Day 1 at SHRM San Diego: June Gloom, Forbes’ Bad Back, and Member Growth


If you’ve ever been to a SHRM annual conference and exhibition, you know one thing is true: Day 1 of the conference is as good as it gets.
That’s not to say that good stuff doesn’t happen throughout the four days of the big annual SHRM event, but just that Sunday always seems to be the one day out of the four where everyone is fresh and happy to be there. The long days of attending sessions hasn’t really started yet (that kicks in on Monday), and the long nights of partying are still to come. And that seems to be true if it’s held in San Diego, New Orleans, or anywhere else.
So, with the thoughts of happy and friendly interactions with people at SHRM still fresh in my mind, here are some interesting things that happened on Day 1 in San Diego: