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US-CHINA EXECUTIVE HR EXCHANGE PROGRAM SHRM’s Educational and Cultural Exchange Set to Visit Beijing and Shanghai from Nov. 28, 2008 to Dec. 8, 2008 SHRM recognizes that understanding the human resources industry in China, one of the fastest growing economies in the world, is critical to HR professionals around the globe. By partnering with People to People Citizen Ambassador Programs, SHRM is providing HR professionals with information on the perceptions of the profession and the practical application of HR principles in China, as well as government and business perspectives of HR management. The program fee is $4,495 (departing from and returning to San Francisco). For more details or to register

TRANSLATIONS OF SHRM CONTENT SHRM Content Available in Chinese, Korean and Spanish To better serve HR practitioners and SHRM members around the world, select HR content is now being translated into Chinese, Korean and Spanish. Members who need HR content -- either HR Magazine articles, SHRM research reports, white papers or other documents -- in these three language groups, or who want to share it with colleagues, can now do so. Access translated material