Human Resources Winter Institute Scheduled for February

Contact: Robin Ramey, 740-593-9564

ATHENS, Ohio (February 7, 2001) -- Human resource professionals are invited to attend the Ohio University Human Resources Winter Institute, Feb. 22-23 at the Ohio University Inn.

Among the topics to be addressed include enhancing employee performance and resolving workplace conflicts. The seminar will provide a professional and practical update for HR practitioners in the public and nonprofit sectors.

Scheduled speakers include Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Mediator Steve Loeffler, State Employment Relations Board Director of Mediation George Albu, Employment Law Attorney Christopher Russell, National Public Employer Labor Relations Association President Douglass Duckett, Organizational Development Specialist Stephen Hundley and Associate Professor in Human Resource Management Ed Yost.

"This year's institute provides an opportunity for public managers to learn innovative practices to resolve workplace conflicts and to hear from professionals in the field regarding their employment and labor experiences," said Robin Ramey, Coordinator for the Winter 2001 HR Institute.

For registration information, call the Institute for Local Government Administration and Rural Development (ILGARD) at 740-593-9564 or go online at www.ilgard.ohiou.edu/HR/