Wichita SHRM luncheon meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at the Hyatt Regency, 400 W. Waterman. Meetings allow for informal networking before meetings (11:00-11:30 a.m.) and include a formal presentation by guest speakers addressing timely and relevant HR issues (11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.).

Wichita SHRM PM Program meetings are held the first Thursday of each month at The Arnold Group, 530 S. Topeka. Meetings allow for informal networking before meetings (2:45-3:00 p.m.) and include a hands-on workshop by guest speakers addressing timely and relevant HR issues (3:00-5:00 p.m.)

To RSVP for an event, click on the event date below or on the link in the "Upcoming Events" menu bar on the right. Please email admin@wichitashrm.org with questions or concerns. 

*General / **Strategic Recertification Credits available for event.

Calendar Year 2008:

January 10, 2008 PM Program
Topic: Ready - Set - Change*
Speaker: Mary Hemmelgarn, SPHR - Vice President at Accenture Middle Market BPO Services
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Friends University

January 16, 2008 Luncheon
Topic: Workplace Thet Preparedness - Limiting Your Company's Risk
Speaker: William Walker, Sr. Regional VP of Pre Paid Legal’s Group Marketing Division
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Friends University



Calendar Year 2007:

January 11, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Conducting Internal Investigations*
Speaker: Shawne Boyd, Senior Consultant - Allen Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Backsafe/Sittingsafe - Dr. Michael McIrvin

January 17, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: Cox Communication's Journey toward Inclusion: Creating the Culture-Diverse Mindset**
Speaker: Tammy Rasmussen
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Backsafe/Sittingsafe - Dr. Michael McIrvin

February 1, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Employee Relations*(2 CEU)
Speaker: Sheila Whiston-Fox
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: National Screening Bureau

February 21, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: The Top 10 Ways Employers Get Sued and How to Avoid Them*
Speaker: Jack Smalley, SPHR
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: National Screening Bureau


March 1, 2007 PM Program
Topic: The Need for Background Checks*(2 CEU)
Speaker: Todd Sutcliffe
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Foulston Siefkin

March 21, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: Managing Work Force Stress and the Impact on Productivity*
Speaker: Rick Ekum - Hampel Oil
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Foulston Siefkin




April 5, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Strategic Management of the Employee Handbook*(2 CEU)
Speaker: Alex Mitchell, Klenda, Mitchell, Austerman & Zuercher, L.L.C.
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Preferred Health Systems

April 18, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: That's Hot: The Latest and Greatst in Employment Law*
Speaker: Boyd Byers, Foulston Siefkin L.L.C.
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Preferred Health Systems


May 3, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Financials for the Strategic HR Professional**
Speaker: Sean Weaver, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik L.C.
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Buchanan Associates

May 16, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: Workforce Solutions: Brokering Workforce Solutions for Business*
Speakers: Tim Richards / Panel includes Mark Buckley, Marvin Duncan, Keith Lawing, and Jim Schwarzenberger
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Buchanan Associates


June 7, 2007 PM Program
Topic: HR Competencies
Speaker: Kim Scanlan, SPHR
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, LC

June 20, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: Company Image & Brandings Affect On HR
Speaker: Vera Bothner - Bothner & Bradley Inc.
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Allen Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.



July 12, 2007 PM Program
Topic: How to Handle Negativity in the Workplace
Speaker: Dorothy Harpool, Director of Graduate Studies in Business and a Lecturer at WSU's Barton School of Business
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest

Thursday, July 26, 2007 *NETWORKING FUNCTION
SHRM Foundation Silent Auction & Legislative Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Sponsors: Integrated Solutions Group & Drake Chiropractice

         

August 2, 2007 AM Program
Topic: Positioning HR as a Strategic Partner: Measuring & Communicating HR Value** (2.75 CEU)
Speakers: Dan Hamel, PHR, CPA, Phillip Hayes, SPHR and Jon Tiger, SPHR
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Unemployment Insurance Services

August 15, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: Immigration Issues for HR Professionals*
Speaker: Mira Mdivani, JD - Mdivani Law Firm
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Unemployment Insurance Services

September 19, 2007 Luncheon
Topic: The Use and Effectiveness of Counter Offers*
Speaker: Jay Highfill, Consultant - Hay Group Research Findings
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Theracare



Kansas State SHRM Confernce - September 26-28, 2007
Location: Overland Park Convention Center
http://www.ksshrm.com/displayconvention.cfm

October 17, 2007 HReach Week Workshop
Topic: The 24-Carrot Manager:
How to unleash the human potential through recognition.**
Speaker: Chester Elton, Best-selling author
Location: Century II Exhibition Hall Balcony - Note: location change
Time: 9:30 a.m-11:00 a.m. / Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $60 for local member, $75 for guest
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Kansas

October 17, 2007 HReach Week Luncheon
Topic: The Carrot Principle:
How the best managers use recognition to engages their people, retain talent and accelerate performance.**
Speaker: Chester Elton, Best-selling author and VP, Performance Recognition, O.C. Tanner Corporation
Location: Century II Exhibition Hall - Note: location change
Luncheon Time: 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. / Registration begins at 11:00 a.m.
Annual Business Meeting: 11:30-12:00 p.m.
Keynote Address: 12:00-1:15 p.m.
Cost: $25 for local member, $35 for guest
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Kansas

November 1, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Immigration Compliance Boot Camp*
Speaker: Trinidad Galdean, JD, PHR - Employment Law Attorney, Kutak Rock
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: Intrust Bank and National Associations of Health Underwriters

November 14, 2007 Luncheon (Joint program with WAHU)
Topic: The Health Care Conundrum: Navigating the Minefield of Rising Costs*
Speaker: Lisa Horn, Health Care Manager-Governmental Affairs, SHRM
Location: Century II Exhibition Hall - Note: location change
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsors: Intrust Bank and Wichita Association of Health Underwriters

