Although I won’t be traveling to every show I want to attend, I will be going to some great conferences that are all in my neck of the wood. If you haven’t been to Portland or Seattle before, now may be a great opportunity. And if you’re an out of towner, I’d be more than happy to buy you a drink at some of our great microbrew joints.
#socialrecruiting summit – September 13th – Seattle, WA
I went to my first one last spring and had a blast. While I was speaking at the last summit, this one I’ll be all ears. And I certainly won’t be wearing a t-shirt that tight again (seriously).
This year’s #socialrecruiting summit is being held at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA (just east of Seattle). It’s full of great sessions and our chairperson this year is Chris Hoyt, The Recruiter Guy himself.
We’ll also be having a tweetup and charity poker tournament as well.
I honestly can’t wait for this event. Since I won’t be speaking, I’m going to be focused in on the presentation content and networking with some of the best and brightest in social recruiting.
If you haven’t made plans to come yet, there are still some spots available and airfares are still affordable from most major airports to Seattle ($200 roundtrip from LA!).
Let me know if you have any questions. Our company ERE Media is putting on the event.
SMA Staffing Symposium – September 23rd – Seattle, WA
The Staffing Management Association of Seattle is putting on a one day symposium a week and a half after the social recruiting summit so I’ll be burning up I-5 like mad in September.
The event is being keynoted by someone you may have heard about: Laurie Ruettimann (of The Cynical Girl, formerly of PunkRockHR). It is also being chaired by John Vlastelica who chaired ERE’s Spring Expo and features a great number of fabulous speakers.
There is still time to check it out and register for the conference.
NHRMA Annual Conference – September 29th-October 1st – Bend, OR
I put on my HR hat and head down to beautiful Bend, OR to present not once, but twice to my HR colleagues at the Northwest Human Resource Management Association annual conference. My hope is that it is fantastic because it’s the reason I’m missing the HR Tech conference. I’ll be presenting on social media and HR as well as a tutorial on getting the most from blogging.
If you’re in the Northwest, this is one of the best networking opportunities anywhere. You’ll get to meet HR directors from all over the place and attendance is large enough that you’ll be able to find a group of people at around your same skill level or industry.
Still plenty of time to register too. Bend is about three hours by car from Portland but you won’t believe how lovely the drive is.And if you’re a skier, you can gameplan a trip to Mt. Bachelor later this winter.
SWHRMA Employment and Legislative Conference – October 19th – Vancouver, WA
My home turf! The Southwest Washington Human Resource Management Association conference is a great value for folks in the Portland area. I’m presenting for my local chapter for the first time a report on social recruiting methods being used by top employers.
There isn’t a ton of detail posted yet but I’ve seen the agenda and it looks to be great with some great voices from people in the greater Portland area and legislative updates from the folks up in Olympia.
If you’re in Portland, this is a great opportunity to make it across the river and see me live and in person.