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June 2007 Vol. 3 Issue 6

In this Issue...

15th Annual Tennessee HR Conference
MT|SHRM Receives Distinquished Award
Do Somethnig Strategic For Your Career
SHRM Knowledge Center
HR Building Blocks Workshop Series
Members in the News

15th Annual Tennessee State Human Resources Conference

Please plan to be a part of the 15th Annual Tennessee State Human Resources Conference to be held September 26-28, 2007, hosted by the Chattanooga SHRM Chapter. This exciting, educational event will afford attendees the opportunity to learn and network with over 400 HR professionals from across the state.

The theme of the conference, "Harnessing the Power of Human Resources," has allowed for the development of keynotes and sessions that will truly demonstrate and educate attendees. Conference speakers include Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. and Dave Ulrich.

This year's event will embrace all the emerging trends that impact HR professionals. As an attendee you will have the opportunity to visit with over 100 exhibitors that will display their company's latest products and services oriented toward the needs of the HR Professional. And, we haven't forgotten to add in some fun with receptions and social events!

Click here to register or just browse the conference website and click on conference link.

MT|SHRM Receives Distinguished Award

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Alexandria, VA has awarded the Superior Merit Chapter designation to the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management (MT|SHRM) for its scope of work in perpetuating and supporting the mission of the organization in 2006.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 200,000 individual members, the Society's mission is both to serve the needs of human resource professionals and to advance the human resources profession. Founded in 1948, SHRM currently has more than 550 affiliated chapters within the United States and members in more than 100 countries.

"By achieving Superior Merit designation, MT|SHRM has distinguished itself as an outstanding organization dedicated to serving the networking and professional development needs of its members and to the advancement of the human resources profession," noted Keith J. Greene, SPHR, Vice President of Member Relations for SHRM.

To commemorate this honor, MT|SHRM will receive a Certificate of Recognition, a specialized banner to display at its meetings and events, and will be recognized in SHRM's publications and at its conferences.

Do Something Strategic for your Career... Take Your CEO to Lunch

The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management (MT|SHRM) will present the 2007 HR Excellence Awards on Thursday, June 21. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and MT|SHRM developed the HR Excellence Awards program in 2002 to recognize quality human resources policies and practices in Nashville-area organizations.

Although the HR Excellence Award Luncheon will take the place of the June Metro luncheon meeting, it's not just for HR professionals. This is a great opportunity for you to showcase great HR initiatives being carried out by leading Nashville organizations to your CEO.

The awards criteria, which include HR management practices; employee education, training and development; employee well-being and satisfaction; HR strategy; and measurement of HR function and HR organizational level performance, are based on the HR portions of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence Awards and Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards programs.

MT|SHRM will be purchasing seats that will be available on a first-come, first-served basis so let Anne Powers know if you would like to attend, or you can click here to register online with the Chamber.

This program replaces the June 14^th MT|SHRM Metro luncheon meeting.

SHRM Knowledge Center

If you are a SHRM member and have never used the KnowledgeCenter (formerly called the Information Center), you don't know what you're missing! It is surprising to find that some SHRM members are not aware of the Knowledge Center. It is one of the greatest benefits available!

The Knowledge Center is staffed with ten certified HR professionals to answer your questions. SHRM provides assistance with HR questions as a member benefit. This assistance is provided as general information and is not a substitute for legal or other professional advice.

Options for Requesting Assistance with an HR Question

By Phone: You can call them from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm ET at 800-283-SHRM, option 5.

By "Live Help" Instant Message: Live Help is an interactive, one-to-one chat feature that connects you directly to an SHRM staff member for quick real-time assistance. It is provided for both customer service inquiries and quick answers to HR questions and is accessible during regular SHRM business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm ET). The link for instructions to use this service can be found at www.shrm.org/help/whatis.asp.

By Express Request: You'll find over 60 Express Request topics between the Express Request FAQ page and the Express Request Archive. To assist you in locating topics of interest, a brief description of each express request response is provided. Express Request responses are available around the clock! To learn more about Express Requests, go to www.shrm.org/hrresources/expressrequest.asp.

By Email: Use the form at www.shrm.org/hrresources/icrequest.asp to send an e-mail question to the Knowledge Center staff. If you do not receive an automatic response acknowledging your request, please be sure to check to see if you have a spam blocker activated or you may not be able to see the information we send when we do respond to your request.

To learn more about SHRM or become a member, go to www.shrm.org/join.

HR Building Blocks Workshop Series

This workshop, Fun-LUVing Employees: Southwest Airlines on Hiring & Retention, is the last in the series and will give you valuable information on Southwest's best practices hiring and retention initiatives.

Take advantage of this educational opportunity brought to you by the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 14, 2007 from 3-5 pm at the AT&T Auditorium (formerly BellSouth) presented by Tim Conners, Manager, Employment Support, Southwest Airlines. Cost is $20 for Chamber and MT|SHRM members, $40 future members. After June 7th, prices will be $10 higher.

Click here to register or for more information, contact Katie Shepard at 615-743-3063.