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ARCHIVE: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 EVENTS

ARCHIVE: 2006 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2006 Date Type Topics Guest Speakers 
Jan 11 Meeting 
Open to Public
 

Conducting Effective (And Compliant)
 Background Investigations

Karen Caruso of
Mind Your Business, Inc.
Feb 8 Meeting 
Open to Public
Immigration Law  
Mar 8 Meeting 
Open to Public
Work Keys  
March 13-15 SHRM 23rd Annual Employment Law & Legislative Conference Washington, D.C.

March 21
SHRM Atlanta chapter One-Day Spring Assembly Institute of Technology – School of Management in Atlanta, Georgia
March 20-22 SHRM 29th Annual Conference & Exposition of the SHRM Global Forum  Las Vegas, NV
March 30-April 1 SHRM 37th Annual Conference & Exposition of the Employment Management Association
 
San Diego, CA
April 12 Meeting 
Open to Public
Extended HRCI Credit Meeting Extended Meeting; Topic: Wage and Hour
May 10 Meeting 
Open to Public

Generational Issues in the Workplace

 

June 14 Meeting 
Open to Public

Clean Air Community Trust; Share the Ride Program

 
June
25-28
SHRM 58th Annual SHRM Conference & Exposition Washington, D.C.
July  12 Meeting 
Open to Public
   
Aug  9 Meeting 
Open to Public

Violence Prevention:
Is Your Business At Risk?

Rusty Marts, LPC
Sept 13 Meeting 
Open to Public;
Enka Campus of AB Tech

EXTENDED MEETING:
Recruiting & Retaining
Minority Employees

Lewis Isaac, Training Coordinator for the City of Asheville, and Edna Campos,  Consultant and Community Advocate
Sept 17-19 2006 NC SHRM State Conference Durham, NC Hosted by TSHRM in Durham, NC
"Revitalize Human Resources"
Note:  If interested in presenting at this meeting contact Gwen Burston
(919) 537 4213
October 4-6 SHRM Strategic HR Conf. Phoenix, AZ
Oct 11  Meeting 
Open to Public

HR Horror Night

Special Evening Meeting
October 16-18 SHRM Workplace Diversity Conf. and Expo Los Angeles, AZ
Nov 8 Meeting 
Open to Public
   
Nov 9-11 SHRM Leadership Conf. Crystal City, VA
Dec 13 Private Meeting
Grove Park Inn

Holiday "Meet and Greet" Plus Installation of New 2006 Officers

*Meeting is reserved solely for our chapter members, their invited guests, and the student chapter.

 

ARCHIVE: 2005 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2005 Date Type Topics Guest Speakers 
Jan 12 Membership Meeting Resolutions- Goal setting- Human Nature Laura Jones of Employee Assistance Network
Feb 9 Membership Meeting Reactions to Change! Carol Rovello, Director of Employee and Organization Development, A-B Technical Community College.
Mar 9 Meeting 
Open to Public
Consumer Credit Counseling Service Celeste Collins, Executive Director
Mar 14-16 SHRM 22nd Annual Employment Law & Legislative Conference Washington, D.C.
April 13 Membership Meeting Workplace Violence – Current Issues and Trends Johnny Lee, Director of Peace at Work and author of “Domestic Violence in the Workplace”
April 11-13 SHRM 28th Annual Conference & Exposition of the SHRM Global Forum Chicago, IL
April 20-22
SHRM 36th Annual Conference & Exposition of the Employment Management Association Dallas TX
May 6 SHRM State Council Meeting Held at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Directions:  I-40 to I-540 North.  Exit at Lumley Road, Exit 3.  Turn left at top of ramp.  At stop light cross over Brier Creek Parkway into Brier Creek Country Club.  At traffic circle take first right onto Arnold Palmer Drive.  Go past tennis courts and pool pavilion on your left and turn left onto Club Hill Drive.  Enter the clubhouse in the set of doors on your left.
May 11 Membership Meeting Special Extended Meeting:  
Ask the Expert: HR Legal Issues and Trends

The panel to include WNCHRA members: Jon Yarbrough, Penny Wofford, Lisa Claxton, and George May. 

