9(th) annual Halogen Customer Conference features popular business leadership speakers and more than 50 sessions to support excellence in talent management

OTTAWA, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - The 9(th) annual Halogen Software Customer Conference will give customers the chance to grow their talent management knowledge and offer insights on how they can engage and inspire their workforces. This year the conference is headed to the Gaylord National Resort in Washington, D.C. from Sept. 10-12, and will feature more than 50 learning and education sessions.

Best-selling author and award-winning teacher and researcher from Wharton, Adam Grant, will open the conference with a keynote address and offer his revolutionary approach to what it takes to succeed.

"At the 2014 Halogen Customer Conference, I'll examine the surprising forces that drive our success. Beyond motivation, talent, and opportunity, success is also shaped by the way we choose to interact with others, and who we help," says Adam Grant. "Is giving a secret to getting ahead?"

This year's conference agenda will also feature some of the HR industry's brightest thought leaders, five education breakouts and more than 50 learning sessions. Thought leader speakers include: 





        --  Julie Winkle Giulioni, co-founder and principal at
            DesignArounds and respected speaker on topics including
            learning, career management, and leadership
        --  Laurie Ruettimann, renowned HR speaker, writer and columnist
            for The Conference Board
        --  Steve Boese, chair of the HR Technology Conference and expert
            on using technology solutions to solve business challenges
        --  Nicole Martin, popular HR speaker and founder, HRBoost, a
            consultancy focused on organizational effectiveness and HR's
            role in strategic alignment
        --  Karen Phelan, founder Operating Principals and author of "I'm
            Sorry I Broke Your Company: When Management Consultants Are the
            Problem, Not the Solution"
        --  Donna Neumann, Principal Consultant and Strategic Workforce
            Planning Practice Leader with Camden Delta Consulting, LLC

Attendees can choose from five educational breakout tracks: thought-leader led strategy; customer success; Halogen-led tips and tools; lessons in advancement; and TalentSpace(TM) Lab. Sharing their talent management journeys in the customer success track this year will be: 





        --  Bank of Queensland
        --  Kansas City Southern
        --  SGT, Inc.
        --  Penn-Mar Human Services
        --  Matrix Solutions
        --  Community Care, Inc.

Customers are also invited to participate in pre- and post-conference training sessions led by Halogen training experts. Each year the conference offers ample networking opportunities, including the much anticipated Customer Appreciation Party.

"I thoroughly enjoyed the learning opportunities at last year's conference. The agenda was packed with a great mix of opportunities to learn more about how to maximize our use of Halogen and how to leverage talent management best practices to drive better business results. Another huge value of the conference is the networking opportunities and getting to hear first-hand how other organizations are using Halogen," says Sherrice Gilcreast, Chief Human Resources Officer at Community Care.

Bright Lights Awards

Each year at the conference Halogen recognizes the accomplishments of our customers through the Bright Lights Awards recognizing achievement in Strategic Vision, Bright Bottom Line, Dazzling Implementation and Brilliant Corporate Culture. The deadline to submit nominations is July 18.

Register Today!

Customers who register by June 30 will save $800. Customers can register by visiting the conference website.

About Halogen Software

Halogen Software (TSX: HGN) offers an organically built cloud-based talent management suite that reinforces and drives higher employee performance across all talent programs - whether that is recruiting, performance management, learning and development, succession planning or compensation. With 2,000 customers worldwide, Halogen Software has been recognized as a market leader by major business analysts and has garnered the highest customer satisfaction ratings in the industry. Halogen Software's powerful, yet simple-to-use solutions, which also include industry-vertical editions, are used by organizations that want to build a world-class workforce that is aligned, inspired and focused on delivering exceptional results. For more information, visit: http://www.halogensoftware.com. Subscribe to Halogen Software's TalentSpace blog: http://www.halogensoftware.com/blog or follow Halogen Software on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HalogenSoftware.

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