I recently had an opportunity to attend the National Conference of SHRM, the Society for Human Resource Management. It was held in Chicago and it was such a great opportunity to network with other HR professionalisms and to advance my skills and knowledge in the profession. 
The four days were jam-packed with sessions and workshops as well as key note speakers. Sydney Poitier opened up the conference on Sunday. We were able to see a Lionel Richie concert on Tuesday night. And I was most impressed with our speaker Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian, who spoke on the qualities we look for in a president and in particular to the qualities of Abraham Lincoln.
We had an intense schedule but we still made some time for Chicago-play, which included awesome restaurants, a boat ride on Lake Michigan and the Chicago river, and a much anticipated trip to Greektown.
The week was intense but worthwhile, and I felt like I gained such knowledge and can bring that information back to our local chapter of SHRM.
