<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Helvetica;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0
{mso-style-name:msonormal;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
span.apple-converted-space
{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Good afternoon DEI Council,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Forwarding from our colleagues at ANL. Please attend if you’re able.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Have a great weekend! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Aurora P. Realin, MBA, CDM </b><i>(She/Her/Hers)</i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">407.493.2255<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:realin@jlab.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">realin@jlab.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:6.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><img border="0" width="192" height="48" style="width:2.0in;height:.5in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D8E552.B8F0AFD0" alt="JLabEmailSig"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Please join us Wednesday, October 26, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CT for the kick-off meeting of the National Laboratory Women
of Color Community Forum. This initial gathering will be led by Valerie Taylor (Argonne National Laboratory) and will include opening remarks from Asmeret Berhe (Director, DOE Office of Science). All women of color (and their allies) from the national labs
and DOE are encouraged to participate.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.eventbrite.com_e_national-2Dlaboratory-2Dwomen-2Dof-2Dcolor-2Dcommunity-2Dforum-2Dtickets-2D444833377607&d=DwMGaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=woN1IjN5hA3O0ZTDC99xPQ&m=scjz0sVpZZIpwszsncOpvDNJuT6a7dSxZ-iquqiO4QTGaLDwvlvrrDe2JTEDTMX0&s=UW6Mfi379ymtwJYawFkUGCb6B2elg6vOETO_uqd99BY&e=" title="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-laboratory-women-of-color-community-forum-tickets-444833377607"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Registration</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">is
required.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.anl.gov_nlwoc_&d=DwMGaQ&c=CJqEzB1piLOyyvZjb8YUQw&r=woN1IjN5hA3O0ZTDC99xPQ&m=scjz0sVpZZIpwszsncOpvDNJuT6a7dSxZ-iquqiO4QTGaLDwvlvrrDe2JTEDTMX0&s=STqoPnK_Of4rZg1sDMry8KQXYCWZDSFdWIua2fhJJHc&e=" title="mailto:https://blogs.anl.gov/nlwoc/"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">National
Laboratory Women of Color Community Forum</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">is
a community-driven forum aimed at fostering equitable and increased representation for women of color within the DOE national laboratory system. This initial meeting will include a discussion about the forum's structure, goals and potential activities. Future
meetings will be held on a quarterly basis or as determined by active forum participants.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:.25in;text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Following an event entitled "Achieving Equitable Representation for Women of Color at Our Labs" held in March 2022 that drew over
500 registrants from across the laboratory system, the National Laboratory Directors’ Council (NLDC) endorsed the chartering of this forum to:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:60.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Cultivate
a system-wide community to foster networking, support, and informal mentoring for women of color at the national laboratories</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:60.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Increase
integration with DEI efforts at the national laboratories</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:60.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Provide
a venue for information exchange</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:60.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Serve
as a resource for the NLDC and its working groups.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Doing world-class science depends on building a competitive, diverse workforce that can apply a variety of talents and perspectives. This forum will focus on key issues affecting
women of color at the national laboratories and similar institutions.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;background:white;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">For more information, please contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:nlwoc@anl.gov" title="mailto:nlwoc@anl.gov"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">nlwoc@anl.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>