Marketing and Communications Committee Needs You!

The GMA SHRM Marketing and Communications Committee is gearing up for its busiest time of year. We are starting our annual campaign for the popular Corporate Partner and Directory Advertising opportunities. In addition, the Committee has developed some enhanced opportunities to offer on a year-round basis beginning in 2006. We are very motivated about our initiatives, but we need some more help. If you are interested, please contact Committee Co-Chairs, Ann Wetley or Dave Furlan to join us or to inquire further about commitment level.

Welcome New Members!

GMA SHRM welcomes the following members who joined our chapter in August.

David L. Bailey
Mickey Biederman	Business Manager	Neider & Boucher
Dan J. Fredrick	Human Resources Assistant	Planning Design Build Inc
Carolyn R. Hapeman	Firm Administrator	Bremser Group, Inc
Denise M. Jelinek	Recruiter	TDS
Michelle C. Jetzer	Business Manager	Solaris Management LLC
Heather L. Jones	Manager of Human Resources	Spectrum Brands
Erin Morrissey
Michelle L. Morrow	Employee Relations Specialist	Wisconsin Physicians Service
Peggy S. Murphy	HR Manager	Industrial Combustion
Jason R. Olson	Director of Human Resources	Verona Area School District
Jeffery C. Palkowski	Recruiter	Kelly HR First
Amy M. Parkhurst	HR Manager	Boumatic
Kevin P. Peternel	Vice President & Principal	Human Resources Group
Rennie S. Piontek	Recruitment Manager	American Girl
Jean M. Randles	Human Resources Director	Kandu Industries
Vicky L. Richey	Vice President of Human Resources	Angelus Management Services Inc.
Jayne T. Trapp	Accountant	Mirus Bio Corp
Peggy A. Wagner	Executive Assistant	Gala Biotech

Community Events

10.04.05

International Professionals Association, Lunch and Learn "Networking for Professional Development and Career Advancement", 12-1pm, Location TBD. Join career coach and strategist, Donna Beestman, for a presentation that might be just what you're looking for. Whether you're looking to make a change or wanting to find out how to better enhance your career in your current role, this presentation is not to be missed! http://www.internationalprofessionals.org/membership.html

10.06.05

The Business Forum, “Vision for Wisconsin’s Economic Future”, 11:30 networking, noon lunch and program, The Madison Club. The Business Forum is a professional women's organization that fosters the personal and professional growth of its members and other women through networking, scholarships, mentoring and community involvement. http://www.thebusinessforum.org/index.php

10.19.05

Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Café: Crossing the Generational Divide, 7:30–9:00 am, Comfort Inn and Suites, 4822 E. Washington Ave. This seminar will discuss the concept of generations in the workplace and will look at ways to develop an environment where productivity is maximized because of, not in spite of, generational differences. http://www.greatermadisonchamber.com/event_calendar/gmcc_events.php

10.20.05

Overture Center for the Arts, Overture After Work, 5:30-7 pm, Overture Lobby. For the 2005-2006 season the series is moving to the beautiful, spacious Overture Lobby to accommodate more people in an informal happy-hour setting. October’s performer is Phil Lee and the Hip Replacements. http://www.overturecenter.com/after_work.htm

11.03.05

Downtown Madison, Inc., 2005 DMI Annual Dinner, Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center. http://www.downtownmadison.org/programs/index.php?category_id=1599

Movin’ Up

Have you started with a new company? Has your organization recently promoted you to a new position? Or do you want to recognize a new person or promotion within your department? If so, we want to hear about it. Send us an e-mail, and we’ll publish your good news in the next HR InTouch!

HR InTouch Guidelines

Article Writing:

Do you have an interest in writing for the HR InTouch? We have an interest in learning more about your area of expertise!

Why should you volunteer? Top three reasons: 1) to share your knowledge and experiences to educate others; 2) to become more connected in the HR and Dane County communities; and 3) to contribute towards the advancement of GMA SHRM and the HR profession.

The first step is for you to choose a submission option: you can pre-submit an article to GMA SHRM at any time for us to use in any of the upcoming newsletters, you can sign up to write for a particular month, or we can put you on a list of people to contact in future months whenever we need articles.

Article length:

Because the HR InTouch is now in an online format, the size is flexible. The article should be engaging and hold readers’ attention. Include the core information in your article, and we will advise if it is too lengthy.

Solicitation:

GMA SHRM is conscious not to allow solicitation through the articles, in an effort to protect the interests of our partners and members. The nature of the article should be educational (i.e., what are the business advantages of having a product like yours) or informational. Otherwise, if you truly are interested in advertising through the HR InTouch, you can work with our Marketing Committee. As a rule of thumb for article writing, if the submission relates to a for-profit event, or specifically markets your company (vs. your industry), it is an advertisement, and should be purchased. If it is a not-for-profit event that your company is hosting, or an announcement (i.e., a SHRM member recently joined your company), it is an acceptable addition to the HR InTouch content. If you have any questions related to the appropriateness of your submission, please contact us.

If you have questions, or to submit an article, contact GMA SHRM at chapteradmin@gmashrm.org .