Now in its seventh year, HR-XML was born in what is retrospectively called the "Web 1.0" era and now faces new opportunities and challenges under "Web 2.0". The term "Web 2.0" is used variously to refer to new Internet business models enabled by content and service syndication and architectures emphasizing participation and collaboration. While many of the specifications developed by HR-XML continue to have use and relevance in the Web 2.0 era, new ways of doing business on the Internet require new specifications. Job postings, rather than merely being published and accessed on a point-to-point basis, are now massively syndicated as well as indexed by third-party search engines. Professional networking sites offer new opportunities for both job and candidate seekers.

In this session, Paul Forster, CEO and co-founder of Indeed, an innovative search engine for jobs, will discuss changing models for Internet job search and how new standards, such as RSS extensions for recruiting, may be important targets for HR-XML standardization.

About the Presenter: Paul Forster is CEO and co-founder of Indeed. Paul has over eight years' experience in online recruitment, having founded and managed Jobsinthemoney in 1998. Jobsinthemoney became a leading jobsite dedicated to finance professionals and won Forbes Best Finance jobsite, before being acquired in late 2003. Paul has a professional background in business management and finance, including at the International Finance Corporation and Anglo American/De Beers Corporation. Paul holds an MBA from INSEAD business school as well as Masters degrees from Cambridge and Oxford Universities.

Increasing labor mobility in Europe and through out the world has brought additional attention to the issue of credential fraud. Identifying "inflation" of achievements and experience claimed on CVs and resumes as well as fraudulent licences and certifications is difficult within a single country. How might enterprises reasonably manage this challenge globally? Moreover, the level and variety of data privacy and consumer reporting and investigation laws vary considerably from country to country. This session will examine how enterprises might protect themselves against employee and candidate fraud without running afoul of an increasingly complex web of data privacy protections in Europe, North America, and beyond.

About the Presenter: Terrance "Terry" Corley is founder and President of Global Screening Solutions, Inc., a provider of specialized international background reporting and data protection consulting services. The objective of Global Screening Solutions is meet the increased demand from U.S. multinational organizations looking to establish cost effective but also legally compliant international screening programs. Terry has over 17 years experience in law enforcement, corporate investigations / executive security, and international privacy/background reporting. He maintains practical and in-country expertise on privacy matters in over 55 countries.

Over the last seven years, Terry has become recognized within the background screening industry as the leading subject matter expert in international HR related risk assessments, including analysis of global data sources, international background screening programs, data protection laws, and international human resource data issues. He is a nationally recognized industry spokesperson. Media credits include articles in HR Management, Workforce Management, and CFO Magazines, The New York Times, The New Jersey Star Leger, and many trade association publications.

Global Staffing Trends: Global Vendor Management Services, Gail Bubsey, eCommerce Systems Consultant, Kelly Services, Inc. and Mikael Lindmark, VP, Fieldglass, EMEA

A model for staffing services called Vendor Management Services is starting to take hold in Europe. Leslie Parsons of Kelly Services, UK will introduce the model and its features, explaining the benefits of such a program to adopting buyer organizations both locally and globally. Mikael Lindmark of Fieldglass, EMEA will describe the benefits that a tool such as Fieldglass brings to the delivery of a VMS program, highlighting functionality available to all the players in the program (buyer, supplier, program provider). Both will highlight the opportunities and challenges of implementing these types of programs across multiple jurisdictions. Gail Bubsey of Kelly Services, WHQ will discuss where VMS falls within the overall SIDES framework and the plans and challenges for its implementation on a global basis.

About the Presenters:

• Gail Bubsey, eCommerce Systems Consultant, Kelly Services, Inc., has seven years of staffing experience with Kelly Services. She has been in the position of analyzing and recommending solutions for eCommerce within Kelly since 1999. Previously, she spent 10 years supporting and designing data networking solutions with a division of British Telecom. Gail holds a B.S. from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a J.D. from New York Law School. Gail is a member of HR-XML's Board of Directors and is the current workgroup leader for HR-XML's Staffing Industry Data Exchange Standards (SIDES). She has been a presenter of the concepts of HR-XML and of SIDES both to the Consortium and to outside groups such as the American Staffing Association.
• Mikael Lindmark is Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at Fieldglass. Mikael brings 15 successful years of sales, business development, marketing and account management leadership experience to this position. Prior to joining Fieldglass, Mikael served as the Vice President of EMEA Sales at Saba Software, Inc., a leading provider of Human Capital Development & Management solutions. During his tenure at Saba, the company became the dominant provider to the European Financial Services industry with Mikael leading the initiative to bring on one of the largest banks in the world. Prior to Saba, Mikael has held sales and business development positions at Infinity Learning Systems, OpenText and its affiliates. Mikael holds a Law Degree from Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden.