Spring Conference to be held May 1 & 2, 2008
Employee Engagement
Renaissance Glendale Hotel & Spa -
Agenda
Thursday, May 1st
11:00 to 11:30 am Registration
11:30 am to 1:00 pm Opening Remarks, Lunch & Keynote Address
1:00 to 1:15 pm Break
1:15 to 2:30 pm 1st Session
2:30 to 3:00 pm Break (light refreshments provided)
3:00 to 4:15 pm 2nd Session
4:30 pm Tour of Jobing.com Arena with reception to follow
Friday, May 2nd
8:00 to 9:00 am Breakfast & Vendor Visitation
9:00 to 10:15 am 1st session
10:15 to 10:45 am Break (beverages provided) & Vendor Visitation
10:45 am to 12:00 pm 2nd Session
12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 to 1:30 pm Break (desserts provided) & Vendor Visitation
1:30 to 2:45 pm 3rd Session
2:45 to 3:00 pm Closing remarks, Farewell gift & Grand prize drawing
Registration Info
Registrations received on or before April 21st will have an early bird fee of $150.00 (or $140.00 for multiple registrations from same agency).Please note that there is an additional fee of $20.00 for non-members. All registrations received after April 21st will have a fee of $175.00 ($195.00 for non-members). No registrations will be accepted after April 21st. To register, please refer to conference registration form available on our web site www.azipma.org.
Hotel Info
Needing a place to stay? The Arizona Chapter of IPMA-HR has negotiated a special rate of $139.00 (plus applicable taxes) per night. Please call 623-937-3700 for reservations and ask for Christi Tsang. You must mention Arizona Chapter of IPMA-HR when booking in order to receive the special rate. The discount rate will not apply if you book online or call the main reservation number for Marriott .The deadline to book your room at this special rate has been extended to April 24, 2008.
Thursday, May 1st
Keynote Speaker: Chris Hunsicker, Traaen and Associates
Servant Leadership: The Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Leadership Power
1st session - Ilene Ringler, Ilene Ringler and Associates
Employee Career Development and Retention by Personal Values Fulfillment
2nd session - Jean McFarland, Fifth Dimension Strategies, Inc.
& Bonnie Mattick, Mattick & Associates, LLC
Grandma Was Right. Behavior is Critical to Performance
Friday, May 2nd
1st session - Dr. Jan Northup, Management Training Systems, Inc.
Resilience – Taming Life's Roller Coaster and Building Resilience
2nd session - Karroll Alexander, The Alexander K. Group
Engaging Employees through Effective Communications – Talking Ain't Engaging
3rd session - Karen Ramsey, Compliance Partners
Work/Life Balance – Your Best Year Ever
2008 Spring Conference Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Marnie Green, Management Education Group (May 1st Lunch Sponsor)
Teri Traaen, Traaen and Associates (May 2nd Lunch Sponsor)
Susan Brennan, Executive Training Solutions (May 1st Break Sponsor)
Jobing.com & Arizona Employers Advisory Council (May 1st Arena Tour & Reception Sponsors)
Stacy Waters, The Waters Consulting Group (May 2nd Breakfast Sponsor)
Patrick Ibarra, The Mejorando Group (May 2nd Break Sponsor)
Clare LArmee, Sigma Data Systems (May 2nd Farewell Gift Sponsor)
Gold Sponsors
Jill Gengler, Personnel Profiles
Craig Stromberg & Steve Beard, Oracle
Phyllis Hardy, ASU/AGTS
Dan Klith,
Sheila Iosty,
Matthew Weatherly, Public Sector Personnel Consultants
Samuel D. Melvin, Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA)
Jeff Panther, Ken Blanchard Executive MBA Program –
Marty Vanacour,
Anthony Britnell, Nationwide Background Solutions (a division of I Spy Investigations, Inc.)
Hilary Harris, NEOGOV
Other Information
We hope we’ve engaged your interest for this event! Drawings for raffle prizes will be held throughout the conference. Be sure to visit our vendors and thank them for being sponsors.
We hope you say I DO on May 1st and 2nd!