Message from the Exhibitor Committe Chair, Anne Vallette

Hello!

Planning for the 2009 Granite State Human Resource Conference is well underway! We are in the process of finalizing the details with the Exhibitor and Sponsor information.

For those with interest in these opportunities for our conference, we wanted to let you know the Exhibitor package will be sent via email the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Please watch for it!

If you do not receive the email, please contact myself or our Event Planner, Lee Laughlin of Fearless Events at 603-783-8971 or laughlin@fearlessevents.com.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the conference!

We also wish you and your families a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving Holiday!

Anne L. Vallette

2009 Vice President / Exhibitor Committee Chair

Bert Jacobs of Life Is Good to Keynote the 2009 Human Capital Summit!

Mark Your Calendars!

Eleventh Annual Granite State Human Resources Conference
Tuesday May 12th 7am to 4:15pm Networking Reception 4:15pm – 5:30pm
The Expo at the Radisson Manchester

Optimism is a successful business strategy even in these economic times! A must see and hear, Bert Jacobs, is the CEO (Chief Executive Optimist) of Life is Good, a "lifestyle brand of happy-looking clothing and accessories" that employs over 150 in Hudson, NH and another 15 happy folks in Boston. Learn how one man's contagious grin turned a two person door-to-door T-shirt operation into a successful business that stays true to its brand -- by mixing high energy with positive impact!

Optimism Can Take You Anywhere

Chief Executive Optimist Bert Jacobs focuses his energy on where the
brand is going next. He has defined branding as "knowing who you are and
acting like it" and ensures that every aspect of the business and all
business decisions made by company leaders are driven by clarity around
the brand and its values. Innovative initiatives, such as the national
expansion of Life Is Good Festivals and the company's Genuine
Neighborhood Shoppes program keep the Life is good brand fresh and
growing. Jacobs is a much sought-after speaker whose lessons on branding
are applicable to organizations of all sizes.

Changes to GSHRC's 2009 Human Capital Summit

After long deliberation, the board of the Granite State Human Resource Conference has decided make the 2009 Human Capital Summit a one day event, keeping with a similar format that the cofnerence has been successful with for the past decade.

That being said, this year's conference won't be the same old thing as we strive to provide HR professionals an increasingly valuable professional development conference!

BIG NEWS COMING SOON!

- the board

Pictures from the 2008 Granite State HR Conference!

Many thanks to Dan Troy of Rock Solid Results for his continued service to help keep the Granite State Human Resource Conference website running and current! We've added a new photo album which consists of the photos taken during the 2008 conference. You can view those images as a slide show on the official gshrconference website, and if you click on the images, you can open up the whole album to download any images for free!

There are some really great pictures in there- check it out when you have a minute!

Programming Committee Call for Speakers

The GSHRC Programming Committee is currently looking for speakers for the 2009 conference. We're excited to be growing to a day and a half event, scheduled for May 11th & 12th at the Radisson in Manchester, NH.

If you're interested in speaking please email Melissa Fleming, melissa.fleming@lhh.com, the following information:

Name
Organization
Address, City, State, Zip
Phone
Email
Topic
Summary of Presentation
Fees
Travel Cost
HRCI Approved

Updating the Granite State HR Conference website!

As you'll see by following this link: GSHRC Website, we're beginning to update the conference website- check out the great picture of this year's HERO Award, Beverly Widger. We'll soon be adding pictures from the 2008 conference, along many other changes focused on 2009! Be sure to check in often, or you can subscribe to this blog, and we'll email you when new posts are added.

Also, if you're interested, please click on the COMMENTS link from the first post, to share your comments on the 2008 Conference.

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WELCOME!

Welcome to the first ever Granite State Human Resource Conference BLOG, hosted by the GSHRC Board! We'll be updating this blog regularly with great stories from the 2008 event, along with news and updates about the 2009 Conference. You'll be able to visit this blog any time, and please feel free to add posts yourself! All posts will be reviewed and verified by the GSHRC Board to ensure appropriate use of this blog.

Soon, we'll be providing a link for you to subscribe to this blog, so you can get any new posts via your email... Stay Tuned!