HR technology thought leaders gather for HR-XML meeting, Jan. 24-25 La Jolla Calif

Thought leaders in the field of HR technology will gather in La Jolla, Calif., Jan. 24-25, for the next meeting of the HR-XML Consortium. The meeting will include education and working sessions for a range of HR-XML Consortium projects including benefits enrollment, assessments, competencies, and indicative data for benefits and payroll outsourcing. Other agenda highlights include:

ELISE: Leveraging Structure and Advanced Matching for Meaningful Search Results, Peter Went, CEO, WCC.

ELISE is a powerful matching engine that leverages structured data, such as HR-XML encoded data. This session will demonstrate how HR-XML data saved from MicrosoftR Office can be leveraged by ELISE. The resulting matching solution goes beyond keyword searching by enabling the use of weighted criteria, gliding scales, and affinity matrices.

Maximizing Return on Outsourced HR Applications Through Federated Identity Management and Cross-Domain Provisioning, Brad Meehan, Senior Product Marketing Manager, RSA Security.

Businesses are increasingly turning to outside organizations to deliver HR services such as travel, benefits, and expense reimbursement programs, and the applications that support them. But to maximize return and optimize efficiency, end-users must be able to access the outsourced HR applications as easily as they access in-house applications. This session will explore the business and technology drivers, challenges, pitfalls, and best practices in using federated identity management and user provisioning technologies.

A Winning Combination: Implementing IREX with HR-XML, Microsoft BizTalkR Server, and .NET in RESq, Andrew Cunsolo, Director of Development, Resume Mirror Inc. and Apollo Gonzalez, Chief Technical Architect at Recruitment Enhancement Services.

Resume Mirrorís IREX uses web services and HR-XML standards to deliver sophisticated resume data extraction capabilities to leading recruiting solution providers. When Recruitment Enhancement Services (RES), a pioneer in recruitment outsourcing and applicant management, needed an easy way to integrate resume data extraction capabilities into their Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), it found exactly what it needed in Resume Mirrorís IREX. By leveraging Microsoft BizTalk Server, RES was able to integrate IREX rapidly, with minimal custom code and low maintenance requirements.

EDIFIX: A Tool For Creating HR-XML Implementation Guides, Sylvia Webb, Managing Partner, GEFEG US.

EDIFIX is a tool used by leading XML standards organizations as well as standards implementers to create and manage schema documentation and implementation guides. The tool supports the creation of custom implementation guides. This presentation will demonstrate approaches for creating implementation guides for in-house team members and trading partners.

HR-XML Training, Paul Kiel, Chief Architect, HR-XML Consortium

Learn how to work within the HR-XML Consortiumís schema repository. Learn about HR-XMLís localization architecture and techniques for extending standard HR-XML schemas. Bring your questions!

Making The Most of Your HR-XML Investment: How to use your HR-XML Membership/Certification To Your Business Advantage

This working session will present and explore ways to get the most out of your HR-XML Membership and/or Certification. Hear about HR-XMLís current direction, strategy, and new initiatives. Gain marketing ideas and contribute your own ideas for marketing your involvement HR-XML.

Stay one step ahead by taking advantage of this opportunity to see how technology leaders are applying the HR-XML Consortiumís freely available data interchange specifications. Members and non-members alike are welcome to attend. The fee for non-members and Associate Members is $255.

The meeting will be held at the Radisson, La Jolla, CA. A special rate of $139 per night has been negotiated for meeting participants. Reserve your room by Dec. 28 to receive a room at the discounted price. For details on the program and how to register, please visit: