2008 Diversity in Practice Conference

Registration: 7:15 - 7:45 Breakfast: 7:45 - 8:40 Awards Presentation: 8:45 - 9:10 Breakout Sessions: 9:15 - 10:15 Breakout Sessions: 10:30 - 11:30 Attendees choose 2 sessions: 9:15 & 10:30      All four sessions offered at each time $90 PER ATTENDEE (conference rate) $50 PER ATTENDEE (breakfast only) Corporate tables available upon request		DENNIS WAYNE ARCHER    Dennis W. Archer is chairman of Dickinson Wright, a Detroit-based law firm with more than 200 attorneys and offices in Michigan and Washington, D.C. He sits on the corporate boards of Johnson Controls Inc., Compuware Corporation, and Masco Corporation.    Archer served two four-year terms as mayor of the city of Detroit (1994-2001) and earned national and international respect for his success in changing Detroit's image and direction.    In 2000, Mayor Archer was named Public Official of the Year by Governing magazine. Archer served on the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and was president of the National League of Cities from 2000-2001. He received an Award of Excellence and was named 1998 Newsmaker of the Year by Engineering News-Record magazine, a sister publication of Business Week. He has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Black Americans by Ebony magazine; and one of the 100 Most Powerful Attorneys in the United States by the National Law Journal. Archer was named one of the 25 Most Dynamic Mayors in America by Newsweek magazine.    In 1985, Governor James Blanchard appointed Archer an associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court. He was elected to an eight-year term the following year. In his final year on the bench in 1990, Archer was named the most respected judge in Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.    Archer has long been active in the organized bar. He was the first person of color elected president of the American Bar Association (2003-2004) as well as the State Bar of Michigan. He has also served as president of the Wolverine Bar Association and the National Bar Association. Archer is a Life Member of the Fellows of The American Bar Foundation and the National Bar Association, a Fellow of the International Society of Barristers, a Fellow of the College of Law Office Management and Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.
WHY DIVERSITY INITIATIVES MAKE BUSINESS SENSE (1 CLE HOUR) Chair: Jayne Miller, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. A panel of in-house lawyers will talk about the benefits of successful diversity-related initiatives in the legal field, examine RFP's and contracts with clauses aimed at broadening diversity, how to avoid claims of reverse discrimination, and why they're looking for diversity initiatives when hiring a law firm. Panelists to include:    Priscilla Keith,   Health and Hospital Corporation  Marya M. Rose,    Cummins Inc.  Norman G. Tabler Jr.,    Clarian Health Alonzo Weems,    Eli Lilly & Company THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (1 CLE HOUR) Co-Chairs: Gregory S. Fehribach, Stark Doninger & Smith LLP John Maley, Barnes & Thornburg LLP A civil rights protection for a forgotten population. CHANGING THE SYSTEM: ENHANCING MULTICULTURAL COMPETENCE IN LAW FIRMS (1 NLS HOUR) Presented by: Jeff McKinney The Angkor Group Rachael Pontikes, Duane Morris LLP Over the last few years, diversity issues have become part of the daily discussion in law firms. Firms are increasingly under pressure from clients, internal firm members, and the larger community to recruit, retain, and empower a diverse staff. This session will help law firms rethink and reframe the discussion around multicultural competence, a model based on a philosophy of abundance with a central focus on understanding all of the contributions and opportunities that are possible from everyone in the firm. Rachael Pontikes, Senior Associate of Duane Morris in Chicago, will discuss the challenges of the day-to-day implementation of diversity initiatives. M/WBE PARTICIPATION PROGRAMS: ROADMAP AND CHALLENGES (1 CLE HOUR) Co-Chairs: Brenda S. Horn, Ice Miller LLP Ruth Rivera, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun A panel will provide an overview of the minority and women business enterprise certification process; compare and contrast the types of certification available; discuss the components of a participation plan, including enforcement options; and review recent challenges made to participation plans and pending ballot measures regarding participation plans.
