Scholarships are now available to attend the NAMIC, the National Association for Communications, Leadership Seminar in San Francisco.
The seminar takes place August 1–3, where attendees will create a personalized blueprint for their careers. The seminar is focused on diversifying the communications industry.
Scholarships are available for cable operators of color and programmers who are in need of resources to attend the seminar.
Eligibility: Candidates are new directors (less than two years), managers and supervisors who are strong performers in their current roles, and who demonstrate the motivation to attain higher positions with increased responsibility. To be considered for the Leadership Seminar scholarships, candidates must have the endorsement of their respective companies.
Deadline: The deadline for submitting scholarship nominations for the San Francisco session of the NAMIC Leadership Seminar is June 22, 2012.
The NAMIC Leadership Seminar has a motto of “careers by design not by default,” and plans to achieve this through an interactive learning experience to include: exploration of professional strengths and developmental needs; charting a course for the enhancement of individual leadership potential; generating a career-by-design strategic template; Learning about the power of mentoring as a proven career development tool; Giving and receiving constructive feedback; cross-cultural problem-solving and decision-making and understanding diversity as a core organizational value. These tools will be led by a group of industry experts, authors, and lecturers from prestigious academic institutions.
The scholarship is made possible by NAMIC’s continued partnership with the Walter Kaitz Foundation, said James C. Jones, VP of Educational Programs at NAMIC. “We are honored to continue partnering with the Walter Kaitz Foundation to expand the reach of the program, which has emerged as a key resource for cultivating our industry’s pipeline of qualified professionals of color,” Jones said.
The NAMIC curriculum is culled from academic research by forward thinkers in effective leadership and diversity; those who attend the seminar will be an added value to a competitive market, Jones added.
“Seminar participants are making contributions central to their companies’ growth in today’s competitive business environment, as they evolve into our industry’s leaders of tomorrow,” he said.
For more information regarding the NAMIC Leadership Seminar scholarships and to access complete application and submission criteria, visit www.namic.com or contact NAMIC National at 212-594-5985.
