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2021 MT SHRM Conference Materials

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    Wednesday - May 5  
    Time  / SHRM PDCs & HRCI Credits Event - click on session topic within the description to gain access to the materinals.  If there is no link, there are no materials that have been provided.  Clicking on Presenter's names will provide you a Bio.
    1:00pm  – 5:00pm
    Credits TBD
    1:00pm  – 5:00pm
    Credits TBD    		 Concurrent Pre-Sessions:
    Pre-Session 1 – Lynn Weddle - A Practical Approach to Change Management

    Pre-Session 2 –  Valerie Grubb  - Elevate your game: Moving from Tactical Thinker to
    Strategic Leader
    5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Welcoming Reception & Meet the Vendors
    Thursday – May 6  
    7:00am – 8:00am Early Bird – Lynn Weddle - Building Effective Teams
    Credits TBD  
    8:00am –  8:15am Break
    8:15 am - 8:45 am Welcome to Billings…
    Welcome to the Conference
    Introduce Ambassadors, State Council Members and Officers and Field Services Rep
    8:45 am – 10:30 am Keynote  Speaker – Valerie Grubb -  Influencing without Authority: How to Get Results When You Don’t Have  Direct Authority
    Credits TBD  
    10:30 am – 10:45 am Break
    10:45 am – 12:15 pm Keynote  Speaker – Colene Rogers – The Future  of HR: Strategic partnerships that create acquisition, engagement, and retention solutions.
    Credits TBD  
    12:15 pm – 2:00 pm Lunch and  Awards
      Concurrent Sessions:
    2:00pm  – 3:15pm Speaker 1 – Wendy Nelson – ABC’s of Medicare
    Credits TBD Speaker 2 – Ris Higgins – HR Leadership in Uncertain Times
    Speaker 3 – Keynote  #2 Colene Rogers, Critical Conversations: Business Strategies for Increased Retention and  Profits
    Speaker 4 – Dr. Deanna Keller- I want to get SHRM certified. Now what?
    3:15pm  – 3:45pm Break
    3:45pm  – 5:00pm Concurrent Sessions:
    Credits TBD Speaker 1 – Wendy Nelson – ABC’s of Medicare
    Speaker 2 – Ris Higgins – HR Leadership in Uncertain Times
    Speaker 3 – Keynote  #2  Colene Rogers, Critical Conversations: Business Strategies for Increased Retention and  Profits
    6:00pm  – 8:30pm Create a Collaborative Vision- Thursday social hosted by the Yellowstone Valley
    Chapter & Silent Auction
    Friday - May 7  
    7:00am – 8:00am Early Bird – Karen Sprenger – How Companies Get Hacked
    Credits TBD  
    8:00am –  8:15am Break
    8:15am – 9:15am General Session– Michael Letizia - The Importance of an Intentional Business Culture
    Credits TBD  
    9:15am – 10:30am Keynote  Speaker – Brig. Gen.  (Ret.) Carol Eggert, SVP Military and Veterans Affairs, Comcast NBC Universal - Are You Military-Friendly or Military-Ready?
    Credits TBD  
    10:30am – 10:45am Break
    10:45am-11:45am General Session - Sabrina Ghouse- Building Senior Leadership Pipelines
    Credits TBD  
    11:45am – 12:45pm Closing Keynote– Mary Sheehy Moe
    Credits TBD  
    12:45pm – 1:00pm Conference Wrap up
    Announce dates of next year’s conference
    Grand  Prize Drawing

     

    What to Bring Checklist

    • Business Cards for networking and Vendor Door Prizes

    • Money for the 50/50 drawings and fabulous Silent Auction items

    • Smart phone, tablet, and chargers to access our WHOVA conference app and stay connected to #MTSHRM social media updates and information

    • Comfortable shoes

    • Layers – you can never predict the temperature of a conference
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    HRCI instructions for those seeking business credit for the conference:

    To claim business credits for certain sessions, you will need to self-report each business-approved session individually. To self-report a session for business credit, you can follow these steps:

      1.  Click "Add Activity" in the Professional Development: Continuing Education (Instructor-Led) category of the recertification application.

      2.  Choose "Conference" as the activity type

      3.  Provide the following information:

      *   Session title and name of conference

      *   A brief description of how the session added to your business/strategic HR knowledge.

      *   The dates of attendance

      *   The number of credits you are requesting (one credit per hour of instruction time)

      1.  In the "Specified Credit Type" field, select Business.

      2.  Confirm submission of activity

    If you have claimed credit for all the business sessions you attended, but there are general sessions you attended that you still need to claim credit for, follow these steps:

    1.      Click "Add Activity" in the Professional Development: Continuing Education (Instructor-Led) category of the recertification application.

    2.      Choose "Conference" as the activity type

    3.      Enter the title as "Conference Name- General Sessions"

    4.      Provide a brief description of the conference as a whole

    5.      Subtract the number of business credits claimed from the total number of credits awarded to the conference. Enter the balance as the requested credit hours.

    6.      Confirm submission of activity

    Please feel free to HRCI by phone at 1-866-898-4724 or visit us online at www.hrci.org<http://www.hrci.org/