Trailblazers 2005: Advancing Women by Empowering Women

Trailblazers 2005: Advancing Women by Empowering Women
Conference to Focus on Progressing Women and Minorities in Corporate America
through Networking and Maximizing Opportunities 


WASHINGTON, June 27  /PRNewswire/ -- Over 200 attendees from Fortune 500
corporate network groups, government associations, women organizations and
women business owners will assemble on June 29th, at the National Conference
Center in Lansdowne, Virginia for the 4th Annual Trailblazers Symposium
presented by Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network. These
women will participate in a full-day conference to discuss best practices and
proven strategies for strengthening and building internal network groups.

Keeping with that mission, the 2005 Trailblazers Symposium will feature a
world-class keynote line up including:

  * Sigrid Olsen, Renowned Fashion Designer
  * Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General &
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health
  * Shirley A. Martinez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity,
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and
    Reserve Affairs
  * Jan L. Jones, Senior Vice President of Communications & Government
    Relations, Harrah's Entertainment, Former Mayor of Las Vegas
  * Abigail Charpentier, Human Resources Vice President, ARAMARK Harrison
    Lodging



Corporate networking groups are used for: retention, recruitment, employee
feedback, multicultural marketing, community relations, leadership development
and mentoring.  This symposium will allow corporate leaders to better
understand how to utilize their network groups and for network group members to
learn to maximize their involvement in both the company and the network group.

The mission of the Trailblazers Symposium is to bring together women from all
different industries, from different levels of authority with different career
paths and different life experiences in a forum that provides the opportunity
to share goals, support one another's business success and create a sustainable
network which support the women as individuals and as successful business
people throughout their careers.

Sponsors of the 2005 Trailblazers Symposium include: ARAMARK, Harrah's
Entertainment, Inc., Time Warner, Inc., Merrill Lynch and Wal-Mart, Inc.  For a
complete listing of the 2005 Trailblazers Conference sponsors, visit
http://www.bwni.com/trailblazer/sponsor.html.

Diversity Best Practices (DBP) (http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/) and The
Business Women's Network (BWN) (http://www.bwni.com/), are Washington,
D.C.-based organizations providing resources, publications, and benchmarking
services for diversity and women in business. DBP is a leading resource service
that assists leaders and professionals in the development of fully integrated
diversity programs.  Both are subsidiaries of iVillage Inc.

(NASDAQ:IVIL), a leading women's media company and the number one women's
community online. 

DATASOURCE: Diversity Best Practices



CONTACT: Brian M. Heiss, [phone], 



Web site:  http://www.bwni.com/trailblazer/sponsor.html

http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/

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