Workplace Pride January Newsletter

February 9, 2016

 

Dear Reader, What a great start to 2016, our 10th year of activities! Nuon and EY joined the Foundation as our newest members during the Workplace Pride New Year’s Reception at UWV. We played a key role in the “Diversity Charter Luxembourg Workplace Inclusion Conference” and co-hosted the “Stories of Love and Pride” event at Aegon. Workplace Pride Academy, which offers tailored LGBT training sessions, was launched and “LGBT Business Forum” in Poland became an official Global Benchmark partner. What a great way to kick-off this milestone year! Kind regards,          David Pollard,             Executive Director, Workplace Pride ___________________________________________________________________ KLM LGBT employee network Over the Rainbow makes inclusion film! Last year, KLM’s LGBT employee network “Over the Rainbow”, released an inspirational employee inclusion and diversity video for the It Gets Better Project. This global online project, whose mission is to communicate to LGBT youth that it ‘does get better’, has become a worldwide phenomenon. In November 2015, Over the Rainbow in collaboration with KLM HR, also organized a well attended diversity themed evening. After a scientific study by an anthropologist, Over the Rainbow (in collaboration with KLM HR), presented the results of this Diversity research into workplace dynamics. Starting out as a study into the position of LGBT, the end result gave insight in many more groups (women, ethnicity, religion, age, etc). Workplace Pride would like to thank KLM for their efforts to make a difference to LGBT people around the world. ___________________________________________________________________ New Year’s Reception at UWV in Amsterdam On Monday, January 11th, Workplace Pride held its 2016 New Year’s Reception at the UWV head office in Amsterdam. The evening was opened by UWV’s Board Member Fred Paling, who gave a warm welcome to all attendees, followed by Lisette Kuyper from SCP (Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau) whose Transgender research captivated the audience. READ MORE READ THE TRANSGENDER BOOKLET HERE (DUTCH) ___________________________________________________________________ Save the date: Workplace Pride 2016 International Conference on July 29th The Workplace Pride International Conference has become one of Europe’s premier conferences on LGBT workplace inclusion. With 2016 marking the 10th anniversary of the Foundation’s activities, the Conference theme “New Horizons for LGBT Workplace Inclusion: 10 Years of Progress and Pride” reflects upon past lessons and challenges, but focuses mainly on the future and the journey ahead. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ LGBT Workplace Inclusion Conference in LuxembourgWorkplace Pride was honored to play an important role in the first in-house corporate conference held in Luxembourg dealing with LGBT workplace inclusion. The event, entitled “Addressing LGBT in the Workplace” took place on Tuesday, January 12th, was sponsored by Chartre Diversity Letzebuerg (Diversity Charter Luxembourg), hosted at the offices of BGL BNP Paribas and organized by IMS Luxembourg. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ Workplace Pride Academy launchedWorkplace Pride Foundation launched the Workplace Pride Academy at their 2016 New Year’s Reception. The Academy is designed to provide professional and tailor-made training sessions for all types of organizations on the topic of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) inclusion at work. The Academy’s first training module, “LGBT inclusion in the workplace”, complements the Workplace Pride Global Benchmark Survey, which is the Foundation’s tool to measure global LGBT workplace inclusion. The first training session took place this week in Arcadis’ office in Brussels. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ Stories of Love and Pride at AegonOn January 21st, Aegon and Workplace Pride co-hosted the “Stories of Love and Pride” event at Aegon’s Head Office in The Hague which was centered on key pieces from the thought provoking 2015 Pride Photo Award exhibition. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ LGBT Business Forum Poland joins Global Benchmark Partner GroupWorkplace Pride Foundation is delighted to welcome LGBT Business Forum, Poland, as its newest Global Benchmark Partner. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ Nuon and EY join Workplace Pride Workplace Pride is very excited to announce that Nuon and EY are the first new members of 2016! Both companies took part in a symbolic signing ceremony at the Foundation’s New Year’s Reception on Monday, January 11th. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ Young@Workplace Pride presents: LGBTIQ student-company networking event On Friday, February 19th, Young@Workplace Pride is hosting the first ever LGBTIQ Student Company Networking Event in Amsterdam. The afternoon will be filled with an inspirational guest speaker, networking rounds with large companies, and drinks at the end. Workplace Pride members NautaDutilh, KPN, Shell, Accenture, IBM, PwC, ABN AMRO, and Gemeente Den Haag will be represented at the event. READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ Economist’s global Pride and Prejudice Event on March 3rd, 2016Workplace Pride is a supporting organization of The Economist’s event Pride and Prejudice. This is a global, 24-hour event spanning three cities around the world. It will catalyse fresh debate on the economic and human costs of discrimination against the LGBT community. The event will challenge policymakers and industry leaders to rethink the future of the LGBT movement and its impact on business. Workplace Pride Members receive a discount of 20% using the code: WP/DC READ MORE. ___________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT DATES May 2nd: Launching Workplace Pride 2016 Global Benchmark Survey July 28th: Conference Opening Reception July 29th: Workplace Pride International Conference, Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam August 5th: Europride Amsterdam: viewing Canal Parade End Oct./beginning Nov.: Leadership Awards Gala November 24th: Workplace Pride Annual Members Meeting, Amsterdam UPCOMING EVENTS 2016*   18/02 The 9th Global Diversity & Inclusion Seminar: The Future of Inclusion and The New World of Work in Zurich Special offer: as Workplace Pride is a media partner, use code: ND10 to receive a 10% Discount 19/02 LGBTIQ Student Company Networking Event (mandatory registration) 03/03 The Economist: Pride and Prejudice 2016 Special offer: Workplace Pride Members receive a discount of 20% using the code: WP/DC * Refer to http://events.archives-workplacepride.org/ for event updates Facebook Twitter Website LinkedIn Copyright © 2016 Workplace Pride Foundation, All rights reserved. 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Save the Date: July 29th Workplace Pride 2016 International Conference

