Calendar of Events

WMFDP at International Conferences

White Men as Full Diversity Partners® is a regular presenter at international conferences, workshops and internal diversity conferences. Think of us as you plan upcoming diversity programs, and please introduce yourself should you see one of us at an upcoming event. We would like to meet you.

UPCOMING

October 12, 2010, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Diversity Conference, New Orleans, LA, Bill Proudman, "Exploring the Vital Role of White Men in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts"

PREVIOUS

April 27, 2010, The Second Annual A Call to Action Canada Conference: Diversity in the Legal Profession, Toronto, Canada, Bill Proudman

April 14-17, 2010, SIETAR USA 10th Annual Conference, Spokane, WA, Michael Welp, "Engaging U.S. White Men as Full Diversity Partners: Lessons from 12 Years of Experience"

March 24, 2010
WMFDP has supported Catalyst in conducting recent research on Engaging Men in Diversity Initiatives. Catalyst will be speaking about this research at their annual awards conference in March. Also speaking is our colleague and client Frank McCloskey of Georgia Power.

The 2010 Catalyst Awards Conference—Changing workplaces. Changing lives.—will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (ET) at The Waldorf Astoria in New York.
Men Championing Women: How to Energize, Educate,
and Engage This Critical Resource.
Women cannot continue to go it alone. Men are essential allies in ensuring that women grow as leaders—making sure they receive developmental opportunities and that they grow in numbers. Catalyst research shows that some prior attempts by organizations to engage men more fully have been unsuccessful because the assumptions upon which these activities were based were, in fact, misguided. Learn from a Catalyst researcher and a male champion what it really takes to get men involved in championing change for women.
Panelists
Heather Foust-Cummings, Senior Director, Research, Catalyst Frank J. McCloskey, Vice President, Diversity, Georgia Power

Here are Links to Catalyst Research Reports on Engaging Men in Gender Initiatives:
First Study: http://www.catalyst.org/publication/323/engaging-men-in-gender-initiatives-what-change-agents-need-to-know
Second Study: http://www.catalyst.org/publication/349/engaging-men-in-gender-initiatives-stacking-the-deck-for-success

A Call to Action Canada Summit, Toronto, Canada, November 19, 2009, Bill Proudman, "Engaging White Men in the Diversity and Inclusion Process" conference info

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Diversity Conference, San Diego, October 19, 2009, CA, Bill Proudman, "Exploring the Vital Role of White Men in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts"

A Call to Action Canada: Diversity in the Legal Profession, Toronto, Canada, April 27-28, 2009, Bill Proudman

2009 Multicultural Workforce Conference, Oak Brook, IL, April 22, 2009. Sponsoring organization was the Network of Executive Women. Bill Proudman was the facilitator for a panel discussion, "White Men as Allies and Diversity Champions." conference info

10th Annual Summit on Leading Diversity, Atlanta, GA, March 16, 2009, Bill Proudman, WMFDP, and Lee Mun Wah, StirFry Seminars & Consulting, "What Stands Between Us: A Courageous Conversation about Race at Work." summit info

21st Annual Multicultural Forum on Workplace Diversity, St. Paul, MN, March 3-4, 2009, Michael Welp, Ph.D. more info

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Diversity Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 27, 2008, Tim McNichol, “Engaging White Men in Diversity Efforts; Why It's essential and Where Do They Fit!”

Hershey Resort and Entertainment, Hershey, PA, September 2008, Bill Proudman, “Exploring the Role of White Men in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts: How Diversity Includes All of Us”

Pennsylvania Business Diversity Works Conference, Harrisburg, PA, September 2008, Bill Proudman, Keynote Address, “White Men & Diversity: Is It an Oxymoron?”

2008 Kalamazoo Inclusion Awareness Leadership Conference, Kalamazoo MI, July 2008, Bill Proudman, "Engaging (New) Partners on Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives"

Colorado Campaign for Inclusive Excellence, Denver, CO, July 2008, Bill Proudman, “Diversity for White Men & Everyone Else: Exploring Partnerships, Inclusion & Privilege”

Houston Diversity Summit, Houston, TX, May 2008, Tim McNichol, “Engaging White Men as Full Diversity Partners — We All Have Work to Do”

Linkage Diversity Summit, Atlanta, GA, April 2008, Bill Proudman, “The Role of White Men in Creating A Culture of Full Inclusion”

Linkage Diversity Summit, Atlanta, GA, April 2008, Bill Proudman, “Cultivating Courageous White Male Diversity Leaders: Examining Eight Critical Leadership Skills Created Through Effective Diversity Partnerships”

Catalyst Conference, New York City, NY, April 2008, Moderator: Jeanine Prime, Ph.D., Catalyst, Senior Director, Research. Panel included: Michael Welp, Ph.D., WMFDP, “Including Men in Gender Equity: Techniques for Successfully Engaging Men as Diversity and Inclusion Champions”

Radio In Black and White Show, March 2008, Bill Proudman

Terros Behavioral Health Services, Phoenix, AZ, March 2008, Tim McNichol, “White Male Leaders — Getting off the Sidelines and into the Game”

Linkage Teleconference, February 2008, Bill Proudman

Diversity Summit, Birmingham, Alabama, November 2007, Tim McNichol, “Engaging White Men as Full Diversity Partners.”

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Diversity Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 2007, Bill Proudman, “What Works and What Doesn't to Successfully Engage White Men in Diversity and Inclusion Efforts”

Women's International Networking (WIN) Conference, Oslo, Norway, October 2007, Jo Ann Morris, “Exploring Turbulence - Forging Togetherness: A Path To Partnerships With Each Other & The Men We Work With”

Diversity Best Practices Webinar on White Male Engagement, August 2007, Michael Welp, Ph.D.

The Talk About Us

"We have turned traditional diversity work on its head by actually engaging white men in the process and then teaching them how to partner to implement solutions."

Bill Proudman
Founder WMFDP

"What a freeing experience the White Men’s Caucus was for me! My personal learnings were significant and as a result of honest, compassionate dialogue on difficult and uncomfortable issues, I feel better equipped to be a diversity partner with not only people of color and women, but also with other white males. White men do want to be credible diversity partners. The caucus was not a destination experience but rather the start of a longer journey."

White Men’s Caucus Participant

"In all my learning in the area of diversity, there has been a missing link or element. I believe that missing element has been the study and understanding of the American white male culture and its impact on me as a white male as well as its impact on non-white male groups. I am now in a better position to help move us forward on this diversity journey."

White Men’s Caucus Participant