8 am – 5:30 pm

Registration (for pre-conference sessions and the Institute)

9 am – 4 pm
(lunch included)

Option 1: Negotiating with unions in the public sector
Summit Law Group

1 – 4 pm

Option 2: Building a legacy – From success to succession
Anita Paige, EDGE Global Advisors

5 – 7 pm

Welcome reception
Join us at the Yakima Convention Center for light hors d’oeuvres and a hosted bar featuring beer, wine and soft drinks.

8 – 9 am

Registration
(The registration desk will remain open throughout the day.)

9 – 10:30 am

Opening general session: Maximizing Your Who, What and How
Linda Russell-Callecod, Seraphim Consulting

10 am – 7:30 pm

Exhibit

10:45 am – Noon

Concurrent sessions

• Annual update of PERC and interest arbitration decisions
  Otto Klein, Summit Law Group
• Workplace harassment and employment discrimination
  Pat Buchanan and Sarah Mack, Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer
• Employee information and public records disclosure obligations
  Kristin Anger and Sofia Mabee, Summit Law Group
• RESPECT^©
  Anita Paige, EDGE Global Advisors

Noon –
1:15 pm

Lunch

1:15 – 2:45 pm

Concurrent sessions

• Annual update of PERC and interest arbitration decisions (repeated session)
  Otto Klein, Summit Law Group
• Employment law update: Key developments
  Tom Hutton, Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer
• Making the most of generational differences
  Janice Corbin, Sound Employment Solutions
• Brain rules at work – Harnessing the power of the brain for increased productivity and less stress
  Linda Russell-Callecod, Seraphim Consulting

3 – 4:30 pm

Concurrent sessions

• Evaluating arbitrators & mediators
  Facilitator: Brent Long, Pierce County
• What’s new in wage and hour law
  Beth Kennar and Bruce Schroeder, Summit Law Group
• It’s time for a tune-up: Getting the most from workplace policies and procedures
  Pat Pearce, Davis Grimm Payne & Marra
• Reclaiming the soul of human resources
  Cathy Raymond

5:30 – 7 pm

Exhibit reception – Yakima Convention Center

7:30 – 9:30 am

Registration

8 – 8:45 am

Early sessions

• Legislative update – HR issues in the 2012 legislative session
  Candice Bock, Association of Washington Cities
• Incorporating HDHP into the benefit plan mix
  Carol Wilmes, AWC Employee Benefit Trust
• L & I’s new Stay at Work program
  Chris Ver Eecke, Department of Labor & Industries’ Stay at Work Program

9 – 10:15 am

Concurrent sessions

• The uncharted territory of unilateral implementation
  Bruce Schroeder, Summit Law Group
• Health care reform – What’s next?
  Melanie Curtice, Stoel Rives LLP
• Toxic co-workers, bullies, and you – dealing with them without becoming one of them
  Jim Webber, Jim Webber Training – Consulting – Investigations

10:30 – 11:45 am

Concurrent sessions

• Top 10 issues at the bargaining table
  Cabot Dow, Cabot Dow Associates; Gary Schmitt, Port of Seattle
• Avoiding procedural pitfalls in discipline
  Rod Younker and Shannon Phillips, Summit Law Group
• A framework for ethical decision-making
  Janice Corbin and Janet May, Sound Employment Solutions

11:45 am

Adjournment