WHAT:
OHSU will host the sixth annual Night for Networking, a free event that introduces skilled potential employees with disabilities to local employers who are committed to workforce diversity.
The event will include discussions and presentations, music, light refreshments, a raffle, sponsor gift bags, mingling and networking.
Steve Hanamura, founder and president of Hanamura Consulting Inc., will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
Presenters will include:
Nick Fish, Portland City Commissioner
Michael Tom, director, OHSU Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity
Ian Jaquiss, Diversity Awareness Trainer and Outreach Specialist, OHSU Affirmative Action & Equal Opportunity
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WHEN:
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, 6 to 9 p.m.
WHERE:
Collaborative Life Sciences Building, South Waterfront
2730 S.W. Moody Avenue, Portland 97239
DETAILS:
People with disabilities are the least employed (have the highest unemployment rate) of any minority in the United States. More than 400 people and 40-plus businesses participated in last year's event.