Join Us May 19: "Joy In The Workplace - Put Latitude In Your Attitude"
Embry Rucker Shelter Donations Update
Community Assistance
Chapter Discussion Group
Reminders: Credit Cards and No-Show Policy
Board Meeting Minutes
Visit Our Website Regularly
A Day Inside The Beltway
Free Publications
"Fundamentals Of Compensation Program Design"
"Winning Strategies For Effectively Managing Workplace Issues"
"The ABC's Of Retaining Your Star Employees"
HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington
Marymount University To Offer New HR Degree Program at Loudoun Campus
Mark Your Calendar
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Join Us on May 19 for "Joy In The Workplace - Put Latitude In Your Attitude"
For Details on the Program: Click Here
Embry Rucker Shelter Donations Update
During the March dinner meeting, Dulles SHRM members donated $50 for the Embry Rucker Shelter. The cash contributions were used to purchase five $10 Giant Food gift certificates to be distributed to the homeless. Director Anita Bonic extends her sincere appreciation for your generosity.
Community Assistance
Dulles Chapter Diversity/Workforce Education Director Evelyn Kaiser presents our April community assistance organization, the Job Corps, represented by Field Coordinator Archie Whitehill. Job Corps is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive residential, education, and job training program for at-risk youth aged 16 through 24. Since its inauguration in 1964, Job Corps has provided more than 2 million disadvantaged young people with the integrated academic, vocational, and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.
For more information visit www.jobcorps.org or contact Archie at awhitehill@appcouncil.com.
Board Meeting Minutes
The minutes from the Board meetings are available on our web site - please take a few minutes to review them in full. Click Here to View.
Reminders: Credit Cards and No-Show Policy
Several months ago the Dulles Chapter began accepting credit cards at monthly meetings, and many members and non-members have taken advantage of this new payment method. Please remember that we are using an established account by another organization, the Washington Breakfast Club (WBC), and your credit card statement will show this organization’s name rather than Dulles SHRM. Receipts showing Dulles SHRM are available at the registration table at each dinner meeting if you would like one.
If you have registered for a dinner meeting and find that you will be unable to attend, the Chapter requires a cancellation phone call or e-mail by 3:00 p.m. on the Monday before each dinner meeting. No shows will be billed.
Visit Our Website Regularly
Human Resources in the Washington area is dynamic with events scheduled almost daily. You may forward any events your organization is sponsoring or those you become aware of by e-mailing information to Communications Director Nancy Streeter (nabss@aol.com ). Topics of interest include seminars, course offerings, speaking events, luncheons and dinners, etc. You may also find employment opportunities with new postings every week. Be sure to check our website to keep current.
Free Publications
“Disability Employment 101”: This employment planning guide was developed jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. It includes information on finding, recruiting, and supporting qualified workers with disabilities. Find the guide posted at: employmentguide/disabilityemployment101.pdf.
WRP Database of Qualified Workers: The Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP) offers a free database that identifies almost 1,600 qualified college students and recent graduates with disabilities who seek summer and permanent job openings. For more information, visit: www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/odep/ODEP2004522.htm.
"Fundamentals Of Compensation Program Design"
Part I: May 5, 2004
Part II: May 12, 2004
The job market is heating up! With the business climate improving, companies are turning their attention to ways to attract and retain critical skill and high-performing employees. Yesterday’s reward designs need to be re-tooled to fit the revitalized marketplace. WTPF’s “Compensation 101,” to be presented by Watson Wyatt Worldwide, will cover the basics - attuned to today’s increased sensitivity to governance and transparency.
Both beginners and experienced practitioners should attend Parts I and II. These sessions will provide guidance and tools that attendees will be able to implement immediately in their own companies. Sessions will be held at Watson Wyatt, 1717 H Street, N.W. Lunch will be served at both sessions. The cost for WTPF members is $185 for Parts I and II, or $105 for one part. For non-members, the cost is $250 for both parts, or $140 for one part.
