DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

The African American Noontime Technical Forum -Creating A Place For All Of Us

Authors

Tommy E. Smith Jr, Deputy Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives and Diversity, Administration and Human Resources Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

November 2003

Lessons learned in creating a venue within a large research and development organization for African American scientists and engineers to meet and discuss both technical and race-related topics. The forum was established to allow Black scientists and engineers to meet and dialogue without fear of alienating non-scientific African Americans, or of being misjudged by white peers