Upcoming Events

InterLink’s 2020 Meetings and Conferences

InterLink Relocation Resources takes its involvement in our industry very seriously. If you plan to attend any of these conferences, meetings or trade shows, please seek out and say hello to our InterLink representatives in attendance!

InterLink Relocation Resources and its sister company Rental Relocation, Inc. has representatives attending several upcoming meetings and conferences in 2020’s Q1. We encourage everyone attending the following events to look for our team members, pictured below, and introduce yourselves; they would love to answer your questions about Employee Relocations, Temp Living, your company’s Intern Program, and anything else related to Global Mobility:

Minnesota Employee Relocation Council Education Session: Diversity & Inclusion Part I: A Time to Listen – Real People, Real Stories will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020 from 3 to 4 p.m. via a Virtual Zoom Seminar. This is the first live webinar of a two-part series on stories and real life experiences from black Americans who are part of the mobility industry, those who have relocated, and leaders in the diversity and inclusion arena. CRP/GMS Credits: 1.

Beverly Bell, CRP

Southeast Regional Relocation Council’s 2020 Fall Conference will be held online on October 14-15, 2020. InterLink’s Regional Director of Client Development Beverly Bell, CRP, is  a member of SRRC’s Board of Directors and Planning committee, and will participate.

Beverly will also attend the Tennessee Relocation Council Meeting on April 1, 2020. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Drury Plaza Hotel in downtown Nashville; there will be a post-meeting social event to follow.

Meanwhile, InterLink’s National Account Consultant Alex Calder, CRP will attend three upcoming events:

Alex Calder, CRP

Minnesota Employee Relocation Council (MERC) hosts its 2020 Annual Conference Feb. 18-19 at McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota.

The Kansas City chapter of Global Business Traveler Association (KCGBTA) will hold a lunch meeting March 11, 2020 at Hotel Phillips, located at 106 W. 12th Street.

The Midwest Relocation Council (MRC) will gather March 23-24 for its Vision 20/20: Relocate Your Thinking conference in Chicago at the Westin Chicago River North Hotel.

Remember to look for Beverly and Alex and say hello!

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Alex Calder

Alex Calder, InterLink’s National Account Consultant, will attend the Minnesota Employee Relocation Council Annual Conference, from Monday, February 17 – Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at the McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota. To register for the event, please click this link. If you would like to set up a meeting with him at the event to discuss InterLink Relocation Resources’ services, or to see a demo of our technology, please email him by clicking here.

The agenda for the MERC annual conference is as follows:

Monday, February 17th:

5:00pm – 7:00pm – The MERC 2020 Conference Welcome Reception will be on February 17th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm. At the Hewing Hotel 300 Washington Ave N., Minneapolis, MN 55401. 

Tuesday, February 18th:

7:00am – 8:30am – Registration, networking, continental breakfast and charity scavenger hunt event. Lanyards sponsored by Old Republic Relocation Services
8:30am – 8:40am – Presidents Welcome and Announcements

8:40am – 10:15am – Opening Session – A View From the Top – Beliefs, Values and Culture

This session is focusing on leadership perspectives for all things relational in the relocation industry.  From recruiting, internal incentives, partner relationships and company culture.

Panelists:

Tricia Layde, Head of Global Mobility and Reward Projects – Smiths Group

Joe Cardini, President – Bristol Global Mobility; Paul De Boer, President – WHR Group, Inc.; Bill Mulholland, Director – ARC Relocation; Eve Seib, President – OneSource Relocation

Samantha Elliott, President – Preferred Corporate Housing; John Habanek, Executive Director – Chase; Bob Rosing, President & CEO – Dwellworks

Moderator: David Bunnell, Vice President – Transportation Worldwide

10:30am – 11:15am – Session 1

• So, why don’t you have a BVO program? – Steven John, President and CEO at HomeSerivces Relocation
• Preparing Your Global Talent for Success – Karen Menendez, Global Director and Account Management at Cartus
• Relocation Tax Update – Post U.S. Tax Reform – Bob Rothery, Director and Brian Higgins, Managing Director at KPMG, LLP 

11:15am – 11:30am – Charity Event Scavenger Hunt

11:30am – 12:15pm – Session 2

• Digitization, Automation and the Future of Mobility Management – Martin Foxwell, Senior Vice President, Global Consulting and Industry Relations and Paul Seymour, Vice President and Solutions Architect at Bristol Global Mobility
• Navigating Stormy Waters: The Current Mobility Climate and Preparing for the Future of Tax, Immigration, and Local Challenges – Farshad Owji – Wolfsdorf Rosenthal Immigration Attorneys, Kristi Paulsen – Relocation Today, William Taylor – Relocity, Inc., Eric Loff – Global Tax Network
• Neuromarketing: Outsmart Your Competition – Terry Wu

12:15pm – 1:45pm – Lunch Buffet and Charity Event Scavenger Hunt

• Inclusively Welcoming Newcomers with Make it MSP – Tiffany Orth, Greater MSP

1:45pm – 2:00pm – Charity Event Scavenger Hunt

2:00pm – 2:45pm – Session 3

• Let’s Talk About Disruptive Innovation in Mobility – Ben Heller, CEO and Chief Customer Officer at PricePoint
• Super Skills to Travel like a HERO! – Lana Weber and Daniyela Perzhu, Depart Smart
• Lump Sum Programs: Momentum Lump Sum Productivity Study – Mary Beth Nitz, Vice President Global Consulting at Altair Global

2:45pm – 3:00pm – Charity Event Scavenger Hunt

3:00pm – 4:00pm – Session 4

• Corporate Roundtable – Andrea Shifflett, Target
• Conversation’s Make or Break the Realtionship – The Coaching Hour with Jason Jones

4:15pm – 4:30pm – Charity Event Prize Giveaway!
4:30pm – 5:30pm – Networking Reception brought to you by our sponsors Alexander’s Mobility Services

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2019 Events

Alex Calder, InterLink’s National Account Consultant, has a very busy Dec. 4th planned! He will attend the 2019 GBTA Annual Holiday Fundraiser at the Evergy Building (Formerly the KCP&L Building) in Kansas City, MO.

