KSSHRM Speakers announced, early bird extended, and awards open for nominations!

September 11-13, 2019 | Overland Park | #KSSHRM19

CELEBRATE LIKE IT'S 1989!

We're traveling Back to the HR Future in September and we want you to join us for our 30th annual KSSHRM State Conference. Time travel with us to September 11-13, 2019 in Overland Park where we'll be celebrating 30 years of advancing and serving the HR profession.

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The moment you've been waiting for !

We have speakers ready to celebrate with you! Check out our line-up and get registered before the Early Bird rate expires:

Scott Ferrin - The Future of HR: Promoting Business Success in a Changing Global Workplace
Mary White - Strategic Managerial Decision Making
Craig Spilker - Why Employee Recognition Alone Can Change Your Workplace Forever
Tracy Butz - HOLY COW! How to Create an Amazing Workplace that Steers Passion, Performance & Prosperity
Jeff DeWolf - Help, I'm Doing HR in a Bad Boss Culture
Randy Woehl - Succession Planning - Leadership Decisions to Support Organizational Strategy
Jill Christensen - If Not You, Who? How to Crack the Code of Employee Disengagement
Jayson Saba - Strategic HR: Practically Speaking Scorecards and Dashboards
Mary White - Leading Managers to Create a Culture of Accountability
Tracy Stuckrath - Building Company Culture: What's Food & Beverage Got to Do With It?
David Ross - A Strategic Approach to Health Plan Funding & Catastrophic Claims Management
Tracy Butz - Embracing the Challenge of Change
Mack Munro - How to Design and Implement a Successful Strategic Management Development Initiative
Nate Regier - The Compassion Mindset: Engage Differently for Breakthrough Results
Cory Jorbin - 2019 Employee Benefits Compliance: How to Take Aim on a Moving Target
Paul Long - The Sincerity in Service
Dr. Marche Fleming-Randle - Complainers, Agitators & Whiners, Oh My! How to Deal with Chronically Difficult People
Jesseca Mayhew - How to Help Your Employees Be Financially Fit
Melody Rayl - Compensation Into the Future: What You Should Know About EEO-1 Reporting and FLSA Exemptions
Gallagher Benefit Services - Keeping Talent/People/Technology Engaged to Thrive
And a few others we're still finalizing!

The website will be updated soon with descriptions and learning objectives so stay tuned!

*NEW for 2019* Additional speakers will be included in the *NEW* interactive track where you'll participate in an HR investigation, pass judgment on an HR mock trial, learn how to set up a 401(k) as well as build a market-based pay structure step-by-step.

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Early Bird Pricing extended through May 7th!

Click here to register under Early Bird Pricing before it expires on May 7th

Trombold Achievement and Kansas HR Professional of the Year Award

Makala Navarro, the 2018 Trombold HR Professional of the Year Award winner

NOMINATE A PEER

The Trombold Achievement and Kansas HR Professional of the Year Award was established in 1992 to recognize our state's Human Resources Professionals who excel within their field and as volunteer leaders with SHRM and their community.

Nominees are expected to meet the following requirements:

An active Human Resources Professional
Have a minimum of five years of HR experience
Be a National or Chapter member of SHRM
Preference will be given to certified professionals

Sound like anyone you know? Nominate a deserving Kansas HR Professional for the 2019 Award by July 5th.

Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award

NOMINATE AN ORGANIZATION

KSSHRM will recognize a Kansas SHRM Chapter member's organization (not an individual) of those that are members of KSSHRM chapters that model, encourage and promote diversity and inclusion in the community and/or the workplace.

Nominees are expected to have demonstrated:

Work in the area of diversity and inclusion that goes above and beyond what is expected through normal job or organizational responsibilities
Efforts that have resulted in a positive impact on others in the community and the workplace.

Sound like an organization you know? Nominate a deserving Diversity and Inclusion Champion organization by August 9th.

Lisa Carlton (r), KSSHRM Diversity Director, presents the 2018 Award to Ashley Esquibel (l), Topeka SHRM President, who accepted it on behalf of Washburn University.