Austin SHRM is a not-for-profit association of over 700 human resource professionals in the greater Austin area representing hundreds of businesses. Formed in 1950, Austin SHRM is a top chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and has been awarded Superior Merit Awards for the past several years as well as the prestigious Pinnacle Award.  Austin SHRM is the premier association driving the Human Resource profession to a level that is critical to organizational success. We develop professionals and provide opportunities to contribute to each other, our organization, and our communities.

Topics should be relevant to the HR community and meet the curriculum and standards for SHRM Professional Development Credits (SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP) and HR Certification Institute recertification credit (PHR, SPHR and GPHR).  Possible topics include:

• Strategic Management/Leadership Development: Change Management, Sustainability Leadership
• Personnel Law & Policy: Broad, Safety, Employee Relations or Legal/Policy Compliance
• Talent Management: Broad, Recruiting, Engagement and Recognition, Diversity & Inclusion, or Training & Development
• HR Tools & Technology: Broad, Social Media, Soft Skills Development, Software/Product Information
• Personal/Career Development: Time Management, Career Transitions, Effective Networking 
• Total Rewards: General, Compensation, Benefits, Wellness

We look for presenters who are willing to share their expertise without expectation of payment in the spirit of networking and giving back to the HR community. Austin SHRM believes that the attendance and decision-making authority of our audience provides a significant opportunity for speakers to increase their visibility and establish valuable contacts with a targeted HR audience.

• Austin SHRM does not compensate for Conference or Monthly Meeting Speakers. The size of, and decision-making authority of the audience and membership, provide an outstanding opportunity for speakers to increase their visibility and establish valuable contacts within the Central Texas HR community.
• Consideration will be brought before the Executive Committee for travel expense reimbursements (one night hotel stay, mileage, etc.) for individuals presenting content for more than 4 hours.
• Presentations are reviewed by the respective committees and are evaluated based on proposed topic, relevance, and overall quality of content and relatedness to the HR profession, originality, and educational value, as well as Presenter’s professional speaking skills and references.
• It is Austin SHRM’s intent to submit all presentations to the Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) and SHRM to achieve strategic or general credit for the benefit of attendees (more information on this outlined below). Austin SHRM will work with all Speakers to obtain the necessary information to submit presentations for credit. 

The Conference breakout selection process runs February - May each year. Keep an eye on our social media accounts near the first of the year for more information. Considerations such as web presence, social media engagement, marketability, topic relevancy, and depth of expertise are driving factors.

Important Notes about Conference:

SHRM Bodies of Competency and Knowledge
HRCI Bodies of Knowledge

Topics that would be of great interest to our organization include:  Strategic Management, Workforce Planning and Employment, Human Resource Development, Employee and Labor Relations, Organizational Development, Leadership, Diversity, Workforce Readiness, Business Acumen, Legal, Risk Management, and Ethics. 

Interested in Speaking?   Complete this Austin SHRM Call for Speakers form.