We are excited to announce that after much research and reviewing alternatives we have chosen Eventbrite for ticketing and management of our upcoming events.  Eventbrite is the leading provider of online event management and ticketing services.  They offer customized event management tools and features that allow us to focus on our mission of offering exceptional learning opportunities to international HR professionals.  We will still send out invitations to our members, however, in addition to our own webpage, members can always go to www.hinthr.eventbrite.com to register for upcoming educational and networking events for international HR professionals.  We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming “Night Before” on December 1 and Managing Your International HR Career on December 2.  Click on the event name to register.

Cool Globes at Discovery Green in Houston on Display until December 31, 2009 www.coolglobes.com

The Houston International HR Roundtable is proud of its program on Global Diversity in conjunction with Shell Oil Company.  There is now an excellent book on one company’s approach to global diverstiy – None of Us Is As Good As All of Us: How McDonald’s Prospers by Embracing Inclusion and Diversity by Patricia Sowell Harris, McDonald’s global chief diversity officer.  Ms. Harris provides an inside account of how McDonald’s turns diversity into success.  One of the biggest employers in the world, McDonald’s staff is one of the world’s most racially, culturally, and religiously diverse.   Through interviews with more than 60 key employees and leaders, the book reveals how McDonald’s embraces all races, creeds, and cultures to create unity and business achievement.  How does your company approach global diversity?