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Schedule of Events (Times are approximate)   PROGRAM Auditorium unless otherwise noted WORKSHOPS (S126, S129, S130) DIVERSITY LAB 11:30 - 1:30 11:00am Welcome - Imelda R. Ang National Anthem - LIVE Opening Remarks Judy Schurke - Director, L&I Eva Santos - Director, DOP     11:10am Governor's Greeting Joyce Turner, Deputy Chief of Staff     11:20am * KEYNOTE SPEAKER * Doug Mah - Mayor of Olympia     11:30am     Diversity Lab (S127) 11:30 - 1:30 11:40am Crow Drummers (African style drumming)   11:45am Ocho Pies (South American) [Tent Stage]   12:00pm Comerford Dancers (Irish Dancers) Sounds of Polynesia (South Pacific singing and dancing) [Rotunda] It's Okay to Be different (Room S126) Doing Business with Diversity in Mind (Room S129) Diversity Best Practice (Room S130) 12:20pm Nordic Exposure (Scandanavian dance) 12:30pm Mas-Uda Dancers (Middle Eastern Belly Dancing) 12:40pm Orissi Dance (Classical Indian Dancing) 1:00pm Salsa de Cuba (Salsa) It's Okay to Be different (Room S126) Doing Business with Diversity in Mind (Room S129) Diversity Best Practice (Room S130) 1:20pm Hokunani (Hawaiian Dance Troupe) 1:30pm   1:40pm Peter Ali (Native American Flute)   1:50pm Closing Comments 2:00pm Adjourn   Workshops Each of the topics are offered at 12:00 and 1:00. No registration is required. Seating is limited.     It's Okay to Be Different Each of us is diverse and diversity is all around us. This workshop will provide guiding tools that will help us create a better understanding of ourselves and how we relate to others. Doing Business with Diversity in Mind - City of Olympia Learn how the City of Olympia implements its goal for increasing workforce diversity through innovative hiring processes and incentives. As an organization who strives to be world class, City leadership recognizes the need to have a workforce that represents the people of the world. Diversity Best Practices This workshop brings together representatives from the private, non-profit, educational sectors to share best practices and discuss innovative strategies to significantly enhance the diversity and awareness in its organizations. Resource Tables Located inside L&I near Auditorium and hallway Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission Big Brothers Big Sisters Celtic Society of Puget Sound City of Olympia Coffee News Colors NW Combined Fund Drive Community Youth Services Department of Health Department of Licensing Department of Natural Resources Department of Printing Department of Retirement Systems Department of Veterans Affairs Division of Occupational Safety and Health DSHS - Division of Child Support DSHS - Health and Rehabilitative Services  DSHS - Aging Services Department of Ecology Employee Assistance Program Employment Security Department Friends of England Friendship Force Hispanic Affairs Commission Hispanic Roundtable Hispanic Women's Network Human Rights Commission Intercity Transit/Commute Trip Reduction Interstate Committee of State Employed Women L&I Safety Booth MAVIN Foundation Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction Organization Education Division DOP Washington State Parks and Recreation PFLAG - Parents Friends of Lesbian and Gays Puget Sound Blood Center - Bone Marrow Program Say Hey Olympia Secretary of State - Voter's Registration South Puget Sound Community College L&I Specialty Compliance Thurston County Diversity Council Thurston County Solid Wast - Recycling Program Thurston Group of Washington Timberland Regional Library Transitions Washington State Diversity Employment Network Washington State Heritage Center Washington State Patrol WA State Employee's Credit Union YWCA    2008 Washington State Diversity Fair