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    2018 SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition

    Date: June 17-20, 2018
    Organizer:
    https://annual.shrm.org/
    Location:
    McCormick Place
    2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
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    Event Type:
    Conference
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    World Renowned HR Event

    There is no better place for HR professional development than SHRM’s Annual Conference & Exposition. By attending, you’ll gain the tools and resources you need to implement successful HR practices – which help your company succeed. 

    Fresh Perspectives 

    Internationally-renowned speakers that offer fresh points of view and inspiring stories that can help shift your perspectives and deepen your understanding of leadership, motivation, and success.  
     

    Comprehensive Learning 

    Over 200 concurrent sessions provide a complete education for HR professionals at every stage of their career, based on the SHRM Competency Model. You’ll be able to choose from a broad range of topics so you can customize the learning you need.  Concentrate on solutions designed to help your organization become more compliant; delve into the cutting-edge trends that will impact your workplace in the next few years; build a strategic talent management plan to increase engagement and retention. 

    Innovative learning opportunities, such as:

    Our Masters Series featuring high-level academicians
    Smart Stage presentations covering exciting new HR practices
    Practitioner Exchange sessions featuring HR professionals 
    Preconference Workshops and Seminars that dive deeper into HR essentials.
    - Recertification credits for your SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP or other HR or general designation.

    Extraordinary Networking 

    From our vast Exposition Hall to our session-based networking, to the hallways of the convention center, there is ample opportunity for you to meet HR professionals who share your goals and your challenges. Plus online networking! Attendees get access to our Conference Community site where you can meet and chat with other attendees and build connections with them before you even get to Chicago. And there’s always TwitterFacebookand LinkedIn.  

     Endless Solutions

    The world’s largest HR marketplace, the SHRM Exposition, gives you access to thousands of solutions-providers in every industry. Interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibitor? Visit annual.shrm.org/exhibit-sponsorship-opportunitiesfor more information.

    Still not convinced that you need to be here? See more in our Why Attend page.