Events

June 3, 2004, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. - This 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

The Annual Pan-American Business Expo and Job Fair will be held Friday, June 4, in Fort Myers. The expo, sponsored by the Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will feature local and international Hispanic and non-Hispanic businesses as well as area Hispanic media leaders.

The bilingual celebration for all ages will include food, music, dancing, piñata breaking and children's crafts. Presentations in the cultural center east of Willard's will feature topics such as Mexican cooking, Latino youth in the community and Villachuato, Mexico - the city where many immigrants to Marshalltown used to live.

The Gradute School at the University of Missouri-Columbia is proud to present a pilot program for undergraduate students across the nation. The Summer Pre-Graduate Research Experience for Students in the Humanities will offer undergraduate students the opportunity to work full-time on a research project under the direction of a MU faculty member. The dates are June 6 through August 1, 2004. Deadline for applications is February 20, 2004. The program is designed for students sincerely interested in pursuing graduate studies, preferably the Ph.D. degree.

FROM 6th TO 13th JUNE - The 8th edition of the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami reinvents itself opening the doors optimistically, celebrating the art of film. There will be eight days of cultural activities. From the traditional and free outdoor screening to open the festival, this time on Española Way, to the Cristal Lens Awards ceremony, closing the festival with the performance of Olodum. The best films made in Brazil in 2003/2004 will be screened for the first time in the United States.

IAA/Florida Chapter and Sanders Consulting Group present Marketing Leadership Summit. Thursday, June 17, 2004. The Biltmore Hotel. Every marketing communications professional interested in how to be more successful at closing and keeping more business. Directed to all mid0level, senior and top level managers who want to improve growth, win more new business, make better visits on good prospects, close accounts faster and achieve better internal communications.

This event brings together an audience with an attention to developing quality educational and employment opportunities for all Americans. Historically, MALDEF’s annual dinners attract a number of prominent attorneys, corporate executives, and civic leaders. This year we expect more than 300 supporters to attend, including the evening honorees: Paul Igasaki, former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Vice Chair, accepting the Excellence in Legal Services Award; Senator Richard J. Durbin, honored with the Excellence in Leadership Award; and Bridget Benitez, Partner at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering and Ester Olavarria, Counsel for the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration who are jointly receiving the Excellence in the Legal Profession Award.

The Young Women of Color Executive Director Leadership Retreat sponsored by the National Women's Alliance is taking place June 23-27, 2004 in Miami, Florida at the Eden Roc Hotel and Resort www.edenrocresort.com.

The application deadline is May 14, 2004. All applications must be received by this date. Attached please find a copy of the application or you can download it at www.nwaforchange.org.

New America Alliance's (NAA) Spring Conference in San Juan --to learn about the economic and political trajectories of Puerto Rico and the community building methods employed by Latinos on the Island.

Email: allison@grillo.info
Website: http://www.naaonline.org
Phone: 202/772-4158

The Puerto Rican / Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Broward County cordially invites to their monthly business card exchange, "Taking a look at our culture".

Billionaire entrepreneur and global adventurer Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin family of companies, is looking for you to be a part of his new FOX reality show! Our Casting Directors are coming to Las Vegas to seek out aspiring entrepreneurs and would-be world travelers!! The Open Casting Call is THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 26 from 10am to 5pm at the VIRGIN MEGASTORE, LAS VEGAS, NV CAESAR FORUM SHOPS, 3500 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH. LAS VEGAS, NV 89109

Billionaire entrepreneur and global adventurer Sir Richard Branson, Founder of the Virgin family of companies, is looking for you to be a part of his new FOX reality show! Our Casting Directors are coming to California to seek out aspiring entrepreneurs and would-be world travelers!! The Open Casting Call is THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 26 from 10am to 5pm at the VIRGIN MEGASTORE, COSTA MESA
1875-A Newport Blvd Costa Mesa, CA 92627

From 11 am to 7 pm you can enjoy of Spanish food, live band, crafts, raffles, clowns and much more. Just donate a newdress for a children and enjoy the Festival. Park fee U$1

On Wednesday, June 30, 2004, HACE will host its 19th Annual Career Conference at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. This is the country’s premiere recruitment event that attracts over 1,500 Hispanic professionals and college students and connects them with the nation’s largest corporations, as well as leading academic, non-profit and governmental entities.

Join the next Baltimore Hispanic Chamber of Commerce networking event, a cocktail party at the Engineers Club on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. The Engineers Club is a beautiful facility housed at the Garrett-Jacobs Mansion in historic Mount Vernon in mid-town Baltimore. $20 for members, $30 for non-members hors d'oeuvres included cash bar available.