CHICAGO (July 20, 2009) – HR professionals are dealing with
unprecedented workplace challenges, making the quest for knowledge and
networking this year’s top initiative. The agenda for
[http://www.hreonline.com/] Human Resource Executive® Magazine’s 12th
Annual [http://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/] HR Technology® Conference
& Exposition, being held Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2009, at McCormick Place in
Chicago, has been expressly designed to address these needs and more.
Bill Kutik, conference co-chair and technology columnist for Human
Resource Executive^® magazine, commented, “In a short period of time,
profound change has transpired in HR. HR professionals are forced to
stretch even further than they were before. Mergers and acquisitions,
layoffs and furloughs, redefined healthcare and retirement benefits and the
continuing war for talent – even with the current abundance of candidates
– necessitate new levels of innovation. Now in our 12th year, the HR
Technology® Conference and Exposition is the premier destination for
these busy HR executives to gain solutions to their problems while
networking with their peers.”
Acknowledging that conference travel budgets have been hit in 2009, Kutik
shared, “If there’s one HR show to attend this year, it’s the HR
Technology Conference. Since inception, we have been consistently
over-delivering on our promise to bring attendees a rich, robust agenda
that blends business process with technology by giving them meaningful,
actionable information that they can apply in their own organizations.”
Industry luminary Dave Duffield concurs. Duffield, who founded PeopleSoft
in 1987 and SaaS-based HRMS vendor [http://www.workday.com/] Workday in
2005, recently taped a video promoting the 12th Annual HR Technology^®
Conference & Exposition. In the video, which can be accessed at
[http://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/] www.hrtechnologyconference.com, he
encourages all HR practitioners to attend the world famous event.
When pressed to name his favorite sessions on this year’s agenda, Kutik
said, “I am looking forward to the conference’s hallmark events: the
12^th Annual Industry Analyst Panel and the second annual Talent Management
Shootout. But I think HR practitioners also really need to pay close
attention to our ‘great new technologies’ sessions, which will
illuminate the advances of social networking and Web 2.0 in HR.” Kutik
said, “Social media is no longer a choice for HR, it’s a requirement
for any organization committed to being competitive when it comes to
recruiting, managing its employment brand, and retaining the best workers.
The HR Technology® Conference is the only one that gives attendees what
they need to understand the implications and tools needed to address this
new frontier.”
The complete conference program is available at
[http://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/] www.HRTechnologyConference.com.
Pre-Early Bird registrants will receive $400 off registration if they sign
up by July 31, 2009. A smaller discount is offered to those who register
prior to September 18, 2009. The “team discount” provides for a 30%
discount after the first two full-price registrations, making the event
affordable for a company’s entire HR team to attend.
A limited number of press and analyst passes are available for this
conference. To request a press pass, please contact Jeanne Achille, The
Devon Group, 732-706-0123, ext. 11, or e-mail [#jeanne[at]devonpr.com]
jeanne[at]devonpr.com.