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January 27, 2010, New York, NY
Working Mother Flex Leadership Summit: The Business of Flex – Making it Work
March 2, 2010, 10 AM ET
Free Webinar: "5 Steps to Successfully Managing Today's Mobile Workforce"
WFD Consulting President Peter Linkow discusses practical solutions in managing today's dispersed workforce. To attend the free webinar, sponsored by Citrix, register here.
March 25-26, 2010, Washington, DC
Work Life Conference, Families and Work Institute & The Conference Board
April 7-9, 2010, Newport, RI
Society for Human Resource Management Tri-State Conference
April 27-28, 2010, New York, NY
Women's Leadership Conference,
The Conference Board
May 5-7, 2010, Cambridge, MA
College and University Work/Family Association Annual Conference,
May 16-19, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference
March 10-11, 2009, New Orleans, LA
Work-Life Conference
WFD President Peter Linkow will be presenting at the session "Lessons from Working Around the World" on the results from his recent global research study on the dispersed workforce, conducted for The Conference Board. He will focus on the critical action steps that managers and their companies can take to effectively manage employees across language, culture, distance and time differences.
WFD Vice President Debbie Phillips will facilitate the session "Supporting People with Special Needs and Their Families" and will speak on the new Exceptional Caregiver website developed by WFD for the American Business Collaboration. The website is designed to provide parents of children and young adults with special needs with the information they need to navigate issues and better manage their work and caregiver responsibilities.
» The full agenda can be viewed here
At the conference Networking Reception on March 10th from 6-7:30 PM, WFD Consulting is sponsoring a special screening of selected clips from Trouble the Water, followed by a Q&A session with the film’s stars Kimberly Rivers Roberts and Scott Roberts. This film, which was a 2009 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, tells the story of how Kimberly and Scott, trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters, survived the storm and then seized a chance for a new beginning.
April 21-22, 2009, New York, NY
Conference Board Women's Leadership Conference
Vice President Debbie Phillips and Senior Consultant Jan Civian will present "Revitalizing/Rebuilding Your Women's Network/Affinity Group." Look for their presentation at the Conference on Tuesday, April 21 at 2:00 PM. Participants are encouraged to bring their issues and work with the panel of experts to brainstorm ideas to improve or build their network.
» The full agenda can be viewed here
April 26-28, 2009, Providence, RI
CUPA-HR Eastern Region Conference
WFD presents "Work-Life Best Practices: Prioritizing in Demanding Fiscal Times" with representatives from Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and DePaul University. Join them for their presentation on Tuesday, April 28 at 2:45 PM. Topics will include understanding the dependent care, flexibility and wellness needs of the workforce; addressing the needs of both staff and faculty; getting more mileage out of your programs; and getting the word out about your programs.
» The full agenda can be viewed here
May 31-June 3, 2009, Seattle, WA
World@Work Total Rewards Conference
Join WFD in Seattle for the Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition. Look for WFD at Booth 635 in the Exhibit Hall at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center Hall.
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June 3-5 2009, Seattle, WA
College and University Work/Family Association Conference
Look for WFD at the 2009 Annual CUWFA Conference in Seattle.
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October 19-21, 2009, Las Vegas, NV
CUPA-HR National Conference & Expo "Where Now Meets Next"
"Work-Life: Everybody Wants It but What Is It and Can We Afford It?"
Senior Consultant Jan Civian presents in Session Two on Tuesday, Oct 20 1:30-2:45 PM with representatives from University of Kentucky and Xavier University.
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October 27-29, 2009, New York, NY
Working Mother 100 Best Companies WorkLife Congress
Look for the WFD Consulting and American Business Collaboration booth
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November 19-20, 2008, Bangalore, India
NASSCOM IT Women Leadership Summit 2008: Transforming Enterprises & Societies.
Senior Consultant Abby Shapiro presented on the Business Case for Work/Life and the Value of Collaboration as part of a workshop on "The Business Impact of Organization Supported Work/Life Programs." » Learn more here
October 28-30, 2008, New York NY
Working Mother WorkLife Congress 100 Best Companies
President Peter Linkow presented about Managing at a Distance on Wednesday, Oct. 29. Vice President Debbie Phillips and Senior Consultant Judi Presser also attended. » Learn more here
October 12-14, 2008, St. Louis, MO
CUPA-HR National Conference & Expo
Consultant Laurie Shannon attended the conference for HR professionals of the colleges and universities community. » Learn more here
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Webinar:
"Work Life Initiatives and the
Bottom Line: Measures that Matter."
