Creating A National Network
July 25th - 27th, 2003

The HistoryMakers National Planning Summit will be held on July 25th thru July 27th, 2003 in Chicago. The theme of this important meeting is "Creating A National Network". This meeting has been in development for two years and is being funded by a grant from the Chicago Community Trust. 

This will be a rare opportunity for The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board, Board of Directors and Scholar/Consultants to convene. This is a diverse group of talented individuals with accomplishments in a variety of corporate and not-for profit arenas, including media, technology, history, education, archives, community, and more. We are bringing them together from across the nation for two reasons. First, we want to ensure that we properly communicate our mission, progress, and plans. Second, we want to provide a forum where we identify how our network will enable us to expand The HistoryMakers in depth and in breadth across the nation. Some funders and staff members will also attend. The two days of sessions will include a tour of The HistoryMakersí facilities, presentations and facilitated discussions. Larry Levy, CEO of Levy Restaurants, has graciously agreed to host a special dinner party for us in his four-star restaurant, Spiaggia. The goal is to ensure the continued long-term success of The HistoryMakers initiative.