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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting (Tue, April 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494831</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, April 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;who should register for this course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Monthly Meeting (Wed, April 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/April%202026%20Monthly%20Meeting1.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overview:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Uncertainty, rapid change, and constant pressure are now part of everyday leadership. This session helps leaders remain effective when situations feel chaotic and the plan keeps changing. Participants learn how to replace reactive, panic-driven responses with calm, focused leadership that creates clarity, confidence, and forward momentum, even in the middle of the mess.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key Takeaways:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Shift from reaction to intentional decision-making under pressure&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Create clarity and focus when everything feels urgent&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Lead forward confidently without waiting for perfect information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legal Hot Topic:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Brian Levy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;"Independent Contractor or Employee? The Misclassification Traps That Cost Employers Millions."&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Synopsis:&lt;/strong&gt; Think the new DOL rule makes independent contractor classification safer? Think again. While federal enforcement may be shifting, courts and plaintiffs’ attorneys continue to apply rigorous standards that expose employers to significant liability. This session provides a practical roadmap for HR professionals to identify misclassification risks, understand where companies get it wrong, and take proactive steps to reduce exposure before it becomes a lawsuit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/2026%20HRCI-SHRM%20Recertification%20Badges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6510130</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, April 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
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This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, April 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, April 28, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;who should register for this course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, May 05, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;who should register for this course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting- Virtual (Tue, May 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494848</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494848</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, May 12, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;who should register for this course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</guid>
      <dc:creator />
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Monthly Meeting (Wed, May 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;More Information Coming Soon&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/2026%20HRCI-SHRM%20Recertification%20Badges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div align="center" style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;..................................................................&lt;/font&gt;.............................................................&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6510148</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Orientation (Wed, May 13, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Mark your calendars!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Who should attend? Those interested in joining Austin SHRM, new members, and current members who would like to learn more about their Austin SHRM membership.&amp;nbsp; We invite you to our Member Orientation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;May 13, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;10:00AM – 10:45 AM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;During orientation, you will be able to learn more about opportunities that are available only to members. We will share enrichment activities and pricing, continuing education credits, scholarship programs, networking events, and share how to maximize your membership to the fullest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Please register for the Orientation so we know how many to be expecting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;....................................................................................................................................................................&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#000000" face="Arial"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6510174</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Spring 2026 Certification Study Group (Tue, May 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#333333"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Develop your career.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Enhance your experience and expertise!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font&gt;This 12-week virtual course, designed by SHRM&amp;nbsp;and Austin SHRM&lt;/font&gt;, will&amp;nbsp;provide&amp;nbsp;you with the latest information&amp;nbsp;for passing the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This class has a 95% pass rate!&amp;nbsp; Our program is unlike any other study group; Austin SHRM partners directly&amp;nbsp;with SHRM to provide all the tools and resources you need to be successful.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deadline to register February 1st, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Are you ready to earn your HR certification?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;If you’re planning to take the SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP™) or SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP™) certification exam, Austin SHRM's twelve-week course will prepare you with the information you need to pass the exam. Through expert instruction and peer discussion with other HR professionals from around the Austin area, you will gain valuable knowledge that will prepare you for your exam. The program curriculum is designed by global subject matter experts and covers the entire SHRM Body of Competency and Knowledge™ (SHRM BoCK™).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Certification"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to learn more about:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;who should register for this course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;learning outcomes&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;why one should take the Austin SHRM Study Group&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;SHRM requires specific educational and work experience in order to be eligible to sit for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam. Learn more on&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/apply/EligibilityCriteria/Pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
