Matchmaking, Job Skills and Getting The Staff You Need:
What Color Is Your Parachute, Anyway?
Diversity [Or The Lack Thereof] In Hollywood

Who's being hired, and why? By providing an overview of the industry today, and a lively discussion of the specific education and training that folks in the human resources and placement field should be helping their clients develop, the content developers and supporting players in the film community make a statement of commitment to the importance of cultivating and maintaining diversity in the workspace. Studio and technology folks discuss their latest recruitment strategies, and underscore the qualities they're looking for in their potential employees.

Moderator:
Kimberly King-Burns, CONVERGENZ/Solutions

Scheduled panelists:
Paul Jacques, Chief Technology Officer, American Film Institute
Robert Gonzales, VP Digital Production - Disney Online
Linda Smith, associate executive director - FAME Renaissance Enterprise Center
Wenda Fong, VP diversity - Fox Studios
Fran Pomerantz, the pomerantzgroup
Dr. Harry Pachon, executive director - Tomas Rivera Policy Institute
Tanya Kersey Henley, executive director - Hollywood Black Film Festival
Stephen Fisher, literary agent - APA Agency
Marilyn Beaubien, independent television producer ["Moesha"]

Community Works:

The collaborative Community Works programs are designed to ensure the inclusion of all citizens children, youth, adults and senior citizens in the telecommunications, Internet and wireless revolution. This exciting community project teams local corporate partners, skilled IT volunteers and the not-for-profit world to bring technology resources, education and access to under-served communities by identifying programs and avenues.

For more information about supporting our Community Works-supported organizations, please e-mail communityworks-la@egroups.com for more information.

Our showcased not-for-profit organization:

The FAME Renaissance Enterprise Center

Social entrepreneur FAME Renaissance Enterprise Center [www.famerenaissance.org] is committed to improving the economic livelihood of Southern California communities through community, public, and private sector collaboration. The primary mission of FAME Renaissance is to create multimedia and entertainment jobs and business opportunities, currently being accomplished by forming public and private partnerships such as the brand-new FAME Business Incubator, which launched in October 2001.

Community Works-sponsored not-for-profit organizations focus on delivering such necessary job and cultural sensitivity training to potential and current employees will be on hand during and after the discussion. Please consider partnering with FAME Renaissance to offer your services as an exclusive vendor to their client companies ... or as a skilled volunteer.

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