OPEN Career Fair presented by JP Morgan Chase

When
06 Oct 2012
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location
Sheraton Hotel, Madison, WI

Registration

Corporate Table - $200.00 (USD)
Guest - Free
OPEN Member - Free
Small Business Table - $50.00 (USD)

Registration is closed

Free General Admission

The OPEN Career Fair is proudly sponsored by:

JP Morgan Chase

Dane County
CDW
Isthmus
Our Lives Magazine
The Sheraton Madison
Clear Channel Communications

Learn about opportunities at inclusive companies, including:

JP Morgan Chase
Epic
American Family Insurance
Kraft/Oscar Mayer
Alliant Energy
UW Medical Foundation
Dane County Sheriff’s Department
Globe University
Dane County

… and more.

This is an exceptional opportunity to connect with, or deepen your connections to, the professional LGBTQ community.

In addition, we will also be hosting a variety of workshops to help teach you strategies for improving the climate for LGBTQ people in the workplace.

Workshops being presented:

12:00-12:45

Trans 101 in the Workplace: Geared towards non-transgender people, this session will provide attendees with an understanding of trans* issues and best practices for working with transgender people.
What you need to know to start a business. Presented by the UW-Madison Small Business Development Center

1:00-1:45

The Value of an ERG: Presented by Jen Mahone, CDW. Successful Organizations understand that they must grow their people to grow the business. Employee Resource Groups are really business resource groups—they recruit talent, assist with mentoring and talent development, and help to build future leaders within the organizations. Learn new ways to ignite membership by identifying measurable value and critical takeaways..

Jen Mahone

Manager, Inclusion Practices, CDW
The use of inclusive language: How to talk about and with the LGBTQ community in the workplace.
Panelists include:
• Judy Davidoff, News Editor, Isthmus
• Patrick Farabaugh, Publisher, Our Lives magazine
• Dr. Karma R. Chávez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

2:00-2:45

Domestic Partner Benefits and Employment Law: What you need to know. Presented by Tamara Packard, partner at Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP.

Tamara Packard

Partner, Cullen Weston Pines & Bach LLP
Employee Resource Groups 102: Local companies with ERGs share what successes they've had and ideas for further opportunity and growth.

The OPEN career fair helps further OPEN’s mission to keep LGBT professionals in Madison.

Accordingly there is no cost to attend the career fair, or at any of the workshops.

If you are a business interested in participating, booth vendor costs are:

Corporate Table: $200
Small Business table: $50

To express your interest in becoming a booth vendor or if you have any further questions please contact: OPEN@vivienneandersen.com