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July
2010
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July
Newsletter
Volume:
17 Issue: 07
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2010 PHR/SPHR Fall Certification Prep Course
Classes begin Sept. 7,2010
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Our
Newest Members!. |
All
new members will be annouced in next month's newsletter!
ATTENTION New Members:
Please update your profile on our website, www.mobileshrm.org, at the “member
login” link
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August Chapter Meeting
Lunch
Meeting Time: Fri, 08/13/2010
11:15am - 1:00pm
Speaker: Michelle Dortch, Vice President of Resolution
Benefits Design, LLC
Topic: The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Group Benefit Plans
Sponsor: MHCA
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September Chapter Meeting Breakfast
Meeting Time: Fri, 09/10/2010
7:30am - 9:15am
Speaker: Harold Williamson, Chief Financial Officer, Wesco
Topic: Reading Financial Statements for Non Financiers
Sponsor: America's First Federal Credit Union
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October Chapter Meeting
Lunch
Meeting Time: Fri, 10/08/2010
11:15am - 1:00pm
Speaker: Kevin Atkins, Director of Workforce Development/Internships
for Mobile Area Education Foundation
Topic: Partners Win with Workforce Development
Sponsor: Daily Access Corporation
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Monthly Meeting
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When: July
9, 2010
Time: 7:30 am – 9:15 am
Where: Heron Lakes Country Club Breakfast: $15 per
person for members and $18 per person for guests.
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IMPORTANT!!
RSVP to Cindy Giddens, secretary@mobileshrm.org
or RSVP/pay online at www.mobileshrm.org
Reservations should be made by 12:00 pm Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Speaker: Casi Callaway, Executive Director & Baykeeper,
Mobile Baykeeper
Topic: Every Company Makes a Difference:
Tips for Conservation & Environmental
Responsibility in the Workplace
Sponsor: Chiropractic Works, PC
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Today
is day 77 since the oil disaster began………
Over 19 times the amount of oil that was released
from the infamous Valdez has now erupted, sorry
but it no longer technically qualifies as a
spill, into our Gulf of Mexico, our very own
backyard. |
Most importantly,
to quote our President “plug the damn hole”!
Until then, it will be very difficult for us to focus
on a real recovery process, because the damage is
continuing daily. In many respects this constant
state of uncertainty has taken a toll on our previous “peace
of mind”, which is something even money cannot
replace.
Albeit slow and late by all accounts, some positive
things are now starting to come together: pelicans
are being saved and released, money has been set
aside to assist payment of losses, locals are now
actively leading and participating in the cleanup
plans, and most importantly our hometown hero Jimmy
Buffett will be doing a FREE beachfront concert in
Gulf Shores, with Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown and Alan
Touisaint. All 35,000 tickets are gone, but, thankfully,
the concert will be carried nationwide on CMT!!!
Mark your schedule----you do not want to miss our
MSHRM BREAKFAST meeting this Friday!!! Casi Callaway
the award winning Executive Director of Mobile Baykeepers
will be the speaker and will definitely have a lot
to say. She has been in the media a lot recently
and has been a valuable gatekeeper for our local
environment in this crisis and is intimately knowledgeable
concerning our catastrophe. Be there to show support
for her and her efforts.
I sincerely hope that you
and your family have a fun and safe 4th of July
weekend in spite of the “oil
crisis”. This very significant holiday is time
to stop, celebrate and reflect on what a wonderful
country we have and the very real privilege it is
to live here. We need, heck no, we deserve, to take
a short break from all the recent events.
PS----Personal thanks for the fantastic feedback on
the survey that all of you have provided to help add
value to MSHRM membership--VAM!! Stay tuned for some
exciting news soon in response to your suggestions,
ideas and comments. Keep them coming-----I promise
we listen!!
Sidenote: Those
of you attended our last few MSHRM meetings may have
noticed that I completed the pre-lunch blessing much
faster than in the past. The primary reason is that
I do not want the fried chicken to get cold and I
know HR people are hungry at that time of day and
ready to eat. A secondary reason is that, as it has
been brought to my attention, we need to be sensitive
to the faiths and beliefs of all of our members,
which is an important standard for HR. I personally
surveyed all the other chapters in the State. We are
only one of two in the entire State of Alabama that
actually say a blessing at their meeting. Most of the
other chapters and the State Council as well as SHRM
National utilize a moment of silence. Your survey responses
to the issue have been overwhelming that you wish to
keep the blessing. To honor our members’ wishes
and to respect all our members’ beliefs at the
same time, the short non-denominational blessing I
say is the closest way to accomplish those goals without
reverting to a moment of silence. There you have it,
politically correct and hot fried chicken----a win-win
situation!! I just felt you should know....................