  &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;For&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;exam requirements and dates, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shrm.org/certification/pages/default.aspx"&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;www.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;SHRMcertification.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Participants must also purchase the&amp;nbsp;SHRM&amp;nbsp;Learning&amp;nbsp;System&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Save $300 by purchasing&amp;nbsp;your learning system through Austin SHRM when you sign up for the class.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;If you opt to purchase your materials through Austin SHRM, we will follow up with an invoice of $700&lt;/font&gt;.&amp;nbsp; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Payment must be made in advance for you to receive the SHRM Learning System.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:certification@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Email the Austin SHRM Certification Committee&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Website%20Updates/2025%20Champion%20Logo.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="164" height="174"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6503879</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, May 21, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting (Tue, June 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494835</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Q2 Austin SHRM Happy Hour (Wed, June 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Don't miss this opportunity to build your network and make connections with people who work in HR, support HR, or who have an interest in getting into HR!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="YAFdtQi73Xs_0, _fb_, auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for an evening filled with great conversations, valuable connections, and opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496726</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, June 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting- Virtual (Tue, July 14, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494850</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494850</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, July 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>SHRM Certification Boot Camp (Thu, August 06, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p data-start="177" data-end="239" align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="177" data-end="239"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#003663"&gt;Limited Availability – Get In, Get Prepared, Get Certified&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="241" data-end="555" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for an intensive, full-day Certification Boot Camp designed to help you prepare for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam—whether you’re testing for the first time or gearing up for a retake. This is not a full certification course, but rather a focused, high-impact review session to help you pull it all together.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Perfect for those who have already completed a certification course (though not required), this boot camp is ideal if you:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div data-start="681" data-end="860" style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Need a structured, comprehensive refresher&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Struggle with test anxiety and want to feel more confident&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Want to reinforce key concepts and exam strategies before testing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p data-start="862" data-end="1029" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Throughout the day, we’ll revisit essential topics, clarify complex concepts, and provide practical insights to help you approach the exam with clarity and confidence.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1031" data-end="1138" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1033" data-end="1043" style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;BONUS:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;All attendees will receive a&lt;/font&gt; &lt;u&gt;recording&lt;/u&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;of the boot camp to revisit as they continue preparing.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 data-section-id="1q4u468" data-start="1145" data-end="1167" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#002157"&gt;IMPORTANT NOTES:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

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  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li data-section-id="bjbtf4" data-start="1169" data-end="1340"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This boot camp does &lt;strong data-start="1191" data-end="1222"&gt;not include study materials&lt;/strong&gt;. Participants are encouraged to bring their own certification resources or purchase materials in advance if needed.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li data-section-id="bjbtf4" data-start="1169" data-end="1340"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;While designed with prior course participants in mind, &lt;strong data-start="1398" data-end="1447" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;anyone preparing for the SHRM exam is welcome&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h2 data-section-id="19mzpgt" data-start="1457" data-end="1471" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#002157"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;PRICING:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h3 data-section-id="1oqtkum" data-start="1473" data-end="1521" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1477" data-end="1521"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Boot Camp Only (Standalone Registration)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;div data-start="1522" data-end="1569" style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li data-section-id="17t4k4n" data-start="1522" data-end="1543"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1524" data-end="1536"&gt;Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $299&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li data-section-id="17t4k4n" data-start="1522" data-end="1543"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1546" data-end="1562" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Non-Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $399&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;h3 data-section-id="1s78x0w" data-start="1576" data-end="1621" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1580" data-end="1621"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Conference Attendee Exclusive Pricing&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1622" data-end="1733" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Attending the Annual Conference? You’re eligible for &lt;strong data-start="1700" data-end="1732"&gt;discounted boot camp pricing&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div data-start="1735" data-end="1808" style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li data-section-id="1tdpqxb" data-start="1735" data-end="1769"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1737" data-end="1749"&gt;Members:&lt;/strong&gt; $239 &lt;em data-start="1755" data-end="1767"&gt;(Save $60)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li data-section-id="1tdpqxb" data-start="1735" data-end="1769"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong data-start="1772" data-end="1788" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Non-Members:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;$319&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em data-start="1794" data-end="1806" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;(Save $80)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p data-start="1810" data-end="1956" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Your promo code is included in your conference registration confirmation email. Select the &lt;strong data-start="383" data-end="418"&gt;“Boot Camp + Conference Bundle”&lt;/strong&gt; registration option and enter your code to access the discounted rate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Parking Details:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Set your map address to 317 W 20th St, Austin, TX 78705. Park in the Rowling Hall Garage on levels B5 or B6 for access to the Zlotnik Family Ballroom, then take the Zlotnik Family Ballroom elevator to B4. Both the Welcome Reception on Thursday and the Conference on Friday occur in this location.