NAMIC Partners With VarietyCareers.com to Present Career Expo

NAMIC Partners With VarietyCareers.com to Present Career Expo

Exhibition Scheduled In Conjunction With The 20th Annual NAMIC Conference

NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMIC, a leading professional organization committed to educating and advocating for the cause of diversity, today announced the roster of companies confirmed to exhibit at the 2006 NAMIC Career Expo. Scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2006 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event is being held in conjunction with the 20th Annual NAMIC Conference taking place at New York's historic Waldorf-Astoria.

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"The goal of the Career Expo is to provide a venue where socially responsible organizations and qualified professionals of color can share information, engage in the recruitment process and develop interpersonal connections that may lead to career advancement," said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC.

Presented by NAMIC in partnership with VarietyCareers.com, the event is free and open to the public. Exhibiting employers confirmed to date include: Advance/Newhouse Communications & Bright House Networks, A&E Television Networks, Bloomberg, Cablevision Systems Corporation/Rainbow Media Holdings LLC, Campbell-Ewald, Comcast Cable, Cox Communications, Deloitte, Discovery Communications, Disney and ESPN Media Networks, Fox Cable Network, HBO, Lifetime Networks, MTV Networks, MAIAjobs, NBC Universal, New Egland Sports Network, Scientific Atlanta (A Cisco Company), Scripps Networks, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Starz Entertainment Group LLC, Time Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting System, The Weather Channel and VarietyCareers.com.

Register for the 20th Annual NAMIC Conference and view the full agenda by logging onto http://www.namic.com/. Day passes, ala Carte event tickets and special student rates are available. The final date to register online is Wednesday, September 6. Corporate sponsorship inquiries should be directed to Danny McGlone, Director of Development, 212-594-5985.

About NAMIC

NAMIC is the premier organization focusing on ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of nearly 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 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.

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Source: NAMIC

CONTACT: Charmaine Chapman, BTB Communications, +1-310-902-8617,
char@btbcommunications.com

Web site: http://www.namic.com/
http://varietycareers.com/

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