<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.berkshireassociates.com/rss/news.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Berkshire Associates Upcoming Events</title><link>http://www.berkshireassociates.com/default.aspx</link><description>Upcoming events for Berkshire Associates Inc, a  Human Resources consulting firm located in Columbia, Maryland that offers software and consulting for affirmative action, salary, equity and other compliance initiatives.</description><item><title>2012 SUNY HR Conference  10/3 - 10/5</title><description>&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Berkshire Associates is heading to Lake Placid, NY, for the 2012 SUNY HR Conference from Oct. 3-5. Once there, Berkshire will meet with fellow professionals to discuss the latest compliance updates&amp;mdash;and how they specifically impact the higher education industry.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;For the latest information on HR trends, and compliance updates, call 800.882.8904 or email &lt;a href="mailto:bai@berkshireassociates.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;bai@berkshireassociates.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:56:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">814b1d0f-5441-4d55-8be5-44ccc2283c05</guid></item><item><title>Leesburg SHRM Event  10/9 - 10/9</title><description>&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;On October, 9, 2012, Berkshire Associates&amp;rsquo; Director of Affirmative Action Outsourcing, Sonia Chapin, SPHR, CCP, will be sharing recent compliance information during her presentation, &amp;lsquo;Are You Ready to Rumble? Step Into the Ring and Brace Yourself for the Impact of the Latest Regulatory Updates&amp;rsquo; at a Leesburg SHRM dinner event. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Sonia&amp;rsquo;s presentation will introduce attendees to the plethora of federal contractor regulation and compliance changes from 2012. Attendees will receive expert interpretation on the current state of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), and the significant impact current changes will have on federal contractors and their day-to-day responsibilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;To learn more about this event, please &lt;a href="http://leesburg.shrm.org/events/2012/10/are-you-ready-rumble-step-ring-and-brace-yourself-impact-lat"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;click here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;For more information on the topic, or to book an expert speaker at your next event or meeting, please contact Lauren Collinson at &lt;a href="mailto:laurenc@berkshireassociates.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;laurenc@berkshireassociates.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; or 800.882.8904 ext.1307.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 17:54:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">18a2f26b-73e9-4241-869f-b282315f37ee</guid></item><item><title>DirectEmployers 2012 Conference  10/24 - 10/26</title><description>&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Berkshire Associates is heading to Scottsdale, AZ, from Oct 24-26, for the DirectEmployers 2012 Conference. While there, Berkshire&amp;rsquo;s President, Beth Ronnenburg, will be teaming up with Candee Chambers from Cardinal Health Inc., to share insight on managing OFCCP audits in their presentation, &amp;lsquo;A Closer Look at Successful Audit Management&amp;mdash;Insight on Real-Life OFCCP Audits.&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;To find out more about this event, &lt;a href="http://deam12.directemployers.org/"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;click here.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; To book a Berkshire expert at your next event or meeting, please contact Lauren Collinson at 800.882.8904, ext. 1307 or &lt;a href="mailto:laurenc@berkshireassociates.com"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000ff"&gt;laurenc@berkshireassociates.com&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:19:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">32fbc211-0875-4404-9aaa-c52274257973</guid></item></channel></rss>