Greater Valley Forge HR Summit

Friday, October 19, 2012

Call for Speakers – Invitation to Present

Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association (GVFHRA), an affiliate chapter of the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM), invites you to submit a proposal to be a speaker at our annual Summit to be held on Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Penn State Great Valley Campus in Malvern, PA.

The full day conference will be composed of a keynote speaker presentation and nine (9) presentations comprised of three (3) concurrent sessions of 1.5 hours each and lunch.  This year’s Summit theme is

“HR MEANS BUSINESS”

Speaker Application Process:

1.      Presentation Topic:

 Your presentation should put the HR function into a business perspective and be geared toward the Summit theme of “HR Means Business” and tying employees, HR planning and project execution to business goals. Possible areas that could be explored are as follows:

Strategic Partner

·         Strategic Human Resource Management

·         Business Strategy

·         Marketing Concepts

·         Human Resource Metrics and Statistical Research/Quantitative and Statistical Methods/Research Methods Management

·         Financial Management

·         Risk Management

·         Organizational Behavior and Leadership

·         International Human Resource Management/Managing in a Global Economy

·         Ethics

Change Agent

·         Organizational Behavior

·         Research Process and Methodology

·         Organizational Change Management

·         Leading and Evaluating Change

·         Consulting for Management

·         Interpersonal & Influence Skills

Employee Champion

·         Ethics in Human Resources

·         Organizational Learning & Strategy

·         Benefits

·         Leadership Coaching

·         Workplace Diversity

·         Total Rewards

Administrative Expert

·         Human Resources Management

·         Appraisal, Compensation and Assessment

·         Recruitment and Staffing

·         Employment Law

·         Negotiation and Bargaining

·         Compensation

·         Recruitment and Staffing

·         Human Resource Technology Solutions

2.      Your Presentation Proposal:  (please provide the following information in a  Word document format):

 ·         Your Name, E-Mail Address and Phone Number

·         Title of Your Presentation

·         How does your presentation tie into the Summit “HR Means Business” theme?

·         List the learning objectives of your presentation.  Please complete the following sentence:  “Following my presentation, participants will be able to…”  Please submit 3 learning objectives describing the following:

o   The outcomes do you plan to achieve.

o   How your presentation will change the participant’s behavior to do something better or do something differently?

o   Will the participant be able to use the information you present immediately?

·         What level of HR professional are you targeting:  HR Coordinator, HR Manager/Director, Chief HR Officer?

·         Provide a session overview in 500 words or less.  Describe the content of your presentation as well as the method of delivery e.g. case study review, interactive exercise, etc.  Please provide enough information for the reviewers to visualize your presentation.

·         Describe your expertise supporting the program you are presenting and your ability to relate to an audience of HR professionals. 

·         Please provide a brief biography, 200 words or less,  that can be used in our HRCI submission and promotional materials.  A resume may be attached but can only be used as supporting documentation.

3.      Proposal Selection:

 A panel of GVFHR Summit planning members will review the presentation submittals on the following criteria:

·         The degree to which the presentation supports one or more of SHRM’s strategic or general area of HRCI credits.  Priority will be given to those sessions that would potentially qualify for strategic HRCI credits.

·         Thoroughness of the submit matter and proposal.

·         Quality of learning objectives.

·         Level of interactivity and method of diverse teaching styles.

·         Quality of takeaway tools offered to conference participants.

·         Appeal to a diverse and broad spectrum of attendees.

4.      Submit Your Proposal To:

By mail:           Lori Stokes-Powers, GVFHRA Chapter Administrator

                            2119 County Line Road

Villanova, PA 19085-1733

 Phone: 610-551-4736

 OR

By email:         GVFHRA@aol.com

YOUR PROPOSAL MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 2012.

*Proposals received after June 1, 2012 will be retained for future consideration either for a GVFHRA Meeting presentation, Seminar or for the 2013 GVFHR Summit.*

Speaker selection and notification is expected to be completed by mid-July, 2012.