Date: June 9th, 2008

In recognition of Noons-in-June, NIH’s Observance of Gay Pride Month, the following announcement for a talk “Diversity as a Leadership Strategy” is forwarded:


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-----Original Message-----
From: Dunn-Thomason, Kristen (NIH/OD) [E]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 2:43 PM
To: NIH-STAFF@LIST.NIH.GOV
Subject: Deputy Director for Management (DDM) Seminar Series: June 12, 2008 Featuring Dr. Samuel Betances

The NIH Training Center, along with the Deputy Director for Management (DDM),
is pleased to announce that Dr. Samuel Betances, a diversity consultant to
Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, community groups, and academia,
will be the next speaker in the DDM Seminar Series on June 12, 2008, from 11:00
am - 12:00 pm at the Masur Auditorium (Building 10/Clinical Center).

Please join us for a discussion on “Diversity as a Leadership Strategy.” Topics
include:

- What Diversity Is and Is Not
- The Four Major Forces of Change that Require Diversity Competencies
- Cultural Shifts that Necessitate a Different Way of Conducting Business
- Diversity-Relevant, Mission-Driven Mentoring

Dr. Betances is the author of "Communicating Diversity: Powerful, Practical,
Persuasive Pointers to Get the Job Done", as well as "Ten Steps to the Head of
the Class: A Challenge to Students". He holds a Doctorate from Harvard
University and is a Professor Emeritus.

Light refreshments will be served immediately following the presentation in the
Masur reception area. The presentation will be available via NIH Videocasting
at http://videocast.nih.gov/ for those that cannot attend or if Masur
Auditorium reaches capacity.

Sign language interpreters will be provided. Individuals with disabilities who
need reasonable accommodation to attend should contact the NIH Training
Center’s Main office at (301) 496-6211 or the Federal Relay Service at
1-800-877-8339.

For additional information about the DDM Seminar Series and to view previous
DDM Seminar Series videocasts, please visit http://www.ddmseries.od.nih.gov/.

Nomination of speakers for the 2008-2009 DDM Seminar Series will begin in July.
Details about this process will be available soon.


Kristen Dunn-Thomason
Director, NIH Training Center

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