Toronto --- "Get on Your Game! Learn how to deal with the tough stuff", is the theme of this year´s Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) Annual Conference and Trade Show,the secondlargest HR conference in the world, February 1 to 3, 2006, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.
With 3,000 plus delegates, 100 plus sessions, and more than 200 trade show exhibitors, Canada´s premier HR conference (website: www.hrpao.org/conf2006) features some of the most brilliant thinkers from around the globe, including, for the first time, a by-invitation-only forum for senior HR executives who contribute daily to their organizations, at the C-Suite level.
Designed for today´s business leaders, executives and human resource strategists, conference delegates will tackle hot business issues such as how to acquire and retain talented employees, build nimble, responsive organizations, and develop ethical organizations committed to social responsibility.
Key Conference Highlights Include:
* "Welcome the World", the premiere, Canadian meeting of international members of the World Federation of Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA) with representatives from countries as diverse as Argentina and Ireland, January 30, 2006, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Toronto´s Le Royal Meridian King Edward Hotel;
* "The HR Value Proposition", opening keynote by University of Michigan Professor, David Ulrich, author of international best-seller, "Human Resource Champions", February 1, 2006, 8:30 am to 10:30 am, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building;
*"All Marketers Are Liars: HR Professionals Need to Become Genuine Marketers, Not Liars", morning keynote, day 2 by one of the 21st centuries top 21 speakers, Seth Godin, author of New York Times best-seller "Permission Marketing", February 2, 2006, 8:30 am to 10:00 am, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building;
* "Me to We: Building a Socially Responsible Organization", luncheon keynote by Marc and Craig Kielburger, co-founders, Free the Children, February 2, 2006, 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm, MetroToronto Convention Centre, South Building;
* "Executive Forum", an exclusive gathering of Canada´s pre-eminent HR professionals. Hosted by HRPAO president, Gerlinde Herrmann, CHRP, this event will feature one of Canada´s most exciting and respected management gurus, McMaster University´s Dr. Nick Bontis plus Marcus Buckingham, the internationally renowned best-selling author of First, Break All the Rules. February 3 from 8:30 am to 3 pm at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building;
Internationally recognized and sought out worldwide for its knowledge, innovation and leadership, HRPAO is Canada´s premier HR association. With more than 14,000 members in 29 chapters, HRPAO shapes organizational excellence by empowering human resource professionals to tie business success to effective people management.
The association grants the Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation and connects HR professionals at all levels to an unmatched range of HR information resources, events, professional development and networking opportunities.
For Further Information Contact:
Vera Held, Media Relations Specialist,
HRPAO Conference 2006
(416) 923-2324 #312
vheld[at]hrpao.org
conference website: www.hrpao.org/conf2006