2012 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAM12)

October 24 – 26, 2012 • Scottsdale, AZ

Venue

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
7575 East Princess Drive
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255

Four top-ranked Arizona restaurants, inspiring indoor and outdoor meeting facilities, innovative spa and fitness programs, six sparkling pools, two 18-hole championship golf courses—this highly acclaimed Scottsdale resort is truly an experience like no other.

Program

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting

3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Pre-registration

5:15 PM – 7:00 PM
NLX and RRCC Committee Meeting

8:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Welcome Dessert Reception

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Registration/Continental breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:35 AM
Welcome, Introduction & Association Update

8:35 AM – 9:35 AM
Best Practices in Strategic Interviewing

9:35 AM – 9:45 AM
Partnership Update: NASWA

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Partnership Update: NACE

10:15 AM – 11:05 AM
Recruiting with the New Internet

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM
Gaining Life Skills from SEEDs for Autism

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
See More Candidates in Less Time with Digital Interviewing

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Concurrent 1A | Building a Powerful Online Recruitment Brand
Concurrent 1B | Creating Veteran Outreach with the .JOBS Top-Level Domain
Concurrent 1C | WAPES: Expanding .JOBS Across the Globe

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent 2A | SEO and Other Best Practices to Attract Your Target Audience
Concurrent 2B | Partnering with your State Workforce Agency: Employer Success Strategies
Concurrent 2C | Expanding your Employment Branding through Social Media

Break

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Concurrent 3A | Social Media Recruitment: Challenges, Surprising Benefits and Realistic Applications
Concurrent 3B | Prepare Now for Section 4212: Improve Employment Outcomes for Veterans
Concurrent 3C | Redefining your Online Recruiting Efforts with SEO

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Concurrent 4A | RecruitCONSULT! Leadership: Elevate Recruiting To True Consulting
Concurrent 4B | Embracing Differences: Creating a Pipeline of Diverse Candidates
Concurrent 4C | Using Analytics to Impress your Boss and Justify your Online Recruiting Strategy

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Networking Reception

8:30 PM – 10:30 PM
Movie: 127 Hours

Thursday, October 25, 2012

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Continental breakfast

8:00 AM – 8:55 AM
Concurrent 5A | Mobile Career Fair Engagement: Minimizing Paper, Maximizing Results
Concurrent 5B | Behind the Scenes: What Does OFCCP Do With Your Data?
Concurrent 5C | Talent Strategy: Turning Information into Insights

8:55 AM – 9:50 AM
Concurrent 6A | Social Media in the Workplace: Mitigating Risk and Ensuring Legal Compliance
Concurrent 6B | Military Outreach: Transitioning from Camo to Khaki
Concurrent 6C | Leveraging Internship Programs to Fill Your Pipeline

9:50 AM – 10:40 AM
Concurrent 7A | Effectively Manage Social Media Platforms to Play Up Your Strengths
Concurrent 7B | Partnerships that Work: Linking Up to Improve Disability Employment Outcomes
Concurrent 7C | Making the Business Case for Recruiting Initiatives

10:40 AM – 10:50 AM
Break / Linkage Agreement Signings / College Relationships

10:50 AM – 11:35 AM
Keynote Address | Sage Steele, ESPN SportsCenter anchor

11:35 AM – 12:20 PM
Jobs in China

12:20 PM – 1:20 PM
Lunch

1:20 PM – 2:20 PM
Keynote Address | Aron Ralston, Inspiration for the Film 127 Hours

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM
Break / Meet & Greet with Aron Ralston / Linkage Agreement Signings / College Relationships

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Partnership Update: Employ Media

2:45 PM – 3:35 PM
The Shifting Landscape of Compliance

3:35 PM – 3:45 PM
Break

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
JOBipedia: A Resource for the Future

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Engaging with the National Labor Exchange

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Mystery event with dinner (off-site)

Friday, October 26, 2012

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:40 AM
Concurrent 8A | Standardization for Talent Acquisition
Concurrent 8A | Is Your ATS Going to Cost You During Your Next OFCCP Audit?

