2008 Gulf Coast Human Resource Conference

The Mobile Society for Human Resource Management presents the 2008 Gulf Coast Human Resource Conference on Friday, October 24, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the Mobile Convention Center, with a pre-conference reception and silent auction fundraiser for the SHRM Foundation scheduled the evening before at the Bienville Club. 

 

The conference will feature a wide variety of sessions of interest to business owners, managers, HR practitioners, and other professionals.  Topics and speakers include:

  • Anna Pritchett, AARP of Alabama - Leading a Multigenerational Workforce
  • Russell Hoyt & Margaret Hornbuckle, Dept of Industrial Relations -- Unemployment & Appeals Processes & Procedures
  • Mary White, SPHR, Mobile Technical Institute/MTI Business Solutions -- Customer Service Begins in Human Resources
  • David Mohl, Esq., Willis, Incorporated - Curbing FMLA Abuse
  • J. D.  Crowe, The Mobile Register - Humans: a Comic's Biggest Resource
  • Kelly Woodford, J.D., University of South Alabama & Tom Woodford, The Kullman Firm - HR Legal Update  
  • Rowland Dixon, U.S. Department of Labor -- Workforce Apprenticeships
  • Pamela Barnes Trammel, Telemon -- The Mirror of Diversity
  • Pamela Barnes Trammel, Telemon & Cathy Standridge, Live Empowered -- Too Tired To Care

Conference registration is $89 for Mobile SHRM members and $99 for non-members. Registration fee includes all sessions, admission to the trade show, continental breakfast, and lunch.

Attendees may also choose to attend a pre-conference reception and silent auction to benefit the SHRM Foundation at the Bienville Club from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 23 (additional $10 fee applies for reception). Click here to learn how you can donate an item or service to the silent auction.

To register, download the registration form from here and submit along with payment. If you prefer to pay with a credit card, register online. The first 50 registrants will receive two entries in the grand prize drawing for two $500 prizes, and all registered participants will receive one entry.

For more information, contact Belinda Thomason, conference@mobileshrm.org or Teresa Taylor, conferencecochair@mobileshrm.org.

Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Special pricing for conference participants is available at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel.