This year BDR in collaboration with Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
will hold its 2009 Summit on May 27^th and 28^th in Arlington, Virginia...at
the Hyatt for Dinner and induction of new BDR members, Dell and Honda, on
May 27^th and at the Verizon Facility (near by) on May 28^th for the all day
Summit.

  This year's topic is "An Integrated Approach to Fostering the Inclusion of
Diverse Businesses."  A summary is attached.  Rooms are available at the
Hyatt (phone number on the invitation) but we do not have a block.

Attached you will find the ecopy invitation and a summary of the May Summit.
Please RSVP on 847-337-9102 or sharonpatterson@bdrusa.org by May 5^th.