Business and Professional Women's Foundations- 2008 National Employer Summit
Washington DC June 20th, 2008

"The Summit , Practice What You Promise; Building Successful Workplaces with Innovative Practices, will showcase practices, research, public policy and government programs that help employers build successful, productive workplaces that utilize flexibility, equity and diversity.” -Roslyn Ridgeway, BPWF Chair.

The National Employer Summit , taking place on June 20 in Washington DC, is a collaborative learning opportunity for workforce leaders, will benefit employers, operational excellence professionals, working women, veterans and returning service members, young careerists, mature workers, individuals with disabilities, LGBT employees, and a ll interested in diverse workforces.

In conjunction with the Summit , BPW Foundation will release the first issue of Successful Workplaces Digest an easy to use new publication showcasing inventive ideas, effective programs and applied research that can easily be implemented by other employers and employees.  Some of the Digest contributors include:  AARP, Accenture, Ernst & Young, The New York Times Company, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Crowell & Morning LLP, Kansas City Power and Light, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Sprint, Weyerhaeuser, and Verizon.
  
“Those attending will have the opportunity to share and discuss promising practices and innovative ideas about how to recruit, retain and fully engage top talent by creating diverse, flexible and equitable work environments.” -Roslyn Ridgeway, BPWF Chair.

For additional information and to register to the conference please visit: www.bpwusa.org/