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Recertification Hours The SHRM 60th Annual Conference has been preapproved by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) for recertification credit hours for PHR, GPHR, SPHR and PHR-CA recertification.   For more information on recertification through HRCI, please visit the HRCI Web site at www.hrci.org/recertification. Track your recertification credits on HRCI’s Web site. Contact HRCI today if you are certified and do not know your log-in and password to access this useful recertification tracking tool.

Super Sunday Sessions

Concurrent Sessions

Monday, June 23

Tuesday, June 24

Wednesday, June 25

Global Preparation Course

Certificate Programs
SHRM Business Education
Executive Education Programs

Super Sunday Sessions

Increase your educational opportunities at the Chicago conference by attending one of these unique sessions. If you are looking for innovative ways to change your perspective, we hope you will join us for one of these sessions. Super Sunday Sessions are free to all full conference registrants. Please indicate on your registration form which session you will attend—spaces are available until the session fills, so preregister early. Please indicate your choice on the registration form.

 

Super Sunday Sessions

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Leading with Heart

SESSION #901

Workplace Application: This session shows you how to share the vision, set the ground rules and develop the skills to produce inspired performance.

 

This session offers insight and wisdom on choosing values, aiming for excellence, maintaining integrity, finding the courage to change, helping others reach their potential and more. Leading with Heart is a session for leaders and is about heart—the universal symbol for caring and compassion. Great leaders share a common belief that a company cannot maintain high-quality people, products or profits unless it is lead with compassion and caring. This session will help you master key attitudes and actions to impact the lives of those around you. Influence is an art—and begins with the heart of a leader.

 

Presenter: Steve Gilliland, CSP, certified speaking professional, Steve Gilliland, Inc.,Winston-Salem, N.C. (#1 rated speaker from 2007 SHRM Annual Conference.)

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! 99 Unique Ways to Recognize Employees to Increase Motivation, Retention and Revenues

SESSION #902

Workplace Application: This session will provide you with 99 practical and easy-to-implement ideas to recognize and reward your employees to increase motivation, retention and revenue growth.

 

Not every HR professional has a wheelbarrow full of cash to pass out for work well done. Workplace success is traced back to motivated employees and a culture that recognizes and appreciates them. A winning system acknowledges and rewards two types of activities performance and behavior. Learn 99 effective and low-cost actions you can take to recognize all levels of your workforce, which will result in higher retention, customer satisfaction and revenue growth.

 

Presenter: Mindy H. Chapman, Esq., president, Mindy Chapman & Associates LLC, Chicago, Ill.

From Ordinary to Extraordinary*

SESSION #903

Workplace Application: With humor and insight, John Alston will help those facing personal or professional challenges move past blame and self-limiting beliefs to jump start their performance and create not just satisfied customers but life-time relationships.

 

Make work an extraordinary experience! Learn to work hard at only those things that count and reduce frustration levels at the same time. By setting your individual “attitude thermostat,” you can change any organization’s climate. Discover how to unlock you and your co-workers’ hidden potential. You will learn to make customers, clients and co-workers feel unique, and turn acquaintances into long-term profitable relationships, not just satisfied customers.

 

Presenter: John Alston, CSP, CPAE, speaker/author, John Alston Presents, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.

 

*Please note that this session is for personal development and does not count for recertification credit because the content is not tied to HRCI's body of knowledge.

 

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Concurrent Sessions

Don’t miss out on many new concurrent sessions being offered in 2008, along with last year’s favorites. Get the tools, tips or strategies you need to do your job better and design the conference experience that best meets your needs! Concurrent session topics address a wide variety of HR- and business-related topics required to lead today’s workforce. They provide strategies and emerging trends and focus on compliance issues while providing tools to enhance the knowledge, skills and behaviors in your HR professional tool kit.

 

Select from a comprehensive list of more than 150 concurrent session topics. Many sessions are repeated; the topics have been spread out over the entire three days of concurrent session programming so you can build your schedule to maximize the number of topics you wish to include.

 

Upon arrival, registrants will receive a notebook to take notes during sessions. The complete and final concurrent session listing will be available in the onsite program, which will have the room locations for all sessions.

 

Masters Series

These senior-level programs are open to all attendees. Offered Monday and Tuesday afternoon as well as Wednesday morning, these expanded 2-hour sessions offer insight into the HR profession from noted thought leaders and academicians. On Monday and Tuesday afternoon, these sessions are held from 1:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., so you can attend the 4:00 p.m. concurrent session of your choice.

 

Senior Practitioner Spotlight

These sessions bring important and interesting messages from senior practitioners in HR. The “spotlight” highlights processes or programs that have proven successful in these presenters’ organizations. These sessions are held from 10:45 a.m. to noon on Monday and Tuesday.

 

Mega Sessions

These sessions are one-time only opportunities to hear great topics presented by exceptional speakers! Several mega sessions have been brought back by popular demand and highlight speakers or topics that have been well received by past conference attendees. Mega sessions are held in our largest meeting rooms to accommodate the many people who want to attend. With a variety of topics covering the spectrum of HR responsibilities, we’re certain you will not want to miss these one-of-a-kind sessions!

