Our Summer Party/AGM took place on 21st June 2007 SOLD OUT
We had a good turn out of members and non-members to this event and enjoyed an evening of strawberries, champagne and nibbles.  This proved to be a very successful networking event and a very enjoyable evening.

Conferences

Conference 09
Speakers:
Caroline Mills - Ask Caroline "Raising standards for a challenging market"
Nick Stephens - CEO The RSA Group "The globalisation of recruitment"
Kevin Green - CEO The Recruitment & Employment Confederation "Recruitment Market - The future from both sides of the fence"
Peter Ibbetson - Chairman Business Banking NatWest/RBS " Adapting to the changing demands of pressurised corporates"

Panel:
Questions Time - "Adapting in the current climate"
George Royce - MD Royce Associates
Patricia Williamson - HR & Business Transformation Specialist
Nigel Banister - Director GMD Recruitment
Jude Buddell - Head of NFP Research Odgers Berndtson
Sponsors Presentations from:
LexisNexis, Dillistone Systems, Experteer and Armstrong Craven

Conference 08 SOLD OUT
Speakers:
Pauline Lafferty - Partner, Miles Partnership
"The rise of the boutique search business"
Stuart Macintyre - Group Head Executive Search, RBS
"Executive research - an in-house perspective"
Simon Cummins - Head of Sports Practice, Odgers Ray and Berndtson
"The growth of sports as a recruitment sector"
Sue Craven - Chairman, Armstrong Craven
"The growth of research over the last 18 years"

Panel Discussion and Questions time with:
Marylin McPherson - McPherson Associates
Austin Carter - TM Recruitment
Robert Cort - Boyden
Brian Dean - Barclays - Regional Director

Sponsors' Presentations from Lexis Nexis, Onesource, Dillistone Systems

2007 Conference SOLD OUT
Lesley Abdela - Partner, Shevolution
Jonathan Wright - CEO, Hexagon Human Capital plc
Ken Brotherston - CEO, GRS Group
Simon Haigh - Sales Director, Corebridge
Philip Horn, Ex Head of Resourcing, ASDA

2006 Conference
Key Note Speaker
David Fairhurst - Vice President People, McDonald's
Other Speakers
Trevor Foster Black - CEO, Coalition
Elizabeth Haywood - KMC
Hilary Sears - Leadership & Development, Cabinet Office
Shane Burgess - Odgers Ray Berndson

2005 Conference "Targeting of Talent"
Jill Younds - HR Director, Pearce Construction
Christopher Mill - Partner, Christopher Mill & Partners
Kevin Bishop Group - Head of Resourcing, BG Group
James Thompson - AstraZeneca
Simon Howard - Founder & Co Chair, Work Communication
David Welsh - Veredus

2004 Conference
Key Note Speaker
Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley - Odgers
Other Speakers
Anthony Gilbert - Group Management Development Director, Vodafone
Dr William Scott Jackson - Chairman, BHR Group
Gareth Osborne - Chief Executive, REC
Laurie Woodhouse - Consultant, BPO India
Carol ODriscoll - Head of Research, Russell Reynolds

Workshops

Workshop 09
"Marketing & Cyberpsychology"
Wednesday 11th November 2009
Venue: MWB Business Exchange, Marble Arch Tower, 55 Bryanston Street, London W1H 7AJ
Presentations were made by:
Kirsty Hughes - Ex Armstrong Craven Sales Director "Your Future is in Your Hands" and
Graham Jones - Internet Psychologist "psychological Tacticts to improve your effectiveness with the internet"
Martin Russell - Lexis Nexis ERA Group Membership

2008 Workshop
'Training for Tomorrow'
Wednesday 12th November 2008 1.30pm-6pm

2007 Workshop  SOLD OUT
'Internet Networking Websites' and
'How do we build and manage knowledge - Data Capture'
Wednesday 14th November 2pm-6pm
Venue:  MWB Business Exchange, Marble Arch Tower, 55 Bryanston Street, London, W1H 7AJ.

Networking Websites Panel
Sarah Harrison, (leading Panel), Freelance Researcher
Arnaldo De Lisio, Senior Research Associate at Coulter Partners
Steve Thompson, Sales Manager at Zubka
Sarah McDowall, Head of Research at Boyden UK Ltd

Data Capture Panel
James Miller, (leading  Panel) Head of Research at The Willis Partnership
Helen Ryan,  Business Unit Head Consumer & Knowledge Information at Armstrong Craven.The workshop enabled delegates to have a free flowing exchange of ideas and tips between the panels and the audience.

2006 Workshop
Pinset Mason conducted a talk on Data Protection and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation on Age Discrimination: both very topical subjects within the search industry.

2005 Workshop The Life Cycle of a Project.
A facilitator took us through all of the stages of an assignment in particular concentrating on obtaining names within organisations and ideas on how to bypass no names policies, whilst still adhering to the ERA codes of practice.

2004 Workshop How To Conduct A Mapping Exercise and How To Get The Best Out Of The Internet
The afternoon was divided into two sessions each led by a facilitator. The purpose was to set the scene around a real assignment and then to develop ideas as to how to best approach the subject. Everyone made excellent contributions and learnt new techniques and obtained some very useful internet ideas.