Events

Below is the current calendar of events for Citywide Pride 2009. Citywide Pride is a coalition of Chicagoland companies partnering together throughout the year, and especially during Pride Month, to celebrate diversity in the workplace. In particular, the consortium strives to raise awareness and celebrate the contributions of the LGBT workforce and community.

Participation is limited to employees and guests of the Citywide Pride sponsoring corporations.

Please RSVP by the date indicated to provide the hosts with enough notice, and be sure to fill out all RSVP fields.

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Click here to download a pdf of the calendar for 2009!

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP / Bank of America

LGBT Adoption: Managing the process at home and at work
Speakers: Elizabeth Keith, Rosemary Mulryan and Andrew Cripe
Moderator: Cecilia Horan
Monday, June 1, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm, Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served
Location: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Suite 300, 222 North LaSalle Street, Chicago

Additional information: Speakers will address the practical, legal and employment issues surrounding adoption by GLBT families.

Kraft Foods Inc

Inclusiveness and Acceptance hosted by the Kraft Rainbow Council (LGBT Employee Resource Group)
Speaker: Esera Tuaolo, former professional football defensive lineman in the National Football League for nine years, including participant in Super Bowl XXXIII with the Atlanta Falcons, will speak about his various life experiences about being gay and coming out.
Wednesday June 3, 2009
Time: 8:30am - 10:00am. Light breakfast will be served
Location: Location: Kraft Foods Inc, Three Lakes Drive, Northfield

Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

The Power of the LGBT Audience in an Evolving Media World
Speakers: Lisa Sherman, Executive Vice President, General Manager, LOGO (New York, NY); James D. Nguyen, Partner, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP (Beverly Hills, CA)
Moderator: Sally Olson, Partner, Diversity Committee Chair, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP (Chicago, IL)
Monday June 8, 2009
Time: 12:00pm - 1:15pm. Lunch will be served.
Location: Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP, 30th Floor, 225 West Wacker Drive, Chicago

Ernst & Young, LLP

Leading Through Inclusion: LGBT 101 - Increasing awareness and understanding of LGBT issues in the workplace
Speakers: Kelli Stokes, Caterpillar, Inc; Kristin Slavish, Hewitt Associates, Inc; Shawn McCormick, Kraft Foods.
Moderator: Christine Crespo, Americas Inclusiveness Strategy - LGBTA Leader, Ernst & Young, LLP
Wednesday June 10, 2009
Time: 11:30am - 1:15pm. Lunch will be served.
Location: Sears Tower, 33rd Floor Conference Center, 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago

Additional information: Speakers will share content and the development process of LGBT awareness programs in the workplace.

Baird & Warner

OUT of the Office - LGBT professional networking event
Thursday June 11, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm. Cash bar. Hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Location: Wild Pug, 4810 North Broadway Street and Crew Bar & Grill, 4804 North Broadway Street, Chicago

Additional information: Baird & Warner hosts its annual LGBT professional networking reception "OUT of the Office." About 300 LGBT professionals enjoy this annual networking event to kick off Pride month in Chicago.

Exelon Corporation

Recruiting Strategies and Techniques for LGBT Professionals: Panel Discussion
Speakers: Lori Fox, Mosaic Identity; Richard Friend, Friend and Associates, Randy Vacek, Ernst & Young, LLP; Shane Windmeyer, Campus Pride
Moderator: Kristin Joy Zelkowitz, Exelon Corporation
Friday June 12, 2009
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Location: Exelon Corporation, 48th Floor, 10 South Dearborn Street, Chicago

McDermott Will & Emery / Lambda Legal

Understanding the Iowa Same-Sex Marriage Decision and Employee Benefits Available to Same-Sex Spouses
Speakers: Jim Bennett, Lambda Legal; Todd Solomon, McDermott Will & Emery; Brian Tiemann, McDermott Will & Emery
Wednesday June 17, 2009
Time: 10:00am - 11:30am. Refreshments will be served.
Location: McDermott Will & Emery, 44th Floor, 227 West Monroe Street, Chicago

UBS / PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Conceivable Options: Alternative Family Building
Speaker: Mindy Berkson
Thursday June 18, 2009
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm. Lunch will be served.
Location: UBS Tower, 38th Floor, 1 North Wacker Drive, Chicago

Motorola / Jenner & Block LLP / Deloitte

About Face Theatre presents "LGBT Workplace in Four Acts". This performance will explore issues of diversity, inclusion, and acceptance in four vignettes inspired by experiences of LGBT people in the workplace. Performance will be followed by discussion.
Thursday June 18, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Location: Jenner & Block LLP, 330 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago

Additional information: About Face Theatre - Working within and beyond the GLBT communities, About Face Theatre is committed to innovation, artistic excellence and community transformation. Their projects strive to challenge their artists' and audience's intellects, imaginations, self-conceptions, moral expectations, and ideas about gender and sexuality in contemporary and historical contexts. About Face has emerged as one of Chicago's most respected theatres, and is quickly emerging as a national center for the development of gay and lesbian theatre.

Allstate Insurance Company / Sodexo

Advertising on a Kinsey Scale - A spectrum of LGBT Advertising Appeals
Speakers: Christopher Warmanen, Creative Director and Joe Gray, Senior Planner, Leo Burnett
Monday June 22, 2009
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm. Lunch will be served.
Location: Allstate Insurance Company, 2775 Sanders Road, Northbrook
Note: This program will also be broadcast via teleconference and internet. Follow instructions on RSVP link.

FSIX Chicago / Prudential Insurance Company of America / KPMG LLP

Job Search Strategies: Hunting in Times of Uncertainty
Speakers: from Robert Half International and Prudential Insurance Company of America
Monday June 22, 2009
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Location: KPMG LLP, 303 East Wacker Drive, Chicago

Hewitt Associates, Inc.

From where we've come to where we are going: Celebrating our first 40 years
Speaker: Keith Boykin, TV host, author and speaker
Tuesday June 23, 2009
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served
Location: Hewitt Associates, Cafe 2A, 4 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire
Note: This program will also be broadcast via teleconference and internet. Follow instructions on RSVP link.

Sodexo, Inc.

An Ally is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Recruitment and engagement of Ally support for LGBT network groups
Speakers: Joe Hoffman, Thomas Mackall and Jude Medieros
Moderator: Greg Woulf
Friday June 26, 2009
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm.
Location: Bank of America, 43rd Floor, 135 South LaSalle Street, Chicago

Additional information: Learning Lab and discussion panel discussing recruitment and engagement of Ally support for LGBT network groups. Learning lab will be followed by happy hour and networking.

PepsiCo / Accenture / Aon / CNA / Hyatt Hotels & Resorts / JPMorgan Chase / Orbitz

Family Pride at the Museum of Science and Industry. General admission and lunch included for Citywide Pride attendees.
Saturday June 27, 2009
Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm. Lunch and refreshments will be served from 11:00am – 3:00pm.
Location: Museum of Science and Industry, 5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago

Additional Information: PepsiCo, Accenture, Aon, CNA, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, JPMorgan Chase and Orbitz are partnering to present Family Pride at the Museum of Science and Industry. It will be a time for the LGBTA community to celebrate with their family and friends at one of the greatest venues in Chicagoland. Lunch and general admission will be provided. Those attending will have the ability to purchase special event tickets (i.e. Harry Potter, Smart House, etc.). Hours of operation at the Museum of Science and Industry are 9:30am to 4:00pm with Citywide Pride lunch being served from 11:00am to 3:00pm.

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