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Posted on Monday, June 01, 2009 - Arts & Events
WSU Vancouver Professor Moderating NW Workplace Violence Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
6/1/2009
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- Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9602, news@vancouver.wsu.edu
Vancouver, Wash. - Assistant Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Armando Estrada, from Washington State University Vancouver will moderate the Northwest Workplace Violence Conference from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Monday, June 15 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore. The two-day conference is from 8 - 5 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, June 15 - 16.
Estrada will also present information about employment relations in his seminar, "Employment Issues: Handling Bullying, Harassment, Intimidation, and/or Abuse Situations" from 1 - 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16.
"My goal is to provide participants with information about strategies that human resource professionals can use to deter, prevent and manage workplace violence," said Estrada.
This two-day event for industry professionals and area experts will provide in-depth information on understanding potential workplace violence issues. Conference topics include:
- Understanding workplace violence
- Causes of workplace violence
- Employers legal responsibilities
- Effective employee relations
- Mitigating risks
- Forensic assessments "Predicting Violence"
Other presenters include, Washington State Senator Joseph Zarelli and media expert Anna Song, from KATU TV.
For more information about the convention, topics or speakers, visit http://www.corpsecure.com/wpv-conference/index.html
The registration fee is $198 for the two-day event. Register before June 10, after June 10 registration is $270. Register online at http://www.corpsecure.com/events.php3
The Oregon Convention Center is located at 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Portland, Oregon 97232.
WSU Vancouver is celebrating 20 years of bringing quality education, research and service to the citizens of southwest Washington. The campus is located at 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service. We offer 16 bachelor's degrees, 10 master's degrees, one doctorate degree and more than 36 fields of study. Visit us on the Web at http://www.vancouver.wsu.edu.
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