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Dear NAMIC Supporter:
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2016 NAMIC Next Generation Leaders:
(L-R): Detavio Samuels, President, One Solution & Interactive One; Urvashi Shivdasani, SVP, Finance - International, Discovery Networks International, Discovery Communications; Bobby Amirshahi, SVP, Corporate Communications, Univision Communications Inc.; and Sean Cohan, President, International and Digital Media, A+E Networks.
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Remember, online registration is now open for the
31st Annual NAMIC Conference.
Take advantage of early-bird promotional rates until June 1.
Also, we want to hear from you. Please send your Annual NAMIC Conference ideas or suggestions for compelling and dynamic session topics or speakers to
[email protected].
Those interested in sponsorship opportunities should contact Sandra Girado, NAMIC's Vice President, Events and Partner Relations at [email protected] or 212-594-5985.
NAMIC's on a mission to educate, advocate and empower for multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry via leadership and professional development programs and initiatives. Remember, if you're a non-member and attend a local NAMIC event, join on the spot and receive 10% off your NAMIC membership! Inquire at the event.
- May 18: Register now for NAMIC-Atlanta's "East Meets West: Issues Impacting Asian Americans in Corporate America
- May 23: Register now for NAMIC-Denver's Membership Mixer
- May 24: Register now for NAMIC-Southern California's "Seven X 7"
- June 1: Save the date for NAMIC-Atlanta's "Savor at the Lake"
- June 2: Application Deadline for the NAMIC Leadership Seminar, July 12-14, 2017, Philadelphia, PA
- June 7-8: Register for PortadaLat2017, Miami, FL
- June 12-16: Register now and be sure to use the NAMIC member code, EBEXTEND for NewBay Media's VIDWeek New York, NY
- June 17: Register now for NAMIC-Denver's "Juneteenth Music Festival Parade March"
- July 28: Deadline to nominate a leader for NAMIC's Executive Leadership Development Program (ELDP) Class XVII. Fellowship opportunity also available
- September 26-27: Register now and save with early-bird pricing for the Annual NAMIC Conference, New York, NY
- October 25-27: Save the Date for the NAMIC Leadership Seminar, Dallas, TX
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Susan Waldman
Senior Manager, Membership and Publications
NAMIC
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LATEST DIVERSITY NEWS
Vanity Fair
MTV
So ... how bad do things look? Is the Census Bureau going to be ready to start counting us all up on April 1, 2020? We called up Kenneth Prewitt, who directed the Census Bureau before the 2000 census, to see where things stand.
PR Newswire
The DiversityInc Top 50 list, issued yearly since 2001, recognizes the nation's top companies for diversity and inclusion management. These companies excel in such areas as hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, LGBT and veterans.
Fortune
In the top 5, as we've come to expect, are Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, KPMG and Procter & Gamble. Over the last 15 years, the list has grown from three qualifying companies to 25; IBM and American Express have earned a spot on the list every year.
Target Market News
iONE Digital, formerly known as Interactive One, announced the acquisition of digital media properties Bossip.com, HipHopWired.com and MadameNoire.com from Moguldom Media Group.
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PROGRAMMING
HispanicAd
HispanicAd in association with Adam R Jacobson are proud to announce the availability of the 2017 Hispanic TV Upfront Report.
Adweek
Vice Media and Telemundo are partnering on a wide-ranging content agreement that will bring non-fiction Vice content to NBC's two Spanish-language networks, Telemundo and Universo.
Variety
Univision executives gave a big plug to the multicultural programming on cabler Fusion and the efforts to diversify the range of programming on the mothership broadcast networks during its upfront presentation.
Realscreen
Discovery U.S. Hispanic networks', Discovery en Español and lifestyle-focused Discovery Familia, upfront slate has more than 1,000 hours of content for its television and digital platforms, including a new series on the hunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar's fortune.
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MULTICULTURAL MARKETING
PR Newswire
REVOLT today announced a new research study, Gen Z & The Engagement Economy, which explores the broadest measurement of Gen Z's media usage to date - from music streaming services, emerging social and OTT video platforms, to eSports participation; how Gen Z is using social differently, and what marketers can do to better engage them.
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JOB BANK
The NAMIC Job Bank provides access to the best employers and most diverse candidates in the communications industry.
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MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Congratulations to NAMIC ELDP Class VII alumnus,
Jose M. Jimenez for starting a new position as Senior Director, Diversity & Inclusion at Cox Enterprises.
NAMIC applauds its supporters for making the
2017 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity List:
Cox Communications, Comcast NBCUniversal, The Walt Disney Co., and Time Warner.
Are you a NAMIC Member who was recently promoted? Have you and your team won an award for your efforts in the industry? We want to highlight your achievements! Click here to let us know how you're becoming a mover and shaker.
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