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CHRA 2008-2009 Program Schedule

October 15, 2008 - The Sheppard Pratt Conference Center

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Professional Emphasis Groups Meet

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres / Registration

6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Welcome / Announcements

6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Education Session - "Resuscitating Your Workforce: Curing the Negativity Virus" presented by Bev Rosen

About the Session

Individuals who are addicted to negative behavior and negative thinking can slow projects to a grinding halt, destroy team spirit, spread their poisonous attitudes from work into their home life, and make life miserable for all who have to deal with them. If you suffer from Negaholism, you take the disease with you wherever you go. It not only impacts you but everyone around you including family members, friends, and especially co-workers. In fact, negaholic tendencies may be at their worst on the job and often Human Resource Professionals become discouraged and frustrated by things beyond their control that are ingrained in organizational apathy.

Negaholism often becomes one of the greatest employee relations challenges in the workplace. Corporate cultures can be mired with negative behaviors. These types of problems tend to come to Human Resource Professionals in many ways: low team morale, high employee turnover, internal conflicts, low motivation and productivity, and the behavior of negaholic employees. If we do not have negativity-fighting coping strategies, we will not be able to maintain an optimistic balance sheet to handle
negaholism in the organization.

Using the metaphor of a medical model, this presentation will discuss the diagnosis of negativity and negaholism and the symptoms that are evident in the workplace. Attendees will explore differential diagnoses of different types of negaholism within their organization such as attention getting, harboring old hurts and resentments, passive–aggressive behaviors and the threat of developing end-stage disease. Attendees will then look at malpractices - beliefs and behaviors that may set the stage for this disease to spread or remain undetected. Finally, attendees will look at motivators that do something, recognizing and reinforcing the right behaviors, and finding the perfect cures that are meaningful, memorable, appropriate, earned, respectful and unique.

About the Presenter

Bev Rosen MSW, MBA is a nationally recognized Training and Staff Development professional with extensive and diverse experience in corporate, government, academic, non-profit health, mental health, educational, financial, legal and human service organizations. She is an academic educator, national presenter, and author. She is currently President of “Motivating Wellness at Work”, a leading training, business coaching and human resource consultation firm that specializes in helping front line staff, managers and teams reach their maximum performance potential and enhance their quality of life. She is a certified coach, certified Myers-Briggs, DiSC and PeopleMap personality profile assessor, certified critical incident counselor and a mediator. Her 400 clients utilize her excellent platform presentation skills for retreats, key note speeches, and conferences. Her 80 training topics and extended services can be viewed at www.motivatingwellnessatwork.com.

This program has been approved by HRCI for one hour of general credit.

CHRA Member

$35

Other Md SHRM Chapter Members

$45

*To receive this special pricing please register by faxing 410-752-8295 or by mail. Do not register via website.*

Non-Members

$55

Full-time students: for special pricing please call CHRA at 410-752-3318.

To register online please click here.

To download a registration flyer please click here.

November 19, 2008 - The 3rd Annual Law, Legislative & Regulatory Conference
Co-sponsored by: CHRA & The Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce

Approved by HRCI for 3.0 general credit hours.

Location: Hillendale Country Club, 13700 Blenheim Road, Phoenix, MD 21131

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Registration / Continental Breakfast

8:30 - 8:40 a.m. Welcome & Introductions

8:40 - 9:40 a.m. Key Note Speaker - Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith - "AN OVERVIEW OF POLITICAL ISSUES: COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL."

About the Presenter & Program

Join this timely presentation as Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith engages participants in a discussion that includes an overview of local, state, and federal issues. The County Executive will focus on budgetary challenges facing all elected officials, and the ramifications of the recent presidential election. By the time this session is held, voters in Maryland will not only have helped elect a new President, they will also have made a decision as to whether or not to approve slots in the State.

Smith will also discuss the County's past legislative successes and present an overview of the 2009 legislative session.

County Executive Smith will also discuss local legislative accomplishments that have been achieved working with the Baltimore County Council over the past six years.

This presentation will assist human resource professionals place into context the major political and economic issues facing Maryland citizens.

Jim Smith began his career in public service as a member of the Baltimore County Council from 1978 to 1985, when he was appointed Associate Judge of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County. He stepped down from the bench in 2001 to run for County Executive, where he has continued to find new and creative ways to safeguard Baltimore County, and meet the
needs of its citizens.

Jim Smith is a life long resident of Baltimore County. He and his wife Sandy have four children and nine grandchildren, and they live in the same Reisterstown neighborhood where they have lived for nearly 40 years.

9:40 - 9:50 a.m. Break / Vendors

9:50 - 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Sessions

A “State & Federal Legislative Update” - Eric Paltell, Esq., Partner - Kollman & Saucier, P.A

B “Workforce Development Issues in Maryland” - Eric Seleznow, Exec. Dir. - Gov's Workforce Investment Board

C “Employment Law Update” - Kevin C. McCormick, Esq., Partner - Whiteford,Taylor and Preston

10:50 - 11:00 a.m. Break / Vendors

11:00 - 12:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

A “State & Federal Legislative Update” - Eric Paltell, Esq., Partner - Kollman & Saucier, P.A

B “Workforce Development Issues in Maryland” - Eric Seleznow, Exec. Dir. - Gov's Workforce Investment Board

C “Employment Law Update” - Kevin C. McCormick, Esq., Partner - Whiteford,Taylor and Preston

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch /Professional Emphasis Groups

CHRA and BCCC Members

$60 if received by 11/5

$75 after 11/5

Non-Members

$75 if received by 11/5

$90 after 11/5

Full-time students: for special pricing please call CHRA at 410-752-3318.

To register online please click here.

To download a registration flyer please click here.

Sponsorships still available; contact Christine Crawford at 410-825-6200 for more information.

December 4, 2008 - 5th Annual MD SHRM State Conference
"Igniting Ideas for Brilliance at Work"

Location: UMUC Marriott Inn and Conference Center, Adelphi, MD
Registration opens August 1, 2008. Click here for details.

Sponsor & Exhibitor space available click here for more information.

January 21, 2009- The Sheppard Pratt Conference Center

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres / Registration

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. New Member Orientation

6:00 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. Welcome / Announcements

6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Education Session - "Did I Hear You Say What I Think You Meant?" presented by Christine Walters

February 18 , 2009- The Sheppard Pratt Conference Center

8:00 a.m. - 8: 30 a.m. Registration / Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8: 45 a.m. Welcome / Announcements

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Education Session

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Professional Emphasis Groups

March 25, 2009 - The Sheppard Pratt Conference Center

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Hors d'oeuvres / Networking

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. New Member Orientation

6:00 - 6:15 p.m. Welcome / Announcements

6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Education Session

April 30, 2009 - Spring Conference
Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley

May 20, 2009- The Sheppard Pratt Conference Center

8:00 a.m. - 8: 30 a.m. Registration / Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8: 45 a.m. Welcome / Announcements

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Education Session

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Professional Emphasis Groups

**Program information is subject to change. **