Fall 2002 Conference (printer friendly version)

Sponsored by the APA Northstar Chapter and the Twin Cities IHRIM
October 10, 2002
7:30 am - 6:45 pm
Bloomington Airport Marriott

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Conference Agenda

Breakfast and Networking Events

Breakfast With The Vendors (8:00 - 9:30 am)
The morning will offer you the opportunity to visit a variety of vendors to discuss their products and services.  Don’t miss this chance to see what is new in the marketplace!

Networking Event (5:25 - 6:45 pm)
This is an ideal opportunity to network with your colleagues about the wonderful world of HR and Payroll.  Another way to network is to pass this brochure along to your fellow HR, HRIS, Payroll, Benefit professionals!

Key Note Speaker

Roxanne Emmerich
General Session (9:30 - 11:45 am)

Roxanne Emmerich Author of Thank God It's Monday: How to Build a Motivating Workplace and Finding Solutions for Workplace Problems, Roxanne was honored as the nation's top entrepreneur in an industry of 50,000 businesses. Roxanne is trained in organizational management, and challenges conventional wisdom, replacing it with commonsense, easy-to-apply, practical ideas. Roxanne Emmerich is a media expert, with appearances on CNN, CBS, and over 200 television and radio organizations and 500 newspapers and magazines. Learn more about Roxanne at her website: www.emmerichgroup.com

Luncheon Speaker

Mary Jo Paloranta
Lunch (12:00 - 1:10 pm)

Mary Jo Paloranta is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, seminar leader, and business consultant. Paloranta has more than 20 years experience in business and employee development. Learn more about Mary Jo at her website: www.paloranta.com

Education Sessions

The Northstar / IHRIM 2002 Fall Conference offers you eighteen education sessions to choose from.

Session 1
(1:20 - 2:35 pm)

1. Manager & Employee Self Service

2. Pay Cards

3. Overview of the MN Fair Labor Act

4. Payroll Accounting Basics

5. e-Learning

6. Trends in Workforce Automation

Session 2
(2:45 - 4:00 pm)

1. Child Support Enforcement

2. Online Pay Statements – Panel Discussion

3. Tax Issues for Stock Options and Executive Compensation

4. Tools to Reduce Stress in the Workplace

5. HR / PR / IT Teams Working Together

6. Portal Mania, Why do you really want one?

Session 3
(4:10 - 5:25 pm)

1. Emerging Technologies

2. CPP / FPC and Re-certification

3. Challenges of 1 & 2 Person Payroll – Panel Discussion

4. Internet / Identity Theft

5. Saratoga, Benchmarking and Measurements

6. System Selections – RFP Techniques

Special Guests

Irene Chapman,CPP is President Elect of the American Payroll Association and a Senior Consultant with PeopleSoft.  Prior to assuming her current position, she was a Senior Consultant with Cotelligent, Director of Payroll for Transamerica Corporation, and Payroll Manager for The Pillsbury Company.

Linda Obertin, CPP is the Sr. Director, Payroll at Sodexho. In 2002 Linda was honored with the "Payroll Woman of the Year" award.  Linda has 16 years of in-depth payroll experience, which has included responsibility for management of payroll, benefits and HRIS.  Her work also includes developing and implementing expatriate payroll systems and re-engineering payroll systems and processes.  She is also a member of International Human Resources Information Management Association.

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