HHR events

Since 1997 HHR (formerly EPN) has held 17 conferences in venues ranging from New York to Nairobi, Bangkok to Brussels.

May 2010 Nairobi, Kenya Talent management
May 2010 Paris, France Talent management
May 2009 Gatwick, England Facilitating Change: Strategies and tools for humanitarian organisations
March 2009 Nairobi, Kenya Successful Change Facilitation: Strategies and Tools for the Humanitarian Sector
May 2008 Istanbul, Turkey Spotlight on cultural diversity: Using difference as a positive force for human resource management
March 2008 Nairobi, Kenya HR and Emergencies: Staff Care Simulation
June 2007 Bangkok, Thailand Managing People, Responding to Emergencies
May 2007 Rome, Italy Spotlight on Professionalism – the Role of Human Resources
Mar 2007 Nairobi, Kenya HR and Emergencies: Finding, Keeping and Training Staff in East Africa
June 2006 Archamps, France Working together, sharing success
June 2005 Deurne, Netherlands Management Development for Emergencies
June 2004 Barcelona, Spain Good HR Management for Nationally Recruited Staff – An under-utilised Resource
June 2003 Evian, France Thinking ahead, acting now – Proactive Human Resource Planning for Emergencies
June 2002 Coventry, UK Finding and developing good field managers for relief assignments / Ensuring the safety and security of field staff on relief missions
April 2000 New York, USA In Kosovo’s Shadow (reflecting more generally on the problems of mass mobilisations).
April 1998 Brussels, Belgium Improve the ability to find, select, prepare and retain personnel for emergency operations.
Nov 1997 Dubin, Ireland Increasing knowledge for decision making, identify areas and mechanisms for collaboration.

Information from each conference is available by clicking the dates above.

Reports on the discussions and outcomes from events which have drawn together several hundred of the sector's key agencies are available for all conferences.