I would love some input/ideas on what kinds of topics should be covered in a 3-day HR Summit. 

Here is what I have so far...

Business Basics for HR Professionals

EEO/Employment Law Updates

New Hire Orientation

efeldman - what type of business are you in?

If you deal with a lot of Workers Comp issues then add that as a topic - ways to reduce costs associated with accidents/injuries, getting people back to work as quickly as possible (utilizing light duty if it is an option), have the wc facility you use come visit your facility so they can get a good idea of the nature of your business, light duty assignments, etc.

Recruiting - success stories, getting the most for your recruiting dollars (job ads, resume searches, etc.)

Is this for HR professionals or for business managers?

ADA and FMLA, either way....

FLSA

Wagner Act if you are unionized or, if you are in a highly unionized sector.

We are a mid-size integrated media company (print, digital, trade shows), and we're bringing the HR team (5 people) together for 3 days and I wanted to come up with some relevant topics to discuss.

I really appreciate this feedback.

Fundamentals first

• Counseling
• Conducting disciplinary meetings
• Coaching
• When to investigate, how to investigate, what to investigate
• Conducting intake meetings

Legal Topics

• What is "at-will"?
• The handbook, it's purpose, and it's relationship to "at-will" employment
• Why "at-will" is not "right to work" - I address this regularly because Texans routinely have them reversed and it looks bad in front of a state hearing officer, judge, lawyer, or any person who may be scrutinizing your decisions. 
• EEO in it's many, many forms
• FMLA
• ADA
• FLSA
• OSHA (office safety is important, too and chair racing is not as good an idea at the hospital as it seemed when the race began)
• NLRA (Weingarten's out (for now), what's in?)

Get your boss to pay me to come out there and do some of this over a weekend. :)  I love these.

There are some great HR topics here.  You may also want to consider how your HR objectives are tied into the strategic goals of your organization.  You always need top-down buy-in to get things accomplished and your overall HR mission should also align with your company’s vision (not just being the HR policy police).

HR_Fun:

There are some great HR topics here.  You may also want to consider how your HR objectives are tied into the strategic goals of your organization.  You always need top-down buy-in to get things accomplished and your overall HR mission should also align with your company’s vision (not just being the HR policy police).

Amen.