NAMIC Set to Present Forward Thinking Discussion on Leadership at Mid-America Cable Show

NAMIC Set to Present Forward Thinking Discussion on Leadership at Mid-America Cable Show

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- NAMIC (National Association for Multi- ethnicity in Communications) will present a breakout session as part of The 50th Mid-America Cable Show. The event takes place September 11-13, 2007 at the Overland Park Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The NAMIC panel entitled "Leadership at The Speed of Communications: Spanning the Next 50 Years" is scheduled for Wednesday, September 12 at 10:15 a.m. Central time.

Founded in 1958, The Mid-America Cable Show is a non-profit, membership organization of cable system operators based in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Panelists confirmed for the NAMIC general session include Mark Kang, vice president of affiliate relations & national accounts, The Sportsman Channel; Roger Ponder, division president, Time Warner Cable, Kansas; David M. Porter, Jr., PhD, executive director, Walter Kaitz Foundation and Kandice Wepler, vice president/general manager, Comcast - Kansas City Area. NAMIC's Director of Education, James C. Jones will moderate the panel.

"NAMIC continues to maintain its strong commitment to cultivate and develop leaders" said Kathy Johnson, president, NAMIC, "The Mid-America Cable show is an excellent forum for gathering with cable operators in this important region to discuss the advancement of leadership building in our industry."

For more information on NAMIC and its membership and services visit www.namic.com. Information on The Mid-America Cable Show is available at www.midamericacable.com.

About NAMIC

NAMIC (National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications) is the premier organization focusing on multi-ethnic diversity in the communications industry. Founded in 1980 as a non-profit trade association, today NAMIC is comprised of nearly 2,000 professionals belonging to a network of 17 chapters nationwide. Through initiatives that focus on education, advocacy and empowerment, NAMIC champions equity and inclusion in the workforce, with special attention given to ensuring that the leadership cadres of our nation's communications industry giants reflect the multi-ethnic richness of the populations they serve.

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CONTACT: Daphne Leroy, Director of Marketing & Communications, NAMIC,
+1-212-594-5985, daphne.leroy@namic.com; or Charmaine Chapman of BTB
Communications, +1-310-242-8407, charchapman3@aol.com, for NAMIC

Web site: http://www.namic.com/
http://www.midamericacable.com/

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