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2nd National MBA Diversity Symposium & Social

Saturday, August 5, 2006 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (CT)

Chicago, IL

2nd National MBA Diversity Symposium & Social

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
General Admission   more info Ended $29.95 $0.99
Charity Dinner at Zest   more info Ended $99.95 $2.00

Event Details

Please register now to claim your space. Also, please remember to print out your receipt and bring with you on the day of the event! Tickets will not be sold at the door.

The MBADiversity Organization would like to announce the 2nd National Symposium & Social "Fortitude: Triumph in the Face of Adversity". The comprehensive recruiting and networking event will be held at the Gleacher Center in downtown Chicago on Saturday, August 5th, 2006 .

Speakers will include Keith Clinkscales, an alum of Harvard Business School and senior vice president and general manager of ESPN Publishing, Fedra Pouideh, an alum of Tuck School of Business and author of The Blushing MBA. An Executive Coaching Program will be facilitated by Karlin Sloan & Company. Ms. Sloan is an adjunct professor at The Wharton School and author of the new book "Smarter, Faster, Better: Strategies for Effective, Enduring and Fulfilled Leadership" (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, June 2006).

The Symposium will include workshops and panels for both prospectives and current/alumni MBAs.

If you are thinking about pursuing an MBA, you will participate in a GMAT preparation workshop, an Admissions panel, and dialogue with admissions representatives and students from top business schools.

Current and alumni MBAs are also encouraged to attend this event; there will be a career panel, executive workshop and networking opportunities with top employers.

The day will end with upscale charity dinner at Zest! restaurant.

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entrance of Intercontinental Chicago

A limited number of tickets are now on sale for the Charity dinner at Zest restaurant the evening of the national symposium. Join us, along with high-profile influentials, for a private evening dinner. Upscale attire. As a 501 c 3 non-profit, your ticket purchase is tax-deductible. 

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Business attire is suggested for the symposium. Discounted hotel room block is available at the Intercontinental Chicago, which is only a block away from The Gleacher Center. 

Please feel free to invite a friend and split the cost of a room to keep your accommodation costs down.

Note: Please reserve your space now, as space is limited to 250 attendees.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mbadiversity.com/symposium.html

2006 Sponsors/Alliances:

Institutional Sponsors:

The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley

University of Chicago Graduate School of Business

Ross School of Business at University of Michigan

Cox School of Business at SMU

The Johnson School at Cornell University

Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis

The Boston University School of Management

The Georgetown MBA Program

The Smeal College of Business at Penn State University

The Yale School of Management

GMAT and pre-MBA sponsors:
Manhattan GMAT
Bell Curves
B-school Essays


Media Sponsors:
Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education
Women MBA magazine
Minority Professional Network (MPN)
Savvy Miss
MBA Podcaster
The Real Hot 100 project

Alliances:
Net Impact
National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)

In-Kind sponsors:
Tazo Tea
Warm Spirit
Intercontinental Chicago
The Estee Lauder Companies
Savvy Miss
Annie Mae Cheesecakes
General Mills