NEW YORK, July 30 /EMWNews/ -- The National Association for

Multi-ethnicity In Communications (NAMIC) today announced the roster of

senior executives scheduled to participate in a Diversity Town Hall Meeting

as part of the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference. Kicking off Cable Diversity

Week, the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference will be held September 14-16, 2008

at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel.



    



    Produced to stimulate dialogue on multi-ethnic diversity and inclusion,

the Diversity Town Hall Meeting will focus on hot topics such as the

results of the NAMIC 2008 Employment Research survey. Facilitated in

partnership with DiversityInc magazine, the comprehensive biennial survey

provides a baseline of statistics about the state of multi-ethnic

employment in the telecommunications industry. Business leaders confirmed

to take part in the Diversity Town Hall Meeting include David Cohen, EVP,

Comcast Corporation; Debra Lee, chairman & CEO, BET Networks; John Lansing,

president, Scripps Networks; Kyle McSlarrow, president & CEO, National

Cable Television Association; Abbe Raven, president & CEO, A&E Television

Networks; Johnathan Rodgers, president & CEO, TV One; and Luke Visconti,

co-founder & partner, DiversityInc.



    "We are privileged to produce a Town Hall session which features such

an illustrious group of our industry's thought leaders and advocates of

diversity," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC. "These executives

recognize the contribution that an ethnically inclusive workforce and

supplier base make to the growth of the industry at-large."



    In addition to the Diversity Town Hall Meeting, the 22nd Annual NAMIC

Conference will be highlighted by a robust agenda anchored by four

educational track sessions: Ad Sales, Corporate Diversity & Inclusion,

Digital Media and Leadership Development. Additional conference highlights

include the presentation of the 2008 Mickey Leland Humanitarian Achievement

Award, the Excellence in Multicultural Marketing Awards (EMMA), which

recognize the best and most innovative campaigns targeting ethnic markets,

a special L. Patrick Mellon Mentorship Luncheon celebrating the program's

fifteen year anniversary, the NAMIC Fall 2008 Writers' Workshop, the

Diversity in Communications Career Expo, and more.



    The dynamic speaker line-up for the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference is

expanding daily. More than one hundred executives are expected to

participate in the Conference agenda such as Deanna Brown, president,

Interactive Group, Scripps Networks; Joan Gillman, president, Media Sales,

Time Warner Cable; Chet Kanojia, CEO, Navic Networks; Wonya Lucas, chief

marketing officer, Discovery Communications; Roland Martin, journalist &

syndicated columnist; John Norris, correspondent for MTV News and Stephen

Palacios, EVP, Cheskin, just to name a few.



    Annual Conference sponsors to date include BET, ESPN Deportes, Scripps

Networks, Walter Kaitz Foundation, Russell Reynolds, WE tv, A&E Television

Networks, Cisco, NY1/NY1 Noticias, Time Warner Cable, Rainbow Media,

Motorola, NCTA, TuTv, TV One and WOW!. Inquiries regarding event

sponsorship and the Diversity in Communications Career Expo exhibition

should be directed to Danny McGlone, vice president of fund development,

NAMIC, at 212-594-5985.



    For more information on the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference and to access

online registration, visit http://www.namic.com or contact Sandra Girado, meetings

and events manager, NAMIC, at 212-594-5985.

    About NAMIC



    NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is

the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the

communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association,

today NAMIC is comprised of 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of

17 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education,

advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the

workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership

cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the

multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve. For more information,

please visit http://www.namic.com.