* WHO :* Experts in the field of human resources, including:

Keynote speaker Paul Steven Miller, Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; John J. Quattrone, General Motors North America vice president for human resources; Mike Masterman, former Winter Site Manager for the National Science Foundations remote Antarctica South Pole Station; Melissa Linton, Human Resources Generalist, and Joyce Holly, Manager of Staff Development, at the National Aquarium in Baltimore; Glen Hiner, retired chairman and CEO of Owens Corning and current Executive-in-Residence at WVU s College of Business and Economics; Richard T. Walls, director of the International Center for Disability Information (ICDI) at WVU , and several members of the ICDI and Job Accommodation Network staff

* WHAT :* WVUs 1st annual Human Resources Conference:The Role of Human Resources in a Strong Regional Workforce,a conference for all levels of HR professionals.

* WHEN :* Friday, Oct. 17 (see schedule below)

* WHERE :* Radisson Hotel at Waterfront Place Conference Center, Two Waterfront Place, Morgantowns Wharf District

Paid parking is available in the parking garage beside One Waterfront Place.

Conference Schedule

Friday, Oct. 17

8:30-9:30 a.m.Keynote speech by Paul Steven Miller, Commissioner of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

9:45-11:15 a.m.(two sessions) Session A:Cultivating the Waters: The Role of Strategic Recruiting and Staff Training in Shaping the Culture of the National Aquarium in Baltimoreby Joyce Holly and Melissa Linton, National Aquarium Session B:The Myths and Realities of Recruiting and Hiring People with Disabilities,by ICDI and JAN staffers

11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.Human Resources Management Aspects of the Restructuring of One of the Worlds Largest Fortune Top Five CompaniesAttaining Dramatic Performance Improvement,by John Quattrone, GM North America

1:45-3:15 p.m. (two sessions) Session A:Ethical Issues in the Contemporary Business World,by Glen Hiner, retired chairman and CEO of Owens Corning;Ethical Considerations in the Midst of the Health Care Revolution,Dr. Alvin Moss, director of WVU s Center for Health Ethics and Law; andA Case Study: A Journey in Servant-Leadership,by Randyl Elkin, WVU industrial relations professor. Session B:Recruitment Strategies: Are You Up for the Challenge of the NEW ROLE of Recruitment?by Tammy Camper, A Camper Resources Unlimited LLC Co.

3:30-4:30 p.m. (two sessions) Session A:Non-monetary rewards and retention/Strategies for the New Millennium,by Kimberly Nicholsonne James, VP and executive director, Nicholsonne and Associates Session B:Workforce Development: Training Viewed as the Investment Rather Than an Expense,by Chuck Stump, The Performance Group, Inc.

4:45-5:30 p.m. (two sessions) Session A:WellnessLeading Through Crisis,by Mike Masterman, Extreme Endeavors Session B:HR and Technology,by Ryan Dineen, Denosys, LLC