HRO World Conference Features Free One-on-One Sessions for Attendees with Leading Industry Experts

-Consultants Corner" Gives Conference Attendees Valuable Opportunity to Get Answers to Human Resource Outsourcing Questions-

NEW YORK CITY (PRWEB) July 19, 2003 - - This months HRO World Conference and Exhibition, to be held July 29 --31 at the New York Hilton in New York City, features a Consultants Corner" where conference attendees can make a one-on-one 20 minute appointment for their consultation with leading industry expert.

Jay Whitehead, HRO World Conference Chair, said, Gaining and sustaining a competitive edge in this dynamic economic environment requires a blend of in-house and outsourced services. To strike the best possible balance, counsel from industry experts is critical. HRO World is the only conference that gives attendees access to the worlds leading consultants, at no additional charge."

Among the consultants and analysts available in the Consultants Corner" are:
·   David Glue, Senior Analyst and Research Fellow, HR.com -- areas of focus include learning management systems, training and development, and outsourcing
·   David Hudanish, Consultant, Mayer Brown Rowe and Maw -- areas of focus include structuring and negotiating business process and information technology outsourcing agreements
·   Gary Venner, Vice President, TBI -- areas of focus include developing and implementing technology plans to achieve business objectives
·   Michel Jon Janssen, President, Supplier Solutions, Everest Group -- areas of focus include identifying and capturing enterprise-wide value opportunities in outsourcing initiatives
·   Michael A. Tustian, Senior Consultant, Everest Group -- areas of focus include assessing the ROI in a business case and building cost models
·   Mark Hodges, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, EquaTerra -- areas of focus include onshore, near-shore and offshore BPO transactions, with an emphasis on shared services, HR and finance and accounting
·   Mike Beals, Relationship Management Practice Leader, EquaTerra -- areas of focus include relationship management methodology and tool development and implementation
·   Patrick J. Sullivan, Vice President, Gartner -- areas of focus include IT outsourcing, business and IT consulting, business process outsourcing

Other consultants on hand at HRO World will include representatives from Brown Raysman, Milbank Tweed, and ShawPittman. Whitehead continued, Conference attendees will be able to ask questions on just about any HR outsourcing topic -- from how to select vendors to how to negotiate a contract.

This level of interaction with industry consultants would normally cost an organization thousands of dollars. At HRO World, attendees can arrive armed with their toughest HRO questions and walk away with answers that return the investment of their conference registration many times over!"

To register for the HRO World Conference or obtain a free Exhibit Hall Pass, visit www.hroworld.com. Registrations are also being accepted via telephone (888) 892-0745 (toll free) or by mail to HRO World 2003, c/o Unicomm, 31 Cherry Street, Milford, CT 06460.

With more than 100 exhibiting companies, the HRO World Exhibit Hall is sold out. For more information on future exhibiting or sponsoring opportunities, please contact Linda Cohen at lcohen@unicomm.org or 914-944-0135, go online at www.hroworld.com or call Jim Forberg, Show Director at 203-878-2577 or jforberg@unicomm.org.

For more information about the Consultants Corner, please contact Sarah Lally of Unicomm at 203-878-2577, ext. 400.

About the Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA)

The Human Resources Outsourcing Association (HROA), a New Jersey non-for-profit corporation founded in 2002, was started by the founders of HRO Today magazine and several top HR and outsourcing industry executives. The HROA's mission is to institutionalize standards of professional practice in outsourcing. Along with a major U.S. academic institution, the HROA is building the training and testing for the Certified Professional Outsourcer (CPO) designation. The CPO exam is open to all people wishing to certify themselves for occupation within an organization for which outsourcing is a significant activity. The HROA's Chairman is Glenn Davidson, chief communications officer of Accenture HR Services. The HROA is a sponsor of the HRO World Conference & Exhibition.

About Unicomm, LLC

Unicomm, LLC is an independent business-to-business Communications Company specializing in originating and managing world-class trade shows and conferences in underserved and nascent markets. Located in Milford, Connecticut, Unicomm is led by a seasoned management team possessing more than 50 years of events industry experience and an impressive track record of dozens of successful show launches and hundreds of event productions. Each year Unicomm holds varied events attracting tens of thousands of people in key markets including Human Resources, Engineering, Defense, Travel and others.

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