Conference At A Glance

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2009 Wisconsin SHRM State Conference At A Glance

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October 14, 15 & 16, 2009
Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells, WI

Updated 10-07-09 Click here for a printable summary of all learning sessions

Wednesday, October 14
Noon - 7:30 p.m.	Registration & Information Desk
Noon - 7:30 p.m.	Volunteer Lounge
	Pre-Conference Executive Session
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Making Business Strategy Work: How to Align HR Concepts With Your Company's Business Strategy - Margie Harvey
	Pre-Conference Legal Session
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	President Obama’s Tilling the Landscape of Employment and Labor Matters - Thomas Krukowski
	Pre-Conference Other Session
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Outplacement Services for HR Professionals - Lee Hecht Harrison Consultants
4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	SHRM Book Store
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	SHRM Foundation Booth
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open - "Your HR Oasis"

Thursday, October 15
6:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration & Information Desk
6:15 a.m. - 6:45 a.m.	Early Bird - Beverages Only
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.	Early Bird Learning Sessions
	HR Certification: the Basics - Michelle Hauer
	Employment Eligibility Verification: Are You in Compliance or Is It Only a Mirage? - Heather Tiltmann
	Secret Ways to Reduce Your Worker’s Compensation Costs - Kevin Glaser
	Beyond the Water Cooler: Work / Life Challenges for Your Employees - Claire Culbertson, Marilynn Lawler, and Mila Stahl
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.	Volunteer / Student Lounge
7:15 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	SHRM Book Store
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	SHRM Foundation Booth
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	SHRM Foundation Booth
9:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Keynote Presentation The Real Truth About Sticks & Stones: The Leading Secret to Leadership - Michael Brandwein
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - Noon	Executive Session How to Deal With Difficult People Without Using a Blowtorch - Michael Brandwein
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	Learning Sessions
	Assessing Human Resource Practices Alignment: Development and Evolution of a Process - Herbert Henemann and Tony Milanowski
	Maximizing Your Recruiting Investment - David Freeman
	The Levity Effect: It Pays to Lighten Up - Scott Christopher
	Market Pricing Made Simple - Joseph Kilmartin, Lena Bottos
	The Changing Legal Landscape of Employee Health and Welfare Benefits - Erin Freiberg
	Your Liability For Employees’ Off-The-Job Acts - Robert Gregg
	Ten Reasons Why Training is More Important Now More Than Ever - Jan Allen
	Executive Coaching: A Refreshing Oasis in Turbulent Times - Patricia Clason, Susan Lichty-Schmid
	HR Metrics: How to Get the Numbers to Speak - Mary Hunter
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Box lunch
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (break at 2:15 p.m.)	Executive Session Employee Hold‘em: Strategies to Recruit, Retrain, Reward & Retain Top Talent - Marc Drizin
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.	Learning Sessions
	Using Diversity Strategies to Meet Organizational Needs at Helwig Carbon Products - Earney Yocum
	On Being A Professional Patient - John Shier
	Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) - David Greenberg
	Becoming a Best Place to Work - Bob Swanson
	Workplace Leadership: Developing & Maintaining a Motivated Workforce - Kerry Denson
	Developments in Labor Law: The Employee Free Choice Act - Dan Vliet
	The Levity Effect: It Pays to Lighten Up - Scott Christopher
	Market Pricing Made Simple - Joseph Kilmartin, Lena Bottos
	Making the Complicated World of Benefits Uncomplicated - Robert Gevelinger
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.	Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Learning Sessions
	Why HOW We Do Anything Means Everything...in Business (and in Life) - David Greenberg
	Professional Habits for Success in HR: Managing Your Career - Francis Wiesner
	Top Technology Trends in Employment Background Screening - Nick Fishman
	Privacy and Information Security Education - Joseph Campana
	Leadership Compensation and Governance in Turbulent Economic Times - Rena Somersan, Stephanie Kessler
	Succession Planning: It’s Not As Hard As It Sounds - Paul Meese
	A Legal Workout: Negotiating New & Emerging Workplace Accommodations - Sara Johnston, Robin Jones, Dennis McBride, Oyvind Winstrom
	Six Steps to Yes (When You Need Instant Influence) - Deborah Laurel
	Wellness Incentives - Melissa Tobler, Karin Peterson
5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.	Attendee Appreciation Dinner - Captain's Dinner & Entertainment - BoDeans

Friday, October 16
6:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Registration & Information Desk
7:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.	SHRM Book Store
7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Volunteer Lounge
7:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.	Committee Lounge
6:15 a.m. - 6:45 a.m.	Early Bird - Beverages
6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.	Early Bird Learning Sessions
	HR Recertification - It Is Easier Than You Think - Michelle Hauer
	Assessments as Management Tools - Jeffrey Percival
	Go Directly to Jail: Personal and Corporate Liability - Darlene Clabault
	Analyzing Organizational Culture - Giving You the Tools to Conduct a Cultural Analysis - Allison Kisting
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.	All attendee sit down buffet breakfast with recognition of PHR/SPHR/GPHR Certification, Diversity Award Winner, and SHRM Overview
8:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. (break at 9:45 a.m.)	Executive Session - Managing Virtual Teams - Kyra Cavanaugh
8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	Learning Sessions
	Strategic Leadership Development Solutions Providing Sustainable Impact for Any Organization - Lisa Raab
	You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail: Preserving Productivity Under Information Overload - Joanne Cantor
	Leadership Run Amok: How Overachievers Can Destroy an Organization - Chris Huber
	Benefits in Hard Times - Cynthia Van Bogaert
	Move From "Confronting" to "Care-Fronting" Management - Doug Bergan, Kristine Hackbarth-Horn
	Litigation Avoidance: Steering Through the Minefield Without Giving Up the Store - Mark Goldstein
	Social Security Retirement - Doug Nguyen, Patricia Hayes
	Effectively Measuring and Rewarding Customer Service Competency and Performance - Michael Maciekowich
	Diversity as a Core Value - Sharif Mansur
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.	Learning Sessions
	Emerging Workforce Presentation - Patti Dunning, Sandy Mazur
	The Leadership Development Accelerator - Steve Riege
	High-Octane Engagement - Malcom Jeffris, Kathleen Sahl
	Intelligent Design – Re-Engineering Rewards for Results - Todd Hanson
	Diversity as a Core Value - Sharif Mansur
	Self Funding 202: Advanced Concepts - Dean Hoffman
	HRAs - One Tool to Control Health Care Costs - Chris Kramer
	You’ve Got (Too Much) Mail: Preserving Productivity Under Information Overload - Joanne Cantor
	Effectively Managing Human Capital in a Down Economy - John J. Kalter, Christine Liu Mc Laughlin, Todd M. Cleary, Gene T. Schaeffer, Jr., Tom O’Day
11:15 a.m. - Noon	Lunch
Noon - 1:15 p.m.	Keynote Presentation: No Opportunity Wasted - Phil Keoghan
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Phil Keoghan book signing