2011 Southern Region IPMA-HR Conference

The Kentucky Chapter IPMA-HR is delighted to extend an invitation for you to join us at the 2011 Southern Region IPMA-HR Conference, April 17-20, 2011 in exciting Louisville, Kentucky.  Derby festivities begin on April 16, 2011, so Louisville will be a buzz of activity during this time.

The conference theme is “HR – Racing to the Future.” The Program Committee chose this theme to design a program in which participants can learn strategies for dealing with emerging challenges of managing human capital as well as techniques on how to improve their own performance.  We are also approaching this conference with a mind to the benefits of renewal and recycling.  In these challenging times, how can HR professionals rely on each other for the renewal of energy and the reaping of our collective knowledge for the recycling of ideas and methods to not only sustain ourselves, but thrive in today’s economic environment?

Toward that end, the agenda topics were carefully selected to offer a program of timely, meaningful educational sessions, a purpose for which the Association was founded.  Sessions will be conducted by practitioners with proven speaking ability and will include practical, immediately applicable work tools. Topics include:

· HR benchmarking and best practices

· Converting negative feelings and thoughts into fuel that will benefit you and your organization

· Identifying key demographic, technological, cultural and workplace trends and developing strategies for maximizing their use in your agency

· Using emotional intelligence in facing setbacks and overcoming them

· Legal positions on HR issues such as background checks, furloughs and layoffs, and workplace violence

· Leadership

· Understanding H1B visa certification and how to successfully navigate the application process

· Identifying, understanding, accepting, and effectively dealing with diverse people

· Understanding the health care reform and its impact on public sector employers

· Behavioral interviewing

· Understanding the concept and practice of resiliency and how it can assist in coping with the stressful, do-more-with-less work environment

· Understanding the US Department of Veterans Affairs’ VetSuccess program and its advantages in times of dramatically reduced staffing levels

A complete agenda can be found at http://kyipma-hr.org/sites/default/files/docs/Tentative%202011%20Conference%20Agenda.pdf.

The conference will be held at the recently renovated Hyatt Regency, in the heart of historic downtown Louisville.  The Hyatt is just a short stroll away from a wide range of entertainment, dining, and nightlife options, including:

• 4^th Street Live!
• Louisville Slugger Museum
• Muhammad Ali Center
• Frazier International History Museum
• Actor’s Theater
• Glassworks

It is also only minutes away from:

• Churchill Downs
• Louisville Slugger Field
• The Kentucky Center
• Louisville Science Center
• Kentucky Speedway
• Ohio River
• Louisville Zoo

Additional information for the Hyatt is located at  http://louisville.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp.  When making your reservation, mention that you are with the 2011 Southern Region IPMA-HR conference.  Conference rates are $97 for single occupancy, $122 for double, $147 for triple, and $172 for quad. For the Louisville Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, click on http://www.gotolouisville.com/index.aspx.

Louisville is one of the most accessible cities in America and is within a day’s drive of 60% of the nation’s population.  Prefer to fly? Just seven minutes by car from downtown, Louisville International Airport provides nearly 100 flights daily. Visit the Louisville International Airport to check flight schedules and book your trip. Shuttle/transportation information is provided by Hyatt Regency Guest Services.  (Note:  “Thunder Over Louisville,” a spectacular air show and fireworks display that kicks off the Kentucky Derby Festival, will begin Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2011.  As a result, downtown Louisville will be a hub of activity.  We strongly recommend making your flight reservations so that you arrive before noon Saturday or on Sunday.)

If you need additional information or have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Thank you for your support of IPMA-HR.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

Singer Buchanan

President

Kentucky Chapter IPMA-HR

PO Box 752

Frankfort, Kentucky  40602