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
Awards
WOW Award
Bill Warren,
Executive Director of DirectEmployers Association