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Professional Development Conference
Inspired 400-Plus Attendees
The conference's culminating
event, the Evening of
Excellence Scholarship Gala,
raised funds to support
NSBE's Edward Barnette
Jr. Community Impact
Scholarship, which benefits
select NSBE members
pursuing STEM education.
BY TEAKIA SABB,
NATIONAL NSBE
PROFESSIONALS
PUBLICIST
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SBE Professionals' 2019 Professional
Development Conference in San Diego,
California, attracted more than 400
attendees and provided a healthy atmosphere for networking, employee recruitment and
technical training. The five-day event took place at
the San Diego Marriott Mission Valley Hotel from
Aug. 21 through 25.
The conference began with a "Welcome to
San Diego" networking event sponsored by Solar
Turbines. Other activities included a reception
hosted by NSBE's Healthcare Innovation Special
Interest Group (HISIG) and sponsored by Thermo
Fisher Scientific, and a meet and mingle event hosted by NSBE's Information Technology Think Tank
Special Interest Group. Amazon and Facebook
sponsored hospitality suites.
Amazon, the Platinum Sponsor of the conference, also hosted a networking mixer, a web
service training course and a Tech Talk Series,
which offered knowledge about recent technical
innovations. An Executive Leadership Luncheon
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sponsored by the company provided an overview
of cutting-edge technologies.
A workshop presented by United Technologies
Corporation discussed data and access applications for developing geospatial information systems
(GIS) technologies. Other workshop sessions
covered topics such as corporate leadership as
a Black professional and creating start-up businesses. Communication-related workshops included
understanding personalities; interview preparation,
presented by Dialpad; and branding via LinkedIn
and social media. Panel discussions covered diversity topics and included a Mentoring Series.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, longtime partner
with NSBE's HISIG, shared strategies to navigate
challenges in medical device development and discussed healthcare disparities in the Black community. HISIG also organized a tour of global medical
technology company Becton Dickinson (BD).
The conference's Luncheon & Distinguished
Speaker Series featured William ("Billy") Cohn,
M.D., of Johnson & Johnson, who shared his
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