Upcoming Key Multicultural & Diversity Events July – October 2023 Featured Events - 8th Annual ColorComm Conference, July 26-28, Miami, FL
- Live Research Webinar: Results from the Community Marketing & Insights 17th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, July 27 at 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT
- 2023 AAF Mosaic Awards – Partner with us! September 22, New York, NY
- UGA Diversity & Inclusion Professional Certificate Program, Oct 4 – 25, Online
- 2023 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards, Oct 10 – 12, Las Vegas, NV
- HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards, Oct 12, Chicago, IL
- The Collective Experience: 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference, Presented by Tourism Diversity Matters, October 23-24, Philadelphia, PA
|
|
8th Annual ColorComm Conference, July 26-28, Miami, FL ColorComm, Inc., the nation’s leading women’s platform addressing diversity & inclusion across the communications, marketing, advertising, and media industries, will host its 8th Annual ColorComm Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida. The ColorComm Conference is an exclusive business retreat connecting more than 400 executive leaders from across the communications, marketing, advertising, and digital industries. The conference commonly referred to as #C2Miami opens on Wednesday, July 26 with the ColorComm Circle Awards, the highest honor awarded to a select group of women changing the face of the communications industry. The conference will follow a full day of programming for three days and will conclude on Friday, July 28 with ColorComm’s Signature Business Luncheon featuring an inspiring and impactful leader. “Reconnect & Reimagine” is the theme for ColorComm’s 8th Annual Conference, where attendees will reconnect after four years of being away due to the pandemic and will reimagine their journeys at work and reimagine what success looks like to them in a new way of life. ColorComm’s 2023 Sponsors include: Google, NBC, Comcast, Paramount, McDonald’s, Delta, JPMorgan Chase & Co., AARP, + many others. Registration is now open www.c2miami.com |
|
Live Research Webinar: Results from the Community Marketing & Insights 17th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, July 27 at 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT Learn about the LGBTQ community from the latest research. Free webinar and survey report. Live Webinar: Key findings from the Community Marketing & Insights 17th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey - Thursday, July 27
- 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT
Request your free webinar link by emailing research@CMI.info with your name, title and company. All attendees will receive a complimentary download of the full survey report. This informative update will cover these and other topical conversations: - The power of corporate outreach via sponsorships, advertising, Pride, etc.
- LGBTQ demographics and trends over the years
- Preferred terminology in corporate communications, and use of pronouns
- Consumer purchases and priorities
- Politics and political initiatives targeting LGBTQ and Trans/Nonbinary communities; How it affects the community
- The gap between perceived LGBTQ-welcoming and non-welcoming states is getting wider.
- LGBTQ media consumption and trends
CMI’s LGBTQ Research Report Download Page Visit the CMI research download page for many informative reports: To connect and discuss your LGBTQ community research needs, please email tom@cmi.info Community Marketing & Insights, since 1992 An NGLCC-Certified LGBT-Owned Business Enterprise |
|
2023 AAF Mosaic Awards – Partner with us! September 22, New York, NY The AAF Mosaic Awards honors companies and individuals who embody the Mosaic Principles—an action-oriented roadmap to create a more inclusive industry. Mosaic Award recipients display their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through creative work, advocacy, and company-wide initiatives. Each year, individuals and companies are selected as winners for each of the nine Mosaic Award categories. Partnering with the Mosaic Center through sponsorship affirms your organization’s pledge to creating a more inclusive industry. View sponsorship levels and mark your calendar for the Mosaic Awards, Friday, September 22, 2023! To sponsor or purchase tables and tickets contact LeAirra Lacey (llacey@aaf.org) You won’t want to miss this event! |
|
UGA Diversity & Inclusion Professional Certificate Program, Oct 4 – 25, Online A LACK OF INCLUSION IS A QUANTIFIABLE RISK . . . MANAGE IT! Can your organization measure D&I, identify opportunities to improve, and implement them? The key to these skills is gaining an understanding of ISO-30415:2021 by earning a Diversity & Inclusion Professional Certificate from UGA Executive Education. This program is presented in partnership with Inclusion Score, the operating system for assessing D&I organizational risk. With training from established experts in this area, you’ll learn to minimize risk by creating inclusive business processes — from hiring practices to communications to supplier diversity. Upon completing the program, you’ll receive a certificate verifying your understanding of ISO-30415:2021 and certification by Inclusion Score. STRUCTURE & TAKE-AWAYS This online program introduces the ISO-30415:2021 standard via the D&I Service Management (DISM) Lifecycle framework. The program features weekly live sessions with internationally recognized lecturers, Q&As to demonstrate the Inclusion Maturity Model Integration (IMMI) and uses cases across organizational governance, product delivery, human resources, and supply chain management. DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE - Orientation, September 27: Program Overview
- Week 1, October 4: Understanding the 32 Risk Domains
- Week 2, October 11: Maturity Models
- Week 3, October 18: Defining the 27 Diversity Types
- Week 4, October 25: Preparing for Certification Exam
