You are invited to submit a response to this Call for Presentations to be considered as a speaker for the monthly educational sessions of the Houston International HR Roundtable.  Proposals will be reviewed by the Roundtable’s Selection Committee and will become property of the Roundtable.  For vendors/service providers, we have a preference for you to include an international HR practitioner as part of the presentation.  Presentations must be eligible for HRCI recertification credit.  Although all topics relating to international human resources are eligible, the Selection Committee is particularly interested in presentations relating to:

• international compensation and benefits
• security issues
• global diversity
• cross-cultural communication
• localization of long-term expatriates
• relocation issues
• spouse and family issues

Submissions should be made to Submit Presentation with “Call for Presentations” in the subject line.  Thank you!

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?