    

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December 6, 2007 PM Program
Topic: Giving Effective Performance Reviews
Speaker: Sean Balke, Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member, $25 for guest
Sponsor: 

December 2007 - Holiday Celebration Event
Join Wichita SHRM members in a festive, relaxed setting for a special networking mixer. Hors d'oeuvres, plus beer, wine or soft drinks will be available (at no additional charge to members). Additionally, we will have lots of door prizes.
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: WSU Eck Stadium All-American Club, 4th Floor
Cost: $10 donation to the Kansas Food Bank
Event Sponsors: Cessna, Hardman Benefit Plans (facility), and Planet Sub (food)

Calendar Year 2006:

January 12, 2006 PM Program
Topic: We Have to Talk: How to Survive the Tough Talks You Need to Have, But Would Rather Avoid
Speaker: Derrick L. Nielsen, Senior Consultant - Allen Gibbs & Houlik, L.C.
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Kennedy & Coe, LLC

January 18, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: The Power of Laughter in the Workplace*
Speaker: Nathan Regier, Ph.D. and Judy Young
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Kennedy & Coe, LLC



February 2, 2006 PM Program
Topic: EEO: How to respond to a formal EEO complaint*
Speaker: Jane Neave, Wichita Investigative Administrator-KHRC
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Lifeline Stop Smoking Clinic

February 15, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Change Management*(1 CEU)
Speaker: Charles C. Stump, MA, SPHR, Cessna Aircraft Company
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Lifeline Stop Smoking Clinic


March 2, 2006 PM Program
Topic: Civility in the Workplace* (2 CEUs)
Speaker: Jan Roberts & Dan Smarsh, Via Christi ACCESS
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Foulston Siefkin LLP

March 15, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: 10 Things to Consider Before a Conflict Conversation* (1 CEU)
Speaker: Valerie Burke, JD
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Foulston Siefkin LLP



April 19, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: E-Employment: Technology Creates Legal Challenges for Everyone* (1 CEU)
Speaker: Stephanie Scheck, Stinson Morrison and Hecker LLP
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Allen, Gibbs & Houlik


May 4, 2006 PM Program
Topic: COBRA*
Speaker: Gary Hardman, Hardman Benefit Plans
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Shred-It

May 17, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Workforce Trends and Training*
Speaker: Suzie Ahlstrand, Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce and Keith Lawing, Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Shred-It


June 1, 2006 PM Program
Topic: Strategy in Action: Impacting Growth through Training*
Speaker: Kyelene Flaming, PHR - Delta Dental of Kansas
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Syndeo

June 21, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Preventing Back Injuries And Cumulative Trauma Disorders In The Workplace: How HR Can Achieve Employee Buy-In To Change Behavior!*
Speaker: Dr. Michael McIrvin
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Syndeo


July 13, 2006 PM Program (Note date change)
Topic: Managing with Emotional Intelligence*
Speaker: Al Schmidt, Via Christi ACCESS
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Wichita Eagle

July 19, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Kansas' Conceal & Carry Gun Law: The Impact to HR Managers and Business Owners* For event flyer, click here
Special Guest Speaker: Kansas Attorney General, Phill Kline
Location: Century II Convention Hall (Note location change)
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Wichita Eagle

July 26, 2006 Summer Social - CANCELLED
Topic: Take Me Out to the Ballgame... Wichita Wranglers Baseball Game & Summer Social
Speaker: Eric Edelstein, General Manager - "The HR Side of Baseball"
Location: Lawrence Dumont Stadium
Time: 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Cost: $10 for local member and/or guest
Sponsor: 

August 3, 2006 PM Program
Topic: Managing Corporate Diversity*
Speaker: Brian Black, Urban League
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Kansas, Inc.

August 16, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Cox Communications - HR Best Practices and Lessons Learned*
Speaker: Cox Communications Panel
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Delta Dental of Kansas, Inc.



September 20, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Workers’ Compensation Reform – Why is it Such a Struggle?*
Speaker: State Senator, Karin Brownlee
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Newman University

October 5, 2006 HR Seminar
Topic: HR Audits* (5 CEUs)
Speaker: Coleen Tabor, SPHR
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Cost: $12 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Friends University

October 18, 2006 Luncheon
Topic: Human Resources at a Not-For-Profit vs. a For-Profit Enterprise: Comparing Give Kids The World to Walt Disney World
Speaker: Pamela Landwirth
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Friends University

November 2, 2006 PM Program
Topic: 10 Ways to Avoid Unemployment Tax
Speaker: Jeff Oswald, Unemployment Insurance Services
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: Unemployment Insurance Services

November 8, 2006 Luncheon (NOTE DATE CHANGE)
Topic: Body Talk: Essentials of Non-Verbal Communication
Speaker: Esther Headley
Location: Hyatt Regency - 400 W. Waterman
Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 for local member, $20 for guest
Sponsor: Unemployment Insurance Services

December 7, 2006 PM Program
Topic: What is an EAP and the services they provide?
Speaker: Gordon Rogers, EMPAC
Location: The Arnold Group - 530 S. Topeka
Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE for local member, $10 for guest
Sponsor: 

December 2006
Holiday Celebration Event
Join Wichita SHRM members in a festive, relaxed setting for a special networking mixer. Hors d'oeuvres, plus beer, wine or soft drinks will be available (at no additional charge to members). Additionally, we will have lots of door prizes.
Date: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Location: Delta Dental of Kansas, Inc. - 1619 Waterfront Parkway
Cost: $10 donation to Toys for Tots or equivalent toy donation
Event Sponsors: Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, Cessna Aircraft