Your Weekly NYC SHRM Update

President's Message

Ken Meyer, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Principal, KWM HR Consulting LLC

I just wanted to make you aware of some of the things we have coming up within the next few weeks.

First, we have our BIG Biennial Conference coming up on Friday, April 28^th. This conference features programs totaling 15 recertification credits coming from an outstanding roster of speakers, including Emily Dickens, Chief of Staff at SHRM; TV Personality Richard Fowler; and Dr. Cory Dobbs of the Institute for Sports Leadership. I really hope you can all attend. Also, as with any big event such as this, if you are attending and can spare some time on that day to volunteer, we have several opportunities where we can use some help. Please email office@nycshrm.org if you are interested in volunteering for the Conference.

We also sent out our Member Aspiration Survey last week. Please, please, please take the time to complete the survey. The survey should take you less than 5 minutes to complete. Completing the survey is important even if you are not interested in a volunteer role at the chapter (although volunteering at the chapter is both a valuable and rewarding experience). There is a section within the survey where you can indicate if there are program topics that you would like to see covered. We have our annual programming meeting in July, so providing us with this feedback really can help us in planning our programming for the 2023-2024 Program Year. Also, if you complete the survey, your name will be placed into a raffle for one of five (5) $50 gift cards.

Thanks and be well.

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