7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Welcome and Introduction
Board of Directors update
JobCentral / VetCentral update

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Make it Happen: Strategies for Successfully Managing Life (including Work!)

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Texas Veterans Leadership Program

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Federal Contractors Beware: E-Verify, the OFCCP’s New Approach to Reviewing Online Application Systems and Adherence to the Internet Applicant Regulations

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM
Company and State Panel

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
$50,000 Check Presentation for Homeless Veterans (from DirectEmployers & NASWA)

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
KEYNOTE: The Boomer Workforce and the End of Retirement as We Know It

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Hospitality / Networking

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental Breakfast

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
KEYNOTE: Relationship Building with Government Agencies

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Break

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Recruiting Web Metrics

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Disability Compliance

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Organizational Culture Research Project Results

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Recruiting and Managing the “Millenniums” or “Generation Y”

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Public Relations is Critical to Your Success

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Break

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM
DirectEmployers Search Engine Optimization Project

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Global Economy and Markets – Facts and Forecasts in 2008

8:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Workshop 1A | Optimizing the Candidate Experience
Workshop 1B | Compliant Recruitment: You Have Heard From The Lawyers; Now Hear From Recruiters

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Workshop 2A | Latest Techniques in Sourcing
Workshop 2B | DirectEmployers Compliance Advisory Council Meeting

11:45 AM
Conference Adjournment