U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao to host 6th annual Opportunity Conference in Orlando, Fla.

opportunityconference.com - October 02, 2008

(PRNewsChannel) / Orlando, Fla. / Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao will host the U.S. Department of Labor’s 6th annual Opportunity Conference in Orlando on Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando.

The free, one-day conference will feature workshops of interest to business owners; those wanting to work with federal, state and local governments; and those considering working for the federal government.

Conference co-sponsors include the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the National Urban League, Women Entrepreneurs Inc. and the U.S. Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce.

The Opportunity Conference promotes economic development in the Asian Pacific American, Hispanic American and African American communities.  To register for the conference or for more information, visit http://www.opportunityconference.gov.

What:   6th annual Opportunity Conference with scheduled remarks by:
• Elaine L. Chao, U.S. secretary of labor
• Mel Martinez, U.S. senator
• Sandy K. Baruah, acting administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairman, Carlson Corporate, and
author, “How We Lead Matters”
• Ybeth Bruzual and Eugene Ramirez, anchors, Central Florida News 13

When: Thursday, Oct. 23
Event will begin at 7:30 a.m. EDT
Remarks to be delivered from 12:30 to 2 p.m. EDT

Where: Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel
9939 Universal Blvd.
Orlando, Fla.

** Media planning to attend are requested to contact the Labor Department’s
Office of Public Affairs at 202-693-4676. **

Contact: 
Otto Heck      
202-693-4676  

Suzy Bohnert 
202-693-4665      

Source Web Site: opportunityconference.com