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 discusses 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. » Register 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 will present with Nina Madoo of Marriott International on the recent implementation of the Team Effectiveness Procress(TM) at Marriott. Look for their workshop on Friday, May 23, 2008.

"Making Flexible Work for Hourly and Non-Exempt Employees"
Senior consultant Amy Richman presents with John Wilcox of Corporate Voices for Working Families on the business impacts of flexibility for lower-wage workers. Best practices of six organizations are examined. Look for their workshop on Thursday, May 22, 2008.

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 will be presenting 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:
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
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:
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.