Planned location/hours:  
A-B Tech’s Enka Campus   
9:45 – 10:00 registration
10:00 to 12:30 panel presentation/Q&A
12:30 – 1:15 lunch, meeting, and networking

June 8 Meeting 
Open to Public
The Benefits of Humor in the Workplace  George Fleming
June 19-22 SHRM 57th Annual Conference & Exposition  San Diego, CA     
July  13 Membership Meeting Changing Demographics in the Workplace  
Aug  10 Membership Meeting Understanding Ergonomics; Preventing Injury   Ron Hoechstetter
Aug 23-25 NC STATE
SHRM
Conference: Driving the Future of HR Pinehurst Resort & Spa, 1 Carolina Vista Drive
Village of Pinehurst, NC 28374
Hotel: 800/659-4653
Conference Contact: Amy Jelovsek
Email: ajelovsek@ncbar.org, Ph: 919/677-0561

Sept 1st
TriState Conference 7th Annual TriState Conference Palmetto Expo Center, Greenville, SC
Click here for Brochure in pdf format
Sept 14 Meeting 
Open to Public

Workshop Meeting:  

9:30am to 1:15pm
Renaissance Hotel


Achieving Diversity Competency through Experiential Learning
Facilitator: Patricia Digh
Oct 12-15 SHRM Strategic HR: Aligning With the Business to Drive Results Los Angeles, CA
Oct 12  Membership Meeting The HR Director as CEO  

Oct 13-14
NC SHRM  State Conference. Operation HR: Armed for Progress,  Leadership and Service Crown Coliseum and Expo Center, Fayetteville, NC
Oct 25-27 SHRM Diversity Conference & Exposition Chicago, IL

October 26-28
SHRM SHRM Strategic HR Conference   New York City

Oct 13-14
NC STATE
SHRM
 Conference Fayetteville, NC

November 2-4
SHRM
SHRM Academy
 
Phoenix, AZ
Nov 9 Meeting 
Open to Public
Background Checks  

December 5-7
SHRM
SHRM Academy
 
Miami, FL
Dec 14 Meeting may  be held at Grove Park Inn Holiday "Meet and Greet" Plus Installation of New 2005 Officers Meeting is reserved solely for our chapter members, their invited guests, and the student chapter.

 

 

ARCHIVE: 2004 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2004 Date Type Topics Guest Speakers & Vendor Displays
Jan 14 Membership Meeting Legislative Update Jonathan Yarbrough, Esq.
Feb 11 Membership Meeting Building Your Personal Resiliency During Changing Times  Lana Crum, Sr. Management Consultant for Right Management Consultants
Mar 10 Meeting 
Open to Public
Perspectives from the Bench: A Judge’s View of 
Employment Law Issues"

The Honorable Max O. Cogburn Jr.
U.S. Magistrate Judge

 
April 14 Membership Meeting NC Job Connector:
The ESC's On-Line Professional Referral Program
Bill Sykes and Scott Sinclair
April 19-21 SHRM 35th Annual Employment Management Association Conference & Exposition Washington, DC
May 12 Membership Meeting Wage and Hour Update: Changes to the FLSA Jon Yarbrough, Esq., employment/labor attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith,LLC.
June 9 Meeting 
Open to Public
Union Avoidance

 J. Steve Warren, Esq.

June 27-30 SHRM 56th Annual Conference & Exposition New Orleans, LA
July  14 Membership Meeting NC Department of Labor Update Cherie Berry, Commissioner
Aug  11 Membership Meeting Compensation Panel: What's Hot and What's Not  Hank Federal

 

Aug 23-25 NC STATE
SHRM
Conference: Driving the Future of HR Pinehurst Resort & Spa, 1 Carolina Vista Drive
Village of Pinehurst, NC 28374
Hotel: 800/659-4653
Conference Contact: Amy Jelovsek
Email: ajelovsek@ncbar.org, Ph: 919/677-0561
Sept 8 Meeting 
Open to Public

Common HR Mistakes to Avoid:
A Legal Perspective   

Presented by Jon Yarbrough,  Attorney with Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC.

