Human Resource Executive's HR Technology Conference & Exposition Announces This Year's Program Highlights.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HR Technology Conference & Exposition HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003 6th Annual Conference, Now the World's Largest, Guarantees to Educate Attendees How to Deliver ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). in Tough Times Human Resource Executive Magazine today announced the conference details for the 6th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition. This year, the event called "the best HR technology show in the industry" by HR.com, is being held October 8-10, 2003, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center The Pennsylvania Convention Center is a multi-use public facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is designed to accommodate conventions, exhibitions, conferences and other events. in Philadelphia. Created by HR experts and delivered by senior HR executives, the 2003 conference focuses on delivering ROI to attendees with sessions designed specifically to help save their companies money and increase revenues. It features three keynote presentations. Opening the event on October 8, 2003, is Dr. Edward E. Lawler III, named by BusinessWeek as one of the top six management gurus. He is a distinguished professor, Marshall School of Business The Marshall School of Business (also known as USC Marshall School of Business) is the business school at the University of Southern California. It is the largest of USC's 17 professional schools. The current Dean is James G. Ellis. , University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , and the author of Creating a Strategic Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Organization: An Assessment of Trends and New Directions. On Thursday, October 9, 2003, Dave Kieffer, worldwide partner, Mercer HR Consulting and author of Play to Your Strengths, slated for publication by McGraw-Hill in fall 2003, will present a discussion of the new management science for determining which HR practices drive business results. The closing keynote on Friday, October 10, 2003, is Kathleen S. Barclay, vice president of Global Human Resources, General Motors Corp. Recognized as the premier event in the human resource industry, the HR Technology Conference features the only industry analyst panel, with four leading experts who identify current technology trends and predict future ones. This year's panel includes Monica Barron, senior analyst, Workforce Management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. Strategies, AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research; Naomi Lee Bloom, managing partner, Bloom & Wallace; Ron Hanscome, senior program director, HCM HCM hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Application Delivery Strategies, META Group; and Jim Holincheck, research director, Workforce and Workplace, Gartner. New to this year's event is the HR Outsourcing track, as well as the industry's first Portal and Self-Service Shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. . Conference Chairman David Shadovitz, who is also the editor and publisher of Human Resource Executive, said, "Always known for firsts, this year's HR Technology Conference is no different. The HR Technology Conference delivers the truth - not promotional hype - from objective experts and early adopters. And because our sessions - such as this year's first portal and self-service shootout - are designed to deliver return on investment, attendees save months of non-productive, exhaustive research. We are the one conference destination where HR senior executives network with colleagues who have actually implemented the technologies that deliver ROI and productivity." Bill Kutik, Conference Co-Chairman and Technology Columnist for Human Resource Executive, added, "This year's conference features case studies from some of the world's leading companies - including Best Buy, Boston Scientific The Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) (abbreviated BSC), is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a range of interventional medical specialties, including interventional cardiology, peripheral interventions, , Burger King, Charles King, Charles (Bird) (1785–1862) painter; born in Newport, R.I. He studied with Benjamin West in London (1805–12), and became friends with Washington Allston and Thomas Sully. Upon his return he settled in Washington, D.C. Schwab, Cingular Wireless, Coca-Cola, ING Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Lucent, Merrill Lynch, Nokia, Sodexho, UnitedHealth, UPS and Zurich - and 40 of our 47 presenters are vice presidents or higher, including 12 CEOs." More conference details are available at www.HRTechnologyConference.com. Conference attendees registering prior to September 8, 2003, receive a special reduced rate. Multiple registration discounts are also available. A limited number of press passes are available for this conference. To register for a press pass, please contact Jeanne Achille, The Devon Group, 732-542-2000, ext. 11 or e-mail jeanne@devonpr.com. Note to editors: Trademarks and registered trademarks referenced herein remain the property of their respective owners. |
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