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/2025%20Annual%20Conference/ATT%20Parking.png" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitute an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both&amp;nbsp;now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic&amp;nbsp;reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used&amp;nbsp;on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Registration fees are refundable prior to Friday, July 24, 2026 minus a $50.00 administration fee.&amp;nbsp; Registration fees may not be applied to other events but may be transferred to another person at the same company.&amp;nbsp; These changes must be requested via email to&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:support@austinshrm.org"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;upport@austinshrm.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
If transferring to another individual, higher registration fees may apply if membership level is different from the original registrant.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6635612</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Annual Conference (Fri, August 07, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Our 2025 Annual Conference was sold out - bringing in 400 attendees representing over 100 employers and many HR teams. Registering now ensures that you don’t miss out on all these perks:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tactical Workshops&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;– Deep dives into HR disciplines&amp;nbsp;and Legal Insights&amp;nbsp;on the latest trends and policy shifts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Centralized Floorplan&lt;/strong&gt; – All sessions, events, and exhibits will occur in the stunning Zlotnik Family Ballrooms at the AT&amp;amp;T Conference Center.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Additional Breakout Spaces&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;– Four dedicated rooms, including two with breathtaking balcony views of the UT Tower.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Enhanced Networking&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;– Dedicated time to connect, learn, and grow your professional network and HR toolkit.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003663" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/event-6635612?CalendarViewType=1&amp;amp;SelectedDate=7%2F2%2F2026" target="_blank"&gt;Pre-Conference SHRM Certification Boot Camp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Take your conference experience even further by joining the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Pre-Conference Certification Boot Camp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;—a full-day, high-impact review session designed to help you prepare for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP exam.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This intensive workshop is perfect for HR professionals looking to reinforce key concepts, strengthen test-taking strategies, and build confidence ahead of their exam.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#003663"&gt;Bonus:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;All attendees receive access to the session recording for continued study.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#002157" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Conference Attendee Exclusive Pricing:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="line-height: 18px; margin-left: 2em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Members: $239&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;(Save $60)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Non-Members: $319&amp;nbsp;&lt;em style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;(Save $80)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Your&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;promo code is included in your conference registration confirmation email&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and can be applied when registering for the Boot Camp.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 33, 87);"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider dividerStyle001" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;Group Discounts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$250 off (3-9 registrants from the same company)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;$500 off (10+ from the same company)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Contact &lt;a href="mailto:support@austinshrm.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;support@austinshrm.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to register your group.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style=""&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;font color="#002157"&gt;Partner Opportunities:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Learn more about our current 2026 Partner opportunities&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Partner-with-Us" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;here on our website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;. Email our&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="mailto:sponsorship@austinshrm.org" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;VP of Sponsorship&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;if you have additional questions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong style=""&gt;&lt;font color="#002157"&gt;Parking Details&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Set your map address to 317 W 20th St, Austin, TX 78705. Park in the Rowling Hall Garage on levels B5 or B6 for access to the Zlotnik Family Ballroom, then take the Zlotnik Family Ballroom elevator to B4. Both the Welcome Reception on Thursday and the Conference on Friday occur in this location.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 21px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/2025%20Annual%20Conference/ATT%20Parking.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/2024%20Conference/Conference%20Parking%20Diagram.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" class="WaContentDivider WaContentDivider divider_style_border_solid" style="border-top-width: 1px;" data-wacomponenttype="ContentDivider"&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitute an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&amp;nbsp;reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Registration fees are refundable prior to Friday, July 24, 2026 minus a $50.00 administration fee.&amp;nbsp; Registration fees may not be applied to other events but may be transferred to another person at the same company.&amp;nbsp; These changes must be requested via email to &lt;a href="mailto:support@austinshrm.org" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;s&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;upport@austinshrm.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
