AIRS, and The New York Times Job Market, attracted over 800 of the industryís top recruiters and HR professionals to its third annual series of Diversity Recruiting Summits. The first summit kicked off the 13-city tour in San Francisco on March 21st, and was followed by summits in Los Angeles, Seattle, Atlanta and Dallas. Over the next two weeks, the summits will make their way to Washington DC, New York, Boston, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Princeton.
This high impact half-day program is packed with original research, case studies, and expert panels designed exclusively for recruiting leaders looking to take their diversity recruiting programs to the next level.
The summits have drawn participation from top diversity recruiters at over 400 major organizations such as: The Coca-Cola Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Ernst & Young, MetLife, Heidrick & Struggles, Dennyís Restaurants, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, The Walt Disney Company, Starbucks Coffee Company, Miller Brewing Company, Nestle USA, Washington Mutual, Mattel, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Expedia, The Clorox Company, Levi Strauss, Intel Corporation, and many more.
Experts participated in the Diversity Summit panels from a variety of industries and backgrounds. Panelists included: Luke Visconti of Diversity Inc. Kim Thomas of LifeScan/Johnson & Johnson, Marjorie A. James of Volt Services Group, Rob Cantu of Cisco, Kevin Holland of Coors, Bill Ingham of the Clorox Company, Cindy Alisesky of GSK, Irma Davidson of WellPoint, Elliott M. Francis of Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., Felix J. Martinez of Accenture, Isaias of General Mills, Monica E. Emerson of Daimler Chrysler, Loren Kile of the CNN News Group, Nancy Chase and Danielle Monaghan of the Microsoft Corporation, Mark J. Walstrom of Medtronic, Milton J. Perkins of Kaufman, VonStuben and Associates, Brian Ridgeway of National Semiconductor, William Holland of the Hilton Hotels Corporation, Darryl Roberts of Starbucks, Valeria Stokes of Cingular, Tony Brown of Bear Stearns, Mark Green of Grainger, Diana Johnson and Pam Ferrell of Texas Instruments, John Carofalo of PSEG Services Company, LL! P, Tracey Friend of EDS, De Ann Farmer of Lockeed Martin, Cynthia Miller-Wentt of the NSA and Susan Birdsey of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
ìUnlike traditional conferences that reheat old ideas and pundits, the AIRS Summits are built to bring the best thinkers, research, and real world ideas together into a workshop meant to inspire and empower the transformation of an organizationís diversity sourcing and recruiting programs,î said Christian K. Forman, CEO of AIRS. ìFrom the latest concepts in Internet sourcing to new ways to leverage employee referrals and affinity groups - the AIRS Summit Series unlocks the tools and ideas recruiters need to ensure their organization is on the path to diversity recruiting success.î
A representative, diverse workforce continues to be an urgent business concern in todayís global economy, and recruiters agree that the AIRS/New York Times Diversity Summits are providing them with expert research, technological strategies and tactical new ideas for recruiting and retaining a strong, multi-cultural workforce.
The vast majority of participants gave the summit a rating of ìexcellentî and provided feedback such as:
- ìThe AIRS Diversity Summit was great experience that provided a rare training tool in an innovative field. I feel ahead of the curve after attending.î
- ìThis summit gave me a better perspective for the issues concerning diversity recruiting and laid a solid foundationÖas to how to achieve success in this area.î
- ìGreat materials and resources to bring back to the workplace.î
- ìExcellent. I left with specific tools that I can utilize today and will be valuable to the entire division.î
- ìVery comprehensive and valuable session!î
- ìThe panel was extremely valuable and they shared great stories of successes in diversity programs. Learned many new best practices for promoting diversity in our organization.î
- ìThis was a great use of my time ñ half-day was perfect. I learned so much to help better our diversity program.î
- ìExcellent facilitation and ability to tailor session to participant interests..î
- ìExcellent presentation & discussion. Great topics presented.î
ìExcellent program overall. Would highly recommend to colleagues.î To learn more about the AIRS/New York Times Diversity Summit, visit:
AIRS Diversity Summits Attract Over 800 Attendees Nationwide
AIRS, and The New York Times Job Market, attracted over 800 of the industryís top recruiters and HR professionals to its third annual series of Diversity Recruiting Summits
