The HR Florida State Council is pleased to announce the 42nd annual conference will be held in-person from August 30th – September 2nd at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. 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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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 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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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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For over 20 years, HR Florida has recognized the best of the best human resources professionals in our state. The 2020 award committee has convened and selected the finalists for this year's HR Florida Professional of the Year. Stay tuned to our social media accounts to learn more about these outstanding HR Professionals! A special thank you to the award sponsor Fisher Phillips LLC.
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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 Dr. DeLancey Johnson
As an HR Champion, do you feel the weight of confronting racial inequality to the point of emotional burnout? If so, I feel obligated to reenergize your spirit so that we can activate the difficult conversations on race, equality, and justice in 2020.
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By Traci Hall, District Director for District 3
District 3 includes Ocala Human Resource Management Association (OHRMA), North Central Florida SHRM (NCF-SHRM), and SHRM Jacksonville. I am proud to say that all three Chapters are 2019 SHRM Excel Award Winners. Each chapter quickly pivoted to a virtual environment and have been able to continue to support their membership during these difficult times.
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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: Sept 20th for Fall 2020
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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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Jul 2020
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South Brevard SHRM & Space Coast HR
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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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