2014 Gulf Coast Best Practices and DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon

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

Renu
Khator
President
University of Houston

 

Presenters

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
How to Handle Difficult Conversations in a Multi-Cultural Environment

Pranika Sinha

Pranika
Sinha
Manager Employee & Organization Development
Occidental Petroleum Corporation

 

10:10 a.m. — 11:10 a.m.
Unconscious Bias: Breaking Down Barriers Through Awareness

Sylvia James

Sylvia
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

Valic

 

Sponsors

Air Liquide
Air Products
Amegy Bank of Texas
Andrews Kurth
AT&T
Baker Botts
Bayside Printing
Brinker International
Cigna
Cigna
City of Houston
Entergy
Foster Quan
Friedkin Companies
Greenberg Traurig
Halliburton
HEB
Hilcorp
Houston Health Department
Kelsey Seybold Clinic
KPMG
Lee Hecht Harrison
Lone Star College System
Luby's Fudruckers
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Memorial Hermann
Merrick
Houston Methodist
Metro
Minute Maid
MWH Public Relations
Odell Resources