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OSAT/Towers Perrin Conference

23 March 1999

OSAT/Towers Perrin Conference

    --(AutomotiveWire)--

    TOP EXECUTIVES IN AUTO INDUSTRY CONVENE TO DISCUSS
    KEY HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES AT CONFERENCE
    HOSTED BY UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND TOWERS PERRIN

    Forum Offers Strategies and Solutions for Dealing with
    Changes in the Industry

BACKGROUND

    There are major changes taking place within the auto industry and these changes are creating a host of "people" issues for auto manufacturers and suppliers. The industry must develop strategies for dealing with an aging workforce, a shortage of skilled labor and changing work requirements. It must also figure out ways to integrate workers from different corporate cultures; boost employee morale during a period of transition; and create a work environment that inspires employee loyalty.
    Connecting For Results, is a one-day conference that seeks to address many of the key human resource issues facing the auto industry by sharing with participants best HR practices within and outside of the industry.

WHO:  David Cole, Director of the Office for the Study of Automotive 
        Transportation (OSAT) at the
      University of Michigan;
      Mike Ponicall, Principal, Towers Perrin, Employee Benefits
        Expert;
      Jeff Schmidt, Principal, Towers Perrin, Human Resources expert;
      Richard "Skip" Le Fauve, recently retired Chairman of Saturn
          Corp.;
      Kenneth Cameron, former NASA astronaut, SAAB Executive

WHAT: Connecting For Results - A Conference on Human Resource Issues
      for the Auto Industry

WHEN: Monday, March 22, 1999 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

WHERE:Dearborn Inn, 20301 Oakwood Blvd. Dearborn, Michigan

RSVP: Stanley Davis, Towers Perrin Manager, Media Relations
      914-745-4191 Note to Editors: There will be a press room on site
      with phone and faxing capabilities. The Press Room # is
      313-271-2005