Inspired by the education events of other employee networks and the support those events earned from Kodak management, the Lambda Network at Kodak organized their own. The event was an inspiring success for the network.
In his video address to the attendees of the 2001 Out & Equal conference, Dan Carp, Kodak chairman and CEO, expresses Kodak's Values, commitment to diversity and inclusion, and appreciation of the Lambda Network.
At the 1995 (1st) Lambda Network at Kodak Education Event with Management, Elizabeth Birch linked the network to a larger movement for LGBTQ rights in the workplace. Her speech challenged Kodak's lack of domestic partner benefits and developed a sense of urgency for creating a safer workplace.
Elizabeth Birch returned to Rochester for the 2004 (10th) Lambda Network at Kodak Education Event with Management. Her speech celebrated the progress of the network, Kodak, and past workplace activism across the U.S., but it also brought attention to unresolved LGBTQ issues, reaffirming the importance of activism and employee networks like the Lambda Network.
Emily Jones attributes the success of the Lambda Network to its initial support from Kodak senior management. The excerpt is from Lambda Network: Creating Change.
The Lambda Network wanted George Fisher at their first event with management enough to reschedule it, because the network knew it would struggle without CEO support. At the 1995 (1st) Lambda Network at Kodak Education Event with Management, George Fisher's acceptance of the group helped make the Lambda Network's mission become one of the company's.
With great courage and confidence, Kathryn Rivers delivered the opening address of the 1995 (1st) Lambda Network at Kodak Education Event with Management.
During its 10th Educational Event with Management, the Lambda Network debuted Lambda Network: Creating Change, a film that celebrates, summarizes, and reaffirms the network.
From its beginning, the Lambda Network recognized the importance of having and creating allies. Eventually, a significant portion of the network's membership was of allies, and their support, inside and outside the network, helped amplify its mission and change Kodak's culture. The excerpt is from Lambda Network: Creating Change.
At the 2001 Out & Equal conference, Mike Morley, vice president of Kodak Human Resources, explained why Kodak included Domestic Partnership benefits in its policy, citing the Kodak Values introduced by George Fisher.
