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NAMME Thanks Conference Sponsors

“Common Chords: Uncommon Voices of Change”
NAMME 2005 Annual Conference
July 13-14, 2005
Le Meridien Hotel, Chicago

NAMME greatly appreciates the generosity of its 2005 Annual Conference supporters, DaimlerChrysler, Lockheed Martin, Associated Press, Comcast and Knight Ridder. Much thanks to our sponsors for making the conference a huge success.

Session Highlights

• Pre-Conference, July 12
  Session for media professionals responsible for diversity and inclusion initiatives. Save when you sign up for both the pre-conference and conference!
• Newsmaker luncheon with Kweisi Mfume, former Congressman and President/CEO of the NAACP, at the NAMME Conference.

Michael Eric Dyson
• Newsmaker luncheon with Michael Eric Dyson, named by ESSENCE magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, is a nationally known scholar and author who addresses issues of race and culture in such diverse publications as Christian Century and Rolling Stone.
• The Business of Hip Hop
• Politics and Race in America: The Role of the Media
• Leveraging Diversity to Gain Competitive Advantage
  Learn what it takes to be a company listed in DiversityInc's Top 50 in Diversity with Luke Visconti, Partner and Co-Founder of DiversityInc.com.

Ling-chi Wang
• Executive Toolkit: Work Smarter, Not Harder and Ten Career Tips for People of Color

Confirmed Speakers

Laron Batchelor, Multi-Media Director, Robert Graham Collection
Farai Chideya, NPR
Sandy Close, Executive Director, Pacific News Service/New California Media
Vicky Free, Director of Women's Initiatives, McDonald's US Marketing

Maria Hinojosa, Correspondent, CNN
Clark Hoyt, Washington, DC Bureau Chief, Knight Ridder
Jon Markey, President & COO, North Jersey Media Group Andrew Nachison, Director, The Media Center, American Press Institute
Luke Visconti, Partner and Co-Founder, DiversityInc.
Omar Wasow, Executive Director, BlackPlanet.com; Analyst, CNN & MSNBC

For more information on the conference, go to http://www.namme.org/programs/conference/