For more information and to register online, visit www.wtpf.org/prof_dev_schedule.cfm. Registrations without payment will be invoiced and can be paid at the registration table. Pre-registration is required.
"Winning Strategies For Effectively Managing Workplace Issues"
Thursday, May 20
Jackson Lewis LLP, the nation’s leading law firm representing management exclusively in employment and labor matters, is presenting its Second Annual full-day seminar entitled “Winning Strategies for Effectively Managing Workplace Issues” on Thursday, May 20. Topics to be covered include workplace privacy, preventing workplace violence, crafting non-compete agreements, conducting workplace investigations, alternative dispute resolution, wage hour, and minimizing risks of retaliation and whistleblowing claims.
The seminar will be held at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Participants receive program materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. Registration is $150 per person, although Dulles SHRM members receive a discount and only pay $125 per person. HRCI recertification credit and Virginia CLE credit are pending.
To register, call or e-mail Brenda Hansen, Office Administrator at 703-821-4307 or hansenb@jacksonlewis.com. Be sure to mention that you are a Dulles SHRM member to receive the discount.
"The ABC's Of Retaining Your Star Employees"
Friday, June 4
An outstanding learning opportunity is coming this June. Lord Fairfax Community College, Middletown Campus, in conjunction with the Winchester Area SHRM Chapter, is presenting Beverly Kaye, author of the highly acclaimed Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, for a half-day program to be held on Friday, June 4 from 8:00 a.m. to 12 noon. The program includes a continental breakfast, speaker presentation, and author reception. The fee is $99 per person. Lord Fairfax Community College is located off I-81 in Middletown, VA.
For information, registration, and directions, visit www.lfcc.edu or www.washrm.org or call (540) 868-7021. Advance registration is required.
HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington
Tuesday, June 8, 2004, Ritz-Carlton
The HR Leadership Awards of Greater Washington will be held on Tuesday, June 8, at the spectacular Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. Please consider nominating a colleague or client or yourself for outstanding contributions to an organization and/or the HR profession. Feel free to share this information with others and encourage participation. Let’s create a BUZZ…
The HR Leadership Awards have been created to recognize exemplary leadership and contributions in the human resources profession in the Washington area. You or your organization may participate in several ways:
Gala keynote speaker will be Darrell Green, former All-Pro Washington Redskin and founder of the Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation. At the Gala, six awards will be presented for human resources professional excellence in large commercial, small commercial, Government, and non-profit organizations as well as an award for ethics and one for community service/corporate social responsibility.
Visit the Leadership Awards website at www.hrleadership.org for additional information.
Marymount University To Offer New HR Degree Program at Loudoun Campus
Marymount University is starting a new Human Resources Management degree program at its Loudoun Academic Center in fall 2004. Information sessions on the M.A. in Human Resources Management are being held on:
Friday, April 23 at 11:30 a.m. (lunch with faculty)
Tuesday, May 4 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m.
Visit Marymount University’s Loudoun Academic Center, 14 Pidgeon Hill Drive, Suite 400, (across from the Dulles Town Center). RSVP to (703) 284-5902. For more information, visit www.marymount.edu/loudoun.
Mark Your Calendars
Upcoming SHRM Conferences and Seminars
2004 Conferences
- June 27-30 - SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
2004 Chapter Dinner Meetings
- May 19 - “Latitude in Attitude” with Allie Bowling
- June 16 - “Changing Trends in Health Care Benefits” with George Lane, Marsh
- July 21 (Tentative) - “New FLSA Rules” with Caryn Pass, Krupin O’Brien
- August 18 - “Succession Planning” with Karen Stacy, Freddie Mac
- September 22 - TBD
- October 20 - TBD
- November 17 - TBD
- December 8 - Annual Holiday Party
- December 15 - Transition Board Meeting
That’s all for this month unless you have any ideas or suggestions? This is your chapter - let us know what’s on your mind!
Cindy Loison
President
Dulles SHRM
cloisonhr@aol.com