This program requires online work for 2 to 4 hours per week using an Inclusion Score case study application activity. Participation is expected in weekly live remote sessions from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. EST on October 4, 11, 18, and 25. The total program cost is $1250 per person. |
|
2023 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards, Oct 10 – 12, Las Vegas, NV The ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards are now open for agency and client teams to submit their work! We are looking forward to honoring the most creative multicultural and inclusive marketing work executed over the past year (eligible work will have run between June 2022 – June 2023). This year marks the 23rd Annual program and will feature 16 categories: African American, Asian, Audio (Radio, Podcasts, etc.), Cross-Cultural Campaigns, Demonstrated Growth, Digital/Social/Mobile, Experiential Marketing, Hispanic, NEW!Holiday and Milestones, LGBTQ+, NEW! Marketing to the 55+ Consumer, People with Disabilities, Rising Multicultural Segments, Small Budget, Socially Responsible and NEW! Sports. Last chance to enter work! Final Deadline: Friday, July 7, 2023 Note: our program is running approximately two weeks early this year so don’t delay, get your entries in today! |
|
HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards, Oct 12, Chicago, IL The HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards are the most prestigious awards in multicultural communications and provide a forum that reflects the innovative, creative, and cultural competence of multicultural campaigns recognized by the industry’s leading professional organizations. This year’s theme, “The Future is Nuestro,” recognizes the profound impact that Hispanic culture has had globally over the past decade and preludes how our rich tapestry of traditions, languages, and perspectives will continue to captivate hearts and minds worldwide, bridging gaps and fostering unity across cultures for years to come. The 2023 ¡BRAVO! Awards honorees include Hispanic Heritage Foundation President and CEO Jose Antonio Tijerino, as Pioneer of the Year Award; host of MSNBC’s American Voices and Latina to Latina podcast, and author Alicia Menendez, as Journalist of the Year, and Omnicom Communications Consultancy Network Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer Soon Mee Kim, as DEI Person of the Year. The HPRA ¡BRAVO! Awards are set to take place at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 2023. Finalists will be announced in August. Limited sponsorship opportunities are available. Visit https://bravo.hprausa.org/ for more information. |
|
The Collective Experience: 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference, Presented by Tourism Diversity Matters, October 23-24, Philadelphia, PA Driven by the thought leadership of Tourism Diversity Matters (TDM), The Collective Experience: 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference is dedicated to the exchange of insights and concepts about diversity, inclusion, and equity best practices. The conference goal will be to provide a learning forum focused on diverse and inclusive strategies that can influence corporate social responsibility and create fair treatment, access, and advancement for all, eliminating barriers. The Collective Experience aims to establish interactive cross-cultural comprehension by producing critical dialogue and exchanging knowledge of effective tactics. The Conference is designed for CEOs, corporate leaders, Chief Diversity Officers, government officials, and university-level educators and administrators seeking new innovative, forward-thinking diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. The conference will be located at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, 201 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, October 23-24, 2023. Register and learn more here: https://www.tdmcollective.com/ |
|
Upcoming Events in 2023 Check back to view updated information as we receive it which will be posted at https://multicultural.com/calendar. Jul 26 – 28, 2023 8th Annual ColorComm Conference ColorComm, Inc. http://www.c2miami.com/ Jul 27, 2023 Live Research Webinar: Results from the Community Marketing & Insights 17th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey, July 27 at 1:30pm EDT / 10:30am PDT Community Marketing & Insights, CMI research@CMI.info Sep 22, 2023 2023 AAF Mosaic Awards – Partner with us! American Advertising Federation, AAF https://aaf.org/mosaicawards Oct 4 – 25, 2023 UGA Diversity & Inclusion Professional Certificate Program Terry College | UGA https://www.terry.uga.edu/executive/diversity-inclusion-professional-certificate Oct 10 – 12, 2023 2023 ANA Multicultural Excellence Awards Association of National Advertisers http://www.anamulticulturalawards.org/ Oct 12, 2023 HPRA National ¡BRAVO! Awards Hispanic Public Relations Association https://bravo.hprausa.org/ Oct 23 – 24, 2023 The Collective Experience: 2023 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference, Presented by Tourism Diversity Matters Tourism Diversity Matters https://www.tdmcollective.com/ |
|
Do you have an event or conference that should be featured in our next Save the Dates newsletter? If you are interested in including your event descriptive paragraph and logo in our next issue of Multicultural Marketing News/MMRNews ($425) or as a simple listing ($100), please visit here or contact Lisa Skriloff at 212-242-3351 or Lisa@multicultural.com. Some events may qualify for a free simple listing. Request your free code from lisa@multicultural.com.Sign up here to feature your organization/company on multicultural.com. To send a solo eblast to MMRNews subscribers, learn more here and sign up here. Next Issue: August 2023 Newsletter Save the Dates for Key 2023 Multicultural & Diversity Conferences + events Deadline for reservations: August 1st Deadline for copy August 4th |
|
About This Newsletter Multicultural Marketing News (MMRNews), is a free e-mail newsletter published by Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc. (MMR) and sent to +9000 subscribers. For a free subscription, sign up here. |
|
|
|
