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What is the HR Symposium?
2009 will be the twenty-third Annual Human Resource Symposium.
The HR Symposium began in 1984 when Ron Beach, then Classified Advertising Director of the San Jose Mercury News, wanted a way to recognize the contributions of the human resource community. Over the years, the Human Resource Symposium has become a forum to bring together business experts, leaders, and human resources professionals to discuss issues and trends affecting HR and the Silicon Valley. Since 1997 the San Francisco Chronicle has been the Symposium's major sponsor.
With sponsoring companies covering some of the expenses for the Human Resource Symposium, the bulk of the registration fees received go to Human Resources, Inc., a nonprofit corporation that manages the funds. These funds are used for scholarships awarded to upper division students majoring in Human Resource Management at universities in Northern California with excellent graduate and undergraduate HR programs.
The scholarship program is called the Lynn Boone Memorial Scholarship and is named after a long-time member of the Symposium Steering Committee and one of the founders of HR, Inc. In the past fifteen years Human Resources, Inc. has awarded over $179,000 to deserving students. $32,000 was awarded this year alone.
Volunteers associated with the human resources community provide management of Human Resources, Inc.
Human Resources, Inc. - Board of Directors:
Jeanne Palmer - President
Patty Woolcock - Treasurer
Sharon Winston - Board Member
Jeff Jacobs - Board Member
Jim Frizzell - Board Member
The steering committee makes the Symposium successful. Members of this committee have spent over a year planning for this year's Symposium. Steering committee membership is comprised of volunteers associated with the human resources community and all members donate their time and services toward the overall success of the Symposium.
Steering Committee:
Sharon Winston, Committee Chair - Jackson Hole Group
Leon Bezdikian - SiBeam
Sandra Clark - UCSC Extension
Laura Frank - Yahoo!
Deanna Fairchild - LSI Corporation
Lisa Giannini - Apple
Gina Fulton - Network Appliance
Helen Heath - The Heath Group
Jeff Jacobs - Intuit Inc.
Deborah Morton - Anritsu Corporation
Jeanne Palmer - The Palmer Advantage
Bev Principal - Stanford University
Darshini Sheth - Taos
Jessica Sneed - Synopsys
Mark Wong - Bernard HODES Group
Patty Woolcock - Jackson Hole Group
If you are interested in becoming a steering committee member for the 2010 HR Symposium, please contact one of the current members, or e-mail: Symposium Steering Committee
Advisory Board:
Helen Kim Barker - Apple Inc.
Aryae Coopersmith - HR Forums
David Fay - Novo Nordisk
Jim Frizzell - Stanford University
John Radford - Radford Surveys
Dianna Wilutz - Beceem Communications
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