The HR Florida State Council is pleased to announce the 42nd annual conference will be held from August 30th – September 2nd at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida in-person. The Council is excited to share that it has also created an online component to accommodate attendees who wish to experience the conference from the comfort of their homes or cannot make the in-person event.
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We will continue to update with information and links while we remain in our COVID climate.
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ESI Employee Assistance Group has created an online COVID-19 Resource Center!
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As a gesture of good will and to help us stay connected while we are physically distancing, HR Florida will donate its remaining supply of 2020 HR Florida calendars.
Please send an email to andrea.williams@hrflorida.org to provide a mailing address and how many you could share with your board and your members! A great reminder of the amazing things HR Florida has and will accomplish!
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Are you an HR Professional in transition? We’re here for you!
Sign up to be a member of HR Connections – free of charge – with your HR FL and local FL SHRM Chapter affiliation.
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HR Florida State Council Honored with Platinum Excellence Award For Elevating Human Resources, Improving Workplaces!
The Excel award is SHRM’s top honor, recognizing outstanding achievements in state council operations and a commitment to providing meaningful programs and services to HR professionals. This marks the second consecutive year the Council has received this outstanding recognition!
HR Florida’s submission highlighted four successful initiatives, including its commitment to
increase local chapter membership by 5.4% within a year and to raise awareness of mental illness
among its chapter membership and workplaces by partnering with the American Foundation for
Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Additionally, in an effort to better capture individualized chapter
performance data, the district directors team created a centralized data dashboard, which allowed
for more strategic planning and chapter guidance. Lastly, the Council reformatted its leadership
conference, holding two conferences within 2019 to enhance both attendance rates and
conference value.
Along with HR Florida’s notable win, 16 local chapters also earned Excel Awards for 2019,
highlighting the organization’s commitment to HR excellence. SHRM Jacksonville, HR Tampa,
Greater Pensacola Chapter of SHRM, Sarasota Manatee HRA, North Central Florida SHRM,
SHRM SWFL, Big Bend SHRM, Bay County SHRM, St. Lucie County HR Assn., SHRM
Volusia/Flagler Chapter and Florida Keys SHRM all won Platinum awards; SHRM/Emerald
Coast Chapter and Charlotte County SHRM were granted Gold Excel Awards; Mid-Florida
SHRM and Ocala HR Management Assn. earned Silver Excel awards and Greater Orlando
SHRM was also recognized with a Bronze Excel Award.
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This annual award recognizes a human resource leader who has advanced the profession in a significant way. “Best in class,” the individuals nominated for this award serve as role models for the profession by setting the standard for others to follow and apply their expertise to enhance organizational effectiveness.
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By Douglas Baber, SHRM-CP
This pandemic has changed the landscape for all professionals and as we navigate through these challenges, HR Florida wants to be there for you and your certification needs. Are you studying for or thinking about taking a SHRM Certification Exam (SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP)? If so, we are providing some options to help maximize your learnings and prepare you for your certification. Here is the upcoming winter testing window information.
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In December 2019, we shared a challenge to join SHRM’s A-Team. In true HR Florida fashion – we won! As promised, the $500 Amazon gift card furnished by Emily Dickens, Corporate Secretary, Chief of Staff and Head, Government Affairs at SHRM, will be used in our fundraising efforts for the SHRM Foundation. Thank you for sharing the A-Team information with your chapters and colleagues, joining, and getting involved!
If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to sign up for the A-Team. SHRM’s Member Advocacy team will be sending out periodic emails with your state’s position in the standings and we are looking forward to a competitive race that will conclude at year’s end.
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In the spirit of continued competition…SHRM presents a new challenge for 2020:
SHRM’s A-Team is growing and aims to have more than 20,000 members by the end of 2021. Though it is important we educate members on workplace policy through A-Team participation, it’s also important that we give members the skills, training, and resources needed to effectively advocate for solid workplace policy and sound strategy within their organizations. Realizing that this type of professional development is core to the work of HR professionals, we developed Advocacy@Work.
Advocacy@Work is a brand new, two-day immersive training and practical experience for attendees to learn how to use their voice to change workplace public policy at the national, state, and local levels. It provides attendees the opportunity to roll up their sleeves and learn how advocacy can make an impact on both policy and within your workplace. This event will not only provide members insight into workplace public policy, but also how to use persuasive storytelling to impact change in their organizations.
If you have any questions regarding the A-Team or Advocacy@Work, please reach out to Bailey Yeager at bailey.yeager@shrm.org.
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By Barbara Repandis
In any situation where employee safety is at risk, HR becomes the nucleus of any organization in mobilizing processes to ensure the safety of employees and business continuity. Workplace issues surrounding COVID-19 created a sudden pop-quiz to many HR departments, testing their processes and highlighting their agility and ability to take decisive actions to navigate these uncharted waters.
Luckily, due to the times that we live in, with all the remote collaborative technological applications (geared to all types of business environments, from small to enterprise size), it is easier for us to achieve these goals. It is therefore critical that once HR leaders put together committees to expedite decision-making on safety issues, that their next focus is to closely partner with business leaders to understand their needs of successfully managing their people remotely. Also, to partner closely with IT to make sure that they are providing them with those tools. HR, therefore, becomes the fulfillment center in a way, translating these needs and works to expedite execution.
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By Tammie Eldred, District Director for District 2
In the North Florida Panhandle, District 2 includes the Bay County SHRM Chapter in Panama City and the Big Bend SHRM Chapter in Tallahassee. Both Chapters were recipients of the 2019 SHRM Excel Platinum Award and are off to an impressive start in 2020.