February 3, 2016

The Workplace Pride International Conference has become one of Europe’s premier conferences on LGBT workplace inclusion.

With 2016 marking the 10th anniversary of the Foundation’s activities, the Conference theme “New Horizons for LGBT Workplace Inclusion: 10 Years of Progress and Pride” reflects upon past lessons and challenges, but focuses mainly on the future and the journey ahead.

 

Call for Workshops

Recognizing the breadth of knowledge among both organizations and with individuals, the 2016 International Conference is accepting proposals for workshops to accompany the plenary program.

Workplace Pride Members and other interested parties are invited to submit workshop proposals answering questions such as:

• What priorities need to be established, both organizationally and on a personal level, to make real progress with LGBT workplace inclusion?

• Given the ongoing evolution of LGBT workplace inclusion, are all of our communities equally represented? If not, what steps need to be taken?

• How should people and organizations reach out to and include their colleagues working in countries without basic LGBT rights?

• What should employees expect from your employers reading LGBT inclusion on a domestic as well as an international level? Is your organization living up to your expectations?

• Is it time to bridge the gap between corporate involvement and political engagement around the world regarding Diversity in general, but LGBT workplace inclusion specifically?

• Are we empowering our LGBT employee resource groups enough to help them make a difference in the business? Are we giving them the right tools to create a change?

 

Workshop submission

Workshop proposals should include the following information:

• Title

• Maximum one-page description about the relevance, motivation and goals of the workshop

• Structure of the workshop (e.g. panels, talks, participants, invited speakers): preference will be given to inter-active workshops

Proposals should be sent to: info@archives-workplacepride.org

Workshop proposal deadlines

• March 1, 2016:     Workshop proposal submissions

• March 15, 2016:   Notification of workshop acceptance

 

Conference Details

• Friday July 29, 2016

• 09:00 – 17:00

• Beurs van Berlage, Damrak 243, 1012 ZJ Amsterdam

 

Hotel Reservations

As the Conference coincides with EuroPride Amsterdam, we urge you to make your hotel reservations soon. The Beurs van Berlage Hotelservice is the official housing agent for the Conference. Please click here for more information.

The Hotelservice has arranged special room rates at different hotels, all conveniently located within close walking distance of the venue.

More information about the program will be available soon.For now, please save July 29, 2016 in your calendar!

If you would like to be notified when the Conference is open for registration: click here