Which work-life programs are most critical to key demographics and what will have the greatest impact on the bottom line? Amy Richman discussed how employers can use employee feedback and survey to measure the impact of their work-life initiatives. Presented by the Human Capital Institute in a webcast from 12:00-1:00 PM EST. » Learn more here
May 20-23, Philadelphia, PA
WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference 2008:
"Teamwork Innovations at Marriott: Enhancing Engagement,
Work-Life Effectiveness and Flexibility"
Senior consultant Diane Burrus presented with Nina Madoo of Marriott International on the recent implementation of the Team Effectiveness Procress(TM) at Marriott.
"Making Flexible Work for Hourly and Non-Exempt Employees"
Senior consultant Amy Richman presented with John Wilcox of Corporate Voices for Working Families on the business impacts of flexibility for lower-wage workers. Best practices of six organizations were examined.
January 9, 2008, Cambridge, MA
Senior Consultant Karen Noble facilitated a session on "How Can My Company Build a Flexible Work Culture?" to local businesses looking to implement flexible work cultures in their organization. Hosted by the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Flex Options Project. Information can be found here.
March 5-6, 2008, Atlanta, GA
The 2008 Work Life Conference, Conference Board. How We Work and Live Today: The Impact on Employee Engagement and Talent Management.
March 6-8, 2008, Washington, DC
The 7th International Conference on Occupational Stress & Health: Work, Stress, and Health 2008. Amy Richman and Laurie Shannon presented at the symposium "Opening Corporate File Drawers to Examine Workplace Flexibility" on March 7 at 9:45 AM.
March 18-20, 2008, Chapel Hill, NC
College and University Work/Family Association (CUWFA) presents "Changing the Culture: Work/Life & Organizational Transformation"
December 1, 2007, Boston, MA
Senior Consultant Amy Richman presented at the Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) Annual Conference. For more information, visit PRIM&R (http://www.primr.org/Conferences.aspx?id=540).
October 1-3, 2007, New York, MY
WFD Consulting attended the 2007 Working Mother 100 Best Companies WorkLife Congress in New York. We congratulate the multiple companies WFD is proud to have worked with and commend them on achieving this national recognition. WFD VP Debbie Phillips presented "Moving Toward a New Career Paradigm: The key to creating competitive advantage through recruitment and retention of critical talent throughout the life cycle" on October 3rd from 10:30 AM to noon. View the agenda and register for the event here.
September 16-18, 2007: Park City, UT
Senior Consultant Diane Burrus co-facilitated the Workplace Flexibility Summit hosted by Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and AWLP. Vice President Arlene Johnson was also invited to participate. In this inaugural event, the Summit gathered experts from different sectors pursuing workplace flexibility in their organizations and consultants to discuss flexibility efforts in the private and academic sectors.
September 3-4, 2007, Paris, France
Amy Richman, Senior Consultant, presented at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Directorate of Education, IMHE Conference 2007 in Paris, France. She presented on "What Works: Supporting Success and Productivity Practical Tools for Making Your University a Great Place to Work." For more information, visit the OECD 2007 site here
July 24, 2007, Singapore
Vice President Arlene Johnson is the keynote speaker at the National Work-Life Conference of Singapore, sponsored by the Employer Alliance and Ministry of Manpower. She spoke on the "Development in Work-Life: Trends from Around the World" and offered a break-out session on work-life trends and a two-day training program on Building and Implementing a Work-Life Strategy.
View a clip of the highlights from the Singapore conference here.
June 12-13, 2007, New York, NY
President Peter Linkow and Vice President Debbie Phillips will present their findings about the New Career Paradigm at the Conference Board Work-Life Conference 2007 in a session titled "The Multigenerational Workforce: Managing critical talent over the life cycle" on Tuesday, June 12th. Vice President Arlene Johnson will be moderating the session "Media Matters: Communicating Across Boundaries" on Wednesday, June 13th.
To view the full agenda, click here.
For more information on the New Career Paradigm study, visit here.
May 15 - 18, 2007, Malaysia
Senior Consultant Abby Shapiro participated in The World Forum on Early Care and Education in Malaysia earlier this spring. She presented at multiple sessions and participated in the Global Leaders pre-conference meeting. Over 750 early childhood administrators, trainers, caregivers, public officials, and advocates from 73 countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the 7th World Forum.
May 6-9, 2007, Orlando, FL
President Peter Linkow and Vice President Debbie Phillips will present their workshop titled "A New Career Paradigm: Creating Competitive Advantage Through Attraction and Retention of Critical Talent" at the WorldatWork Total Rewards 2007 Conference. Senior Consultant Diane Burrus will also present "Work-Life Microinequities: It's the Little Things That Can Erode Employee Engagement.
Read more here.
April 26-27, 2007, San Diego, CA
Senior Consultants Jan Civian and Diane Burrus will speak at the Conference Board Pre-Conference Seminar at the Women's Leadership Conference: Leaders of the Future. They will present on how mentoring programs can play an effective role in a women's leadership initiative.
Read more here.
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