“MOVING FORWARD: IMPLEMENTING
THE DIVERSITY PRINCIPLES”

What: A Symposium: Enhancing Diversity in the Profession

When: Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 2:15 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Where: House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York continues its work to enhance diversity in the legal profession by hosting an all-afternoon program titled, “Moving Forward: Implementing the Diversity Principles” on Thursday, May 6, from 2:15 to 6 p.m. There will be a reception at 6 p.m.

Agenda:

2:15-2:30 WELCOME REMARKS: WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
ANNE WEISBERG
Senior Director, Advisory Services, Catalyst

2:30-3:30 BUILDING A MENTORING CULTURE THAT FOSTERS DIVERSITY
Moderator:
WENDY C. SCHMIDT, Partner, Business Intelligence Services, Deloitte & Touche
Women's Initiative Leader, Deloitte & Touche

Speakers:
ROBERT HIRSH, Partner, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
SARAH DODDS, Associate, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP
MICHAEL BANKS, Partner, Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP

3:30-3:45 Break

3:45-4:45 EFFECTIVE DIVERSITY: FITTING TRAINING TO THE CULTURE
Moderator:
DR. ARIN REEVES, The Athens Group, Commissioner, ABA Commission on Women

Speakers:
ANNA BROWN, Diversity Management Attorney, Shearman & Sterling LLP
KATHLEEN MCKENNA, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP

4:45-5:00 Break

5:00-6:00 BEYOND PART-TIME:
PROMOTING FLEXIBILITY AND WORK/LIFE EFFECTIVENESS
Moderator:
CYNTHIA THOMAS CALVERT, Co-Director, Project for Attorney Retention

Speakers:
SUSAN KOHLMANN, Managing Partner, New York Office, Pillsbury Winthrop, LLP
DUANE HUGHES, Executive Director, Law Division, Morgan Stanley

6:00 Reception

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The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (((www.nycbar.org))) was founded in 1870, and is dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. The Association continues to work for political, legal and social reform, while implementing innovative means to help the disadvantaged. Much of this work is accomplished through the Association’s 170 committees, each charged to consider a specific area of the law or the profession. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.

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