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2009 SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS

Take part in more than 120 innovative workshops and panels, which are the heart of the Summit's success, and are led by a corps of expert presenters, panelists and facilitators.

Don't miss our series of motivational speakers, who are national leaders in workplace diversity issues, policies and more.

Celebrate the Out & Equal Workplace Awards — “The Outies” — that recognize those who are leaders in advancing equality for LGBT employees.

Participate in one of several daylong seminars that are designed to give you the tools you need to become a workplace equality leader.

Build valuable connections during our luncheons, while learning from leading professionals about a wide range of workplace diversity issues.

Network with other participants from top national and international businesses during our networking receptions.

Please support our 2009 Summit sponsors.

Be a part of an amazing team of dedicated volunteers, who help make the Summit a success.

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Out & Equal Celebrates 10 years of "the Outies" at the 2009 Summit

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates is proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its prestigious annual Workplace Awards [10] at the 2009 Workplace Summit in Orlando, Florida.

The awards–known as “the Outies”–were created to honor and recognize significant achievements in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality.

The highly-coveted awards will be presented to the winners on Oct. 8 during the annual Out & Equal Workplace Awards Dinner, which will feature famed comedienne Kate Clinton as both the host and entertainment of the evening's program.

Each year, the awards finalists are carefully chosen from a large pool of nominations in five different categories, with two recognizing individual leaders and three recognizing organizations at the forefront of equality.

We are proud to celebrate those–past [16] and present–who are stewards of equality, making a difference in workplaces across the nation and beyond, one cubicle at a time.

Register now [2] for the Summit and lock in regular registration rates, which are in effect through Sept. 30 and includes a ticket to the Awards Dinner.

If you're unable to attend the full Summit, you can still buy tickets [2] to attend the Awards Dinner, which will feature a live auction. Learn more about the amazing items [17] that will be auctioned.

The Outies

The Trailblazer Award recognizes an LGBT person who has made a significant contribution to advancing workplace equality by helping improve their own workplace or contributing to equality nationally.

Finalists for the Trailblazer Award are:
• Richard Clark, managing director-investor relations at Accenture
• Mike Craig, information management champion at Chevron
• Rick Moran, vice president at Cisco Systems
• Tina Seitz, die/fixture planning, scheduling and allocations at General Motors
• Howard Solomon, regional software alliances manager at Sun Microsystems

The Champion Award recognizes a non-LGBT person who has played a pivotal role in championing equal treatment of LGBT employees on the job. This individual will have demonstrated a significant commitment to LGBT workplace rights.

Finalists for the Champion Award are:
• Randy Kammer, vice president regulatory affairs and public policy at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
• Janet Miller-Eveland, national client executive, corporate services division at Sodexo
• James Pitts, corporate vice president and president at Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems
• Helga Ying, director of government affairs and global public policy at Levi Strauss & Co.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Employee Resource Group of the Year Award recognizes a particular ERG, sometimes referred to as a business group or network, with a proven track record of success in advocating for LGBT equal rights in its own workplace.

Finalists for the LGBT ERG of the Year Award are:
• GM PLUS (General Motors' People Like Us)
• GLIFAA (U.S. Department of State and USAID)
• New York Times Company GLBT & Allies Affinity Group
• PRIDE (Sodexo, Inc.)

The Significant Achievement Award recognizes an employer that has made significant strides in advancing a fair and equitable workplace for its LGBT employees.

Finalists for the Significant Achievement Award are:
• Deutsche Bank
• Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
• Salt Lake City Corporation
• Wells Fargo Advisors

The Workplace Excellence Award recognizes an employer that has a historic and ongoing commitment to pursuing and executing workplace equality for LGBT employees, continually raising the bar of workplace equality for others to follow.

Finalists for the Workplace Excellence Award are:
• Google
• Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Sun Microsystems
• The Dow Chemical Company

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