A Diversity Roundtable Conference and Exposition, slated for June 9, will address diversity issues facing the workforce in the coming decade. It will include concurrent sessions on gender transition, religious diversity, incorporating ex-offenders, interrupting bias, hiring veterans with disabilities, preparing for Gen Y and Gen Z, white privilege, the "new majority," and best practices for implementing a diversity initiative.

This year's conference, "The New Majority-Moving Into the New Decade -- Diversity Issues Facing the Workforce," will be held at Ithaca College, Emerson Suites, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Keynote speaker Sean Eversley Bradwell, assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Race, Culture and Ethnicity at Ithaca College, serves as the coordinator for the African Diaspora minor; his research and teaching interests include pedagogy, policy and race theory.

"Past diversity roundtables have been well-attended by Cornell, Ithaca College and local community members seeking to further their professional development and personal growth," said Lynette Chappell-Williams, Cornell's associate vice president for workforce diversity and inclusion and chair of the roundtable's planning committee. "I strongly encourage Cornell faculty and staff members interested in attending to register soon, as conference keynote and sessions fill quickly."

Registration (includes lunch): before April 28, $40; after April 28, $55. For the latest information: http://www.diversityconsortium.org/.

The 2011 Diversity Roundtable Conference and Exposition is sponsored by the Society for Human Resources Management of Tompkins County and the Diversity Consortium of Tompkins County, a group of professionals from area colleges and schools, public and private industry, community leaders and local government dedicated to improving diversity in the workplace.