AFFILIATE OF

   THE SOCIETY FOR
   HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  

The 2nd Annual
Appalachian Chapter
Society of Human Resources Management
(S.H.R.M.)
&
Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce
Presents
"2008 Human Resources in the Real World Summit"

Spotlighting the Advancement of
Human Resources
  
   Registration Form
    (1.5 MB PDF)

   Martha Washington Inn Flyer
    (400 KB PDF)
September 11th & 12th at the Martha Washington Inn located in the Historical Town of Abingdon, Virginia.

Thursday, September 11th

8:00 am Registration - Continental Breakfast
 
8:15 - 8:30 am Ralph Modena - Wells Fargo Insurance
 
8:30 am Welcome & Introduction
  • Shelley Keene-Hicks, President of Appalachian SHRM Chapter
  • Kes Blackwell - Past-President of the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Jerry Wood - President of the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Senator Phillip Puckett
9:30 am Break - Vendor Booths Open
 
10:00 am General Session - "Contagious Engagement - How to motivate and keep valuable employees" - presented by Betty McHale, MS, SPHR, President of the West Virginia State Council
11:00 am General Session - "The Magic of Effective Leaders" -  presented by Eddie Armbrister and Mary Jane Umberger, SPHR
 
11:45 am Lunch
 
1:00 pm Breakout Session I:
  • Breakout Session A - "Ethics in the Workplace" - presented by Mary Jane Umberger, SPHR
     
  • Breakout Session B - "Strategic Planning in the Workplace" -  presented by Eddie Armbrister
     
  • Breakout Session C - "Young or Old, Are you Ready for Retirement" -  presented by Wayne Fireball
2:00 pm Break
 
2:15 pm Breakout Session II:
  • Breakout Session A- "The Integration of Human Resources with Operations. How we view our role from a different perspective" -  presented by John Schneider, Carilion Clinic Area Human Resources Director
     
  • Breakout Session B- "Coaching Employees When Having Difficult Conversations" -  presented by Attorney's Tom Winn and Victor Cardwell
     
  • Breakout Session C - "How to Handle Difficult Terminations" -  presented by Attorney, Eric Theissan
3:15 pm Break
 
3:30 pm General Session -"New Legal Developments in Human Resources" -  presented by Attorney, Eric Theissan
 
4:30 pm General Session - Human Resources Roundtable


Friday, September 12th

8:00 am Continental Breakfast & General Session - Connie Saunders, President and CEO of Personnel Pool Introducing the new "WISE" program
 
9:00 am General Session- "FMLA and ADA in the Workplace" -  presented by Victor Cardwell II and Thomas M. Winn of Woods Rogers PLC of Roanoke, VA
 
11:00 am Break
 
11:15 am General Session - "Return to Roots" -  presented by Carl E. Mitchell, President and CEO of Virginia Economic Bridge
 
12:15 pm Lunch
 
1:15 pm General Session - "Staying Balanced When the World Won't Stand Still" -  presented by Patricia Farrell, MSN, RN
 
2:15 pm General Session - "Balanced for success - How to Maintain Balance When Life Becomes Overwhelming" -  presented by Buddy and Veronica McGlothlin
 
3:15 pm Recognition of Hosts and Vendors
 
3:20 pm Closing Remarks and Gift Drawings

  Conference Sponsors

AFFILIATE OF

Tazewell Community Hospital

An Affiliate of CARILION Health System

"Our family... taking care of yours."
 


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