July 28 and 29. Human Capital Institute 2008 Southwest Talent Summit. Hilton Irvine-Orange County Airport. Orange County, California.

July 28-31.MWACE Annual Conference. MidWest Association of Colleges & Employers. Millennium Hotel, St. Louis, MO.

July 29. Engaging and Retaining Employees. Human Capital Institute Webcast.

July 31-August 1. Innovating Employee Engagement. Communitelligence Conference & Workshops. Chicago, IL. Inquire about the 2-for-1 registration plan online using the promo code: iee2for1bw.

October 15-16. Executing Social Media. Communitelligence Conference and Workshops. Atlanta, GA.

August 4. P2P Media Summit Silicon Valley. Sponsored, by DCIA. San Jose Marriott, San Jose, CA.

August 28. RecruitMilitary Career Fair. Seattle, WA.

September 8-10. 2008 Staffing Industry Analysts' Healthcare Staffing Summit. Hilton San Francisco, CA.

September 9. Interactive Human Resources Workshop. From Ultimate Software. Free. Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD, just 8 miles south of Washington, DC.

September 9-10. Online Recruitment Conference and Expo 2008. Donald E. Stevens Convention Center, Chicago, IL.

September 9-12. 2nd Annual User Conference, Learn & Earn 2008. Sheraton City Center, St. Louis, MO.

September 10. Unite or Ignite? Creating a Dynamic, Blended Workforce that Works. Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, CA.

September 14. Learn How to Select the Human Resources System You Need. Oakland Marriott City Center, Oakland, CA.

September 16. ChicagoJobs.com LIVE! Virtual Networking Career Event. 8am-6pm CST.

September 17. Human Capital Institute First Annual Talent Management Forum for Government. Washington, D.C.

September 22. Corporate Recruiting & Staffing Leadership Academy, STARountable Academy. University of Central Florida, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Orlando, FL.

September 24. Statistics & Other Analytical Stunts for Workforce Analytics. Webinar sponsored by IHRIM.

September 24-26. Society for Human Resource Management Strategy Conference. Westin Mission Hills Spa & Resort, Palm Springs, CA.

September 30. Corporate Recruiting & Staffing Leadership Academy, STARountable Academy. Pepperdine University, Westside Conference Center, Culver City, CA.

October 1. Unite or Ignite? Creating a Dynamic, Blended Workforce that Works. The University Club of Chicago, IL.

October 6-9. Infohrm 4th Annual Workforce Analytics and Planning Conference. Capital Hilton, Washington, DC.

October 7. Unite or Ignite? Creating a Dynamic, Blended Workforce that Works. Doubletree Hotel, San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA.

October 7. Hospitality Recruiting & Staffing Leadership Academy, STARountable Academy. University of Chicago, Graduate School of Management, Gleacher Center, Chicago, IL.

October 13-14. HR-XML 2008 Global Partnering and Integration Summit. Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, IL.

October 15-17. HR Technology Conference and Exposition. McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.

October 20-23.. 11th Annual Talent Management Summit, from IQPC. The Venetian Resort and Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

October 22. Engaging and Retaining Employees Human Capital Institute Webcast.

October 21-24. 2008 NASPP National Conference. Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New Orleans, LA

October 27-29. SHRM Diversity Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA.

October 28-29. 2008 Staffing Industry Analysts Contingent Workforce Strategies Summit. New York Marriott at Brooklyn Bridge, New York City.

October 28-30.ERE Expo 2008 Fall. Westin Diplomat Hotel & Spa, Hollywood, FL.

November 5. Human Capital at the Helm: Talent Management as a Driver for Business Performance. Sponsored by Taleo and featuring Brian Wilkerson, National Practice Director-Talent Management for Watson Wyatt Worldwide, and Alice Snell, VP of Research for Taleo. Fairmont Royal York,Toronto, Ontario.

November 6. RecruitMilitary Career Fair. Portland, OR.

November 16-19. Kennedy Information's Recruiting Conference & Expo. Florida Hotel and Conference Center, Orlando, FL.

November 17-19. WorldatWork Canadian Total Rewards Conference. Toronto, Ontario.

December 4. RecruitMilitary Career Fair. Seattle, WA.

December 7-10. SoACE Annual Conference. Southern Association of Colleges & Employers. Disney's Contemporary Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

December 10-12. MPACE Annual Conference. Mountain Pactific Association of Colleges & Employers. Westin Horton Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California.

Comings & Goings
HRsmart adds David Alcaraz to its executive management team, assuming the role of Vice President and General Manager of HRsmart Europe, Middle East and North Africa. He previously served as Vice President of Product Management for Monster Worldwide

Chad Bledsoe will join the faculty and staff of Haywood Community College as the Vice President of Academic and Workforce Development effective Aug. 1. He replaces Bill Rhodarmer, who retired from the college this summer after more than 20 years.

Identity.net names Alan Steele was named Vice President of Engineering and will be responsible for product development and Frank Paterra will serve as Executive Vice President of Operations.

Host Anaytics, a developer of on-demand financial and corporate performance management applications, has named Jon Kondo, a former Oracle and Hyperion executive, as its new chief executive; Gary Damiano, former marketing SVP at Workstream; and company founder Jim Eberlin is the new vice president of business development.

Lester B. Knight, an independent director since 1999, has been elected non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Aon Corporation, succeeding Patrick G. Ryan, Aon's Executive Chairman and founder, who will retire on August 1.

RHR International Company, an executive and organizational development firm, announces that Gregg E. Stracks, Psy.D. has joined the firm's Boston office as a consultant, reporting to managing director John DelMonaco. MEGA has appointed Valentin Thoris as the director of consulting for the company's North American operations, based in MEGA's Washington, D.C. office., focusing on enterprise architecture, business process analysis, and governance, risk, and compliance solutions.

Tatum, LLC, an executive services firm, appoints James Buxbaum to Managing Partner for the firm's Los Angeles office.

Insurance Broker Apex Global Partners names Ian Packer as partner and chief financial officer, and names Scott Brock as partner and chief operating officer. Additionally, both will join Apex's Board of Directors.

The law office of Jones Day added Curt Kirscher, formerly with O'Melveny & Myers, and Eric Dreiband, previously with Akin Gump, to its labor and employment practice as partners.

Through details of its acquisition by Modern Professional Services, Quality Technical Services, Inc., will continue to operate as Quality Technical Services, LLC, and current QTS senior officer Clarissa Hamilton will continue in her leadership role as president.

Through details of an acquisition by Keenan & Associates of Walker & Associates, Jana Walker will join Keenan as Assistant Vice President and will be based in Keenan's Oakland office.

Ringleader Digital hiresSonjoy Ganguly as Vice President of Product Management. Prior, he was Director of Product Management for DoubleClick's Rich Media product line, functioning as the general manager for its global business unit.

Steve Rauschenberger, former president of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL) and a former member of the Illinois State Senate, joins NSI as Managing Director of the consulting firm's Legislative Practice.

The Association for Corporate Growth, a professional organization focused on corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions, names Gary A. LaBranche as President and CEO, effective September 1, 2008.

GHRO, a Human Resources Outsourcing firm, appoints Jeff Stinson as President.

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