Upcoming: Public events tagged with "human"

Aug 20, 2008: August 2008 Workshop: Mobile Website Usability at University of Phoenix (San Jose Learning Center)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:46:27 -0700

Mobile Website Usability
Brands on the web live and die by the quality of the user experience. As the web expands from the laptop to the handheld, the rules change and the game gets harder. To develop a meaningful and intuitive brand experience on the mobile web, designers, technologists, and business owners must consider new constraints on user interactions, and account for them in innovative ways.

As the mobile web matures, we see more and more people with their mobile devices in hand, searching for hotel rooms, reading the news, or just playing video games. People are more connected with their mobile phone today than any other electronic device they use.

But how do you connect with users through mobile web sites and create exceptional experiences that are both functional and captivating?

During 2007, Molecular conducted a unique research project which sought to explore, analyze, and understand how users are interacting with the mobile web. More specifically, this exercise looked to understand what users expect from their applications, identify common usability mistakes, and recognize emerging design patterns in the mobile Internet. This presentation will share some of Molecular's findings, and discuss the impact for companies seeking to promote their brand on the mobile web. Usability expert Evan Gerber will provide insight on what these findings mean for the future of the mobile web and how you can apply it your business and improve you mobile marketing success.

Attendees will learn:
* The common weaknesses of the mobile interface, and how to avoid them
* Best practices for creating an engaging and memorable interface on handheld devices
* Critical differences between the mobile web and traditional web experiences
* Common problems inherent in current mobile design
* How users perform tasks on handheld devices
* The difference between miniaturization and mobilization

Speaker: Evan Gerber, Senior Consultant, User Experience, Molecular

$25 SVAMA members,$75 Non-members of SVAMA, $60 Partner members (ASAP, CMO Council, PDMA, PRSA, SFAMA, SVASE, WIC), $25 Student members with valid student ID.

Aug 6, 2008: Seminar: Developing the Business Case for HR at Northern California Human Resources Association

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:51:40 -0700

6 CPE Credits

The business role of HR includes optimizing the value of human capital, just as Finance departments optimize the value of financial capital. Learn the steps in building an effective analytics-based HR business proposal, apply this to programs or initiatives that you have underway or under consideration. Please bring examples of such programs, especially where it is important to build senior management credibility.

More specifically, in this second seminar in the HR Analytics Series, develop skills to:

-Uncover people-related goals important to your business leaders
-Enhance alignment between business drivers and HR efforts
-Generate commitment from line management to your programs
-Build visibility for HR initiatives.
-Develop an HR business case, monetize HR results, and assess the bottom-line impact of human capital programs and initiatives.

Participants get a structured workbook to support their continuing efforts to build the HR business case.

Speaker: Steve McElfresh, Ph.D., SPHR is founder and principal of HR Futures. He is a chamber member of SHRM's Special Expertise Panel for Human Capital Measurement and HR Metrics, and is past president of the Bay Area HR Executives Council. Dr. McElfresh has been president and CEO of Saratoga Institute and VP of HR for SRI International.

NCHRA Members: $295 / General: $370.

Sep 18, 2008: Global Exchange Turns 20! at Bimbo's 365

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:41:49 -0700

Celebrate Global Exchange's 20 Years of Resisting Injustice, Envisioning Alternatives & Taking Action!

Come party with a leading international human rights organization making significant contributions toward achieving a just, peaceful and sustainable world!

20 years ago our founders--a nutritionist, a welder and an academic--sat together on a red striped futon in Noe Valley and envisioned the future of Global Exchange. "We wanted to create and organization that would act as a catalyst to inspire people to get involved in the international movement," says co-founder Kirsten Moller.

Global Exchange has made great strides in transforming the global economy from profit-centered to people-centered--from currency to community. We are proud to have helped shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle, won a $20 million sweatshop settlement against 26 major clothing retailers and organized the first-ever international observation of US elections.

Come celebrate! Enjoy dinner; dancing; a silent auction with art, green & fair trade goods and opportunities for adventure. Support the organization working arduously for the change you want to see in the world, and have a fantastic time doing it! We can't wait to celebrate our 20 years in the movement and all the common goals that bind us together.

Can't make the Event, but still want to help us Celebrate?

1. Become a co-sponsor! Sponsorships range from $1000-$30,000. For details and privileges contact: Kristin@glaobalexchange.org
2. Place and Ad in our Souvenir Journal: given to attendees and displayed in our Fair Trade Stores: San Francisco and Berkeley
3. Make an In-Kind Donation to our Silent Auction and be listed on our website and in our Souvenir Journal

$150 before August 1st, $175 after.

Jul 30, 2008: Navigating Employee Stock Options & Alternatives for Compensation at Northern California Human Resources Association

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:06:31 -0700

3 CPE Credits

Stock options and other forms of equity compensation provide employees with an opportunity to participate in the growth of their company - a highly motivating form of compensation. Equity compensation also encourages employees to focus on the bigger picture of fostering company profits and savings.

This program covers everything you need to know to administer stock options or other forms of equity compensation, with a detailed look at tax and administration issues such as:

-Restricted stock
-Stock appreciation rights
-Phantom stock arrangements
-Rules for privately held and publicly traded company programs
-Streamlining stock plan administration

Speaker: Ellen Sueda, Littler Mendelson, P.C. has over 10 years of experience with executive compensation and equity programs, stock option plans and employee stock purchase plans. She has extensive experience with mergers and acquisition issues, including golden parachute issues and conversion of stock options. Ellen is an active member of the American Bar Association as well as the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals.

NCHRA Members: $125/ General: $165.

Sep 14, 2008: HR West 24th Annual Conference at Oakland Marriott City Center (Convention Center)

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:18:25 -0700

Why tap limited time, travel and training resources with distant conferences, when a national leader in HR development is right here? Top educators, renowned presenters and accomplished, leading-edge practitioners--HR West brings them all to you.

--Inspirational Keynotes:
Tamsin Smith, president, (RED), public policy strategist and government affairs expert, discusses the (RED) business model, and how corporate responsibility changes attitudes in the workplace and around the world.
Oren Harari, leading professor at USF, author, and one of 40 "best management minds" in the world, discusses perpetually differentiating your company in today's chaotic marketplace.
Chip Conley, founder, Joie de Vivre Hospitality and bestselling author of PEAK: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo From Maslow (first 100 registrants get a FREE copy), presents his secret to creating PEAK experiences while building a profitable business.

PLUS:

--HR University *
Tuesday, September 16
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Participate in HR University, a full-day of intense, unparalleled learning specifically for senior-level practitioners. Led by Cristina Goggio Banks, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, this unique opportunity is limited to 50.

* Separate registration required

--Pre-Conference Event *
Successful HR Systems Selection
Sunday, September 14
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Offered in partnership with the International Association for Human Resource Information Management, this full day event provides necessary tools for making an intelligent decision around HR systems selection.

Speaker: Jan Fretwell, Beachside Consulting, has over 25 years of human resources and related system applications experience.

* Separate registration required

--Over 50 concurrent sessions!

$345 and up. Visit http://www.nchra.org/annualconference for pricing details.

Oct 25, 2008: 2008 Exotic Erotic Ball at Treasure Island

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:09:30 -0700

NEW LOCATION: Waterside Treasure Island

What Exactly is the Exotic Erotic Ball?

It's part Mardi Gras, part burlesque, and part rock concert, yet totally unique. The Exotic Erotic Ball is a celebration of human sexuality and freedom of expression. It's a lingerie, fetish, masquerade affair.