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August 29, 2007

"Building the New Workforce Inclusion and Innovation" Conference and Career Fair

The US Business Leadership Network's 10th Annual Conference and 2nd Annual National Career Fair

The 2007 conference, "Building the New Workforce - Inclusion and Innovation" is the preeminent national event for business, community leaders and BLN chapters that have an interest in hiring, retention and marketing to people with disabilities.


This year's event promises to provide informational and educational opportunities of the highest quality.

  • National launch of AAPD's Disability Mentoring Day Program.

  • 2007 Exceptional Leadership Awards.

  • National Career Fair with over 30 Fortune 500 Companies.

  • Attendance of over 400 business and community leaders.

  • Pre-conference sessions - Youth to Work Coalition, Assistive Technology Forum and BLN Strategic Planning.

  • Over 40 Educational Sessions with special emphasis on:
    • K-12 and Beyond - Learn how to proactively recruit and retain students in internships, mentoring programs and career opportunities.

    • Growing the BLN - Learn from your peers on BLN best practices for engaging employers, funding and sustainability.

    • Tapping into Talent - Veterans, Older Workers and More These sessions will assist employers in providing returning veterans the opportunity to reenter the workforce and retain our aging workforce that experiences disability and desire to remain in the workforce.

    • Employer Best Practices - The "PREMIER" sessions that lead to national replication Legal Issues and Updates - A business priority to stay up to date.

    • $3 Trillion Market- The Who-Why and How - Who's helping employers to understand this market and promoting opportunities of ROI.

    • Legal Issues and Updates - These sessions will assist employers in understanding legal issues surrounding the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws, as well as updates ongoing litigation.

Register today at: http://www.newworkforceconference.org/registration.html

SOURCE: U.S. Business Leadership Network


Posted by Nancy at August 29, 2007 11:30 AM

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