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SHRM - Society for Human Resources Professionals

Conference History

Celebrating 30 Years of History

2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the Arkansas State Human Resources Conference and Expo. As we Escape the Nightmare this year, we celebrate our history. We would like to acknowledge our past conference themes and the conference chairpersons who worked tirelessly to make all the 30 years of our conference a success!

1986 - August 14-16, Hot Springs | Anticipating the Future | Chair: Ben Traylor
1987 - August 13-15, Hot Springs | HR Tomorrow's Competitive Edge | Tim Orellano, PHR, SHRM-CP
1988 - August 4-6, Ft. Smith | Adventures in Human Resources | Tim Orellano, PHR, SHRM-CP
1989 - September 28-30, Little Rock | Building Bridges to the 21st Century | Aaron Lubin
1990 - August 23-25, Hot Springs | Challenge of Change | Helen Moore
1991 - August 15-17, Springdale | The Rock n Roll of HR | Bruce Johanson
1992 - August 6-8, Hot Springs | Winning Strategies | Helen Moore
1993 - August 18-21, Jonesboro | Discover the Difference | Jim Corter, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
1994 - August 17-20, Hot Springs | HR Law | Russell Gunter, SPHR
1995 - August 10-12, Springdale | HR: The Final Frontier | Don Marr, PHR
1996 - August 15-17, Hot Springs | HR 96: Going for the Gold | Donna Merriweather, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
1997 - August 7-9, Springdale | HR Shines | Linda Cote, PHR
1998 - August 4-7, Little Rock | HR Rocks in the Rock | Allen Dobson, JD, SPHR
1999 - August 3-6, Jonesboro | Making HR Magic | Hal Wyatt, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2000 - August 1-4, Hot Springs | HR 2000: It's a Jungle Out There | Lin Blair, SHRM-SCP, SPHR
2001 - July 31-August 3, Hot Springs | Weathering the Seasons of Change | JC Cote, PHR