The WFPMA holds a World Congress on Personnel Management and Development every two years. Its aim is to enable HR professionals to build a global community of peers, to discuss new developments and to network with colleagues from around the world who face similar complex challenges in human resource management.
Reflecting its international origins and concerns, the event 'moves' around the world. The World Congress has been held since 1986 in the following cities:- 1986 Washington DC, USA
- 1988 Sydney, Australia
- 1990 Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1992 Madrid, Spain
- 1994 San Francisco, USA
- 1996 Hong Kong
- 1998 Caracas, Venezuela
(see conference report, pages 6&7 in WorldLink, vol 8 no 4) - 2000 Paris, France
(see conference report pages 6&7 in WorldLink, vol 10 no 3) - 2002 Mexico City, Mexico
(see conference report, pages 2&3 in WorldLink, vol 12 no 3) - 2004 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(see conference report, pages 4-7 in WorldLink, vol 14, no 4) - 2006 Singapore
(see conference report, pages 4&5 in WorldLink, vol 16, no 3) - 2008 London, UK
(see conference preview, pages 4&5 in WorldLink, vol 18, no 1); pages 3-7 in WorldLink, vol 18, no 2; see conference report, pages 6&7 in WorldLink, vol 18, no 3; forthcoming). See also sponsor's report.
The 2010 World Congress will be held in Montreal, Canada, September 26-29, 2010. See www.hr2010.com