If transferring to another individual, higher registration fees may apply if membership level is different from the original registrant.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6472960</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, August 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting (Tue, September 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494840</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494840</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Monthly Meeting (Wed, September 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;More Information Coming Soon&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/2026%20HRCI-SHRM%20Recertification%20Badges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div align="center" style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;..................................................................&lt;/font&gt;.............................................................&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512634</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Orientation (Wed, September 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Mark your calendars!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Who should attend? Those interested in joining Austin SHRM, new members, and current members who would like to learn more about their Austin SHRM membership.&amp;nbsp; We invite you to our Member Orientation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;September 19, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;10:00AM – 10:45 AM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;During orientation, you will be able to learn more about opportunities that are available only to members. We will share enrichment activities and pricing, continuing education credits, scholarship programs, networking events, and share how to maximize your membership to the fullest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Please register for the Orientation so we know how many to be expecting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;....................................................................................................................................................................&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#000000" face="Arial"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512376</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall Austin SHRM Mentoring Program: MENTEE (Wed, September 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Join our mentorship program to connect with experienced professionals who can guide you in achieving your career goals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;If you are interested in participating as a&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;MENTEE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;in this program, please complete the application.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please note the following details:&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="margin-left: 4em"&gt;
  &lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;Must be a member of Austin SHRM to participate.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;Deadline to register is Monday&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, September 7, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program is &lt;strong style=""&gt;NOT&lt;/strong&gt; a free consultant service, a job search service, or an ongoing dependent relationship.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Schedule:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div style="line-height: 22px; margin-left: 2em"&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Applications open - Monday, August 24, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Kick off - September 16, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Wrap up – TBD&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;ul style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A member of the Mentoring Committee will contact applicants prior to the start of the Fall 2026 Mentoring phase.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Additional details can be found&lt;/font&gt; &lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Mentoring-Program"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;here on the Austin SHRM website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#0070C0" face="Roboto Condensed"&gt;Mentorship Program Sponsor!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6495541</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6495541</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Fall Mentorship Program Kick-off (invite only) (Wed, September 16, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Mentorship/Meet%20your%20Mentor!%20(600%20_%20250%20px)%20(1).png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;
  &lt;p align="left" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;font&gt;Kick-off our Mentorship Program with food, drinks, and networking with&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;program participants on &lt;strong&gt;September 16th&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;at 6:00pm&lt;/strong&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TBD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Drinks and food will be served.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496573</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496573</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, September 17, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Q3 Austin SHRM Happy Hour (Wed, September 23, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Don't miss this opportunity to build your network and make connections with people who work in HR, support HR, or who have an interest in getting into HR!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="YAFdtQi73Xs_0, _fb_, auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for an evening filled with great conversations, valuable connections, and opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496728</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496728</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, October 15, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</guid>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting- Virtual (Tue, October 20, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494852</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494852</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Q4 Austin SHRM Happy Hour (Wed, November 04, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;
  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;Don't miss this opportunity to build your network and make connections with people who work in HR, support HR, or who have an interest in getting into HR!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font face="YAFdtQi73Xs_0, _fb_, auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Thank you to our sponsors&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Join us for an evening filled with great conversations, valuable connections, and opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

  &lt;p style="line-height: 22px;" align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496733</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6496733</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting (Tue, November 10, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494843</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494843</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Monthly Meeting (Wed, November 18, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;More Information Coming Soon&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/2026%20HRCI-SHRM%20Recertification%20Badges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div align="center" style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font face="Open Sans"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;..................................................................&lt;/font&gt;.............................................................&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512678</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512678</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Thu, November 19, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Board of Director's Meeting- EOY Celebration (Tue, December 08, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;2026 Board of Director's meeting&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494856</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6494856</guid>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Monthly Meeting (Wed, December 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 24px;"&gt;More Information Coming Soon&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;div align="center"&gt;