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Mobile
SHRM Thanks!
Chiropractic Works, P.C.
for sponsoring our July breakfast
Thank you to the following companies who donated June
door prizes:
Remington College
Employment Screening Services, Inc.
Managed Health Care Administration
We appreciate your support of our chapter and our
mission!
** All Door Prize Donors
will be recognized
in our Monthly Newsletter **
For more info contact Linda Ramsey at lindar@clarkpersonnel.com
(Door prizes are needed for July and future meetings) |
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2010 Meeting Sponsorships!
Would
you like to have an opportunity to market your company’s products
or services to a captive audience of HR professionals? Sponsor a Mobile
Society for Human Resource Management chapter meeting and you’ll
have an exclusive opportunity to do just that! For only $400, sponsors
may have an exhibit near the check-in table, place literature on each
table, and have an opportunity to speak briefly about their companies
during the meeting agenda. What could be better than that? Limited
opportunities are available, as there can be only one sponsor for each
regular meeting.
Contact Mary White at mgwhite@mtimail.com or
251-478-6848 to reserve your month! |
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2010
Professional Membership Drive
Mobile
SHRM is pleased to announce its 2010
Professional Membership Drive. Under
Mobile SHRM’s bylaws, Professional Members
are defined as follows: Professional membership
shall be limited to those individuals who are
engaged as one or more of the following: (a)
practitioners of human resource management at
the exempt level for at least 50% of their professional
time; (b) certified by the Human Resource Certification
Institute; (c) faculty members holding an assistant,
associate or full professor rank in human resource
management or any of its specialized functions
at an accredited college or university and have
at least three years of experience at this level
of teaching; (d) full-time consultants with at
least three years experience practicing in the
field of human resource management; and/or (e)
full-time attorneys with at least three years
experience in counseling and advising clients
on matters relating to the human resource profession.
Professional members may vote and hold office
in the chapter.See http://www.mobileshrm.org/content/laws. Any
questions in this regard should be directed to
a board member.
GUIDELINES: Throughout 2010,
any current professional or associate member
who successfully solicits a new professional
member will be entitled to one free year of membership
in Mobile SHRM (currently $40 per year) or two
free lunches at a Chapter meeting (currently
$18 per meeting). There
is no limit on the number of professional members
you may solicit. However, the new professional
member cannot be an employee of your company, firm
or entity. In addition, credit will be given
only for new members, not for past professional
members whose membership has lapsed. For
credit to be given, the referring member’s
name must appear on the application for membership.
Join SHRM at a Special Discounted Rate!
New, first-time members
to SHRM can join online using the promotional
code CHSED for
a reduced rate of $145.
That’s only
about 39 cents a day!
Go to www.shrm.org/join and
enter the code CHSED
into the promotional code space on the application.
Join
today! |
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2010
Gulf Coast Mobile SHRM Conference |
Only
5 months remain until the annual Gulf Coast Mobile
SHRM Conference! It will be held on Friday, November
5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It is going
to be a great conference and you do not want to
miss out! One new thing we are doing this year
is a BINGO card.
The first 25 exhibitors and sponsors
that sign up and pay will be on each of the BINGO
squares. This BINGO card will be used for the participants
to receive a chance to win $500.00 in CASH. We
will share all of the details at the next Mobile
SHRM lunch meeting. So, if you plan to exhibit
get your registration information in quickly! For
more details on the conference go to www.mobileshrm.org. If you have questions about anything regarding
the conference email Kay Watson at conference@mobileshrm.org or Candice Swiger at candices@wescoweld.com. |
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MOBILE
SOCIETY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT |
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MISSION STATEMENT
The Mobile, Alabama chapter of SHRM exists to promote quality human resource
practice among local industries, businesses, educational institutions, and government
agencies. We bring together leading practitioners to provide education, networking
and discussion of various human resource topics and to identify the best practices
for all aspects of human resource and industrial relations work. |
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