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Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario
Annual Conference
January 28 - January 30, 2009
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!
The Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario#&39s Annual Conference was held January 28 to January 30, 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre! Entitled, LIGHTS, ACTION, CAMERA!, the association estimated that 4,000 HR and business professionals attended HRPAO's annual conference this year and that it is the second largest in the world.
According to this association, "Effective HR management has never been more important to a winning business strategy. And the role of the HR professional as talent scout, coach and referee has never been more critical. A world-class line-up of dynamic speakers will equip you with the knowledge of emerging trends and cutting-edge solutions you need to lead a high-performing team."
HRPAO's annual conference consisted of the Executive Program, the special Pre-conference program, a conference kick-off event, keynote speakers and sessions dealing with important issues effecting today's human resource professional. Speaker Tzeporah Berman discussed how she battled the forest companies to arrive at viable solutions in, "From Confrontation to Collaboration to Change: Corporate Social Responsibility and the New Environmentalism." When asked by TorontoArtsandEvents! that some in the environmental movement called it a sell out, she said that she asked them for their ideas and that none were coming and that not all solutions were perfect; Tod Maffin discussed methods of recruiting the Facebook Generation in "Recruiting the Facebook Generation: Winning the New Race For Talent"; however, most we spoke to said that they have no shortage of applicants in this recession; The legal sessions such as What's New in HR Law were of great interest to attendees due to the increasing legal complexity of the work environment. There were two interesting evening events: Retro Beach Party and Hollywood Stars.
Surf ARPAO's site by clicking on this page to discover more about this year's annual conference.
Stay tuned and check back here for the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario's Annual Conference 2010!!
Tzeporah Berman
Tod Maffin