 

Conference Tracks

Sessions are arranged according to conference tracks. Conference tracks denote general topic categories that align with competencies or knowledge areas needed by HR professionals to succeed at various levels within the profession. Learn more about each track and the individual sessions below. They reflect the changing face of the HR profession:

 

Employment: These sessions address the challenging issues related to hiring and retaining the best workforce possible including recruitment, retention and training issues.

HR and the Law: These sessions highlight the legal implications of workplace policies and practices and focus on critical legal issues that affect the way an HR professional conducts day-to-day business.

International: These sessions focus on international human resources and range from highlighting best practices to learning about HR in China. All sessions in this track count toward the 30 hours of recertification credit for the GPHR designation.

Skill Development: These sessions are designed to help you enhance and expand personal and professional skills that are applicable across the different areas of HR responsibility.

Strategic Management: These sessions are designed to enhance critical thinking, analytic and strategic planning skills and address strategic HR issues. All sessions in this track count toward the 15 hours of recertification credit for the SPHR designation.

Total Rewards: These sessions focus on the broad span of topics ranging from the basics to leading-edge topics in compensation, benefits and total rewards.

 

Monday, June 23

Tuesday, June 24

Wednesday, June 25

 

Global Certification Preparation Course

June 21–24 (Four-Day Course)

 

Schedule:
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Monday, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

 

This package deal allows you to prepare for the (GPHR®) exam while participating in most conference activities! You will receive a complimentary copy of the SHRM Global Learning System®—a $695 value—with your Global Certification Preparation Course Registration.

 

Strengthen your knowledge base of the entire body of international HR knowledge while preparing for the GPHR exam. Using the SHRM Global Learning System, this comprehensive course highlights content areas that may appear on the certification exam. The program focuses on the body of knowledge, helps you assess your competency level and refreshes areas you may not currently be practicing.

 

Take the exam at the conference!

The GPHR exam will be offered in a special paper & pencil administration on Thursday, June 26th, the morning after the SHRM Annual Conference ends. For more information or to apply for this special GPHR exam administration, visit the HRCI website at www.hrci.org. The exam registration deadline is May 30, 2008.

 

Certificate Programs

SHRM certificate programs address the professional-development needs of varying audiences. We feature courses for “newcomers” to the profession (such as the Essentials of HR Management certificate program), as well as programs for “veterans,” such as the HR in Alignment program.

Recertification Credits

SHRM certificate programs provide a professional development experience but do not certify participants at the PHR, GPHR or SPHR level. Participants who attend the entire certificate program will receive a certificate of achievement at the conclusion of the certificate program and count the in-class hours, on an hour-for-hour basis, toward recertification credits required to recertify at the PHR, SPHR or GPHR level.

 

Attention SPHRs! Sessions marked with this symbol count toward the 15 hours of strategic management required for the Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR®) recertification.

 

Attention GPHRs! Sessions marked with this symbol count toward the 30 hours of international management required for the Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR®) recertification.

 

Register Early!

Advanced registration is required for all certificate programs. There will be no waiting lists held for certificate programs. Classes fill quickly—early registration is strongly recommended. Program registration fees cover all conference activities including general sessions, luncheons, admission to the SHRM Exposition, concurrent sessions on Monday and Tuesday morning, the Tuesday evening event and Wednesday morning.

 

Location (for all four certificate programs):

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 South Martin Luther King Drive

Chicago, IL, USA 60616-9985

 

Recertification Credits Available!

Depending on which certificate program you choose, you can earn between 12 and 15 recertification credit hours.

 

The following certificate programs are being offered:
Essentials of Human Resource Management

HR Generalist
HR in Alignment

Essentials of Human Resource Management

June 21-22 (Two-Day Course)
1.2 CEUs or 12 recertification hours

 

Schedule:
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

 

This two-day program provides participants with a basic overview of the human resource function and some of today’s critical HR issues. It is ideal for organizations that need to provide a broad overview of the human resource function to multiple employees, supervisors who have the responsibility for interviewing and training employees, team leaders with supervisory responsibilities, entry-level HR professionals, or those seeking a career in human resources.

 

Who Should Attend?

• Entry-level HR professionals
• Non-HR professionals in supervisory roles who have the responsibility for interviewing and training employees
• Those seeking a career in HR

HR Generalist

June 21–23 (Three-Day Course)
1.5 CEUs or 15 recertification hours

 

Schedule:
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Monday, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

 

Over the course of three days, a highly regarded HR expert will provide you with comprehensive information on the HR Generalist’s Core Competencies in a variety of formats, including platform instruction, animation video, people video, case studies, discussion groups and games. Each competency presented will provide you with the definition, roles and responsibilities of the HR generalist, the latest trends, useful metrics and relevant employment laws. This is your opportunity to learn from the best in the field and to network with your peers.

 

Who Should Attend?

