Diversity Summit

For Immediate Release

Contact: Cecil Fong, cecil.fong@gmail.com

Houston – March 16, 2011 –

The 11^th annual Diversity Summit will be on May 20, 2011 at Sugar Land Marriott TownSquare, 16090 City Walk, Sugar Land, TX 77479. The theme of this year’s Summit is“Embracing Diversity and Inclusion in the New Economy”.

Started in 2001, the annual Diversity Summit brings together organizations and individuals to see how we can better leverage Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace in order to strengthen business performance.  The focus of the Summit will be to:

·      Share Diversity and Inclusion best practices.

·      Allow participants to learn from those who have been successful in integrating Diversity and Inclusion into their businesses and enhanced the bottom line as a result. Enable the creation of an environment which allows employees to work at peak performance and maximize their full potential.

·      Explore ways to build a global workforce which will stay ahead of the changing global marketplace.

·      Facilitate networking opportunities.

For this year Summit, we will have 2 plenary sessions in the morning, followed by 4 concurrenttracks in the afternoon:

§  Managing Diverse Workforce

§  Professional Development

§  Career Advancement

§  Overcoming Workplace Obstacles

There will also be a Pre-Launch Reception, Leadership Networking Breakfast, Corporate  Exhibit, and Professional Coach’s Corner. We expect over 500 attendees from corporations, small businesses, chambers of commerce, academic institutions, government and non-profit entities. Sponsors include BP, CenterPointEnergy, Chevron, Cole Chemical, ConocoPhillips, Continental Airlines, Houston CommunityCollege, Marathon Oil, METRO, Rice University, Shell Oil, Spectra Energy, Utility RevenueManagement, and Wells Fargo Bank. Collaborating organizations include the Anti-DefamationLeague® Community of Respect™ Program,  Houston Minority Supplier Development Council,and Indo-American Chamber of Commerce. Conference logistics is provided by Association ofChinese American Professionals.

Conference registration is $75 per person with discounted prices for students and area chamber members. For additional information, please go to www.diversitysummit,org.