October 25, 2004 Aurora, ON. HR.com, the largest research and Web destination for Senior HR Executives, will be hosting its 3
rd Annual Power of People Series Gala at the magnificent, all-suites Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
"Response to this event has been overwhelming," says Debbie McGrath, CEO of HR.com. Over 200 HR executives will be uniting to network, learn, share best practices, participate in workshops and be inspired by our incredible lineup of 12 keynote speakers."
The assembly of HR executives collectively have in excess of $17.8 billion in spending budgets - a significant increase over last year´s attendees - and are feeling a greater urgency to fulfill buying needs, within the short term. This is the largest event for HR decision makers with over 200 directors and VP´s in attendance, representing over 50 million employees.
"I learn more from this conference than any other event I attend. The ROI on participation is tremendous and each year I bring more ideas and suppliers back to our corporation than the year before," says Doug Gammon of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.
Keynote speakers addressing the audience include: Steve Forbes, Marshall Goldsmith, Dick Beatty, Billy Beane, Ann Richards, Stephan Hittmann, Marcus Buckingham, Jon Katzenbach, Beverly Kaye, Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Mike Abrashoff, Tom Stewart and Tom Peters.
And workshops will address HR´s most pressing issues, including: strategic HR, benchmarking and metrics, performance management, leadership development, succession planning, healthcare cost containment and more. Personal development programs will inspire delegates on how to develop themselves personally, become a successful change agent, master conflict resolution and understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
"Of course," says McGrath. We couldn´t put on this wonderful program without the support of our sponsors. This year, we welcome the following leading providers of HR products and services: Center for Talent Retention, Careergrowth.com, Bernard Hodes
Group, RHR International, pan Testing, Lumenos, SuccessFactors, DoubleStar, inScope, webhire, JMW, Convergys, Accolo, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, recruitmax, gOE, Hudson, Yahoo!hotjobs, PeopleSoft, Quest, Center for Creative Leadership, go2dental.com, EMERGE International, EEpulse and Human Resource Executive.
Derrick Barton, the Chief Talent Leader of the Center for Talent Retention, is returning to the event for the third year in a row. Barton says, "Our organization had a 100% return on the investment for the 2003 event within days of the event and each week thereafter were closing new business, which was generated by the one-on-one business meetings. This is a business development initiative that top-notch human capital vendors cannot afford to miss." HR.com goes over out of its way to connect us to the right partners, the right clients and the right people!
To view the complete program outline, visit crm.hr.com/events/gala. HR. com is currently working on next year´s event and will be publishing content to the site shortly.
About HR.com
People are the key to a company´s success. Today´s executives know the true value of including their senior Human Resource (HR) professionals in the big boardrooms, as they offer viable and valuable solutions to issues like leadership, hiring practices, HR technology, benefit cost containment, performance management, and much more. And where does HR turn for the expertise they need?
HR.com is the #1 resource for strategic HR professionals in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Its mandate is to educate and inform the HR community a host of different ways: an online magazine with over 10,000 articles (including regular columns with Thought Leaders, Industry Experts and Analysts), free educational online learning seminars, annual gala events (Power of People Series), in-depth research reports, a network of practitioners, and much more. Positive response in the marketplace has led to HR.com´s success and growth, and will continue to do so in the years ahead.
Contact:
Debbie McGrath
Chief Instigator and CEO, HR.com
dmcgrath@hr.com
1-877-472-6648, ext. 104 
