ADVISORY/Dr. Rudy Crew, David H. Komansky, Cathy Hughes and others at NUL 2000 Conference.News & Assignment Editors ADVISORY for...Tuesday, August 1 --(BUSINESS WIRE) WHO: The National Urban League, during its 2000 Annual Conference WHAT: Is hosting a full day of informational and networking events. WHEN: All events below are on Tuesday, August 1, the League's Corporate and Education Day: -- 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM - Plenary Session Plenary session is a term often used in s to define the part of the conference when all members of all parties are in attendance. These sessions may contain a broad range of content from Keynotes to Panel Discussions and are not necessarily related to a specific style of delivery. - Challenges in Education Today Speaker: Dr. Rudy Crew Rudolph F. "Rudy" Crew is the superintendent of schools of Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Appointed to the post in 2004, he previously was the executive director of the University of Washington's Institute for K-12 Leadership. , Director, K-12 Leadership Institute, University of Washington and former chancellor for the New York Public Schools (1995 - 2000) LOCATION: Jacob Javits Convention Center, 34th St. and 11th Ave. Special Events Hall 1D -- 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM - Business and Labor Luncheon Speaker: David H. Komansky, Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Merrill Lynch Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MER TYO: 8675 ), through its subsidiaries and affiliates, provides capital markets services, investment banking and advisory services, wealth management, asset management, insurance, banking and related products and services on a global basis. & Co., Inc. and National Urban League 2000 Annual Conference General Chairperson In addition to his speech, Mr. Komansky will direct a special presentation to approximately 150 ScholarshipBuilder students. A joint program of the NUL See null. and Merrill Lynch, ScholarshipBuilder is an effort that 12 years ago promised 250 inner-city first-graders from 10 US cities a full college scholarship upon graduation from high school. Nearly 91 percent of those students have graduated or will graduate this fall. LOCATION: Jacob Javits Convention Center, 34th St. and 11th Ave. North Pavilion -- 2:45 PM to 4:30 PM- Plenary Session - The Glass Ceiling Cracks! The Start of a New Legacy Moderator: Roy Johnson Guest Speakers: Bruce Gordon Bruce Gordon may refer to:
Business Unit/Bell Atlantic; Cathy L. Hughes, Owner and CEO, Radio One Company; Marcia Ann Gillespie, Editor in Chief, Ms. Magazine; Ira Hall, Treasurer, Texaco Inc. LOCATION: Jacob Javits Convention Center, 34th St. and 11th Ave. Special Events Hall 1D -- 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM - Young Professionals' Dialogue and Reception: Engaging Young Professionals in Social Activism Moderator: The Honorable John Wiley Price, Commissioner, The County of Dallas Speakers: Attallah Shabazz, Daughter of Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. ; Melanie Campbell, Executive Director, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation LOCATION: Sheraton Hotel, 811 7th Avenue at 52nd Street, NY Ballroom B |
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