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9.75 General Credits; 7.25 Strategic Credits; 2.5 Continuing Legal Education  Credits

 

2010 Conference Schedule DAY 1 - Tuesday September 21
Time
Conference Event
6:30 - 7:30
PHRA Set Up
7:30 - 8:00
Attendee Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05
Welcome Remarks
8:05 - 9:35
Opening Keynote Address Presented by the Disney Institute
Storytelling: A Meaningful Translation of Culture
6:30 - 10:00
Vendor Registration - Set Up - Carts, crates and other large items must be removed from the exhibit hall by 7:30 AM.
9:35 - 10:35
Senior Executive Panel Discussion Facilitated By SHRM
Approved for 1 Strategic Credit
 
9:35 - 10:35 Linking HR to YOUR Business Success - Sponsored by SMC Business Councils - "Compliance 101...The Basics", Jane Lewis Volk, Special Counsel, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott 
10:40 - 11:10
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time - Morning Snack Provided
11:10 - 11:20
Intermission
11:20 - 12:35
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 1
 
Paul Endress, Maximum Advantage, “Critical Strategies for Today's HR Issues.”
 
Mary Lawrence Wright, Career Compass Worldwide, “Talent Management 2015: Generation Y Rising.”
 
Bill Thomas, SPHR, Centric Performance, LLC, “HR's Role in Strategy; Impact or Interference? Invited or Ignored?” Approved for 1.25 Strategic Credits
Sponsored by the HR Leadership Forum
 
Linking HR to YOUR Business Success - Sponsored by SMC Business Councils - "Pre-Hire Assessment and Recruiting", James Hazen, Ph.D., Owner, Applied Behavior Insights
12:35 - 1:25
Roaming Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:25 - 1:35
Intermission
1:35 - 2:50
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 2
 
Michael Couch, SPHR, Michael Couch & Associates Inc. “Strategic Talent Management: Putting Strategy Before People.”
Approved for 1.25 Strategic Credits
Sponsored by the HR Leadership Forum
 
Robert J. Greene, PhD, SPHR, GPHR, Reward Systems, Inc., “Effectively Rewarding Performance.”
 
 
Bonnie Budzowski, MA, inCredible Messages, LP, “Keys to Design a Sizzling Senior Management Presentation.”
 
 
Bruce Court, Development Dimensions International, “The Real Evidence Behind Talent Management: What We Don't Know Will Hurt Us.”
 
 
Linkinig HR to YOUR Business Success - Sponsored by the SMC Business Councils - "Health Care Reform: What You Need To Know NOW", Rich Klavon, LUTCF, VP, SMC Insurance Agency, Eileen Anderson, Government Relations Manager, SMC Business Councils
 
2:50 - 3:00
Intermission
3:00 - 3:30
Exhibit Hall Time
3:30 - 3:40
Intermission
3:40 - 4:55
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 3
 
Barbara Schwarck, PCC, MPIA, Clear Intentions, Inc., and Michal Nachmany, Executive Coach,  “Do's and Don't of Performance Review 6 Practical Tools to Have Them Be a Win, Win.”
 
 
Aparna Suresh, Organic Organization Development, LLC, “Lead Smarter, Not Harder: The Top 5 Myths of Effective Leadership & Employee Engagement and how to turn them around.”
Approved for 1.25 Strategic Credits
Sponsored by the HR Leadership Forum
 
Jeff Mikula, New Dimensions in Learning Virtual Leadership; Managing and Leading Global Organizations
 
 
Linking HR to YOUR Business Success - Sponsored by the SMC Business Councils - Panel Discussion of Business Owners
Moderator: Bill Ringle, The Callidus Group
Panelists: 
Jane Lewis Volk, Special Counsel, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott 
Chris Simcic, Secretary/Treasurer, Wojanis Supply Company, Inc.
Janis Lybarger, General Manager, Microsonic, Inc.
Chuck Wozniak, President, Creekside Springs, LLC
 
5:00 - 7:30
Social and Heinz Field Tours
2010 Conference Schedule DAY 2 - Wednesday, September 22
7:30 - 8:00
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45
PHRA State of the Association and Felix Awards
8:45 - 9:00
Intermission
9:00 - 10:15
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 4
 
John Rodgers, Dale Carnegie Systems, “Communication Strategies to Get and Keep Your Seat with the Executive Team.”
Approved for 1.25 Strategic Credits
 
 
Dr. Rex Gatto, Ph.D, Gatto Associates, LLC “Mentoring For The Next Generation of HR Leaders.”
 
Emerging Trends Panel Discussion - More Information Coming Soon!
 
Social Networking Track - Geoff Peterson, Understanding the Applications of Social Media in HR.
10:15 - 11:00
Dedicated Exhibit Hall Time
11:00 - 11:15
Intermission
11:00 - 12:30
Exhibitor Tear Down
11:15 - 12:30
Concurrent Breakout Sessions 5
 
Ed Krow, SPHR, CCP, SHCM, Parente HR Services, LLC, “Creating Line of sight - How to Get to the Bottom Line Through Your Employees.”
 
 
 
John Putzier, SPHR, FirStep, Inc., and David Baker, SPHR, HCA Advisors, “The Everything HR Kit… A Complete Guide to Attract, Retain & Motivate High-Performance Employees.”
 
 
Abbie Leibowitz, M.D., F.A.A.P., Health Advocate, Inc., "Healthcare Trends & Strategies for Controlling Costs"
Approved for 1.25 Strategic Credits
 
 
Social Networking Track - Lynn C. Outwater, SPHR & Esq., Jackson Lewis LLP, “My Space or Your Space: Defining the Practical and Legal Metes and Bounds of the Interconnected Workplace.” 
 
12:30 - 1:30
Networking Lunch Attendees and Exhibitors
1:30 - 2:30
Closing Keynote Speaker: Dr. William A. Schiemann, “Reinventing Talent Management: The New HR Imperative.”
 
2:30 - 3:00
Wrap-Up and Exhibitor Prize Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

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