Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media (LATISM) Announces the 7th National Convention in Washington DC.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 07, 2015 -- Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media (LATISM) Announces the 7th National Convention at the JW Marriott, October 28 to 30, 2015, Washington D.C. This year’s theme will be: “Igniting Latinos to Drive the Innovation Economy”.
LATISM, the nation’s leading organization of Latinos in Tech Innovation and Social Media, announced today the commemorative return to DC for the 7th annual convention, to be held at the JW Marriott, October 28 to 30, 2015.
LATISM members, along with tech innovators, corporate leaders, policy experts, investors, and elected officials, will convene to showcase the contributions of the Latino community to technology, innovation, and economic growth. In addition, the conference will address the challenges and opportunities that we face as a nation with the continued shortage of STEM workers and a growing Hispanic population not equipped to fill the jobs of the next century. Latinos are projected to account for 75% of the growth in the nation’s labor force by 2020, therefore, Latinos are the country’s untapped resource to contribute to the next generation of innovators. “I am delighted to join LATISM as Executive Director and look forward to building longer-term and strategic partnerships to implement programs that will create pathways to greater opportunities and economic mobility for the Latino community.” Said Wendy Rivera, Executive Director.
Given the upcoming election, a priority for the conference will be mobilizing Latinos to vote and advocate for policies to benefit the community. Hence, LATISM will include three additional tracks: Civic Engagement, Inclusion, and Policy. Furthermore, the national convention will continue to focus on the use of tech innovation and social media in the areas of Education, Health, Technology, and Business.
Per tradition, a 48-hour LATISM Hackathon will be hosted at the conference to challenge Latinos in Tech to build solutions to problems affecting the Hispanic community.
“Latinos have really captured the attention of marketers but we need to vote as much as we buy to capture the attention of Washington.” Said Ana Roca Castro, LATISM Founder and Chair. “Hosting the conference in Washington this year was not an accident, we plan to get Washington to pay attention.”
Call to Action:
Calling top experts in the areas of Health, Education, Tech Innovation, Business, Civic Engagement, Policy, Inclusion to submit a panel proposal here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UOpLTrQHPy2fwzAZsVaU_J3cmcROQkUuGMkLK4XAFKc/viewform?usp=send_form
Calling health professionals, educators, corporate managers, entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders to register for the conference here: http://conference.latism.org/register/
Calling inclusive organizations to sponsor the conference. Request a sponsorship package to sponsor(at)latism(dot)org
ABOUT LATISM
Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) is a 501(c) 4 nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing the social, civic and economic status of the Latino community. LATISM also helps to raise awareness among corporate brands, NGOs and government entities about using social outreach and technology to reach Latinos.
Our partnership initiatives include research, event sponsorships, and leadership training. A pioneering social media organization with over 140,000 members in its network, LATISM has been hailed as the most influential online movement in the new multicultural Web.
To learn more about the Latinos in Social Media (LATISM) organization, visit http://latism.org
Contact:
Veronica Mendez
Community Manager, LATISM
veronica(at)latism(dot)org
Veronica Mendez, LATISM, http://latism.org, +1 518-4233614, [email protected]
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