Inspiring HR professionals to connect personally and professionally, this conference is combining effectiveness with imagination to create brilliant solutions that meet business needs.

 HRMAM is pleased to announce that this year's conference will feature four Keynote Speakers:

Dr. John Izzo I Bestselling Author I Business Visionary
The Leadership Disciplines of a Highly Engaged Workforce

Jeff Havens I Speaker. Trainer. Author
Become a More Annoying You!

Talent Anarchy I Joe Gerstandt and Jason Lauritsen
Social Gravity: Harnessing the Natural Laws of Relationships

Wendy Mesley I Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist
Truth or Consequences...Learning to trust in all the wrong places

Concurrent session information is now posted online here.

Registration is open! For more information or to register, please click here.

For more information on sponsorship and trade show opportunities, please click here. 

 

 

Date: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Time: 830am-430pm
Location: Humphry Inn - 260 Main Street
Cost: $500 plus GST

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HRMAM offers the CHRP NKE Preparation Course in partnership with the BCHRMA.

This course is designed to help participants consolidate the knowledge they already have and - more importantly - identify where they need to focus additional studying in order to be successful in completing this multiple-choice assessment.

Date: September 7 & 8, 2013
Time: 8:00AM Registration
           8:30AM - 4:30PM Workshop
Registration Deadline: August 23, 2013

For more information or to register for this workshop, please click here. 
 

 

Date: Saturday, November 2, 2013
Time: 8:30AM - Check-in
           9:00AM - 12:00PM - Exam
Where: Building F
           Red River College
           2055 Notre Dame Avenue
Registration deadline: September 3, 2013

For more information or to register, please click here. 
 

 

HRMAM is looking for submissions for our newsletter. We're looking to make this newsletter more interactive and welcome submissions on the following:

• Q&A - Best practices - Have an HR related question? We'd love to get it answered for you! Interested in answering questions? Just let us know and we'll add you to our panel.
• HR Stories - Have a funny or interesting story you would like to share? Share it here!
• Movers & Shakers - Recently changed positions? Earned an award or designation? Share it here!

Please send your submissions for consideration to hrmam@hrmam.org with the applicable title in the subject line.

 

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