ARAMARK Sponsors 2005 Women Trailblazers Symposium.PHILADELPHIA -- Demonstrating its ongoing commitment to diversity, ARAMARK Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :RMK RMK Remark (Weather METAR) RMK Rocky Mountain King (Polaris Snowmobiles) RMK Remarks RMK Resource Manager Kernel ), a world leader in managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality , today announced its Platinum Sponsorship of the Fourth Annual 2005 Women Trailblazers Symposium. The event will be held at the National Conference Center, a property managed by ARAMARK Harrison Lodging, in Lansdowne, Virginia, on June 29, 2005. The event, in conjunction with Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network, offers corporate business women and entrepreneurs from across the country an opportunity to engage in an exchange of strategies and best practices for building and strengthening networking relationships. Joining other prominent business and community leaders as featured speakers during the symposium are several ARAMARK executives, including: --MaryAnn Wyman, President, Facility Services and Clinical Technology Services, ARAMARK Healthcare Management Services --Abigail Charpentier, Human Resources Vice President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging --Elizabeth Campbell, Vice President, Employment Practices and Services - Food and Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and Corporate Diversity Officer In addition, Registered Dietitian registered dietitian, n See dietitian, registered. Jenifer Bland-Campbell, ARAMARK Senior Director of Nutrition Program Development, will co-present with Penny Stoker, Vice President of Human Resources at AstraZeneca, on health and nutrition issues facing women. Kaleidoscope, ARAMARK's commitment to diversity, focuses on retaining, developing and recruiting a diverse, high-performing team. Through this business strategy, ARAMARK is working to meet the needs of clients and customers by ensuring that all employees may contribute to their fullest potential, and by growing relationships with diverse suppliers and partners. In June 2005, Black Enterprise magazine recognized ARAMARK as among the Top 30 companies nationwide for diversity. About Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network Diversity Best Practices (DBP DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure DBP Development Bank of the Philippines DBP Database Project (Visual Studio File Extension) DBP DNA Binding Protein DBP Disinfection Byproduct DBP Deutsche Bundespost ) (www.diversitybestpractices.com) and The Business Women's Network (BWN BWN Business Women's Network BWN Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam - Brunei International (Airport Code) BWN Beast Wars Neo (Transformers cartoon) BWN Basement Waterproofing Nationwide, Inc. ) (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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :IVIL), a leading women's media company and the number one women's community online. About ARAMARK ARAMARK Corporation is a world leader in providing award-winning food and facilities management services to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, international and domestic corporations, as well as providing uniform and career apparel. ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry in the 2005 FORTUNE 500 survey and was also named one of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. " by FORTUNE magazine in 2005, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 242,500 employees serving clients in 20 countries. |
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