sheets of paper or contact the AIMD office if needed)

PLEASE RETURN COMPLETE FORMS TO DELANA KIETT via fax 404-575-2139 or email [email protected]

UPDATED EVENT DETAILS: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Confirmed Speakers and Session Descriptions Enclosed

Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404-577-1234 Phone / 404-588-4137 Fax

EVENT THEME: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Diversity and the Global Society”

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3rd ANNUAL PURSUING THE PROMISE OF DIVERSITY SUMMIT AND AWARDS LUNCHEON AND AIMD 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

UPDATED EVENT DETAILS: Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

EVENT THEME: “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Diversity and the Global Society”

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WITH CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:

10:00 a.m. Diversity Issues in Higher Education (Special Registration Required. Seating Is Limited)

Confirmed Speakers Moderator: Anthony S. Tricoli, Ph.D., President, Georgia Perimeter College

Frank Mathews, Co-Publisher and Editor and Chief, Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine

Marci Middleton, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Linda Nelson, Assistant Vice President of Human Resources and Opportunity Development/ Diversity Education Planning (ODDEP), Georgia State University

Catherine Wong, Director, Urban Outreach Initiatives Lynch School of Education, Boston College

Archie Ervin, Ph.D. - Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Pearl Alexander, Senior Director of Employee Relations Services, Georgia Institute of Technology

Session Description This limited seating, special registration session will feature a roundtable discussion in the Phil Donahue show style. The audience will be invited to ask questions and provide comments. The roundtable speakers will explore the most challenging diversity issues facing universities and colleges and the implications for employers. They will discuss the diversity strategies currently underway to address these issues. Other issues discussed will include the economy and its effect on university diversity efforts, including efforts to create greater access to higher education among underrepresented groups. 11:00 a.m. Registration/Check-In and Networking

12:00 – 1:40 p.m. Awards Luncheon - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Diversity and the Global Society

A conversation with two pioneers in diversity discussing critical trends in the field of diversity.

Featuring Moderator: Cynthia Brinkley, Chief Diversity Officer and Senior Vice-President Talent Development, AT&T Services, Inc.

R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., Founder of the American Institute for Managing Diversity and CEO of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting and Training, often referred to as the “Father of the Field of Diversity”, author of 7 books including “Beyond Race and Gender” and “Building on the Promise of Diversity”, one of the most frequently referenced diversity experts in the world.

Ted Childs, retired Global Chief Diversity Officer of IBM, distinguished International Diversity Expert and Speaker, featured in a number of Harvard Business Review articles on diversity and Founder of Ted Childs, LLC.

PURSUING THE PROMISE OF DIVERSITY AWARDEES

Corporate Award CNN

Individual Diversity Leadership Award Dr. Taylor Cox President, Cox & Associates, Author and Noted Diversity Experts, Retired Professor, University of Michigan School of Business Author of Creating the Multicultural Organization: A Strategy for Capturing the Power of Diversity

2:00 – 3:40 p.m. Plenary Session I - “The Myth of the United States of America as a Post-Racial Society: What Does it Mean to Be in a New Civil Rights Era in a Global Society?”

Confirmed Speakers Moderator: Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, President Spelman College

Tim Wise, Noted Speaker and Author of “Between Barack and a Hard Place: Racism and White Denial in the Age of Obama” R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr. D.B.A. Founder of AIMD and CEO of Roosevelt Thomas Consulting and Training, Inc.

Diana Sen, Associate Counsel Latino Justice PRLDEF (Formerly Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund) LeeAnn Jones, Counsel for Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein and Member, Board of Directors, Human Rights Campaign Session Description This session is a moderated panel discussion that will focus on the implications of the election of a bi-racial and bi-ethnic president, Barack Obama, and the possible opportunities for the U.S. and the world. The moderator and panelists will explore such questions as:

 What is the meaning of the phrase “post-racial America”?  Does the election of an African American President signal the beginning of a new civil rights era?  What impact does the election of an African American President have on diversity and diversity management in a global society?  What major population shifts and global demographics may contribute to the need for a new diversity and civil rights dialogue? What is or what will be the new dialogue?  Does the election of an African American President signal the beginning or end of the diversity dialogue in corporate America, academe, etc…?  What are the unfinished diversity management and civil rights issues?  What is your response to those who say that the election of an African American President obviates the need for dialogue about diversity and diversity management in the USA?

4:00 – 5:40 p.m. Plenary Session II - “The Role of Diversity Management in the New Global Economy”

Confirmed Speakers Moderator: W. Randy Eaddy, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Panelists: Dr. Kellie McElhaney, John C. Whitehead Faculty Fellow Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley, Center for Responsible Business

Juliana Oyegun, Chief Diversity Officer, The World Bank Group

Session Description In this session we will examine the new global economic realities and discuss the role diversity management could play in helping organizations survive and/or thrive in this environment. The issues that will be explored during this panel discussion include:

 What is the current state of the global economy?  What are the new economic and demographic realities that will most affect leaders and businesses in the next 2 to 5 years?  What are the best opportunities and most challenging problems for organizations in the new economic environment?  How do diversity champions remain relevant in the new environment?  What is or will be the critical diversity management work for this new economic environment? 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 25th Anniversary Celebratory Reception Celebratory Event with Great Food, Music, Fun, Networking and Remembrances. The Reception will feature our 25th Anniversary Honorees and keynote address.

25 TH ANNIVERSARY DIVERSITY LEADER AWARDEES

WellPoint, Inc.

Frank McCloskey, Vice President of Diversity, Georgia Power

SUMMITT INVITEES: Diversity Leadership Academy® Alumni, influential members of the business, education, government, nonprofit, and faith-based communities as well as diversity practitioners and diversity champions, human resource executives, organizational development professionals, recruiters, attorneys leading firm diversity councils, diversity council members, employee resource networks or affinity groups, past and current AIMD collaborators, board and advisory council members, corporate members, funders and others.