DiversityInc » Frances West http://www.diversityinc.com DiversityInc: Diversity and the Bottom Line Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:42:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Diversity Events: How IBM Re-Launched Its Resource Groups http://www.diversityinc.com/diversity-events/people-and-events-late-fall-2013/ http://www.diversityinc.com/diversity-events/people-and-events-late-fall-2013/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:46:36 +0000 the Editors of DiversityInc http://www.diversityinc.com/?p=23549 DiversityInc CEO Luke Visconti shares DiversityInc Top 50 best practices for establishing and maintaining resource groups at IBM’s corporate event.

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]]> ARMONK, N.Y.—Luke Visconti, CEO of DiversityInc, helped IBM relaunch its resource groups at an event at its corporate headquarters on Sept. 20. Visconti shared best practices of resource groups based on DiversityInc Top 50 data. Visconti also moderated a panel discussion on the topic of Business Resource Groups in Action, featuring Fred Balboni, global leader, Business Analytics and Optimization, IBM Global Business Services (representing the LGBT resource group); Frances West, worldwide director, IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center (people with disabilities resource group); Denise Evans, vice president, Market Development, IBM; and Jeanie Mabie, global recruitment leader, IBM Global Business Services. IBM is No. 17 in The 2012 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity.

Diversity Events: People and Events December 2012 [see the SlideDeck]

Diversity Supplier Event Drives Success
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NYC Admin Breakfast Celebrates LGBT Pride
NEW YORK CITY—Barbara Frankel, senior vice president and executive editor of DiversityInc, spoke at the City of New York’s Department of Citywide Administrative Services’ LGBT Pride Month Breakfast on June 27. Frankel spoke about what being an inclusive organization entails and the increasing importance of LGBT rights to corporate America. She is a member of the board of directors of GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. Approximately 250 people attended the breakfast.

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