9:40 AM – 10:45 AM
Concurrent 9A | Leveraging Your Existing Assets to Build a Talent Network
Concurrent 9B | A Closer Look at Successful OFCCP Audit Management

10:45 AM
Conference Adjourns

Post-Conference Excursions:

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Shop Hopping

12:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Jeep Tour

12:50 PM, 12:58 PM, or 1:06 PM
Golf at The Stadium Course

Presenters

  • Martha Artiles, C5 Consulting, LLC
  • Jeff Baker, Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services
  • Renjun Bao, Cnjobs Technology
  • Kim Bartkus, HR XML Consortium
  • Amanda Benedict Green, The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  • Alex Brown, Waste Management
  • Jacquese Brown, The Home Depot
  • Cindy Bruner, Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
  • Candee Chambers, Cardinal Health
  • Lisa Chartier, Philips North America
  • Carrie Corbin, AT&T
  • Quenmiko (Miko) Covin, The Home Depot
  • Mike Demarest, Phillips 66
  • Jeremy Eskenazi, Riviera Advisors, Inc.
  • Brandy Ellis, Level 3 Communications
  • Bonnie Elsey, Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
  • Tom Embrescia, Employ Media
  • James Emmett, APSE HR Connect
  • Scott Eychner, Texas Workforce Commission
  • Jaime Fall, HR Policy Association
  • Peggy Feenan, Arizona Department of Economic Security
  • Seth Flater, DirectEmployers Association
  • Alison Foy, The Home Depot
  • Maya Garner, The Home Depot
  • Pam Gerassimides, The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
  • Shafeeqa Watkins Giarratani, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
  • Chrissy Glover, Scottrade
  • Mira Greenland, TweetMyJobs
  • Harry Griendling, DoubleStar
  • Angie Grilliot, United Health Group
  • Laura Harlos, Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air
  • Heather Hoffman, DirectEmployers Association
  • Nancy Holland, DirectEmployers Association
  • Tavius Jackson, Zurich NA
  • Jolene Jefferies, DirectEmployers Association
  • Lisa Kaiser, Kairos Services
  • Kortney Kutsop, Universum
  • Mary Ann LaRoche, SEEDs for Autism
  • Rhiannon Leach, Phillips 66
  • Jonathan Liepe, Colorado Springs Utilities
  • Ed Loughlin, EEOC
  • Marilyn Mackes, The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)
  • Lisa Mallory, DC Department of Employment Services
  • Katherine McCary, C5 Consulting, LLC
  • Christy Merriman, DirectEmployers Association
  • Marian Monnig, Sprint
  • Jeff Moore, Trip Advisor
  • Rodney Moses, Hilton Worldwide
  • Mark Newman, HireVue
  • Carle Quinn, QVC
  • Chloe Rada, Sodexo
  • Aron Ralston, Adventurer and inspiration for the film 127 Hours
  • William Roberts, National Organization on Disability
  • Beth Ronnenburg, Berkshire Associates
  • Lance Sapera, 24 Hour Fitness
  • Ray Schreyer, IBM
  • David Scheffler, Pinnacle Affirmative Action Services
  • Sean Sheppard, Talent Circles
  • Mickey Silberman, Jackson Lewis
  • Karl Sparre, ARAMARK
  • Sage Steele, ESPN SportsCenter anchor
  • Rhonda Stickley, Providence Health & Services
  • Larry Temple, Texas Workforce Commission
  • Charlie Terrell, The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA)
  • Russell Tooley, Tyson Foods
  • Julie Toskey, Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development
  • Laurie A. Warner, Oregon Employment Department
  • Bill Warren, DirectEmployers Association
  • Nels Wroe, SHL Americas

Underwriters

Gold

Silver

Silver

Bronze

Additional Contributions

Three stars

Awards

WOW Award

Bill Warren,
Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association

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