HR.COM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE 2004 POWER OF PEOPLE SERIES GALA EVENT IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA

Event will bring HR Executives together with leading suppliers of HR products and services in a highly educational environment that includes keynote speakers, workshops and ongoing communities of practice.

TORONTO, ON -- February 9, 2004 -- HR.com, the largest Web destination in North America for HR experts, today announced the dates and location of its 3rd annual Power of People event.

The event will take place October 24 -- 26, 2004 at the magnificent all-suite Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The program this year will focus on:

1. Measurement and Metrics, with our Track Partner

PriceWaterhouseCoopers/Saratoga

2. HR Cost Containment

3. Strategic Alignment to the Business

The event will also include: six world-renowned keynote speakers discussing leadership, trends, personal success stories and current events affecting the HR professional, as well as workshops and roundtables. In addition, HR professionals will be able to gather all their HR product knowledge through

access to one-on-one meetings with senior representatives from leading suppliers of HR products and services. An incredible social program will include an Executive Golf Tournament, receptions, meals and a Spousal Program.

Vendors who sponsor the event will also attend the keynotes, chair workshops and roundtables, and meet privately with attending HR professionals. Vendors are invited to submit calls for presentation to tjoosten@hr.com. Calls for presentation are not limited to vendors alone; in fact, we encourage others to submit ideas.

For more information, please visit www.hr.com/events.

About HR.com

HR.com (www.hr.com) is committed to providing Human Resources professionals with the information, tools and resources they need to successfully manage the people side of their business. HR.com provides daily news, an online library of over 6,000 articles, the widest selection of Human Capital Research, online learning seminars, and high-end conferences uniting vendors with strategic buyers.

For more information, please contact:

Terri Joosten

Vice President, Sales

HR.com

Tel: (905) 727-1340 ext. 113

tjoosten@hr.com