Keynote Spotlight

Diane Dupuy
Founder, Famous People Players
Opening Keynote Luncheon
December 2, 2003
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ottawa Congress Centre

Diane Dupuy followed her dreams, triumphed over failure, and became world-renowned. Today, she oversees the Famous People Players, a Toronto-based theatre group that employs performers who are developmentally-challenged. What began as a dream over 20 years ago, has grown into an incredible international success, including two smash Broadway hits, worldwide tours, and support from Liberace, Phil Collins, Bill Cosby, Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman, and others.

Diane has been a guest on talk shows across North America and her story has been made into a CBC special. She was recently featured in Biography, published by the A&E Television Network. Diane has been named to the Order of Canada, and has received numerous other awards and honorary degrees. Her powerful message and inspirational presentation will motivate you to new heights of excellence...and achieve even the most impossible of your dreams.

Join us for this opening keynote presentation and luncheon, as the kick-off event to the OHRPA Annual Retreat, December 2–3, 2003 in Ottawa.

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Dr. Linda Duxbury
Professor, Eric Sprott School of Business, Carleton University
Keynote Luncheon
December 3, 2003
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Ottawa Congress Centre

The HR Solutions Show is pleased to present a keynote luncheon with special guest Dr. Linda Duxbury. The luncheon is part of the OHRPA Annual Retreat, a special program of keynotes and break-out sessions running in conjunction with this year¹s HR Solutions Show.

Linda Duxbury is a Professor at the School of Business, Carleton University. She received a B.A.Sc. and M.A.Sc. in Chemical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Management Sciences from the University of Waterloo. She is the principal investigator of a three University research team that has completed a major study on Balancing Work and Family. Dr. Duxbury is also currently conducting research that evaluates the organizational and individual impacts of E-mail, portable office, cellular telephones, telework, the compressed work week, flextime, shift work, regular part-time work and on-site day care programs, and studying what makes a "supportive" manager. Her current work is in the areas of measuring the costs for organizations who do not manage work-life balance issues, as well as work-family conflict in the small business sector.

Dr. Duxbury has published widely in both the academic and practitioner literatures in the area of work-family conflict, supportive work environments, stress, telework, and supportive management.

Always an enlightening and popular speaker, Dr. Duxbury's ideas and research are highly valued by major business organizations and government agencies. In this Keynote Luncheon, delegates will learn from recent research into work-life balance, understanding the Nexus Generation issues, and more.

This special presentation is exclusive to the OHRPA Annual Retreat, part of the HR Solutions Show on December 2 and 3 in Ottawa. To register, call (613) 786-2619, ext. 225.

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Chester Elton
Vice President of Performance Recognition, O.C. Tanner Recognition Company
Closing Keynote
December 3, 2003
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ottawa Congress Centre

The HR Solutions Show is pleased to present the closing keynote with special guest Chester Elton. The keynote is part of the OHRPA Annual Retreat, a special program of keynotes and break-out sessions running in conjunction with this year’s HR Solutions Show.

Chester Elton is co-author of the best-selling “Managing with Carrots: Using Recognition to Attract and Retain the Best People,” published in 2001 by Gibbs Smith Publisher and nominated as the Society for Human Resource Management Book of the Year. He is also co-author of the newly released “The 24-Carrot Manager,” called “a must read for modern-day managers” by Larry King, CNN talk show host.

As a motivation expert, Chester has been a guest on CNN’s Business Unusual, Bloomberg Television and on National Public Radio. A sought-after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is vice president of performance recognition with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company, the world’s leading employee recognition firm. He has been a featured speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management annual conference, HR Southwest, the National Association for Employee Recognition’s annual conference, Incentive Magazine Forums, New York City Premium and Incentive Show, and Chicago Motivation Show. He serves as a recognition consultant to several Fortune 100 firms and is often quoted in management publications.

This special presentation is exclusive to the OHRPA Annual Retreat, part of the HR Solutions Show on December 2 and 3 in Ottawa. To register, call (613) 786-2619, ext. 225.

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