 2025 Employer Relations Summit
Mark your calendars for June 25-27, 2025, because we're bringing the 11th Annual Employer Relations Summit to the Omni Louisville Hotel in the beautiful city of Louisville, Kentucky!
Get ready to ignite connections, share best practices, and shape the future of recruitment at this can't-miss event. The SoACE Employer Relations Summit is all about fostering powerful partnerships between career services professionals and employers. We'll provide you with innovative resources, top-notch professional development, and ample networking opportunities – all while keeping the focus on building strong, lasting relationships.
What's in store for you?
- Inspiring keynote: Get fired up with insights from a captivating speaker.
- Engaging panel discussions: Dive deep into hot topics with industry experts.
- Practical peer presentations: Learn from colleagues' real-world experiences.
- Fun social events: Make connections and build relationships outside of sessions.
- Unique site visits: Get a taste of Louisville's charm and culture.
Registration - NOW OPEN!
Members:
Regular Registration Rate (through June 1) -- $375.00 / person
Late Registration Rate (on or after June 2) -- $425.00 / person
Non-Members:
Regular Registration Rate (through June 1) -- $500.00 / person
Late Registration Rate (on or after June 2) -- $550.00 / person
Hotel Information:
SoACE has secured a group rate at the Omni Louisville of $249.00/night plus applicable taxes. The group cut-off date for reservations will be Friday, May 30, 2025, subject to availability. Book your room by following the link below. If having any issues securing your reservation or needing a reservation still after the cut-off of May 30th, please email [email protected] for assistance.
Omni Louisville
400 South 2nd Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Check-In: 3:00 PM
Check-Out: 11:00 AM
Call For Proposals - NOW OPEN!
Calling all career services professionals passionate about building strong employer relationships! We're seeking your expertise to shape the program for the upcoming Employer Relations Summit. This is your chance to share your knowledge, ignite discussions, and leave a lasting impact on your colleagues.
We're looking for BOTH Traditional Breakout Session proposals AND Mini Breakout Session proposals.
Traditional Breakout Sessions - 1 hour presentations
Mini Breakout Sessions - In place of roundtables this year, we’re hosting “mini-sessions” to supercharge the sharing of best practices! These will be 20-minute sessions, with a short break in-between for the audience to rotate rooms. Each session will consist of a short prompt by the presenter regarding a topic relevant to our work in Employer Relations, followed by discussion and idea-sharing. If you’d like to lead a mini-session, please submit a topic idea and be prepared to facilitate a short & lively conversation!
Breakout Session Ideas:
- Best Practices for Employer Engagement/Relations
- Trends in Recruiting Gen Alpha
- Retaining Millennials/ Gen Y
- Skills based hiring (certificates, badging, assessments)
- Sponsorship promotion and utilization
- Virtual Interviewing and Prescreening processes
2025 Conference Transfer, Cancellation and Refund Policy:
To transfer a registration to a colleague, please contact the SoACE Office at [email protected].
Please note: additional charges may apply if a registration is transferred from a member to a nonmember.
All cancellations and refund requests must be received in writing.
- Any refund requests received before May 16th (5 PM EST) will receive a full refund minus the $75 administrative fee.
- Any refund request received between May 17th - June 13th will receive a 50% refund.
- Any requests received after June 13th at 5 PM EST will receive no refund.
- No-shows at the SoACE Conference are not eligible for a credit or refund.
The conference may be cancelled or postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. In this case, registration fees will be refunded; however, SoACE will not be responsible for additional costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines, hotels, and/or travel agencies.
SoACE is not responsible for weather-related travel delays or other issues in regard to personal travel and no refunds will be given due to these occurrences.
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