From: Andrew Yeh, ACT Wilsonville Chapter President
Two exciting ACT events in May:
1. ACT would like to invite you to a management roundtable with Wim Appelo.
Wim is the corporate vice president in charge of Paper, Supplies and Supply Chain Operations (PS&SC), and the newly appointed national champion for ACT. PS&SC, a global supply chain organization, is responsible for all aspects of product delivery, including materials procurement, equipment manufacturing, and delivery to customers. Wim received a bachelor’s degree in finance from HEAO, Zwolle, Netherlands and an MBA from Delta Univ., Utrecht, Netherlands. He has been with Xerox for 15 years and currently resides in Rochester, NY.
This informal roundtable is scheduled for next week Thursday, May 4, noon to 1pm, in the Customer Dining Room (Bldg 60, X17). Please feel free to bring your lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided.
2. ACT is showing a short film titled “American Made” in order to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Sharat Raju’s “American Made” is a poignant, funny portrait of the age-old conflict between immigrant parents and their Americanized children. The film has claimed 17 international awards, and Sharat appeared in Esquire magazine as one of twenty young film school graduates to watch. The film is made available by the Center for Asian American Media, and will also be shown on PBS’s “Independent Lens”.
Please join us on Wednesday, May 31, 12:00-12:45pm, in the Cyan conference room (Bldg 60, U13). The film is 30 minutes and will be followed by a short discussion. Feel free to bring your lunch.
As always, ACT events are open to the entire Xerox community; both ACT members and non-members are invited.
Other Diversity News:
- Oriented.com offers a free networking event, this week, Thurs April 27, 7-9pm, in downtown Portland. http://www.oriented.com/events/default.aspx?vb=detail&o=1543
- AsiaFest Portland is Saturday May 20, 11-6pm. http://www.arfoundation.net/
- OBEA invites all caucus group members to join them for the “2006 Good in the Neighborhood Music & Food Festival and Parade” on Saturday, June 24. Please contact Matthew Ferguson and the attached email.
- Partners in Diversity hosts a local networking event, Thursday, May 11, 5:30 to 8:30pm, in NW Portland.
- The 2006 United Girls Summit is scheduled for May 18, 2006 in the Oregon Convention Center.
- Design & Discovery Destination (engineering event sponsored by Intel and the Girl Scouts) is looking for volunteers in August 2006 in Hillsboro.