2006 HR Southwest Conference and Exposition “Next Generation HR: Imagine the Future ” October 17 – 20, 2006 Register Now!

IT’S OPEN ENROLLMENT TIME!!!

As many of you are preparing for benefits open enrollment at your organizations, don’t forget that it is also open enrollment time for the HR SouthwestConference! The Conference has a wonderful “cafeteria plan” that will allow you to take advantage of the Conference benefits you are most interested in. From educational sessions to entertainment, the HR Southwest Conference has it all.

This year, the Conference is pleased to offer attendees the following benefit choices:

• Pre-Conference Workshops covering such diverse topics as “Developing the HR Strategic Edge”, “Employee Selection”, “HR as Advocates”, and “Fundamentals of Employee Relations”. In addition, a PHR/SPHR Crash Course will be offered to help coach HR professionals through the certification process.

• Over 100 educational sessions in eight distinct learning tracks: Benefits/Compensation; Legal/Regulatory; Staffing/Recruiting; Students; Employee/Employer Relations; Personal/Professional Growth; Strategic Human Resources; and Training and Organizational Development.

• Our nationally recognized keynote speakers are sure to educate and inspire. Tim Sanders will show us how nice guys finish first rather than last. Joe Marlotti will help us to appreciate the generational differences in the workplace (and perhaps at home). Finally, Erin Gruwell will inspire us with stories of how the lives of her students were changed through a creative teaching approach.

• Over 260 companies will be represented in the Conference Exhibit Hall to showcase the latest tools and resources that can be used to help support HR initiatives and organizational goals.

• Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment! HR Southwest is sure to help your overall health by allowing you plenty of time to relax and mingle with other HR professionals. The Conference will be sponsoring a welcome reception on Tuesday night and a “Past, Present, Future” themed party on Thursday evening. In addition, our exhibitors will be hosting receptions at the Conference headquarter hotel, the Renaissance Worthington, on Wednesday evening.

• The Conference Bookstore will provide attendees with the opportunity to enhance their knowledge through a large number of resources. No matter what your area of interest, the Bookstore is sure to have something to pique your interest.

Make sure you have enrolled for all of the benefits that you will need in your future by attending the premier regional HR professional conference! More information on the 65th annual HR Southwest Conference and the opportunities it provides to HR professionals can be found at the Conference website, www.hrsouthwest.com.

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