Date
October 30, 2014
Theme
Diversity Leadership: Empowering to Make a Difference
Location
Bayou City Event Center
9401 Knight Road
Houston, TX 77045
281.501.6720 ext.206
Schedule of Events
Registration — 8:30 a.m.
Best Practices Sessions — 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Keynote
Renu
Khator
Khator
President
University of Houston
Presenters
9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
How to Handle Difficult Conversations in a Multi-Cultural Environment
How to Handle Difficult Conversations in a Multi-Cultural Environment
Pranika
Sinha
Sinha
Manager Employee & Organization Development
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
10:10 a.m. — 11:10 a.m.
Unconscious Bias: Breaking Down Barriers Through Awareness
Unconscious Bias: Breaking Down Barriers Through Awareness
Sylvia
James
James
Diversity Counsel
Baker Botts
Sponsors
Co-Title Table — Donor Level $8,000
- Designated as a Co-Title sponsor for the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon; this designation will be on all ads for the event as well as in the program
- An opportunity to have a representative from your organization speak at the event (5min)
- Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotional material listed
- Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
- Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
- Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council website as a sponsor
- Corporate banner displayed at the event (supplied by your company)
- Corporate logo on the cover of the program
- Full-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 2 weeks before the scheduled event
- One reserved table seating 8
- One Exhibitor/Vendor Table
Red Sponsor – Donor Level $3,500
- Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
- Corporate logo on all pre-event and promotional material listed
- Will publicly receive a Recognition Plaque at the event
- Recognition in the DiversityFIRST™ Newsletter as a sponsor
- Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council web site as a sponsor
- Corporate logo on the cover of the program
- Full-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 2 weeks before the scheduled event
- One reserved table seating 8
- One Exhibitor/Vendor Table
White — Donor Level $2,500
- Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
- Corporate logo on all pre-event and event promotionl material listed
- Will publicly receive a Recognition Certificate at the event
- Half-page ad in the program; Ads must be received 2 weeks before the scheduled event
- One reserved table seating 8
Blue Sponsor — Donor Level $1,200
- Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
- Corporate logo on pre-event and event promotional material listed
- Public recognition at the event as a sponsor
- One reserved table seating 8
College Sponsor — Donor Level $800
- Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
- Corporate name on event and event promotional material listed
- Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council website as a sponsor
- Public recognition at the event as a sponsor
- One reserved table seating 8 for future leaders from local colleges/universities
Half Table Sponsor — Donor Level $650
- 4 seats
Individual Registration — $99
- Individual Registration
For sponsorship questions, please contact Jason deGroot at 281-984-7043 or [email protected] for additional information about the event. DiversityFIRST™ Award Nominations are now being accepted.
Make checks payable to Texas Diversity Council and mail to
P. O. Box 590258
Houston, TX 77259-0258
Co-Title Sponsors