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Press Release Contact: David Carew 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit - America's Premier Conference for HR Professionals Who Want to Maximize Their Strategic Value - Coming to Las Vegas March 23 and 24 NASHVILLE, TN, March 14, 2006- - 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit - -the nationally acclaimed conference for HR professionals who want to increase the bottom-line value they offer their organization- -is coming to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on March 23 and 24. By attending 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit, HR professionals from across the U.S. will discover the inside secrets of America's best performing, most highly valued human resources professionals. They'll learn how to create a highly motivated, "engaged" workforce. And they'll learn how to transform HR from an administrative function to a powerful, profit-generating business asset. For the first time ever, the conference will feature three distinct "Learning Tracks" - - "Attracting & Retaining Talent," "Bottom-Line HR," and "Best Practices Networking Roundtables"- -which will allow participants to navigate their own training path. Among the nationally acclaimed HR and business leaders who will speak at 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit are: · Karen Shadders, VP of People at Wegman's Food Market …which was just named #1 on Fortune's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For"; · Kathy Brooks, VP of HR and Organizational Development at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters . . . which was just named "One of the Best Medium-Sized Companies in America to Work For" by the Society of Human Resource Management/Great Place to Work Institute; · Keith Hammonds, Executive Editor of Fast Company magazine . . . who will speak on "How to Do HR Right: Best Practices from the Field"; · Scott Pitasky, General Manager of HR, Microsoft . . . on how his company moves mid-level managers into top opportunities; · Jordan Vargas, VP of HR, Publishers Clearing House . . . on how to align goals of the CEO and the corporate board; · Kristen Weirick, Manager, Employer Brand and Talent Acquisition Solutions, Whirlpool . . . on how to use the internal brand to recruit and retain employees; · Phil Pins, Senior Manager, and Sam Agia, Manager, HR Systems, Qualcomm (just listed in Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work for in America") . . . on how to use the Web to streamline the recruiting function; · Alexandra Rozema, PeopleFirst Director, Domino's Pizza. . . on how to align hiring and training with corporate objectives; · Wendy Ellis, Director, HR, eFunds Corporation. . . on how to use technology to improve the delivery of HR services; · Linda Merritt, HR Director, AT&T . . . on how to manage and receive maximum value from HRO service providers. Special Pre- and Post-conference Sessions: To further enrich the experience, attendees will enjoy the option of attending one of the following pre- and post-conference workshops, for an affordable extra fee: Pre-conference Sessions (held concurrently on Wednesday, March 22): 1. "HR Metrics Laboratory: How to Measure HR's Business Performance," presented by Claudia Schwartz, Director of the HR Leadership Program at the University of California at San Diego; 2. "Employee Engagement Boot Camp: How to Make the Company One of the Most Important Things in an Employee's Life," presented by Carol Hacker, President of Hacker & Associates. Post-conference Session (held concurrently on Friday, March 24): 2. "Transform Your Workplace and Boost Your Career Using Cutting-Edge HR Technology," presented by David Kaufman, Founder of Bigger Pies!. The conference fee is $799 per person and $399 for each additional person, when two or more people from the same organization register. The fee is $749 per person for previous attendees of the annual Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, also sponsored by M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC. To register for 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit, HR professionals are asked to call toll-free (800) 274-6774 or visit: About the Conference Sponsor 2006 Strategic HR Leadership Summit is sponsored by M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC, publisher of the best-selling newsletter "HR Insight: Proven Strategies for the Human Resources Professional." M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC is the only company in America that publishes a state-specific employment law newsletter for all 50 states. The newsletters are produced under the umbrella of the Employers Counsel Network, a nationwide network of law firms practicing employment law in each of the 50 states plus Washington, D.C. and Canada. M. Lee Smith Publishers LLC also produces other newsletters, national workplace law conferences and audio conferences, and other information products for HR professionals, other business professionals, and attorneys. |
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