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Trailblazers 2005: Advancing Women by Empowering Women Conference to Focus on Progressing Women and Minorities in Corporate America through Networking and Maximizing Opportunities WASHINGTON, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 200 attendees from Fortune 500 corporate network groups, government associations, women organizations and women business owners will assemble on June 29th, at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia for the 4th Annual Trailblazers Symposium presented by Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network. These women will participate in a full-day conference to discuss best practices and proven strategies for strengthening and building internal network groups. Keeping with that mission, the 2005 Trailblazers Symposium will feature a world-class keynote line up including: * Sigrid Olsen, Renowned Fashion Designer * Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., Former U.S. Assistant Surgeon General & Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health * Shirley A. Martinez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs * Jan L. Jones, Senior Vice President of Communications & Government Relations, Harrah's Entertainment, Former Mayor of Las Vegas * Abigail Charpentier, Human Resources Vice President, ARAMARK Harrison Lodging Corporate networking groups are used for: retention, recruitment, employee feedback, multicultural marketing, community relations, leadership development and mentoring. This symposium will allow corporate leaders to better understand how to utilize their network groups and for network group members to learn to maximize their involvement in both the company and the network group. The mission of the Trailblazers Symposium is to bring together women from all different industries, from different levels of authority with different career paths and different life experiences in a forum that provides the opportunity to share goals, support one another's business success and create a sustainable network which support the women as individuals and as successful business people throughout their careers. Sponsors of the 2005 Trailblazers Symposium include: ARAMARK, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Time Warner, Inc., Merrill Lynch and Wal-Mart, Inc. For a complete listing of the 2005 Trailblazers Conference sponsors, visit http://www.bwni.com/trailblazer/sponsor.html. Diversity Best Practices (DBP) (http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/) and The Business Women's Network (BWN) (http://www.bwni.com/), are Washington, D.C.-based organizations providing resources, publications, and benchmarking services for diversity and women in business. DBP is a leading resource service that assists leaders and professionals in the development of fully integrated diversity programs. Both are subsidiaries of iVillage Inc. (NASDAQ:IVIL), a leading women's media company and the number one women's community online. DATASOURCE: Diversity Best Practices CONTACT: Brian M. Heiss, +1-202-463-3780, Web site: http://www.bwni.com/trailblazer/sponsor.html http://www.diversitybestpractices.com/ http://www.bwni.com/

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