Prior to the fundraiser, Alex will attend the Heart of America Relocation Councils’ Holiday Meeting at Cherry Hill in Kansas City. “Life After Relocation” will be the highlight of the HARC meeting, where a panel of former relocation professionals who will discuss their former careers in the relocation industry, and what they miss. Panelists include:

1. Rick Marriott – Retired mobility supplier, Fry-Wagner
2. Fran Cashion – Retired mobility supplier, Relocation Director, KC Better Homes & Gardens
3. Beverly Berberich – Retired corporate mobility manager, SC Johnson and former Worldwide ERC President
4. Pat Sparks – Retired corporate mobility manager, Sprint Corporation

Click here to contact Alex if you would like to meet with him before or after either event!

Once again, InterLink representatives are participating in Employee Relocation and Global Mobility-specific events; today, Regional Director of Client Development Beverly Bell is attending the Tennessee Relocation Council‘s Fall Conference in Nashville. Presentations for the day include:

• Global Mobility: Transformations/Trends and Talent (delivered by Worldwide ERC‘s President and CEO Peggy Smith)
• Remaining Relevant in a changing Real Estate/Relocation Environment
• Interactive Corporate Panel
• Update on the council’s Community Outreach Program, “Oasis”

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Beverly Bell, InterLink’s Regional Director and Client Development, helped to organize and attended a Corporate Relocation Round Table, hosted at Biogen in Raleigh N.C. on June 12th. The event was a robust learning session, with multiple topics of open discussion and two key topic speakers: John Campbell (Talent Outcomes): Talent Management with a Strategic Career Path in mind; and Jim Carroll (WestRock); Debunking the Myth on the Multi-Generational Workforce.

Both of these topics brought interesting discussion, inclusive of how each one impacts an employee’s willingness to relocate, domestically OR Internationally.

John Campbell, on Talent Management and the Value of the Strategic Career Path, shared:
   • Strategy is the key to the long-term development of talent
   • Two-thirds of millennials are looking for long-term opportunities

Statistics show career development is only second to recognition and a LinkedIn survey shows 94% of employees will stay longer if a career development strategy is in place. Profits will grow 3 times faster if the work force is engaged.

Michelle Keech added a statistic recently shared to her Biogen executive team:  Over the last five years, of the 72 long term assignments, 50% are now gone. Many of these had no strategic career path, but the investment dollars for putting them on assignment, plus their skill-set being lost at Biogen = money lost, with the total amount yet to be determined.

  • Employee engagement – employee shows more results to the company 3X faster
  • Companies need a philosophy of talent that includes emphasis on:
  1. Performance
  2. Behaviors
  3. Differentiation
  4. Accountability
  5. Transparency into the talent process

The best results are clear and transparent, and all employees know what is possible and take ownership.

Additionally, Jim Carroll of WestRock shared discussion about a high-level individual who came from division and would be great fit into another segment, but senior management could not see the strategy path.

InterLink enjoys and encourages these learning events, and would love to hear your ideas or topic suggestions for the next Corporate Relocation Round Table. Contact us at info@interlinkrelocation.com and tell us what you think.

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InterLink’s National Account Consultant Alex Calder will be attending the 2019 Minnesota Employee Relocation Council (MERC) Conference on February 26. The 35^th annual conference, titled, “Are We There Yet?” at McNamara Alumni Center at the University of Minnesota.

Registration for the event is $275 for MERC members, and $350 for non-members.

On Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, there will be a MERC Welcome Reception, with information coming soon. The remainder of the agenda is as follows:

Tuesday, February 26th:

• 7:00am-8:30am– Registration, networking and continental breakfast
• 8:30am-8:35am- President’s Welcome and Announcements
• 8:35am-9:35am– Keynote: Pivot Concept – Adam Markel

9:45am-10:45am – Session 1

Diversity – Trina Scott, VP at Quicken Loans

Mobility Pricing – Steven John, President and CEO at HomeSerivces Relocation

Talent Attraction/Retention – Chris Pardo, VP Consulting at Plus Relocation

11:00am-12:00pm-Session 2

Survey Results – Mitch Ulrich, SVP Global Mobility Strategies at NEI Global Relocation; Amy Smith, Senior Analyst Global Mobility Strategies at NEI Global Relocation

E-Closings – Faye Hoxworth, Strategic Operations Manager at Old Republic Relocation Services

Policy Segmentation – Martin Foxwell, Senior Vice President, Global Consulting and Industry Relations at Bristol Global Mobility

12:00pm-1:30pm– Lunch

1:45pm-2:45pm– Session 3

Real Estate Market Trends – David Arbit, Director of Research and Economics at the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors

Tax Reform – Ashley Fewins-Kalb, Supervisor, International Assignment Services at RSM US LLP

Travel Safety Training, Sheryl Hill, President at Depart Smart Inc.

3:00pm-4:00pm – Session 4

Corporate Roundtable

Supplier Session

4:00pm-5:00pm – Networking Reception

More details, including information about hotels, can be found at https://www.mnerc.org/2018MERCConference. Visit https://www.mnerc.org/MERCMembership/ for additional information about MERC, or to apply for membership.