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| 12  | W   | O.  | Minutes not reviewed.        | Postponed and      |
| :00 | elc | O   |                              | posting of         |
| -12 | ome | liv |                              | minutes. Approval  |
| :10 | &   | ero |                              | shall be done via  |
|     | c   |     |                              | e-mail sent to     |
|     | orr |     |                              | Z.Perez.           |
|     | ect |     |                              |                    |
|     | ion |     |                              |                    |
|     | of  |     |                              |                    |
|     | m   |     |                              |                    |
|     | inu |     |                              |                    |
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| 12  | Hi  | V   | O. Olivero summarized the    | There will be only |
| :05 | spa | ari | June meeting with other      | one ethnic tasting |
| -12 | nic | ous | members of NIH-HEO.          | event.             |
| :45 | He  |     |                              |                    |
|     | rit |     | And stated that the changes  | OEODM does not     |
|     | age |     | proposed by OEODM have not   | want long meeting, |
|     | Mo  |     | been written and sent to     | their rationale is |
|     | nth |     | NIH-HEO. Ofelia argued that  | that all           |
|     |     |     | these regulations were not   | executives are     |
|     |     |     | written, or mandated, but    | enforced to attend |
|     |     |     | rather a verbal              | these meetings,    |
|     |     |     | communication.               | and they don't     |
|     |     |     |                              | want to spend the  |
|     |     |     | After June's meeting,        | time in a 2 Hour   |
|     |     |     | O.Olivero, M. Rivera, and    | meeting.           |
|     |     |     | G.Calderon met with OEODM to |                    |
|     |     |     | talk and negotiated a budget | OEODM also         |
|     |     |     | for the September event.     | mentioned that     |
|     |     |     |                              | they didn't want   |
|     |     |     | G.Calderon reaffirmed that   | to rent larger     |
|     |     |     | there will still be a panel  | rooms that are     |
|     |     |     | discussion of issues         | half empty for     |
|     |     |     | pertinent to the Hispanic    | such events, and   |
|     |     |     | Community. Topics related to | that they want to  |
|     |     |     | AIDS, Diabetes, Obesity, and | cut advertisement. |
|     |     |     | Public Health. Elena Rios    |                    |
|     |     |     | will be the moderator for    | Outcome of meeting |
|     |     |     | this event.                  | with OEODM:        |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | M.Rivera reminded members    | The panel for HHM  |
|     |     |     | that OEODM stated that the   | is maintained, but |
|     |     |     | NIH-HEO, could not obtain    | time allotted is   |
|     |     |     | funding from within the NIH, | now 1 ½ hours.     |
|     |     |     | nor could outside funding be |                    |
|     |     |     | obtained.                    | These members will |
|     |     |     |                              | e-mail O.Olivero   |
|     |     |     | M. Sesma noted that the HHM  | with their         |
|     |     |     | event that NIH-HEO           | comments and       |
|     |     |     | coordinates demonstrates     | points to discuss. |
|     |     |     | Latinos in Science and that  |                    |
|     |     |     | it reflects the mission of   |                    |
|     |     |     | the NIH as opposed to a      |                    |
|     |     |     | cultural event. He also      |                    |
|     |     |     | recommended that NIH-HEO     |                    |
|     |     |     | should draft a letter to Dr. |                    |
|     |     |     | Zerhouni stating the NIH-HEO |                    |
|     |     |     | concerns regarding the OEODM |                    |
|     |     |     | changes to the HHM event for |                    |
|     |     |     | this year. These changes     |                    |
|     |     |     | were not conductive to       |                    |
|     |     |     | recruiting a workforce that  |                    |
|     |     |     | is representative of the     |                    |
|     |     |     | U.S. Population.             |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | All of this related to the   |                    |
|     |     |     | mission of the NIH as an     |                    |
|     |     |     | inclusive federal agency.    |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | O.Olivero told HEO members   |                    |
|     |     |     | that she might include in    |                    |
|     |     |     | the letter to Dr. Zerhouni,  |                    |
|     |     |     | a mention of the previous    |                    |
|     |     |     | discussion with him and as a |                    |
|     |     |     | result of that conversation, |                    |
|     |     |     | NIH-HEO planned a program    |                    |
|     |     |     | for this year and inform him |                    |
|     |     |     | of the changes OEODM is      |                    |
|     |     |     | imposing on us. Early in the |                    |
|     |     |     | year, we were given a budget |                    |
|     |     |     | for planning HHM activities, |                    |
|     |     |     | and now budget has been      |                    |
|     |     |     | reduced.                     |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | R.Mejia stated that if       |                    |
|     |     |     | sufficient time is not       |                    |
|     |     |     | allowed for the program      |                    |
|     |     |     | planned, it would be best to |                    |
|     |     |     | cancel than to proceed with  |                    |
|     |     |     | something rushed, or to plan |                    |
|     |     |     | on running over time. The    |                    |
|     |     |     | latter may not be possible   |                    |
|     |     |     | due to scheduling of the     |                    |
|     |     |     | amphitheater. A poor program |                    |
|     |     |     | will not only embarrass the  |                    |
|     |     |     | NIH but the HEO as well.     |                    |
|     |     |     | Failure to videocast will    |                    |
|     |     |     | exclude members in           |                    |
|     |     |     | Frederick, North Carolina,   |                    |
|     |     |     | and elsewhere from           |                    |
|     |     |     | participation, and fail to   |                    |
|     |     |     | provide a record of the      |                    |
|     |     |     | event.                       |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | E. Berenstein, suggested     |                    |
|     |     |     | that R. Mejia, A. Anders,    |                    |
|     |     |     | and M.Sesma each write a     |                    |
|     |     |     | paragraph and points to      |                    |
|     |     |     | cover in the letter and      |                    |
|     |     |     | Ofelia will organize         |                    |
|     |     |     | document for                 |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | A.Anders mentioned that so   |                    |
|     |     |     | far, Dr. Zerhouni's response |                    |
|     |     |     | to the NIH-HEO has been      |                    |
|     |     |     | positive (i.e. WALS          |                    |
|     |     |     | speakers).                   |                    |
|     |     |     |                              |                    |
|     |     |     | In addition a commitment was |                    |
|     |     |     | made among ourselves and     |                    |
|     |     |     | with the speakers to         |                    |
|     |     |     | organize the HHM event so    |                    |
|     |     |     | "the show must go on".       |                    |
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| 1   | Com |     | None discussed due to the    |                    |
| 2:1 | mit |     | impending topic regarding    |                    |
| 2:5 | tee |     | the HHM event.               |                    |
| 5-1 |     |     |                              |                    |
| :00 | R   |     |                              |                    |
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| 1   | Adj |     |                              |                    |
| :00 | our |     |                              |                    |
| PM  | ned |     |                              |                    |
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Minutes Submitted July 14, 2005

Zhanita N. Perez, Secretary