Arizona Society for Human Resource Management - Annual AZSHRM State Conference

Complete Conference Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Pre-Conference Workshops

8:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. – Pre-Conference Workshops

Conducting Effective Investigations – Amy Lieberman
Elements – Christine French
Extreme Leadership Roundtable – Steve Farber
Telecommuting Turns 20: Lessons for Effective Policies and Procedures from those who did it Right

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Pre-Conference Workshops

“Being Brave Today and Always” – Susan Brooks
Avoiding Not So Sweet Sorrow of Parting with Employees: Managing Risk in Workplace Reductions – Robert K. Jones, Jackson Lewis
Driving HR Strategy with Human Capital Analytics – Scott Mondore, Ph.D.15TH ANNUAL AZ SHRM STATE CONFERENCE

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

7:00 – Continental Breakfast – North Hall C
           Registration Begins – North Hall C
           Exhibit Hall Opens – North Hall C

8:00 – Opening Remarks – West 301 A-C

8:15 – 9:00     Engaged Leadership: Building a Culture to Overcome Employee Disengagement
                         Clint Swindall, CSP - West 301 A-C

9:00 – 10:00   Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die –
                         Dan Heath West 301A-C

10:15 – 11:30 - Breakout Sessions – A
Recruitment, Marketing & Mayhem: Making Social Media Matter Brett Farmiloe & Zach Hubbell 221C
Union Avoidance   Mark Kisicki   222A-B
Outline of the Diversity Dialogue   Christine French   222C
Conducting Internal Employment Audits   Julie Pace   224A-B
Three Critical Competencies for Business Success: Strategic Leadership, Change and Project Management
DeeAnn Palin & Sheila Keitel   221A-B
Preparing for the Perfect Storm in the Eye of the Hurricane   Dan DeMaio Newton   223

11:30 – 1:30 - Lunch – Exhibit Hall (boxed lunches)

1:30 – 2:15 - General Session – Courageous Leadership Serves you Right! Susan Brooks – West 301A-C

2:30 - 3:45 - Breakout Sessions – B
Destination: Work! A place where working hard feels like hardly working.   Harry Paul   221A-B
Measuring HR’s Financial Contribution to the Organization’s Bottom Line   Eric Knott   223
Retaining the Baby Boomer Legacy: Building a Knowledge Management and
Transfer System Alan Lindsay   222C
How to Change When Change is Hard    Dan Heath   224A-B
Creating Bullet Proof Documentation   Allison West   222A-B
RIFs and Layoffs in the Public Sector   Debra Hillary   221C

4:00 – 5:15 - Breakout Sessions – C
Writing for Human Resource Professionals: Tips for Making an Impact   Joe Bardin    221C
Courtroom Lessons from Juries Regarding Employment Cases   David Selden   221A-B
Examining Cultural Differences: Increased Awareness for Global Leaders   Heather Keller   222C
The OPS Approach to Workforce Reduction   Pattie Vargas   222A-B
Communication in Crisis   Jeff Lanza   224A-B
How Different is HR in the Public/Not-for-Profit & Private Sectors?   Robert Greene   223

Thursday, September 3, 2009

7:00 - Exhibit Hall opens

7:00 – 8:15 - Breakout Session – D
Recruitment, Marketing & Mayhem: Making Social Media Matter (Repeated)
Brett Farmiloe & Zach Hubbell   222A-B
Union Avoidance (Repeated)   Mark Kisicki   221A-B
Change Map   Lisa Johnson   221C
Engaging & Embracing the New Employee: Assimilating Gen Y as an
Effective Part of the Workplace   Kella Price   222C
Making High Certainty HR Decisions in High Uncertain Times using
Workforce Analytics   Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie   224A-B
Secrets to Successful Transitions   Lisa Schumacher   223

8:30 – 9:30 - General Session – High Definition People! ™ Alleviate Apprehension, Ignite Passion and Experience Life and Work in Vivid Color! Barb Sanfilippo and Bob Romano   - West 301A-C

9:45 – 11:00 - Breakout Sessions - E
Networking or Not Working: You Make the Choice   Fred Bocker & Al O’Connor   221A-B
ADAA: We Are All Disabled Now   David Barton   223
The Carrot Principle   Andrea Gappmayer   224A-B
The Time Is Now: Best Practices for Recruiting in a Challenging Environment   Matt Kaiser   222C
Making High Certainty HR Decisions in Uncertain Times Using Workforce Analytics (Repeated) Joanne Bintliff-Ritchie   222A-B
Emerging Best Practices for the Public Sector:   Remotely Delivered Assessments   Veronica S. Harvey   221C

11:00 – 12:00 - Exhibit Hall

11:45 - 12:15 - Lunch/AZSHRM Awards Ceremony West 301A-C

12:00 - Exhibit Hall Closes/Silent Auction ends

12:30 – 1:45 - Breakout Session – F
Staying Positive in A Negative World   Dave Sherman   221C
Secrets to Successful Transitions (Repeated)   Lisa Schumacher   222C
Only Human: How to Increase Employee Performance at the Biological Level Dr. Dwight Lundell & Todd R. Nordstrom   221A-B
Immigration Update   Michelle Ausdemore   222A-B
Extreme Leadership at Work and Beyond   Steve Farber   224A-B
Performance & Rewards Strategies for Difficult Economic Times   Robert Greene   223

2:00 – 3:15 - Breakout Session – G
HR Career Management and Professional Certification for the Human Resources Field: PHR, SPHR, GPHR, and California Jack Milligan 222C
The New FMLA   Laurent Badoux   222A-B
The Right Thing: Positive Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility on Employment Brand   Vicki Steere 223
E-Verify 2009 and Beyond   Bonnie Gibson   221A-B
The HR Professional’s Role: Be Savvy, Be Strategic, and Be Smart!   Barb Sanfillipio   224A-B
Resolving Executive Level Conflict   Amy Lieberman   221C

3:30 – 4:30 - General Session – Greater Than Yourself, Steve Farber West 301A-C

4:45 – 6:00 - Breakout Session – H
Critical Thinking and Analysis   Patricia Raya   221A-B

Managing the Cyber Workplace   Kris Culbertson   222A-B
Reduction in Forces Issues and the Foreign Worker   David Jones   223
Connecting With People   Patrick Bosworth   224A-B

Friday, September 4, 2009

7:00 – 8:15 - Breakout Session – I
Reveal the Rockefeller Within!   Chris Ordway   221C
WARN if You Must but Consider the Alternatives   Benjamin Naylor   224A-B
A Brave New World: Managing a Multi-Generational Workforce   Amy Gittler   221A-B
Deep Dive: Proven Method for Building Strategic Thinking Skills   Rich Horwath   222A-B
Painless Performance Conversations   Marnie Green   222C
Managing Changes After the RIF   Lauren van Winkle   223

8:30 – 10:00 - Employment Law Update – Neil Alexander - West 301A-C

10:15– 11:15 - General Session – High Performance Climb – John Foley (Blue Angels) - West 301A-C

11:15 – 12:30 - Breakout Session – J
10 Ways to Excel in HR   David Barton   222A-B
It Doesn’t Make Sense and It’s Costing Us Millions   Stephanie Angelo   222C
Keeping the Best: Facilitating Change Through the Employee
Opinion Survey Process   Rich Sherwood   221A-B
Effective Leadership in Changing Times: The Competency of Competitive Advantage   Cy Wakeman 224A-B
Leadership Development in the Public Sector   Joellyn Pollock   221C

Conference Ends

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