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HR Professionals: Delivering Business Results
by Melissa Greene, PHR, Co-chair, Conference Committee
The fifth annual Delaware SHRM State HR Conference started with an energetic, insightful opening session by Margaret Morford, president, The HR Edge, and one of the top-rated speakers a recent SHRM conferences. From there, almost 400 attendees attended eight concurrent sessions and visited the 48 exhibitors in the HR Expo over the course of the day.
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Running with the Big Dogs: How to Make HR a Strategic Player
Opening Session
by Richard Burton, MBA, Chair, Legislation, Delaware SHRM
Wit, wisdom and war stories from Margaret Morford, President of the HR Edge, Inc., helped set the tone for a very successful day. She reinforced the value that human resources plays in organizations and the dynamic time that the profession finds itself in.
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The Business behind the Benefits
Jeff Chambers, VP of Human Resources, SAS Institute
by Carol Tavella, Co-chair, Membership
Over lunch, Jeff Chambers, Vice President of Human Resources at SAS Institute, provided insight into SAS’s award-winning culture, which emanates from their employee attraction/retention strategy. Jeff walked us through the business value rationale for three of SAS’s on-site Work-Life programs that have been key in capturing employee loyalty and reducing turnover, absenteeism, sickness and stress.
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Strategic HR to Leverage Your Workforce
Susan R. Meisinger, SPHR, President and CEO, Society of Human Resource Management
by Cindee Porter, SPHR, Director-at-large
"Are you prepared to answer your CEO's questions?" Lobbing that challenge to the audience, Susan Meisinger, SPHR, President and CEO of the national Society for Human Resource Management, began the closing session.
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And the winners are...
Delaware SHRM scholarship recipients
by Noelle Robertson, MA, Chair, Student Chapter Liaison
This year, Delaware SHRM awarded three scholarships to students majoring in Human Resources or a related program at a Delaware college. Each person received $2,500 based on their passion and commitment to the profession of human resources and scholastic achievement.
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Now showing at HR Expo
by Kari McCoy, PHR, Co-chair, Membership
A record-breaking 48 service providers showed were available, with products ranging from health care, security, housing and furniture, leadership consulting, financial services, education, insurance and employee services.
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Brought to you by...
Conference volunteers
by Joe Stevens, Co-chair, Diversity
Amidst the flooring and construction workers putting the finishing touches on the remodeling work at the Bank One Center at the Riverfront, were the volunteers putting the finishing touches to the 2005 Delaware SHRM Conference. As attendees entered the Registration area, conference volunteers greeted them with "Welcome to the Conference," handed them their name tag and a conference bag loaded with goodies.
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EVENTS
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Upcoming events
Join us for dinner and a professional development program at the next Delaware SHRM meeting on Tuesday, January 10, 2006. And remember to renew your annual SHRM and Delaware SHRM memberships for 2006!
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Delaware SHRM State HR Conference Sponsors
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