The event, which is a continuum of the first Town Hall Meeting held in Chicago in 2003, will focus on how to work effectively across racial and ethnic groups and will consider the following:
- What happens during cross-race communications in work situations
- The underlying elements that cause communications to break down
- How we can learn to solve - or avoid - such breakdowns in order to work together productively

AGENDA:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Dean Harrison, President & CEO
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Carol Evans, CEO & President
Working Mother Media

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Opening Keynote
Renetta McCann, CEO
Starcom North America

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break

10:30 - 12:15 p.m
Facilitated Breakout Sessions
Latina-American Women
African-American Women
Asian-American Women
Native American Women
Caucasian Women
Mixed Race Women
Men

12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon & Keynote
Sandra Otaka, Circuit Court Judge
Child Protection Division
Cook County

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Report Back from Breakouts

2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Keynote
Gloria Castillo, President
Chicago United

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. Networking Break

3:15 - 4:45 p.m.
Cross Cultural Building Workshops:
A) Managing Your Performance Image
B) Creating Opportunities for Innovation by Working Across Cultures
4:45 - 5:15 p.m. Closing Keynote
Barbara Jersey, Analyst
Thomson Financial and
Host, Voices from the Circle

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Networking Cocktail Reception
(Agenda subject to change)

Cost: $75 ($50 if you register before May 15) For questions or to register, call 212-503-1598 or email events@workingmother.com with your name, title, company, address, email address, phone number and credit card number and expiration date.