To that end, get ready for a terrific 2009! Your HRACI Board has put considerable thought and effort into our 2009-2010 strategic plan and are anxious to begin implementing our objectives. Many of these objectives will be within the operational areas of budget, membership and programming and will serve in continuing to pursue additional programming and networking opportunities. Our objectives will also focus on attracting more SHRM at-large members, who may already be SHRM members, but are not currently involved with HRACI. Two of the more visible areas of development you will see involve the culmination of research and surveys, studying our chapter/brand name and our coinciding website. The goal is to prominently demonstrate our connection with National SHRM, while bolstering our local services and usability within the website. We want it to be the central point where you can obtain links to the HR information you need as well as continue to provide all the up to date information on our programming, networking and special offerings.

Thus, take a look at your HR association, be proud of our current standard of excellence--yet please also challenge yourself and your Board with new ideas and energy. Let us know what your ideas are and how you would like to be part of the continued growth of HRACI as we begin the journey of our 35th year as the resource for HR Professionals in Indy!

Brian Cox
President
HRACI

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Accepting Committee Volunteers for SMA Events – must have fun while contributing!
For More Information, contact Susan Van Hoosen, Committee Chair
at svanhoosen@c21scheetz.com or 317.814.5383

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• 6 study booklets covering each section of the exam
  • Strategic Planning
  • Workforce Planning and Employment
  • Human Resource Development
  • Total Rewards (Compensation & Benefits)
  • Employee & Labor Relations
  • Risk Management
• Review questions and answers for each unit
• Over 500 flashcards.

Submitted by: Angie Ritz, PHR

If you haven’t renewed with HRACI, it’s not too late! Remember, your renewal is only $90* for a year full of exciting programs and opportunities in 2009. You can renew online using a credit card, bring a check and renew at January’s meeting or mail your payment along with the renewal form found at www.hraci.org. Thank you for your commitment to HRACI!

As a reminder the referral program began in October 2008 and will run through December 2009. We are giving incentives to HRACI members who refer others who join HRACI. For your first referral you will immediately receive a $10 Starbucks card. Referrals will be tracked through December of 2009 and a monetary reward will be given at the end of the year for your total referrals. The reward increases in value for each referral you get. Your second referral will be $15, the third $25, the fourth $35 and the fifth will receive a $50 gift card. Any referrals beyond 5 will be rewarded with an additional $5 for each referral. So someone who refers 5 members to join HRACI could come away with a total of $125. These will be American Express cards so you can use them anywhere or even deposit them into your own bank. We hope everyone will be motivated to share with non-members the benefits that HRACI offers. And be sure the joining members note your name as the referrer on their membership application.

* Any renewals received after January 31, 2009 will be subject to the late renewal rate of $125

Learn how to use social recruiting strategies to effectively connect with talent via your career site, and how to communicate and form relationships with candidates on social networking sites. As compared to more traditional offerings, social recruiting is about communicating, not advertising. The authentic information that is generated and shared through social recruiting can powerfully influence the overall perception of a company and give potential job candidates a deeper and real understanding of an organization as an employer.

Learning Objectives:
1. Increase understanding of the changing expectations of emerging workforce.

2. Increase understanding of improving the experience on corporate career sites to connect with candidates and build candidate communities.

3. Understand best practices around how to attract and build relationships with potential candidates via social networking sites like Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as blogs.

About the Speaker:
Shannon specializes in helping companies leverage web technologies and social media to communicate and monitor employer brands, to engage and interact with potential candidates, and retain employees.

Along with her team of Interactive solutions consultants, web designers, programmers, and project managers, Shannon develops and implements award-winning career web sites, web applications, and strategies, including online employer reputation management strategies, next generation social media optimization, and social computing. She and her talented team have developed recruitment web strategies and talent management initiatives for Fortune 500 clients Bank of America, Citi, FedEx, MetLife, and WellPoint.

Shannon has spent over a decade involved in Interactive marketing and web development. Prior to joining Bernard Hodes Group, she was Regional Director, Client Services/Internet Recruitment Leader at The David Group. Shannon also worked for the digital arms of both Knight Ridder Digital (now McClatchy Interactive) and Cox Newspapers. Shannon holds a bachelor’s of art degree in psychology from Colgate University.

An Internet original - her education and career developed in parallel with this industry - the combination of technology and how it affects people is the root of Shannon’s fascination. Talk to Shannon about the Internet - and her passion for this business quickly rises to the surface with the passion of a true industry evangelist.

Meeting Room Sponsored by:	Refreshments Sponsored by:

The Presidential Inauguration is January 20, 2009 and is themed,

“A New Birth of Freedom”

• What will the “new birth” mean to human resources?
• What will the “new birth” mean to consultants?
• What will the “new birth” mean to our workforce?
• What will the “new birth” mean to small business?
• What will the “new birth” mean to us financially?

Dave Swider from Bose McKinney & Evans will provide the legal and employment insight and a leader from an accounting firm will provide the financial and tax insight.

This timely program will “make you think” so don’t miss it!!

The program location is sponsored by Bose McKinney & Evans and will be held at its north office off of I-465 and Meridian.

Seating will be limited so be sure to make your reservation early.

In order to bring timely and high level programs, there will be a nominal registration fee for HRACI members of $10 and $25 for non-members to participate in the Consultant’s Forum programs.

This program has been approved for recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.

Submitted by: Erin Brothers

Be sure to look for HRACI at the Indianapolis Diversity Career Fair.

Date: February 25, 2009
Time: 12:00-4:30pm
Location: Indiana Convention Center, Hall E

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Submitted by:Michael Padgett

As we enter the New Year, there are several legislative initiatives receiving a great deal of attention from human resources professionals. These primarily include proposed or enacted changes to labor and employment laws at the federal level. However, one issue that has not received as much attention has come to the forefront at the state level and requires immediate attention.

Indiana’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund has dipped to dangerously low levels recently and requires an immediate infusion of revenue in order to remain solvent. The problem is only compounded by the increasing number of unemployment compensation claims received by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The Fund recently borrowed $145 million from the federal government in order to keep up with its obligations to pay unemployment claims.

In order to address this issue, the Governor appointed an ad hoc committee comprised of employer, labor and governmental representatives to craft a plan to present to the Indiana General Assembly. It appears that the committee is reviewing all possible options, including increasing unemployment taxes on employers, adjusting benefit levels, and others. Employers will want to watch this issue closely and work through their representatives to ensure their voices are heard. Additionally, employers should place renewed focus on handling of unemployment claims and related issues, as overall costs of the program may be on the rise.

More Information Coming Soon!

Registration Opens on January 16th!

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