2006 EVENTS
NOV 6	Careers and the disAbled Magazine’s Career Expo, Washington DC For those of you who work with students, please have them respond directly to Careers and disAbled Magazine and register for the Expo. The website is www.eop.com and look for the Washington DC Expo.
OCT 6 - 7	US Business Leadership Network Annual Conference, Minneapolis The U. S. Business Leadership Network (USBLN) is having its 9th Annual National Conference, which will be held October 4-6, 2006 at the Minneapolis Marriott City Center hotel in Minneapolis, MN. This year's annual conference is being hosted by the Minnesota Business Leadership Network. Over 400 attendees are expected from BLN chapters across the country, as well as leaders and professionals from corporations, small businesses, colleges and universities, service providers, and the workforce development community. These leaders and professionals recognize the benefits of including people with disabilities in their workforce and marketplace and view people with disabilities as strategic business partners in today’s workplace. Conference Highlights This year’s conference has added a career fair for students with disabilities. Minnesota is the kick-off site for the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) annual National Mentoring Day. October 4th will begin with a nationally broadcast, live news conference and the career fair. Nationally recognized speakers for the conference include: • The Honorable Bob Dole • Stedman Graham • Emmanuel Yeboah Conference Information and Registration For complete details on the conference including session information and registration, visit the conference web site at: www.mnbln.org/USBLNconference
OCT 13	Career Planning for College Students with Disabilities, Washington DC COSD and the University of Tennessee Disability Careers Office (DCO) have been invited to present at George Washington University at a full-day seminar designed for universities, particularly career services and disability services personnel. The audience is expected to be large and representing metro DC area schools and beyond into other states. Sarah Helm will be presenting for the DCO as a successful example of collaboration between career services and disability services. COSD will be presenting to further promote COSD Career Gateway to this audience. Other presenters, who will be discussing internships include Sara Mahoney representing the Washington Center, Betsy Kravitz representing the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) and Rayna Aylward representing the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. Each will be inviting one student as a further representative of their respective programs. Christy Willis, Director of Disability Services at George Washington University is coordinating this event. Her e mail address is cwillis@gwu.edu.
NOV 14	Career Planning for College Students with Disabilities, Manchester, NH COSD and the University of Tennessee Disability Careers Office (DCO) have been invited by Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester to present three programs. First, Sarah Helm, Coordinator of the DCO and I are invited to present at the Manchester Area Human Resources Management Breakfast Meeting. We will be discussing employment and college graduates with disabilities with a number of area employers. Second, we will return to the SNHU campus and conduct a program with SNHU students about disclosure, self-advocacy and requesting workplace accommodations. Third, we will present an afternoon seminar designed for universities, particularly career services and disability services personnel. The audience is expected to be large and representing New England schools. AHEAD in New England will hold its Fall Meeting at SNHU and incorporate this presentation into their agenda. Additionally, EACE will be invited to represent the career services “side of the house.” Sarah Helm will be presenting for the DCO as a successful example of collaboration between career services and disability services. COSD will be presenting to further promote COSD Career Gateway to this audience.
2007 EVENTS
MAY 29 - JUN 1	NACE National Meeting and Exposition, New York The NACE 2007 National Meeting will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis in the heart of Times Square. This event is a great opportunity for employers and Career Services professionals to meet and share ideas. COSD has presented at NACE in the past and will be involved with this event this year as well. In the coming months, there will be details for this conference at http://www.naceweb.org , then click on Events and National Meeting. When the website is up and running, it will be highlighted here.