Partnership hosts diversity conference in Dover

DOVER — Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity has opened general registration for the second annual Vermont Vision for a Multicultural Future conference.

Vermont Partnership convenes its signature conference at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center at Mount Snow on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m.

The day-and-a-half-long conference will bring together Vermont leaders and others working to strengthen business and institutional practices for an increasingly diverse marketplace within the state and beyond.

The conference closes Nov. 8 at 5 p.m.

Registrants for the conference include members of the governor's cabinet, state legislators, foundation and non-profit agency executives, school superintendents, administrators in higher education, healthcare providers, state law enforcement officials, and municipal government civil servants.

Lawrence Miller, secretary for the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, will represent Gov. Peter Shumlin at the conference.

To attend this strategy-sharing event, register at www.vermontpartnership.org or write vtvision2013@vermontpartnership.org with “Purchase order” in the subject line. The conference registration fee is $150.

Some student scholarships are available thanks to the support of the Vermont-National Education Association.

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