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Editor’s Note: Back by popular demand, we are repeating our Webinar on Sourcing of Global Talent on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. If you missed this event last November, you can register for it now by contacting lsanfiorenzo@biercekenerson.com. This webinar will discuss the human capital management for the contingent workforce in our current economic climate. The speakers will address issues in designing a contingent workforce strategy, managing this contingent workforce, effective governance and the managing risks and legal issues that arise with the implementation of such a workforce using internal and external resources.
Managing Knowledge, Compliance and Legal Risks in Sourcing of Global Talent
A webinar, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 11 AM Eastern Daylight Time U.S. (45 minutes)
Speakers:
· William B. Bierce, Esq., Bierce & Kenerson, P.C. – outsourcing lawyer
· Chris Nuttall, PA Consulting, Member of PA’s Management Group
· Larry Scinto, PA Consulting, Managing Consultant
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March 22-26, 2010, SSON presents the 14th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week, Orlando, FL. This event includes speakers from top companies: Aramark, Arbys/Wendy’s, AstraZeneca, Chevron, Coca-Cola, Conagra Foods, General Motors, Kellogg, Kraft, Microsoft, Monster, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Oakley, Perdue Farms, Schering Plough, Warner Brothers and more. It will include new and enhanced features:
* G8: Global Sourcing Think Tank Eliminating the White Noise: The first ever neutral platform to help shape a common industry agenda in the US
* Under the C-Suite Spotlight with Rene Carayol, An Exclusive Onstage CXO Interview: Board-room revelations regarding shared service & sourcing model strategy
* New, Strong, Business Outcome-Focused Content: 8 content-intense tracks, from Planning & Launching and BPO Evolution to IACCM’s Contracting to Collaboration
* Enhanced Annual Features: Quick Wins Energizers, Speed Networking, Blue Sky Innovation Room for Mature SSO’s, and more.
Please contact Kim Vigilia directly at 1-212-885-2753 or at kim.vigilia@iqpc.com with your special code IUS_OSL_#1 to get a 20% discount off the all-access pass. You can also visit the website at www.sharedservicesweek.com.
March, 25-26, 2010, American Conference Institute’s 4th National Forum on Reducing Legal Costs, Dallas, Texas. This essential cross-industry benchmarking forum gathers together more than 30 senior corporate counsel and legal sourcing managers responsible for cost-reduction success stories, as well as leaders from law firms who are pioneers in the alternative fee world, to guide those in attendance on the complexities of keeping legal department costs in check. Now in its fourth installment, this event also offers unique networking opportunities with senior practitioners in the field, includingin-house counsel across a wide spectrum of companies and industries. For more information, visit their website.
April 26-28, 2010, Legal IQ and IQPC present its 9th Annual eDiscovery Conference, San Francisco, California, bringing industry leaders together to explore eDiscovery project management, best practices for preserving and producing ESI, defending keyword searches, and protecting privileged ESI. Topics include:
* Cloud Computing and eDiscovery – What’s in it for you?
* Emerging Technologies and Social Networking: Ethics and New Challenges
* New Models and Structures for Managing eDiscovery
* Statistical Validation and Data Analytics in eDiscovery
* Protecting Privileged Communications and Rule 502
* Vendor Partnership and What Happens After the End of Litigation
* ESI Preservation and Collections
Outsourcing-law.com subscribers receive a 20% discount off All-Access conference pricing using code IUS_OSL_#5. Click here to get more information.
May 17-19, IQPC presents its Information Retention & E-Disclosure Management Summit, London, UK. This is Europe’s premier event in this field, designed to help you steer your organisation successfully through lawsuits and regulatory inquiries. Topics include:
* Fast track your understanding of the Civil Litigation Costs Review: Hear directly from Lord Justice Jackson and engage in debate with our acclaimed international Judge’s panel
* Develop a legally defensible and technically sound Information Retention policy with a multidisciplinary approach with insights from Debra Logan of Gartner plus Pfizer, and Kleinwort Benson
* Reduce risk, cost, time and complexity of eDisclosure with critical updates on advances in technology
* Ensure compliance by sanity checking your strategy with the FSA and ICO
For more information, visit their website.
June 6-8, 4th Annual IQPC Shared Services Exchange™, Austin, Texas, United States, an elite event for shared services executives who are looking to develop new strategy, solve challenges and source partners that will allow them to create efficiency and drive more value out of their shared services centers.
This event will continue IQPC Exchange’s ongoing tradition of offering cutting-edge, strategic networking and learning opportunities for senior level shared services executives, combining conference sessions, one-on-one business meetings and numerous networking functions to allow executives to speak with their peers. With pre-scheduled one-on-one advisory meetings and personalized itineraries, the Share Services Exchange™ provides the opportunity to create an agenda that directly reflect the goals and initiatives of participating executives.
To request a complimentary delegate invitation or for information on solution provider packages, please contact: exchange@iqpc.com, call 1-866-296-4580 or visit their website.
September 26-28, 2010. Another IQPC Shared Services Exchange™ Event, 2nd Annual, to be held in The Hague, Netherlands. Shared Service Centres have long been seen as the cost saving centre of HR, Finance & Accounting and IT processes, but with changing employment trends and global challenges facing organisations, how can SSC’s continually offer service value?
Unlike typical conferences, the Shared Services Exchange™ , which will be co-located with the Corporate Finance Exchange™, focuses on networking, strategic conference sessions and one-on-one meetings with solution providers. The Exchange invites strategic decision makers to take a step back from their current operations, see what strategies and solutions others are adopting, develop new partnerships and make investment choices that deliver innovative solutions and benefits to their businesses.
To request your complimentary delegate invitation or for information on solution provider packages, please contact: exchangeinfo@iqpc.com, call +44 (0) 207 368 9709, or visit their website.
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