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Are you looking for a sponsor for your virtual meetings, e-newsletters or future events?
Goldie Group/Electronic Renewal Group is interested in sponsoring your events! They specialize in IoT, Mobility, and Infrastructure/AI to help with your COOP plans and pandemic emergency solutions. They even offer a free IoT checkup of your organization! Some of their key offerings:
- Temperature Sensors: Thermal Imaging - Facial recognition with thermal camera scans employees and communicates to customers they have a safe a protected workplace.
- Safe Distancing: Alert systems uses LTE & LoRa sensor and routers to promote employee distancing compliance and provide real time analytics
- Safe Curbside Service: Smart sensors detect when vehicles park in designated area & send notification to restaurant or company (grocery, retail etc)
- Friction-less shopping: Uses cameras, AI, LTE to scan items, offering shopping experience with real-time updates of contents in customers carts
- Secure & Compliant Conferencing: Uses video calls to help customers stay within their healthcare or any compliance regulations
- Managed Services Down Market: Provides best in class DaaS Managed Services, lease to own, step up SDWaN with lower price points. BYOD programs
If you have sponsorship opportunities available, please contact Kristin Lill at klill@goldiegroup.com or 407-520-6229.
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Reminders from Your Registrar, Jacquie Brooks!
Council Event Registrations
Please register for each council event separately and at least one week prior to the event.
Council breakfast meeting attendance is used to confirm your eligibility for expense reimbursement. Please list any food allergies/special dietary needs when registering. If you are registered and unable to attend, please notify us ASAP.
HR Florida Conference Registration
The HR Florida Conference chapter bulk purchases have a customized promotional code for chapters to resell/distribute.
Owner/Purchaser must go the HR Florida website and individually register for the conference to complete the transaction.
Any problems with registering for an event or logging into the HR Florida website can be directed to Jacquie.Brooks@hrflorida.org
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In order for chapters to remain SHRM Recertification Providers, the point of contact for the SHRM Provider program must submit the annual Reaffirmation. Please contact the SHRM Recertification Provider team at 703-535-6250.
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Share your expertise as an HR Professional with over 16,000 other HR professionals! Encourage colleagues to submit articles. Currently looking for various topics, ranging from Employee Relations, State & Federal Compliance, Inclusion & Diversity, Leadership, Organizational Development, & any other Best Practice Advice for HR Professionals.
Submission: Late Summer / Early Fall 2020 (Exact deadline TBD)
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Purpose: Share upcoming events, announcements, and recent news relevant to HR professionals and Chapter members. Style: Brief, direct, summarized information (pictures appreciated). Submission deadline: First Wednesday of every month. Format: Send submissions in Word format to Eddie Safille at editor@hrflorida.org
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Share your interesting stories/tips from the HR Profession!
Submissions: ONGOING
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19
Jun 2020
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It’s Not Just About the Money! Innovative Compensation in the Age of COVID
Speaker: Rena Somersan
Welcome and Sponsor spotlight: 9:00 am – 9:15 am
Presentation and Q&A: 9:15 am – 10:15 am
1 General Credit is pending for HRCI/SHRM
Cost:
$10 members
$15 guests
Brought to you by the Sarasota-Manatee Human Resource Association
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24
Jun 2020
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Brought to you by HRABC
Speaker: Dave Basham
When: Wednesday, June 24th 10:00AM
No Registration Required
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24
Jun 2020
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Brought to you by HRABC
Speaker: Michael S. D’Angelo
When: Wednesday, June 24th 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Virtual Workshop
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26
Jun 2020
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Emerging Professionals Event, brought to you by HRABC
When: Friday, June 26th 6PM - 7:30PM
Virtual GoToMeeting
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1
Jul 2020
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When: 8:30 – 10am virtual meeting
Cost: FREE
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7
Jul 2020
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Brought to you by SHRA
Details TBD... please email president@myshra.org for more information
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9
Jul 2020
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When:
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Registration: 7:30 am
Meeting: 8:00 am
Presentations: 8:30 am
Where:
UNF Adam W. Herbert University Center
12000 Alumni Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 322241
Contact: Harrison Paciotti, vpprograms@shrmjax.org
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15
Jul 2020
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When: Wednesday, July 15th
12:00PM - 5:00PM
Where: To Be Determined
Contact:
info@hrabc.org
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30
Aug 2020
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Location: Orlando, FL
Discounted Rate EXTENDED!
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9
Oct 2020
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When:
Friday, October 9th
7:00AM - 5:00PM
Where:
Margarita Hollywood Beach Resort
1111 N Ocean Drive
Hollywood, Florida 33019
Contact:
info@hrabc.org
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22
Oct 2020
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From
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where:
The Westin Sarasota
100 Marina View Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Contact: Ana Swiger, ana.swiger@hrflorida.org
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Oct 2020
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Join us Friday, October 23, 2020 – Saturday, October 24, 2020 at The Westin Sarasota for the 28th Annual HR Florida Leadership Conference. This event will offer various educational sessions focusing on chapter leadership and management that will provide you with critical information, best practices and tools that you can use to enhance your volunteer experience.
When:
October 23 & 24, 2020
7:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Where:
The Westin Sarasota
100 Marina View Drive
Sarasota, Florida 34236
Contact: Tammie Eldred, tammie.eldred@hrflorida.org
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