Since 2009, HRevolution has been creating unique opportunities for HR professionals, recruiters, consultants, and vendors to come together to discuss and debate the future of HR.  We are excited to announce our 2012 event….

HRevolution Chicago
October 7, 2012
McCormick Place
8:00 am- 4:30 pm
Click here to register

HRevolution will be partnering with The HR Technology Conference in a ground-breaking event in both content, format, and delivery of ideas that are key to the practice of human resources.  HRevolution is not your typical conference either.  Our main purpose is to grow your professional and personal network. You will network with 200 of the brightest and most innovative leaders in the industry. Other benefits include:

• Fully participatory sessions
• Opportunity for participants to bring work issues to debate and discuss
• Workable solutions you can take home to your organization
• Increased reach-  since HRevolution is fully integrated with social platforms, you will be reaching hundreds of thousands of professionals

All past events have sold out, so be sure to register today!  Early bird pricing for the first 25 registrants will be $150.  General registration is $200.  Where else can you have access to top industry professionals for that low price?  Nowhere!  Thanks to our generous sponsors who help defer your costs, you can get both value and quality at HRevolution 2012!

Special HR Technology Conference Discount

HRevolution is excited to be co-locating again with the world-famous HR Technology® Conference & Expo – this time Oct. 8 – 10 in the self-contained West Wing of McCormick Place, Chicago.

HR Technology® is one of the large must-attend HR events of the year because it gathers a community with the knowledge and experience to solve your HR challenges and advance your career. Learn how technology can help you with every aspect of HR including managing your workforce, recruiting and attracting quality employees, identifying and developing your top performers, and much more.

Best of all, after you register for HRevolution you get a whopping $600.00 discount off the HR Technology® on-site rate. Look for the savings promo code at the bottom of your HRevolution confirmation email.

If you are interested in being a corporate sponsor of HRevolution, contact me at TrishM89@gmail.com for information. 

*Special thank you to the dedication of the planning committee including Ben Eubanks, Crystal Peterson, Matt Stollak and Steve Boese.  I could not do this without your incredible heart, drive and commitment!

Are you looking at your talent strategy, or creating one, and thinking you need direction in creative ways to attract talent?

Is retention an issue keeping you up at night and you want support and guidance on how to address it?

Then Talent Net Live is where you need to be.  Talent Net Live is an event  created by Craig Fisher (@Fishdogs) dedicated to inspire recruiters and companies to create better employer brands and recruitment strategies through social media—giving them the resources and confidence needed to source, attract, engage, and retain more of the best candidates and talent to move their business forward.

I’ve had the pleasure of speaking at several past Talent Net Live events and I can tell you that each time I do, I also hear some of the most innovative speakers in the recruiting and HR community.  The upcoming event details are:

March 9, 2012 in Austin, TX

Iron Cactus

606 Trinity Street

Ticket prices are $60- $80, so there is no reason not to come for a day of learning.  You can register today on the Talent Net Live website.

For those of you who can’t attend this time but want to learn more, here are some ways to follow TNL virtually:

Twitter: The most important thing to do is search “TNL” either via Twitter or on another Twitter-based platform such as Hootsuite or Tweetdeck.  By creating this search, you will see all that is being shared including quotes from sessions, video links, book mentions and more.

You can also follow me (@TrishMcFarlane) and look for related tweets on March 9th.

FaceBook: Be sure to “Like” the FaceBook fan page for Talent Net Live.  There you’ll find updated blog post links about the event and be able to see pictures taken on site.

Blogs: Join in the discussion or the controversy!  There will be several bloggers at the event.  Follow their blogs the day of the event and in the days following in order to get more of the behind-the-scenes details.  Here is a sample to get you started:

○     Jason Seiden

○     Jessica Miller Merrill

○     Dr. Daniel Crosby

○     Gareth Jones

○     Maren Hogan

Google+: The newest of the platforms will also offer a unique new way to experience conferences in the future.  You’ll be able to set up a circle of friends or people you know who are attending.  If you don’t personally know anyone, you can follow the TNL founder, CraigFisher, and many of the speakers.

I encourage you to attend Talent Net Live if you can.  If not, follow virtually and contribute to the conversation!

I’ll write more about HRevolution in future posts but today, I’d like to share my thoughts and observations about the HR Technology Conference.  Since 1998, this is the premier conference for technology advances in the HR space.  And, as a practitioner for many years, it never occurred to me to attend until three years ago.  Even then, I did not fully understand the positive impact that learning more about HR technology would have on my career.  Taking time to learn about the technological advances in the profession along with the opportunity to network with industry insiders is priceless.  If you’ve never been to The HR Technology Conference, I’d like to share my perspective on the value you can gain.

The Sessions and Speakers

This is one of the few conferences in the human resources industry to adapt the sessions to the specific needs of different types of participants.  They offer traditional presentation style sessions on a wide array of topics, debates among leaders in the space, panels to allow the participants to ask questions of experts and even a new HRevolution unconference-style experience so that participants are fully engaged in discussion and participation.

The topics offered cover workforce planning, talent intelligence, understanding and incorporating social technologies and HCM analytics, to name a few.  And each year, you’ll hear vendors and clients sharing stories of how real, day-to-day workplace issues were solved using technology.

The Expo Hall and Vendors

A trip through the expo hall can be one where great value and insight is gained.  It can also be an intimidating place where a practitioner can feel completely overwhelmed.  Even worse, many HR conferences fill in the gaps with vendors who are there to sell purses, jewelry or other non-business related items.  You won’t find that here.

The expo hall at The HR Technology Conference provides the opportunity to see live demos of solutions.  Almost every vendor will take time to get to know what your business needs are, then show you how their product can help fill the gap.  You’ll see familiar names like Monster, Aquire and ADP.  You’ll also find smaller start ups who are taking social to a whole new level.  So, whether you work for a large, global employer or a small business, you’ll find solutions you need.

The Networking Events

Sure, this year the conference was in Las Vegas and I know that alone can give the impression of never-ending parties.  For some who seek it out, that can be the reality.  However, for most practitioners, you can find a good number of events that are fun and provide the ultimate networking experience.  This year, I was fortunate to attend several events where I met CEOs, CHROs, consultants, analysts and other practitioners.  They included events hosted by The Starr Conspiracy, Monster, Knowledge Infusion and several industry leaders.  These events are one of the best reasons to attend.  I have learned more and made lasting professional relationships here that is worth the cost of the ticket year after year.

The Cost/ Benefit Analysis

The price of a ticket is small considering all the benefits of attending.  Typically starting several months before the event, you can find discount codes with hundreds off the registration fee.  And, if you start planning for 2012 now, you can find great travel deals for your accommodations.  The HR Technology Conference will be back in Chicago on October 8th, 2012.  Be sure to mark your calendar for February 2012 when registration opens.  The conference will also offer scholarships to help qualifying individuals attend.

Thank you to Bill Kutik, David Schadovitz, Claude Werder and LRP Publiciations for hosting one of the top HR events each year!

In this episode, we chat about HRevolution, the HR Technology Conference and what is going on in the world of business.  Please click through to take a listen…

Trish McFarlane on Drive Thru HR Radio

get your ticket while there are a few left!  Click HERE to register for only $150!