• Professionals who have been tapped for the HR generalist role within their organization
• HR professionals in companies of all sizes
• HR managers and directors looking for professional-development opportunities for themselves and their staff
• HR specialists desiring a generalist’s knowledge for career advancement

HR in Alignment

June 21-23 (Three-Day Course)
1.5 CEUs or 15 recertification hours

 

Schedule:
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Monday, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

 

HR in Alignment is a strategic program targeting senior HR professionals. Over the course of three days, you will discover innovative trends and strategic concepts through discussions, research reviews and published ideas by HR thought leaders. Learn how to leverage and create a wholly aligned human resource plan for your organization. Using case study methodologies, this program helps you conceptualize ways individual HR disciplines link together and influence one another within a strategic framework. Understand how unique competencies form this framework and why strategy, leadership, ethics and culture are the crucial foundations for key organizational decisions. Finally, you’ll be able to apply what you’ve learned during this program through a creative capstone activity.

 

Who Should Attend?

• Senior HR professionals
• HR Generalist certificate program graduates
• HR leader for a strategic business unit
• HR professionals with a PHR or SPHR designation
• HR generalists, with five or more years of exempt-level experience, who have mastered HR technical proficiencies and need to develop leadership skills to position themselves for broader policy-making responsibilities.

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SHRM Business Education**

SHRM Business Education offers HR professionals the knowledge to become strategic HR leaders. Instructors and professors from prestigious universities will help you learn the business skills you need to be a key player in creating your organizational strategy.

 

These courses will help you:

• Increase knowledge of business essentials
• Understand how changes in the economic landscape impact your business
• Articulate how HR contributes to the core components of the business plan
• Think more strategically
• Confidently discuss core business issues
• Analyze financial statements
• Be a more effective partner across all functional areas within your organization

The following business education courses are being offered. Please pick one course for Saturday and one course for Sunday and Monday.

Saturday, June 21, 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Understanding the Basics of Finance

Conflict Resolution Skills for HR Professionals

Building Business Strategy

Legal Environment for Business Professionals (formerly Business Law)

Managing Individual and Organizational Change

Effective Communication in the C-Suite

Developing a Training Strategy for Effective Leadership

Sunday, June 22, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
& Monday, June 23, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.  

Measuring Return on Investment  
Negotiation Skills for Successful Business Results
Financial Decision Making  
Creating an HR Strategy  
Strategic Management of Mergers & Acquisitions
Creating a Culture of Innovation  
Global Strategy and Cross Cultural Management

 

Location:

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 South Martin Luther King Drive

Chicago, IL, USA 60616-9985

 

Schedule:

Saturday, June 21, 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. – Course One
Sunday, June 22, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. – Course Two (Part I)
Monday, June 23, 1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. – Course Two (Part II)

 

Recertification Credits Available!

HR professionals certified as a PHR or SPHR will receive 7.5 recertification hours for each completed SHRM Business Education course.

 

Note: Classes fill quickly. Be sure to register early. Fees include general sessions, luncheons, admission to The HRM Marketplace® Exposition, one ticket to the Tuesday Night Show and the Wednesday conference program. In addition, you have the option to attend Monday and Tuesday morning concurrent sessions before the certificate programs reconvene in the afternoon. Please note, however, that the scheduling for certificate programs overlaps the preconference workshop and business education schedules. Therefore, certificate program registrants and business education class registrants cannot register for preconference workshops because of the schedule conflict. Certificate program and business education participants will receive a certificate of achievement at the conclusion of the programs.

 

**Please note that with the exception of Conflict Resolution Skills for HR Professionals, all courses count toward the 15 hours of strategic management required for the SPHR recertification.

 

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Executive Education Programs

SHRM Executive Education programs offer a wide spectrum of courses that show you how to apply your skills and experience to be an effective and productive leader. We have partnered with renowned colleges and educational institutions nationwide to deliver timely topics that enhance your leadership skills and strategic outlook.

 

These programs are not open enrollment courses—a separate application process is
required. Information on each program is included below. Please read this information carefully before applying to attend. Six of the seven certificate programs exclusive to HR Executives begin on Saturday, June 21, 2008.

 

Application forms are available online at the Web site addresses included with each description. Early application is encouraged. Your application will be screened using criteria identified on the application form. This screening ensures the appropriate mix of participants and to enhance your learning experience. Accepted participants will receive program information along with a payment invoice once accepted to the program.

 

Please note—it is important to send in your application as soon as it is complete because these courses fill quickly.

 

The following executive education programs are being offered:

Sustaining a Competitive Advantage through a Culture of Excellence (Note: Limited number of seats available)

Critical HR Strategies: Forging the HR/CEO Alliance

HR in the Public Sector: Meeting Critical Challenges

Strategic Leadership: The Next Paradigm for HR

NEW! Strategic Persuasion & Talent Acquisition

Executive Coaching: Your Tool for Winning the Leadership Development Challenge

NEW! China's Economic Rise and its Critical HR Challenges for MNCs

 

Location for all executive education programs:

Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers
301 East North Water Street

Chicago, IL, USA 60611

Please note that this hotel is not within walking distance of McCormick Place but will be on the shuttle bus route.

 

Recertification Credits Available!

Depending on which executive education program you choose, you can earn between 12 and 15 recertification credit hours. Please see program details on recertification page for more information.

 

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