Oct 12-15 SHRM Strategic HR: Aligning With the Business to Drive Results Los Angeles, CA
Oct 13  Membership Meeting Member Roundtable Discussions on timely Topics Chapter members with a designated facilitator at each table
Oct 25-27 SHRM Diversity Conference & Exposition Chicago, IL
Nov 10 Meeting 
Open to Public
Diversity Patti Digh, an International Diversity Consultant and Trainer. This will be a workshop-style presentation.
Dec. 8 Meeting may  be held at Grove Park Inn Holiday "Meet and Greet" Plus Installation of New 2005 Officers Meeting is reserved solely for our chapter members, their invited guests, and the student chapter.

 

ARCHIVE: 2003 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2003 Date Type Topics Guest Speakers & Vendor Displays
Jan 8th  Membership Meeting Caregiving and the Workplace Ruth Perschbacher is the Coordinator of the Caregiver Wellness Program at Park Ridge Hospital.
Feb 12th Membership Meeting Executive and Management Coaching Nancy Russell-Forsythe, Ph.D, partner at Leadership Bridge Ltd. is a business consultant and a licensed psychologist
Mar 12th Meeting 
Open to Public
 Financial Aspects of HR.  Dr. John Sherlock from Western Carolina University
April 9th Membership Meeting Freightliner Neutrality  

Incumbent Worker Training Program Phil Monk of Mountain Area Joblink Center will provide a brief overview of a new

Thomas G. Greaves, III. A partner in the law firm of Haynsworth, Baldwin, Johnson & Greaves, LLC.

Phil Monk of Mountain Area Joblink Center 

April 28th through 30th Washington, DC Conflict Management at Work:  Collaboration Skills for HR Practitioners
Attend/earn 1.4 CEUs toward PHR/SPHR recertification!

 

May 7 


May 8


May 9
Compensation Basics

Variable Compensation

Introduction to Employee Benefits

Compensation Basics, Variable Compensation, Introduction to Employee Benefits
Chicago, IL
Attend this program and earn .7 CEUs toward certification for each course!

 

May 14th Membership Meeting Wage & Hour Law Update John Blaine, the District Director of the U.S. Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division.
June 11th Meeting 
Open to Public
Complying with REDA, the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act Tiffany Lathan, Discrimination Investigator of the NC DOL
July 9th Membership Meeting Mediation: A Good Alternative Michel Vaughan, Attorney and ADR Coordinator for the Charlotte EEOC District Office
June 22nd through 25th Orlando, FL  SHRM 55th Annual Conference & Exposition
Keynote Speakers: 
Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State and highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government.
Jim Collins, best-selling author of GOOD TO GREAT: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't.
Tom Morris, one of America's foremost business thinkers and author of True Success: A New Philosophy of Excellence.
C.K. Prahalad, renowned corporate strategist, chairman and co-founder of San Diego-based Praja
Aug 13th Membership Meeting Community-Based Health Care Jim Bross, VP/CFO for Rutherford Hospital;  Myrna Harvey, COO of Crescent PPO 
Sept 22-23 Greensboro, NC NC State SHRM Conference
Khoury Conference Center/Sheraton Hotel in Greensboro.
Contact: "Della" dellat@goabco.com or   Leslie King
Ph: 336/375-6400 

Sept 10 Meeting 
Open to Public
Employment Security Commission's Service Enhancement Project

Denise Plemmons, Labor Market Developer with Special Project Consultants Scott Sykes and William Sinclair

Oct 7th Conference 
Open to Public
WNCHRA Chapter Conference  
Oct 27-29 NY City SHRM Workplace Diversity Conference More information on shrm.org
Nov 12th Membership Meeting Worker's Compensation Issues  Mary Silver of the 
Mission St. Joseph's Health System
Dec 10th Meeting will be held at Deerpark Restaurant on the Biltmore Estate Installation of 
2004 Officers


Meeting is reserved solely for our chapter members, their invited guests, and the student chapter.

 

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