Events of Interest
Internship Opportunities
HOUSE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: The White House Internship Program is accepting applications from individuals who are at least 18 years of age, hold
United States citizenship, and be enrolled in a college or university. Interns may serve a term in the Fall, Spring or Summer. Applications for the fall
2006 term are due June 16, 2006 and applications for the spring 2007 term are due October 13, 2006. For more information go to
http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/wh-intern.html
Roundtables/Trainings/Conferences
CAREER EXPO 2006 -2007: CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine’s next four career fairs are scheduled for: November 6, 2006 in Washington, DC; January 31, 2007
in Los Angeles; March 2007 in New York City; and, April/May 2007 in Boston. For information visit
http://www.eop.com/schedeventsdc.html.
ANNUAL FEDERAL DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT CONFERENCE: The annual Perspectives on Employment of Persons with Disabilities Conference is scheduled for December
6-8, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Bethesda, Maryland. This conference is designed for federal HR specialists, disability program managers and
all federal managers involved in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, supervising, retaining and promoting federal employees with disabilities. Program and
registration information will be available in September at
www.grad.usda.gov/perspectives
USBLN 2006 CONFERENCE: The Minnesota Business Leadership Network has been selected by the USBLN to host the 2006 USBLN Annual conference. The conference
will be held October 4-6, 2006 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis. For sponsorship, exhibitor and presentation opportunities contact
Greg Lambert at info@mnbln.org or contact Greg Lambert at (612) 727-7177 or visit their website at
http://www.mnbln.org/. Information is also available at the USBLN’s website at
www.usbln.com.
JAN ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE: The Job Accommodation Network, a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), will hold its annual conference, Empowering Employers to Build an Inclusive Workforce, September 18th and 19th at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport. For information and registration, go to http://conference.jan.wvu.edu/
JAN PRESENTS ACCOMMODATION & COMPLIANCE SERIES: The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) of the U.S. DOL’s Office of Disability Employment Policy is providing a series of one-hour training session via audio conferences. Continuing Education Units are available for each training event. The next one is scheduled for July 11 (EEOC on Trends & Developments). For details visit the JAN website at www.jan.wvu.edu.
RESNA 2006 CONFERENCE: Thriving in Challenging Times: The Future of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology will be held June 22-26, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia. For details go to http://www.resna.org
COSD ANNUAL CONFERENCE: Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities (COSD) will hold its 7th Annual National Conference, “Maximizing the Talent Pool: Looking Below the Surface,” at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta from June 14 -16, 2006. For information go to http://www.cosdonline.org/
EEOC EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ROUNDTABLE: The U.S. EEOC is holding a roundtable with employers on emergency preparedness and people with disabilities on June 7, 10:00 a.m. to Noon in the Commission Meeting Room, 1801 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20507. For information, contact Mildred Rivera, Special Assistant to Chair Cari M. Dominguez, at (202)663-4590 or by e-mail at mildred.rivera@eeoc.gov. Information on their last roundtable can be found at http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/meetings/10-25-05/index.html
National Acknowledgments
MEAP HONORED: The Disability Funders Network (DFN) selected the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation as the recipient of its 2005 William Diaz Impact
Award. The award, sponsored by The HSC Foundation (Washington, DC) was presented on May 6, 2006 at the Disability Awareness Showcase at the Council on
Foundations’ Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA. For information go to
http://www.disabilityfunders.org
