SHRM-Memphis



Taking Care of Business

SHRM State Conference Agenda

Memphis 2008 

UPDATE!

The Conference Presentations for the 2008 Tennessee SHRM State Conference are now available for conference attendees to download!  If you did not receive an e-mail notification from president@shrm-memphis.org, please e-mail to request the link.  Thanks for supporting the 2008 Tennessee SHRM State Conference!   

HRCI Credit: For every educational session attended, one (1) hour of re-certification credit may be submitted to the HR Certification Institute.  

Wednesday, October, 1, 2008
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Conference Attendee Registration/Check-In
Marketplace Exhibitor Check-In in the Exhibit Hall
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast
 
8:45 a.m. to 10:15a.m.

Opening Ceremonies: Kicking off "Taking Care of Business"
Master of Ceremony - Chad Prosser


Conference Welcome
2008 State Conference Chair - Deneen Al-Sadi
SHRM Memphis Chapter President - Mario Musarra


Keynote Address: Leadership and Innovation

David Rock, Results Coaching Systems

10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions - 3 tracks:
Talent Management
Centers of Expertise
Legal

12:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch: Tables of Interest: HR Centers of Service
Network with your peers during facilitated discussions over lunch!

1:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Keynote Address: Social Intelligence in the Workplace
Dr. Daniel Goleman, author of Social Intelligence

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Opens with a Book Signing by Dr. Daniel Goleman
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wine 'n Cheese Reception in the Exhibit Hall


Thursday, October 2, 2008
7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Conference Attendee Registration/Check-In
7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.
Marketplace Open in the Exhibit Hall

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Keynote Address: How Culture Drives the Business and HR's Role
John Daniel, EVP of Employee Services at First Horizon
10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

Break with Refreshments in the Exhibit Hall

10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch: Awards Presentations, Tennessee SHRM State Council
1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Mega Session

Sexual Harassment - Experience a Trial Live and YOU are the Jury!  Presented by Ford & Harrison, LLP

2:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Keynote Address: "Taking Care of Business"

Johnny Taylor, CEO of RushmoreDrive.com and Past Chair, SHRM Board of Directors

4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tennessee SHRM State Council Meeting
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Conference Social at Jillian's in Peabody Place

 

 



Friday, October 3, 2008

7:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Marketplace Open in the Exhibit Hall
7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
 
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

General Session

What Really Happens "At the Table"

Panel Presentation by HR Senior Leaders and their CEO and CFO partners

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Break - Prize Drawings in the Exhibit Hall
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 a.m. Closing General Session:
Mr. Steve Harrison, Chairman of Lee Hecht Harrison and
Author of The ManagersBook of Decencies
Conference Closing and Grand Prize Drawing