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The International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) is coming to New Jersey for the largest public-sector HR training conference in the northeast.

Join dozens of HR friends and colleagues for three days of training, professionaldevelopment, and networking. Learn about the latest hot topics in the world of public-sector HR management and how you can develop into a top-notch HR professional. You and your team will come away renewed and reinvigorated!

Speaker Information:

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• Opening Plenary: "Ya Burnt", Reducing Burnout During the Great Resignation, featuring Cindy Maher and Jamie Guite

• Concurrent Session #1: Jason Litchney: "Building an Employee Pipeline with Digital Strategy"

• Concurrent Session #1: Jacques Whitfield: "Diversity and Inclusion"

• Concurrent Session #2: Cheryl Cepelak: "Life After Public Service"

• Concurrent Session #2: Charlie Williams: "Employee Engagement and Employer Investment: Supporting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Human and Social Capital"

• Afternoon Plenary: Troy Wintersteeen: "Grow and Develop Your Government Workforce with Talent Acquisition & Retention for the New Normal"

• Morning Plenary: Ann Rosser: "Creating Courageous Hybrid Communication"

• Concurrent Session #3: Michelle DiMartino & Yesenia Martinez: ""Actionable Insights to Advance Diversity in Government Recruitment & Hiring"

• Concurrent Session #3: John Kolm and and Amanda Biller: "After Online -- The Rediscovery of the Human Spirit"

• Luncheon Session: David Ritter: "Legal Update for Human Resources"

• Afternoon Plenary: David Kitchen: "Building Trust and Connection Through Empathy".

• Closing Plenary: Doug Brown: "What Legacy Do You Want to Leave", Transformational HR.

Program Information:

Conference Seminars led by HR Leaders from around the country will address:

• Combating HR Burnout
• HR and COVID
• Digital Strategies for HR
• Talent Acquisition Technology
• HR Legal Updates
• Rediscovering a Passion for HR
• Creating a Legacy
• #BLM / #MeToo
• Being the Best You Can Be
• AND MUCH MORE!

Conference Schedule of Events (in brief):

Sunday, April 24, 2022 :Registration and evening President’s Reception

Monday, April 25, 2022: Full Day of Training; Opening Ceremonies (including a welcome from Dierdre Webster Cobb, Chair/CEO of the NJ Civil Service Commission); Exhibit Hall; Breakfast & Lunch

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 : Full Day of Training; Awards Ceremony; Exhibit Hall; Breakfast & Lunch; Evening Banquet.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022 : Half Day of Training; Breakfast; and Closing Ceremonies.

Hotel Information/Registration:

Special conference rate of $119 per night for attendees.

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HOTEL Website: https://www.theheldrich.com/

Exhibitor Information:

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• Platinum Sponsor: Oracle Human Capital Management

• Silver Sponsor: CPS-HR Consulting

• Silver Sponsor: Team Results USA

• Bronze Sponsor: New Jersey Civil Service Commission

• Sponsor: New Jersey Citizen Action Fund

• Sponsor: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

• Sponsor: IPMA-HR

As of today, the 2022 IPMA-HR Eastern Region Conference at the Heldrich Hotel is moving forward. Like most of you, we too are watching the progression of the omicron variant and are hopeful that it will peak soon, as experts are predicting.

IPMA-HR Eastern Region will continue to monitor the situation and will communicate with you if anything should change with our conference.