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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