Agenda

HR CONFERENCE - "Passing the Torch: Human Resources Stewardship through Strategic Planning"

Billings, Montana
Holiday Inn Grand

Tuesday

October 21, 2008
11:00 Registration - Foyer
12:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 Welcome
1:15 OPENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
"The Future for Montana's Workforce", Speaker Pending
2:30 Break
2:45 GENERAL SESSION
Legal Update - Jeanne Bender, Attorney, Holland and Hart LLP
4:15 Vendor Introduction

6:00

Dinner - Western Heritage Center

Wednesday

October 22, 2008
7:00 Breakfast
8:00

CONCURRENT SESSION

  1. Governmental Code of Fair Practices, Kathe Kountz and Marieke Beck, Attorney, MT Dept of Labor and Industry
  2. Unemployment, Tonette Luoma, MT Department of Labor and Industry
9:15 Break
9:30

CONCURRENT SESSION

  1. Disabilities Accommodations, Kathe Kountz and Marieke Beck, Attorney, MT Dept of Labor and Industry
  2. Economic Outlook on Hiring and Recruiting in Montana - State of the Economy, Barbara Wagner, MT Dept of Labor and Industry
10:45 Break
11:00

CONCURRENT SESSION

  1. HR Differences between the Public and Private Sectors, Jim Nys, PHR, Personnel Plus!
  2. Workforce Planning, Joe Schopfer, Dept of Administration
12:15 Lunch
1:15

GENERAL SESSION
Legislative Update - On the Horizon, Jim Nys, PHR, Personnel Plus!
2:45 Break
3:00

GENERAL SESSION
Human Rights Update, Kathe Kountz and Marieke Beck, Attorney, MT Dept of Labor and Industry
4:30 Dinner on your own

Thursday

October 23, 2008
7:00 Breakfast
8:00 GENERAL SESSION
Running with the Big Dogs - How to Make HR a Strategic Player, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
10:00 Break
10:15

CLOSING KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Getting in Front of the Elephant - How to Earn Immediate Respect for HR, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
CONFERENCE LOCATION Holiday Inn Grand Montana, Billings, MT
ROOM RESERVATIONS 1-800-465-4329 (Toll Free); 406-248-7701

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

For more information, go to: hrconference.mt.gov

WORKSHOP - "Lighting Up the Future: Strategic Planning Workshop"

Thursday

October 23, 2008
1:00 Welcome
1:15 Registration - Foyer
1:15 The Savvy Owl - Politics, Power and Influence...What They don't Teach You in Business School, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
3:15 Break
3:30 The Savvy Owl - Politics, Power and Influence...What They don't Teach You in Business School, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
6:00 Dinner

Friday

October 24, 2008
7:00 Breakfast
8:15

HR Means Business - How to Write a Human Resources Strategic Plan, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
12:00 Lunch
1:15

HR Means Business - How to Write a Human Resources Strategic Plan, Margaret Morford, President, The HR Edge, Inc.
WORKSHOP LOCATION Holiday Inn Grand Montana, Billings, MT
ROOM RESERVATIONS 1-800-465-4329 (Toll Free); 406-248-7701

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION

For more information, go to: hrconference.mt.gov