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Conference Overview

Recruiting. Talent management. Process improvement. The incomparable recruiting conference that delivers it all.

ERE Expo 2009 Spring is returning to San Diego for the ninth year! However this year we are moving up - to the San Diego Convention Center for two overflowing days of action-packed networking and learning starting on Monday, March 30.

You don't need to be told that even in tough economies, the war for talent doesn't end. Innovation in the recruitment industry is moving at breakneck speed, and there is only one conference that keeps you up to date on the latest strategies and technologies available to recruiters. This year's conference will address the evolution of the many sectors of recruiting -- the new business models and technologies characterizing the recruiting space, and the social, political, and economic factors driving change in our industry. All this and much more at ERE Expo 2009 Spring in San Diego at the centrally located San Diego Convention Center.

Hear Expert Speakers, Cruise the Tradeshow Floor, and Network with Your Peers

If you're not in San Diego next spring, you're not on top of today's most pressing issues that affect the global recruiting industry. Come prepared to learn strategic talent-management techniques at the Expo's game-changing educational workshops and lively breakout sessions. Absorb the latest trends on managing relationships with hiring managers, aggressive recruiting, recruitment process outsourcing, and onboarding. Soak up the knowledge and trusted insights from today's leading visionaries.

Roam the lively exhibitor floor that packs the widest array of booths of any industry conference. This exciting and informative conference will showcase market-leading products and solutions on a tradeshow floor brimming with the most innovative tools, newest technologies, and of course, all the latest industry buzz. Take home tangible skills and a renewed enthusiasm for impacting your company's bottom line.

Energy to Burn at the Flagship Recruiting Event of the Year

This unparalleled event lets you:

• Exchange ideas and best practices with hundreds of recruitment professionals
• Refine tools and techniques from other companies from across the globe
• Explore new technology solutions and other recruiting products and services
• Network with recruiting leaders from Fortune 500 corporations
• Expand recruitment leadership and strategy
• Trade knowledge with top experts and practitioners in the field of recruiting

With all of these networking opportunities, tradeshow surprises, and first-rate events, don't be the one industry "insider" who gets stuck outside of the action. To add even more value, sign up for ERE Expo's amazing pre-conference workshops and increase the return on your investment. Register today to join the best in global recruiting at the ERE Expo 2009 Spring! The Expo starts March 30, 2009 - you simply can't miss it!

Featured Speakers

ERE Expo 2009 Spring sets the industry standard, featuring top corporate practitioners and exciting keynote presenters. These talent visionaries deliver the level of expertise and depth of experience that conference attendees have come to expect from the ERE conference series.

To help bring it all together and keep the show moving forward, we are honored to have Michael McNeal, Vice President of Talent Strategy and Acquisition for Intuit, Inc. Michael is one of the true innovators in the corporate recruiting world and has won many honors including the Bay Area Human Resources Symposium's Award for Innovation. In addition, Michael's team won the award for Recruiting Department of the Year at the 2008 Recruiting Excellence Awards.

The ERE Expo speakers share the secrets of today's largest corporations and offer first-hand accounts of what these corporations are doing to stay ahead of the recruiting curve. Select from more than 20 cutting-edge sessions and workshops to keep your recruiting skills sharp:

• This year's ERE Recruiting Excellence award-winners, as well as past honorees like Greg Spangle from Aimco (who has won a boatload of awards) and David York of KPMG.
• Recruiting leaders from Microsoft, Fox, and Coca-Cola.
• Experts in social media; sourcing; and branding

And you'll be able to attend sessions on:

• How recruiting professionals can make their hiring managers successful
• For the first time, a networking session designed to help improve your own recruiting career
• An inside look at new startup product-and-service vendors (and a chance to grill their CEOs)

As well as:

• A special look at how Yahoo's recruiting team called upon to meet an enormous hiring goal, despite distracting headlines, low morale, and uncertainty about the company's future
• What works and doesn't work when it comes to employee referrals ... in India!
• What the new administration in Washington, D.C. will mean to the economy and job market

And more (that was just a sample!)

Recruiting Excellence Awards

The fifth annual Recruiting Excellence Awards will once again be taking place at ERE Expo 2009 Spring. On Monday night, March 30, the best of the best will be on display as we announce the winners of 2009 Recruiting Excellence Awards in San Diego.

You think you have what it takes? We are currently accepting applications. All applications can be submitted online and must be submitted by January 9, 2009.

This is your chance to share how your recruiting success is helping your business - and in many cases furthering the recruiting profession. Whether it's your diversity program, your careers website, your referral program, retention program, your branding initiative, or another talent strategy, this is your best chance to showcase what's working at your organization.

Some changes this year:

• We've expanded the pool of judges to include more of the ERE community.
• We've streamlined the application process. You'll now be asked to fill out just one initial application, though you may receive follow-up queries.

Apply for an award yourself. Or if you know of someone or some company who should apply, let them know, or let us know. Simply fill out the short nomination form.

Don't miss this opportunity to put your recruiting department's best practices in the spotlight. You can join an illustrious group of past winners, such as Enterprise, Deloitte, and Whirlpool, as leaders in the recruiting field. Big companies, small companies -- they all are given a chance. Don't let your hard work go unrecognized.

Who Should Attend

Where else can you spend two days sharing best practices and overcoming challenges with recruiting and HR leaders from around the world? Acquire the secrets to transforming your organization into a world-class, industry-leading employer. Join hundreds of other leaders who share the same goals, including:

• Staffing directors and VPs
• Recruitment managers and senior recruiters
• HR leaders
• Talent management and acquisition professionals
• Directors of diversity, college recruiting, employee referrals, and other talent-related corporate programs
• Technology decision-makers
• Third-party recruiters and staffing professionals
• Sourcing and competitive intelligence specialists

Register Today

The Expo's highly regarded reputation has been built on presenting outstanding speakers, a world-class agenda, and outstanding networking opportunities for recruitment and HR executives from global corporations -- everything you want and need from a recruitment conference.

Help your organization master the hiring challenges it will face in 2009 and beyond! For the price of just a few job postings, you and your coworkers will:

• Meet and learn from leading experts in the field of talent management.
• Network with other top recruiting and HR leaders.
• Discover the latest in recruiting technology and other talent management services.
• Energize your recruiting organization, and help transform your company into a best-of-breed employer!

Register today and join hundreds of recruiting and HR leaders from top corporations in San Diego, CA, from March 30 - April 1, 2009.