2015 Gulf Coast Best Practices and DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon

Date

November 5, 2015

 

Theme

Promoting Excellence through Diversity & Inclusion

 

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 11:15 a.m.
DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon — 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Keynote Speaker

Edward Emmett

The Honorable
Edward Emmett
Judge
Harris County

 

Presenters

The sessions will afford an opportunity for veterans, company and organization representatives to come together in an educational forum to hear from fellow veterans and professional leaders as well as learn some of the most-effective best practices regarding veteran hiring, transitioning into a civilian workplace along with professional development opportunities.

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Veterans Transition Support & Employment Opportunities
Presented by: Dylan Raymond

Dylan Raymond

Dylan
Raymond
Author: Rucksack to Briefcase

9:00 a.m. — 10:00 a.m.
Panel: Military to Civilian Workforce Transition
Moderated by: Dylan Raymond

Lori Blackwell

Lori
Blackwell
Administrative Coordinator, UTMB
Petty Officer Third Class, US Navy (Ret.)

Abraham Negron

Abraham
Negron
Founder & President, Fidelis Solutions LLC
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Robyn Muylle

Robyn
Muylle
End of Day Risk Analyst, Shell Energy North America (SENA)
Specialist, US Army (Ret.)

Terry Higginbotham

Terry
Higginbotham
Public Outreach, Business Consultant, Workforce Solutions
First Sergeant, US Air Force (Ret.)

 

Sponsorship Opportunities




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
  • 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
  • Two reserved tables seating 8 per table
  • 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
  • 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 name on event promotional material listed
  • Public recognition at the event as a sponsor
  • One reserved table seating eight

College Sponsor — Donor Level $800

  • Designated as an official sponsor of the DiversityFIRST™ Awards Luncheon
  • Corporate name on event promotional material listed
  • Recognition on the Texas Diversity Council website as a sponsor
  • Public recognition at the event as a sponsor

Half Table Sponsor — Donor Level $500

  • 4 seats

Individual Registration — $79

  • 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

Hilcorp
Valic

 

Sponsors

Aerotek
Air Liquide
Air Products
Andrews Kurth
AT&T
Bayou City Events Center
Bayside Printing Company Inc
Bloomin' Brands
Burnett Specialists
CBI
CenterPoint Energy
Cigna
City of Houston
Entergy
Friedkin Companies, Inc
Gulf Interstate Engineering
Global Collaborations Inc
Halliburton
HEB
Jetall
Kelsey Seybold Clinic
KPMG
Lee Hecht Harrison
The Lone Star College System
Luby's Fudruckers
Memorial Hermann
Metro
Midtown Financial
Morgan Stanley
Southwest
STP
TDECU
Transamerica
United
University of Phoenix
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Valero
Wells Fargo