AIRS Announces 2004 Sourcing Summit Speakers

AIRS announced today the first wave of confirmed speakers for their upcoming Fall Sourcing Summit Series. Hand-selecting presenters for their industry experience, notable expertise in sourcing on a regional or international level, and for their ability to present case-studies of staffing challenges strategically surmounted by their organization and teams, AIRS has methodically compiled a very illustrious list of speakers. AIRS is the global leader in recruitment education and technology, and will be presenting the Sourcing Summit Series in 12 cities this fall.

The confirmed list of speakers to date:

Seth Feit, Time Warner, Sr. Director of Talent Acquisition; Michael Marty, ADM, Manager, Professional Services; Eric Muller, Southern Co. Recruiting Team Leader; Rob McIntosh, Microsoft, Central Staffing Manager; Danielle Monaghan, T-Mobile, Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager, National Sales & Executive; Frances Crisman, Catholic Healthcare West, Director of Staffing; Cheryl Hardy, IKON Office Solutions, Senior Manager, Strategic Recruiting; Douglas Eng, Global Crossing, Director of Staffing; Mike McClellan, New Level Partners, Partner; Maiko Ashby, Nextel, Director of Corporate Recruiting; Nancy Craig, Suntrust Banks, Vice President, Regional Recruitment; Jim Strouds, Siemens, Energy & Automation, Strategic Staffing Consultant; Marlon Sullivan, Home Depot, Director of Retail Staffing; Elly Grimaldi, Genentech, Senior Sourcing Consultant; Glenn Gutmacher, Getronics, Lead Sourcer & Career Webmaster; Irv Naar, ADS Financials, Senior Vice President, People Department; Ken Sevec, Allegis Group, Online Service Manager, Workforce Management Solutions; Marc Hutto, Wachovia, Sr. Vice President, Director of Sourcing Solutions; Mark Rinovato, Broadcom, Staffing Manager, Sourcing; Danielle Prenot, Automatic Data Processing, Sales Recruiting Manager - Major Accounts; Quinn Merritt, Twentieth Century Fox, Recruiting Manager; Ken Perluss, Yahoo!, Staffing Director; Jeanne Palmer, The Palmer Advantage, President; Suzanne Fairlie, ProSearch, Founder & President; Henry Janssen, IBM, Recruiting Program Manager, IBM Global Services, Business Consulting Services; Lauren E. Courtemanche, CDM, Staffing Manager; Anita Taylor, JP Morgan Chase, Vice President, National Staffing Network; Paul Westmoreland, Freescale Semiconductor (Motorola, Inc.’s Semiconductor Products Sector), Lead Sourcing Consultant, North America; Mark Hornung, Bernard Hodes, Senior Vice President; Karrin Nicol, Director of Global HR, nVidia-London; Andy Newman, Motorola, Senior Manager, Talent Supply; Fredrik Ballon, AMI Semiconductor Belgium, Staffing Manager; Cynthia Alisesky, AstraZeneca, Director, Recruitment Operations; Aanand Murthy; VMWare; Director Worldwide Staffing; Tracey Friend, EDS, Product Manager: Recruitment Outsourcing.

The first summit will begin on September 20 in Chicago, and will be followed by summits in Seattle, New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Jose, Princeton, Dallas, London and Dublin. For a complete list of dates and locations, please visit: http://www.airsdirectory.com/summits/sourcing/

The Sourcing Summits are modeled on the highly successful AIRS Diversity Summits, and deliver advanced recruitment education in a collaborative environment designed to generate thought leadership and knowledge sharing. Each Summit presents original research, case-studies, panel discussions with industry and regional staffing experts, and small group, topic-specific workshops that attendees can select based on their particular sourcing needs. For more information, please visit: