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This two-day conference includes our annual Compensation meeting with TechNet on Monday afternoon which is available at no cost to all public sector attendees interested in compensation. Tuesday will be our regular conference featuring our keynote speaker, Farrell Buller. Fees for this are the same as last year.

We will also have a pre-conference activity on Monday night available to attendees who have registered for the full conference and a guest including dinner at Hug-Hes and a play at the Centerpoint Legacy Theatre.

The conference will be held at the Utah Local Governments Trust building located at 55 S. Highway 89, North Salt Lake, UT. 

Registration is now OPEN at https://pshrautah.org/event-6189357


Local hotels that offer government rates

Hyatt Place Salt Lake City/Farmington/Station Park - $110/night.  222 North Union Ave, Farmington, UT.

Hampton Inn - Salt Lake City-North:  $110/night.  2393 South 800 West, Woods Cross, UT.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Salt Lake City North-Bountiful - $107/night.  999 N. 500 W., Bountiful, UT.

**Must select "Government Rate" on all locations for the reservation price.  Some hotels may require a government employer ID for the special rate.**


Conference Agenda: (will be updated as new info is available)

Day 1 - August 4th - 1:00pm - 4:30pm - Compensation focus - Free to all

Time Event Topic Speaker*
1:00 PM         Welcome from Chapter President                  Jill Tew
1:05 PM Speaker Making Data Work for You: Transforming Uncertainty Into Insight     Farrell Buller
2:05 PM Speaker TechNet Review and Recent Trends Tech Net - David Kitchen
3:05 PM Break snacks
3:15 PM Roundtable Discussion Compensation topics/Questions David Kitchen


6:00 - 7:00 PM Dinner at Hug Hes Banquet Room
7:30 PM

Theater Show at CenterPoint Theatre, Catch Me if You Can


Day 2 - August 5th - 8:00am - 4:30pm

Time Event Topic Speaker*
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:35 AM Welcome from Chapter President Jill Tew
8:35 - 8:45 AM Message from National Andrea Cutler, PSHRA National President
8:45 - 8:55 AM Message from PSHRA West Tamara Dixon, Brody Lorda
8:55 - 9:00 AM Agenda Overview Jill Tew
9:00 - 10:30 AM Keynote Speaker Brick by Brick: Building Personal Resilience Farrell Buller
10:30 - 11:00 AM Break/ Networking
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Speaker Lyle Higginson - Utah Labor Commission
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:00 PM Speed Sessions varied To be announced
2:00 - 2:15 PM Break/ Networking
2:15 - 3:15 PM Speaker Legal Update Mark Tolman - Parsons Behle & Latimer
3:15 - 4:15 PM Speaker Connection Culture Larry Kettenring - Utah County
4:15 - 4:30 PM Giveways/Goodbyes Jill Tew
4:30 PM End




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Current President: Jill Tew



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