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	Monday, October 6, 2008
	Investors uneasy about $6.5B Lilly buy Wall Street didn't embrace Eli Lilly and Co.'s plan to acquire biotech firm ImClone Systems Inc., a maker of cancer drugs, for $6.5 billion. Lilly shares tumbled 5 percent today to less than $40 per share-a new 52-week low. One analyst called Lilly's deal "an act of desperation" as the company struggles to find new drugs to replace several that will face competition from cheaper, generic copies beginning in 2011.   Hoosier stocks, global markets tumble Stocks in Indiana and across the globe tumbled again today, as fears grew that the financial crisis will cascade through economies globally despite bailout efforts by the U.S. and other governments. The Dow Jones industrials skidded nearly 500 points and fell below 10,000 for the first time in four years. In Indiana, locally based Calumet Specialty Products Partners tumbled 27 percent, while Columbus-based Irwin Financial Corp. fell 21 percent.
	Logistics firm adding 120 in Plainfield OHL, a Tennessee-based provider of logistics services, announced today that it will expand its Plainfield operations, investing $11.3 million and creating 120 jobs. The expansion will boost employment at OHL's 3.2-million-square-foot Plainfield campus to 520. OHL provides logistics services for a variety of firms. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. said the state is providing a $200,000 grant to help train OHL workers in such areas as operating forklifts and using computer software. Franklin alloy firm selling for $10.5M Nonferrous Products Inc., a Franklin company specializing in metalworking and specialty alloys, has agreed to be acquired by International Beryllium Corp. of Vancouver, British Columbia, for $10.5 million. Nonferrous, which employs 35 at its 12-acre Franklin campus, reported $11.7 million in 2007 revenue.   Indiana storm damage stings insurer Damage in Indiana caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike is causing steep losses for an Ohio insurer with a big presence here. State Auto Financial Corp., a property-and-casualty insurer based in Columbus, Ohio, said it has customers in Texas, where Ike made landfall Sept. 13, but suffered its worst losses in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. State Auto estimates it will report total pretax catastrophe losses in the third quarter of $55 million to $60 million.   Janitor switchover sparks rally at tower Janitors and clergy staged a rally this morning over a decision by the owner of the 101 West Ohio office tower downtown to hire a janitorial contractor that didn't sign on to a citywide janitors' contract negotiated last spring. The Service Employees International Union said building owner Philadelphia-based Amerimar Enterprises replaced New York-based ABM Industries Inc. with locally based Executive Management Services. ABM had signed on to the pact-which stipulates higher pay and benefits-while EMS did not.   Wanted: big-time college football coach A winning program at IU would bring in a windfall of cash. The Score You-review-it Monday Your thoughts on weekend performances? Lou Harry's A&E From IBJ staff - Compiled by Greg Andrews
	Wabash student found dead in fraternity house A Wabash College freshman was found dead yesterday morning in his Delta Tau Delta fraternity house. School officials have identified the student as Johnny D. Smith, 18, of Arizona. The Montgomery County coroner says an autopsy will take place tomorrow or Wednesday. Results from the toxicology report could take a month. Fox 59 will have more information at 10 p.m. Man dies in overnight shooting on west side An Indianapolis man is dead after an overnight shooting on the west side. Police responded about 2 a.m. to a report of shots fired near 38th Street and High School Road. Officers found the victim's vehicle in a creek at the bottom of an embankment. The 23-year-old black male found inside the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. A short time later, officers stopped two vehicles with bullet holes near the Indiana State Fairgrounds. They found several guns in the car and detained five people. Police don't know if those people were involved in the shooting, but think they were at the scene.
	Voter-registration deadline arrives, voting starts Today is the last day for Hoosiers to register to vote in the November election. All voter registration forms must be postmarked by today. Marion County residents also can register in person at the City-County Building until 5 p.m. Today is the first day for early voting. Marion County residents can cost their ballots at City-County Building from now until Nov. 4. LOCKDOWN Nervous financial institutions are cutting off some Indianapolis borrowers.   Rooney's death spawns uncertainty Executive's not-for-profit, struggling insurance company left without clear-cut successors.
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