September 2008
Meeting the Needs of Today's Workforce: Culture, Flexibility and Career Management
Boston College Center for Work & Family – Free online web conference
September 9, 2008
12:00 – 1:00pm EDT
Led by CWF Executive Director Brad Harrington , the conference will present important issues revealed through our research and the implications for your organization in the future. To register, please e-mail Jaclyn Fitzgerald at fitzgeop@bc.edu or call 617-552-2869.
Third Annual Work-Life Balance Conference
Southern Connecticut State University - New Haven, CT
September 19, 2008, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Keynote address by Dr. Kyle Pruett, Yale University, and Dr. Marsha Kline Pruett, Smith College. Panel discussion to include men and women with personal and professional experience in elder care, working from home, telecommuting, and balancing work, education, and family. To register, email Lisa Seely at seelyl1@southernct.edu or call (203) 392-6526.
Texas Total Rewards Conference - Building the Total Package
September 22—23
The Renaissance Hotel, Houston
Whether you are a Generalist who wants to become more familiar with total rewards concepts, or a Specialist with years of experience, this event has been created with you in mind.
The conference, sponsored by the Houston Compensation, Central Texas Compensation and Benefits, North Texas Compensation and San Antonio Compensation Associations will provide you the unique opportunity to build an educational package that fits your personal and professional development needs. Choose from 24 breakout sessions that focus on a variety of compensation and benefit issues ranging from the tactical to the strategic. General sessions, case studies, and panel discussions by industry leaders and fellow total rewards professionals will give you insights that will strengthen your role as a strategic business partner and total rewards professional.
Networking sessions facilitated by our Hospitality Ambassadors will ensure that you meet others in similar functions, industries and company size. Learn about total rewards practices that are working for other organizations and that may be a solution for yours as well. Finally, exhibitor sessions will allow you to explore the latest products and services that will enhance the effectiveness of your total rewards programs. Registration opens June 1, 2008.
October 2008
Recreating Academic Work in STEM (Science, Technology Engineering and Math)
Oct. 9-10
Iowa State University
Save the date! A conference sponsored by Iowa State University ADVANCE Program & The American Council on Education. Continue to check the ISU ADVANCE events page for details as they develop!
The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility: Transforming the Culture in Science and Engineering
October 10-11, 2008
Ames, IA
Faculty and administrators from leading research universities are invited to take part in discussions that will help us in re-creating academic careers, careers that allow for the management of both professional and personal lives. Register online.
NEW! AWLP Book Club Discussion: Total Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life
Oct. 15, 2008, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EST
Free Teleconference
Join author Stewart D. Friedman, Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, in a discussion of his latest book, and connect with other work-life and total rewards professionals to share strategies for leadership and work-life effectiveness. Moderated by AWLP Rising Star Danielle Shanes, Director, Work Environment — Benefits Planning & Design, The McGraw-Hill Companies. Read the book and register to be a part of this free event.
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