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Conference Schedule

The full conference program is now available!  Session descriptions and presenter bios are also available by clicking on the links included in the conference schedule.  

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Detailed Conference Schedule

2007 PHRA Conference
Tuesday September 25th, 2007
Time Topic/Event Presenter
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Great Lakes Setup Exhibit Hall  
12:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Vendor Set up  
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Concessions open  
10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m. Registration  
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. SHRM Foundation Fundraiser Luncheon  
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pre-conference Forum: The Aging Workforce: A Roundtable Discussion (w/TRWIB) Ron Painter
12:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Opening Keynote - Listening Between the Lines!  Effective Communication Tools for the 21st Century Jeff Tobe
1:55 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. People Do Matter Panel  
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Entry Level- Interpersonal Styles Joseph Walk, PSU Management Program
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Mid-Level - Avoiding Mistakes New Managers Make Jeff Canter, Step 1 Management Services
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Senior Level - Risk to Resolution Deborah Kearney, Job Smart System
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting Cocktails & Networking (SHRM members only)  
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting with Sue Meisinger (SHRM members) Sue Meisinger
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception in Exhibit Hall  
6:00 - 8:00 Social in Exhibit Hall  
 
Wednesday September 26th, 2007
Time Topic/Event Presenter
6:45 to 8:00 Registration/Breakfast/Visit with Exhibitors  
7:00 to 8:00 Leadership Breakfast w/Sue Meisinger (by invitation only)  
8:00 to 9:15 Conference Keynote: Performance & Behavior Leadership, The Moment of Truth: Can Leaders Handle the Truth? Bob Courson
9:15 to 9:40 Coffee with Exhibitors  
9:45 to 11:00  Workforce Development Panel  
9:45 to 11:00  A Human Resource Director's Guide to Long Term Care Insurance Linda Vaira 
9:45 to 11:00  Take Off the Mask: A Lesson in Executive Placement Kevin Klinvex, Select International, Inc.; Al Schnur, Ph.D., PCI Human Resurces Consulting, Inc.
11:00 to 11:25 Break with Exhibitors  
11:25 to 12:30 Entry Level: Rethinking HR: Putting the Human Back in Human Resources Michael Kalinsky, Empyrean Management Group
11:25 to 12:30 Mid Level: Succession Management: From the Front-line to the C-suite Eric Hanson, Development Dimensions International, Inc.
11:25 to 12:30 Senior Level - 3 Critical Issues Facing Today's Human Resource Professionals Monte E. Farrar, Express Service, Inc.
12:45 to 1:45 Lunch/Dessert with Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall  
2:00-3:00 Entry Level: Compensation Basics for HR Generalists David Mohl, HR Partner of Willis
2:00-3:00 Mid Level: Mediation Strategies for the Contemporary Workplace Fulton Miklos, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service; Joel S. Pretz, EEOC; Sally Griffith Cimini; Jaques M. Wood, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
2:00 - 3:00 Senior Level: 10 HR Challenges that SHOULD Keep you Up at Night J. Robert Carr
3:00 - 3:30 Break with Exhibitors  
3:30 - 4:30 Closing Keynote: Remember the Titans: Lessons in Diversity/Teamwork/Conflict Resolution Coach Herman Boone
4:40 - 5:10 Exhibitor Prize Drawings  

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