Movers and Shakers Meeting This Week

The Career Management Alliance Conference begins today! 

This is where all the big names in career management come together and share their information.  It is one of the major events of the year and this is their 40th conference. 

There are job seekers out there who are saying, who cares.  I know.  But I need to follow my own advice about staying current and understanding what the trends are in my industry, right.

I wanted to mention this here, because it can help you follow the big names in the field.  Here is the agenda and I hope you take a minute to add these speakers/presenters to your regular reading.  For those of you who won't follow the link to the agenda, I am listing some of the big names here for you to pay attention to:

Jason Alba, CEO & Creator of JibberJobber.com

Jania Bailey, President & COO, FranNet

Dick Bolles, Author, What Color is Your Parachute? A Practical Guide for Job-Hunters and Career Changers

Chandlee Bryan, President, Best Fit Forward

Jack Chapman, Author, Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute

Joel Cheesman, Senior Vice President, Jobing.com

Gerry Crispin, Principal and Co-Founder, CareerXroads

Sherrill A. Curtis, SPHR, Principal and Creative Director, Curtis Consulting Group, LLC

Deb Dib, President, Executive Power Brand

Debra Feldman, Executive Talent Agent, JobWhiz

Paul Forster, CEO and Co-Founder, Indeed

Steve Gallison, Director, Professional Outplacement Assistance Center (POAC)

Chris Galy, Director of Talent Delivery, Intuit, Inc.

Wendy Gelberg, Founder, Gentle Job Search/Advantage Resumes

Robyn Greenspan, Editor-in-Chief, Execunet

Angela Guidroz, Recruitment Manager for Military Sourcing and Strategy, Sodexo

Ken Lazar, Founder, The Scioto Ridge Job Networking Group®, LLC

Yves Lermusi, CEO and Founder, Checkster

Carla Major, VP of Human Resources and Community Relations for Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel

Don Orlando, Owner, The McLean Group

Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Chief Career Writer and Owner, Career Trend

Miriam Salpeter, Owner and Career Action Coach, Keppie Careers

Beth W. Stefani, Founder and President, Inspire Careers, Inc.

Greg Taylor, Executive Recruiter, Excelsior Search Partners

Don Watson, Dallas/Denver Deputy Regional Administrator and Regional Program Analyst, Department of Labor Veterans Employment Services (VETS)

Peter Weddle, CEO, WEDDLES

Susan Britton Whitcomb, Founder and CEO, The Academies

Caitlin Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Counselor Education, San Jose State University

This is quite a line-up and we will most certainly be hearing more about this conference!

If you are on Twitter, by the way, you should be, you can follow the hashtag #cma2010 to get real-time information. 

PS:  For folks in Rochester, NY...do you recognize a name on this list?  Wish @SirLinkedAlot well!