  &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/2026%20HRCI-SHRM%20Recertification%20Badges.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;p align="center" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;..................................................................&lt;/font&gt;.............................................................&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM’s use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 24px; font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512662</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership (Wed, December 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;img src="https://austinshrm.org/resources/Pictures/Stepping%20Stones/Stepping%20Stones%20Banner%202.png" alt="" title="" border="0" width="498" height="125"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership course includes a Cohort styled program with nine, 4-hour modules, which are pre-certified through HRCI/SHRM for up to 36 hours of recertification credit.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
This is a creative and innovative program designed, developed, and implemented to meet the professional development needs of today’s HR professionals.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This program provides opportunities for recertification credit, to create a pipeline of emerging leaders, and to meet employers’ needs for improvement of employee engagement, retention, and professional development.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 22px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#3366FF"&gt;AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;are offered the course&lt;br&gt;
at the discounted rate of $450.00&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;FUTURE AUSTIN SHRM MEMBERS&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;may participate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;in the program for a fee of $525.00.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font color="#FF0000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;Payment plans are available. Interest can be selected during registration.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, WaWebKitSavedSpanIndex_6"&gt;&amp;nbsp;M&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;ust be paid in full by Friday, March 13, 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 20px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://austinshrm.org/Stepping-Stones" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;Click here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;font color="#000000"&gt;to learn more about this program.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#1F497D" face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What are participants saying about Stepping Stones to Enhanced Leadership?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 20px;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;"Through the Austin SHRM Stepping Stones Leadership Program, I received a much needed reminder on the of the art of inspiring, guiding, and shaping the future of HR in my workplace and specifically on my wonderful team. It allowed me the opportunity to learn a bit more about myself, things I do well and things I can focus on.&amp;nbsp; It reinvigorated my commitment to nurturing a thriving, people-centric, inclusive culture. I am thankful I was able to meet so many HR peers in the Austin area, hear their diverse perspectives, and even discuss similar obstacles we face as HR professionals. The instructors were all amazing, kind, committed and very knowledgeable. They tailored their teachings to focus on areas of interest as well as ensure they answered our questions. It was a great program, and I would highly recommend.&amp;nbsp; Thank you, Austin SHRM, for continuing to invest in the HR leaders of today and those to come."&lt;br&gt;
    - Nancy Guzman, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;br&gt;
    &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  &lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Roboto Condensed" style="font-size: 16px;" color="#000000"&gt;"My participation in the Stepping Stones program was an organized avenue to self-reflect and share experiences among human resources professionals to promote critical thinking and enhance relevant, timely knowledge.”&lt;br&gt;
  - Aaron Sheppard, 2023 Stepping Stones Graduate&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6450994</link>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Austin SHRM Orientation (Wed, December 09, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p align="center"&gt;Mark your calendars!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Who should attend? Those interested in joining Austin SHRM, new members, and current members who would like to learn more about their Austin SHRM membership.&amp;nbsp; We invite you to our Member Orientation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;December 9, 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#222222"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: white;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;10:00AM – 10:45 AM&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;During orientation, you will be able to learn more about opportunities that are available only to members. We will share enrichment activities and pricing, continuing education credits, scholarship programs, networking events, and share how to maximize your membership to the fullest.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Please register for the Orientation so we know how many to be expecting.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 align="center" style="line-height: 14px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 12px;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;....................................................................................................................................................................&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;h2 style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" color="#000000" face="Arial"&gt;Use of Photographic Images&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Attendance and participation in Austin SHRM events constitutes an agreement by the attendee to Austin SHRM's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;attendee’s image or voice in photographs, videotapes, and/or electronic reproductions.&amp;nbsp; Images and videos may be used on the Austin SHRM website, social media and for other purposes.&amp;nbsp; Attendees waive, release and forever discharge Austin SHRM from and against claims or actions arising out of or resulting from any use of attendee’s image.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Reservation/Cancellation Policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 19px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;" face="Arial"&gt;Registrations must be received before close of business on the Monday prior to the event so that we may turn in a headcount.&amp;nbsp; Onsite registrations are accepted at the door on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can't make the event, please let us know 72 hours beforehand by sending an email to support@austinshrm.org, so that we can cancel your registration. Please note, refunds will not be issued after the 72 hour mark as we pay the venue based on the number of attendees reserved - including no-shows.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512629</link>
      <guid>https://austinshrm.org/event-6512629</guid>
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