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Denver, CO, February 04, 2014 – The HR-XML Consortium, the only global network of HR technology professionals committed to open standards of interoperability, announced a stellar lineup of HR technology analysts to headline its 2014 annual meeting.

The two-day event will be held March 6-7 in Palo Alto, California. Headlining the conference is a keynote analyst panel on Thursday, March 6, moderated by Bill Kutik, technology columnist for Human Resource Executive magazine. The morning panel will include Josh Bersin, Principal and Founder of Bersin by Deloitte; Heidi Spirgi, Senior Vice President of Business Agility Services at Appirio; and John Sumser, CEO of the HRExaminer.

The panelists will discuss the latest HR industry trends and help attendees prepare their organizations for sweeping changes on the horizon.

“I’m so pleased that my 101st panel since 1995 is for HR-XML, a vital organization in the HR technology industry,” said Kutik, a renowned HR technology expert and founder of the long-running HR Technology Conference and Expo. “The knowledge and experience of the panelists guarantee that everyone attending will learn something useful and actionable.”

HR-XML’s annual meeting will also present a variety of sessions that explore either a business aspect or technical aspect of the HR industry.

Topics for the business-focused sessions include:

U.S. Affordable Care Act and Your HRIS

Partnership Essentials: The Principles of Strong Alliances

Case Study: How Your Business can Benefit from HR-XML Integrations

Data Privacy and Security Across Borders

The Millennial Workforce and Mobile Recruiting Technical sessions include:

How to Connect Systems Using JSON and the New HR-XML Lightweight Recruiting Standards

Kick-start Your HR-XML Development Project in .NET, Java, or PHP

Practical Lessons Learned and the Benefits of HR-XML Certification

Case Study: Jobstairs and Direct Employers Implementation

Ask the Experts: Practical Implementation of HR-XML 3.x with BODs For session times, download the complete meeting schedule at http://tinyurl.com/pu22bjj. Details for each session, including presenters and abstracts, are also available for download.

Event sponsors include First Advantage, Insperity, and Milch & Zucker. Sponsorship opportunities are still available; for more information contact Karen Renshaw, operations director, at karen(a)hr-xml.org or 303.671.2776.

About HR-XML

The HR-XML Consortium is the only independent, non-profit, volunteer-led organization dedicated to the development and promotion of a standard suite of specifications to enable e-business and the automation of human resources-related data exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.hr-xml.org.

Media Contact: Kim Bartkus, HR-XML Consortium, Inc. 303-359-0687 kim(a)hr-xml(dot)org

Press Contact:
Kim Bartkus
HR-XML Consortium
Denver, CO
303-359-0687
http://www.hr-xml.org/

Clayton Christensen wrote a book in 1997 that created an earthquake in the global business world. His book, The Innovator’s Dilemma describes “disruptive technology” in the marketplace that creates a firestorm of innovation so quickly, that renders known, present technologies is obsolete. It’s the process of a product or service that takes root in simple applications at the bottom of the market and through relentless movement upward, suddenly displaces established competitors.

Examples of disruptive technology is described in these terms to these products: vinyl records were suddenly replaced by 8 track tapes that were replaced by cassettes that were replaced by cd’s that were replaced by iPods. What happened to the Walkman? Look at MP3 players and the iPod. What happened to 35mm film? Look at digital cameras. Kodak thought digital photography was a passing fad but when digital hit the marketplace and stayed and grew, it displaced 35mm film developing with instant photos through digital technology.

How does disruptive technology affect human resources staffing?

Disruptive technologies change the nature of an industry thereby changing a firm’s viability that does not adopt disruptive technologies. Although the technologies may not show immediate results, the sudden change will change human resource staffing in order to accommodate the technology success. The success could reflect lower cost, simpler operation, smaller size and greater convenience. That means technology success will eventually affect HR staffing in terms of decreasing or increasing the size of employee staffing. Either way, HR departments have to be ready for the change and work accordingly to stay up with the technology growth, company growth and relevance in the industry and ultimately, in the marketplace.

Both the intended and unintended effects of specific human resource practices must be considered and firms must be prepared to accept the development of unsuccessful new technologies as well as successful technologies that may develop into disruptive technologies. It is incumbent on the acting firm to stay on the cutting edge ahead of the competition but also keep an eye that employee loads and functions are inline with what is happening with technology. If the HR department does not stay up with the technologies, understaffing or overstaffing may occur, this can affect production and proper output. Bottom line advice to HR departments is to stay with the flow and see success with your company as disruptive technology breaks the competition.

It’s awesome to be considered awesome.

That’s why Causecast is proud of its selection to participate in the highly anticipated -Awesome New Technologies’ panel at the 16th Annual HR Technology Conference & Exposition, taking place October 7 – 9, 2013 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Causecast is one of only six to earn the distinction as an innovator whose technology is addressing new challenges and opportunities facing human resources professionals.

The -Awesome New Technologies’ session is consistently one of the conference’s most popular. During the session, each selected company provides a live demonstration of its cutting-edge software and demonstrates how it serves an emerging HR function. Winners of the coveted honor are chosen by the editors of Human Resources Magazine.

Causecast is being lauded as a visionary company because our corporate social responsibility technology serves a burgeoning need within the HR space. Indeed, Causecast’s Community Impact Platform offers HR professionals an easy online solution that centralizes every element of corporate volunteering and giving in one place – from volunteer tracking and donation processing to mobile applications to full reporting at the click of a button. The company further offers a services program that helps businesses optimize the impact within their communities and corporate culture.

Causecast’s application of technology and hands-on services to the challenges of volunteer programs facilitates what we call -sustainable volunteering- – the ability to garner wide employee participation that grows over time through the authentic, viral interest sparked by the platform’s innovative features. We consider ours to be the only complete, social, mobile and interactive platform and service that fully automates and empowers the volunteer experience.

HR Tech 2How do we feel about this awesome honor?

Thrilled. We strongly believe that employees are a company’s best brand ambassador, and when employees are empowered with the right tools to accomplish social good, the effect can be profound. Causecast’s platform is designed to supercharge employee engagement and create lasting benefit to a company’s internal and external communities. It’s exciting that the HR community is recognizing how advanced technology like Causecast’s makes their lives easier, their CSR work more impactful, and – as a result – the world a better place.

Are you ready to supercharge your company’s volunteering efforts and accomplish impressive results? Contact us for a demo of our amazing platform. We want to hear about the unique challenges and opportunities facing your company and together discuss how Causecast can help you achieve greater employee engagement and community impact.