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| Events Provide Access to Key New Jersey Political and Business Leaders At chamber events, you will have many opportunities to meet the state’s top political and business leaders. We encourage you to take advantage of this member benefit, because it is through this high-level networking that you can make valuable contacts.
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| May 7, 2008 |
Make the Connection with Steve Adubato
8 a.m. to 10 p.m., Jubilee Hall Auditorium, Seton Hall University
(Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with a continental breakfast.)
A dynamic seminar presented by nationally recognized author, broadcaster, communication and leadership coach and Star-Ledger columnist Steve Adubato, Ph.D., who has appeared on the TODAY Show, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, CBS/2, and the FOX News Channel as a media expert.
Click here for more information.
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| May 21, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
State Chamber Labor and Employment Law Seminar
Sponsored by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
8 a.m. to Noon, Hyatt Morristown at Headquarters Plaza
Effective and Lawful Hiring Practices – What you need to know about permissible and prohibited inquiries of applicants, medical examinations, background checks, and more.
The Importance of Documentation – How to reduce your risk of lawsuits by having the proper documentation, including accurate job descriptions, honest performance evaluations, and detailed disciplinary warnings.
Understanding the FMLA/NJFLA – An overview of employers’ obligations under the
Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the New Jersey Family Leave Act, including all the recent amendments.
Conducting Effective
Workplace Investigation – Tried and true techniques for conducting proper investigations into employee complaints of sexual (and other)
harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
Recent Trends and Developments – The latest from the Courts, the EEOC and the Legislatures concerning new gender identity protections, religious accommodation issues, NJ WARN Act, family responsibilities discrimination claims, employers’ attempts to restrict employees’ lifestyles and off duty activities, and more.
Click here to register.
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| May 27, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
Breakfast with Corzine Chief of Staff Bradley Abelow
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Forsgate Country Club, Monroe
Click here to register.
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| May 28, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
The Disney Keys to Excellence
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fairleigh Dickinson University Student Center, Madison
The Disney Institute is bringing its renowned professional development program the “Disney Keys to Excellence” to Madison on May 28 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Student Center. This one-day workshop will introduce participants to Disney success stories, management philosophies, and behind-the-scenes operations that have made the Walt Disney World® Resort a benchmark for businesses around the world.
Click here for more information.
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| June 13, 2008 |
What No One is Telling You About The Future of New Jersey
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
PlanSmart NJ invites you to a day-long, statewide conference – What No One is Telling You About the Future of New Jersey will offer frank insights about the opportunities and challenges for New Jersey in a greenhouse gas world. The conference will address the impacts of climate change on our environment and the other two legs of sustainability – the economy and social equity. With many miles of coastline and a port/logistics based economy, the issues of global warming, economic growth, government efficiency, and social equity are of critical importance to New Jersey.
Click here for more information.
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| June 17, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
Breakfast with the Executive Directors of the New Jersey General Assembly
Bill Castner, Assembly Democratic Office and Rick Wright, Assembly Republican Office
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Forsgate Country Club, Monroe
Click here to register.
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| June 19, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
State Chamber Open House and Reception
5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Chamber Building, Trenton
This outdoor reception provides you with an opportunity to network with business leaders, colleagues and friends in a relaxed setting. Date subject to change due to legislative calendar.
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| October 28, 2008 (Chamber Event) |
EverythingJersey: Business Conference and Expo
Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset
The 2nd Annual Everything Jersey: Business statewide conference and expo, a partnership between the State Chamber and the Star-Ledger, is scheduled for October 28 at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset. Last year's event attracted over 130 exhibitors, 750 attendees and 15 sponsors.
Please hold the date and more information will be available soon.
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| January 29 & 30, 2009 (Chamber Event) |
72nd Annual State Chamber Walk to Washington & Congressional Dinner
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC
Over the years, this event has become the premier networking event in the state. Anyone who is anybody in New Jersey business and politics participates - not attending isn't even an option. During the two days you will meet all of New Jersey's decision makers, enabling you to leave DC with plenty of business cards that would normally take months or years to collect. Whether on the train, at our dinner or at many of the other events taking place at the Marriott, you will meet people from all facets of New Jersey business and politics.
Click here for photos from the 2008 trip.
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