The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest professional association dedicated to advancing the HR profession. The Wisconsin State Council SHRM represents 17 local chapters and national SHRM at-large members, connecting more than 6,000 HR professionals across the state. Through education, leadership development, advocacy, and professional networking, we help shape the future of human resources in Wisconsin.
Partnering with the Wisconsin State Council SHRM places your organization in front of a highly engaged audience of HR leaders and decision-makers who influence workplace strategies, employee benefits, technology investments, training, recruiting, and business services. Whether your goal is to build brand awareness, generate new business opportunities, or strengthen relationships within the HR community, our partnership and sponsorship opportunities provide year-round visibility and meaningful connections.
Your investment not only elevates your brand but also helps us deliver exceptional educational programs, leadership initiatives, and resources that empower HR professionals and strengthen Wisconsin's workforce. Together, we can make a lasting impact while helping your organization achieve its marketing and business development goals.
Legislative Partner ($5,250) - SOLD (renewal 05/01/2027)
** Exclusive - Limited to one organization **
- Logo displayed on home page of the Council Website for 1 year.
- Logo will be linked to company website.
- Partner will provide a monthly educational update on legislation, court decisions and other appropriate employment law topics.
- Publications will be posted to the council website and included in monthly council communication.
- Partner will be the headline pre-conference legislative keynote speaker on Wednesday afternoon at the year’s WI State SHRM Conference.
- Signage at the conference acknowledging the sponsorship.
- A full page color ad in the WI State SHRM Conference program.
- One booth in the state conference exhibit hall.
- 4 tickets for Thursday lunch and evening event at our October State Conference
- Listed in the following year website vendor directory
- Partner will also be key speaker and sponsor at WI State SHRM Legislative conferences.
2026 Deadlines for Articles
As one of your benefits you are able to submit a monthly article for our eblast that goes out approximately by the 10th of each month to our membership. Please mark your calendars of the due dates for your articles to be included each month.
There is a different folder for the
forwardHR articles and those deadlines are listed below, as well. You will be receiving a reminder email each month to submit your articles.
Click here for instructions on how to submit your articles for publication on the WI SHRM website.
| Month |
Deadline* |
| December |
November 29, 2025 |
| January |
December 29, 2025 |
| February |
January 29, 2026 |
Spring edition
of forwardHR |
February 9, 2026
Theme: Rising Above the Storm |
| March |
February 28, 2026 |
| April |
March 29, 20256 |
| May |
April 29, 2026 |
| June |
May 29, 2026 |
Fall edition
of forwardHR |
June 3, 2026
Theme:
WI SHRM State Conference - HR: Breaking Barriers & Empowering Change |
| July |
June 29, 2026 |
| August |
July 29, 2026 |
| September |
August 29, 2026 |
| October |
Off month due to Conference |
| November |
October 29, 2026 |
| December |
November 29, 2026 |
*Deadlines subject to change with minimal notice.
forwardHR Article Guidelines
As an Educational Partner with WI SHRM you have the opportunity to publish an article in our biannual forwardHR magazine. Key points to remember:
- Each edition has a theme. You will have the opportunity to craft an article in alignment with the theme or you can submit a topic of your choice that aligns educationally to your business, hot topic in the industry, etc.
- You will submit your article to an online library
- Submit your articles in Microsoft Word format. A template is available to download HERE.
- Content should not exceed 500 words
- Include a short bio of the author
- Include a photo of the author in a separate file as a high resolution jpeg
Additional Sponsor Opportunities for the Wisconsin State SHRM Council are listed below.
- WI SHRM State Conference (largest WI SHRM event of the year) - Click Here
- Badger Bash at SHRM National Conference
- WI SHRM Workplace Policy Conference
- WI SHRM Volunteer Leader Conference
- WI SHRM Student HR Games at State Conference
- In-kind Donations for SHRM Foundation Events
Additional Opportunities
Additional opportunities to connect with over 6,000 human resource professionals throughout the state include:
- Exhibition opportunities at the WI SHRM State Conference
- Advertising opportunities in the WI SHRM State Conference program
Contact Information
Biography
Ian Weide is Director of Business Development with SEEK Careers/Staffing and holds a CSP certification. He sits on the executive leadership board for the company and is involved in setting policy across the company. He studied at Cochise College in the flight program where he obtained his pilot’s license and was finishing up his commercial license when September 11th, 2001 happened. That event turned him in a new direction. After school, he entered the service industry and worked the next ten plus years in restaurants, going through each level of management and managing up to 130 people. This gave him great respect for the HR aspect of things as he was hiring, firing, coaching, counseling, and everything in between. After leaving the restaurant industry, Ian started his sales career at Pacific Seafood where he managed teams of merchandisers and a personal book of business of over 25 million. Ian moved his family back to Wisconsin about 8 years ago from the Seattle area because they wanted to be closer to family. He feels that his experience working for SEEK has made him uniquely suited for this role due to his sales experience and his connections across so many industries across the state. He has been involved on a board level for the Green Bay area SHRM for more than four years and is currently serving as Green Bay area chapter President. Within his time with SHRM he has helped to grow the SHRM Foundation message as well as fundraising and have been a part of growing Foundation donations steadily to number two in the nation to this year spearheaded a chapter record for donations in which the Green Bay chapter hopes to be #1 in the entire nation! He has also consulted for the Foundation as a whole to give feedback to their future initiatives. He truly believes that the SHRM community provides many great partnerships, and he would love to be a part of helping them all succeed.
