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Career Professionals Dialogue in London

ACP International – UK Career Symposium March 4, 2005
Institute of Directors, 116 Pall Mall, London.

Mastering Our Future: Achieving Global Recognition for All Career Professionals

A must attend event for Career Professionals working in Education, Business Organisations, Career Management Firms, Public Organisations or Independent Practice.

For the first time under one roof in the UK, on March 4th 2005, professionals from all areas of practice will be able to gain a better understanding of who they are in relation to others who offer career services in quite diverse venues.

Leading experts from all sectors will give their views and lead discussion groups on vital issues to us all - including the ‘globalisation of work’ and ‘the key challenges in delivering career services’.

This one-day symposium sponsored and organised by ACP International – United Kingdom, aims to help to raise the bar for career professionals by focusing on strategy around personal growth as a professional, educating the world and communicating value.

“By coming together to develop common language and understanding of our individual services, and to share best practice we will be able to offer the communities we serve stronger proof of the true value of our offering”.

Speakers at the Symposium will include:

Professor Tony Watts
Senior Fellow and Life President of NICEC; Visiting Professor of Career Development at the University of Derby; and a Visiting Professor at Canterbury Christ Church University College. He has lectured in over 40 countries, has many publications to his credit, and has been a consultant to various international organisations including the Council of Europe, the European Commission, OECD, UNESCO and the World Bank.

Mark Venning
Career strategist and founder of Change Rangers – “The Leading Voice on Career Longevity”. As of May 2004, Mark’s industry role is the International President of ACP International. He currently works on the Professional Development team for the Canadian Education & Research Institute for Counselling and is a member of the Canadian Association of Pre-retirement Planners

Stuart Walkley
Stuart is European Vice President of career transition and organisational consulting firm Right Management Consultants, part of Manpower Inc. Stuart’s career has spanned a diverse number of disciplines from freelance broadcasting with the BBC to providing world-wide solutions in organisational consulting and career development needs.

Penny Chester
Penny is an experienced corporate psychologist. Following her Director-level career, she successfully set up and ran her own organisational consulting business. Penny is the current President of ACP International–UK and President-elect of ACP International. She also sits on the International Career Certification Board and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

The Career Services Evolution In Chicago!

The Association of Career Professionals International (ACP International) holds its annual World Conference in Chicago April 14 - 17, 2005

Career Services Evolution: The Diversity Challenge

As the current International President of ACP International, I am proud to say that as we enter our 16th year in 2005, we have a dynamic program for all career professionals.

These are breakthrough times for career professionals around the world where our profession contributes in a major way to the global story of workers and the workplace.

This is the age of diversity and evolution is in play! ACP International membership now represents a diverse spectrum of career professional services delivered in multiple venues. We work in more holistic ways with organizations and individuals across so many layers of complex career, cultural and life issues.

Presenters and attendees this year come from the diverse spectrum of Career Firms, Independent Career Practices, Internal Corporate HR/Career Programs, Universities, Colleges & Business Schools.

Here is a sample of one session on Saturday April 16.

Corporate Diversity Initiatives: Transforming Challenges
into Success

Moderator: Phillip Roark, President & CEO, Insala, LLC

Panelists:

Maribeth Bailey, Director, Career Management Services,Deloitte Services LP
Deborah Kuhn, Vice President and Senior HR Consultant, Career Services, JP Morgan Chase
Daphne Schechter, Senior Consultant,Workplace Fairness & Diversity Strategies, The Coca-Cola Company
Brian Sorge, Vice President, Client Solutions, Lambert & Associates

This group will discuss the many facets of corporate diversity initiatives and how to leverage career services programs to meet the next generation of coaching - multicultural development.

The evolutionary cycle of social change and the changing legal landscape for employers around the world shows that diversity legislation is advantageous to both employees and employers. Multiculturalism is no longer a social mandate but a way to stay successful in today’s marketplace.

Learn from this panel of corporate career management leaders, how career services programs have helped organizations overcome diversity challenges resulting in successful multicultural leadership, improved overall financial performance, enhanced public image, reduced turnover, creation of a broader customer base, and other very powerful, value added results.

Full Brochure www.acpinternational.org/conference