ASTD International at the HRD Conference 2012 in Seoul, Korea

The 6 ^th Annual HRD Conference was held at the COEX Convention Center in Seoul, Korea, this year, welcoming nealry 3,000 attendees.

This two-day conference held from September 24-25^th invited speakers from both Korea and other parts of the world. The focus of this year’s conference: HRD for Future Value Creation.

What Is the HRD Conference?

A well-qualified workforce is the key to provide domestic firms with a competitive edge, and workers require higher level of skills to adapt to accelerating technical and market changes. Also, it is well-known that development of competent human resources is critical to the economic growth of a country in this rapidly changing global community.

Hence, the Ministry of Employment and Labor in Korea and HRD Korea provide various programs and services to support human resources development for the public. Moreover, as a part of these institutions, HRD Korea has been hosting the HRD Conference—the biggest human resource development conference in Asia—annually for HRD officials from the government, non-governmental enterprises, organizations, and public institutions since 2007.

More about HRD Korea

HRD Korea is a specialized public organization that performs core roles in a comprehensive manner to develop our national human resources in the areas of lifelong competency development, national qualification management, global employment system, and international cooperation. ASTD International and HRD Korea maintain close ties as conference supporters.

If you want more information about HRD Korea, visit their English-language website: http://www.hrdkorea.or.kr/ENG

ASTD International’s Presence at the HRD Conference

ASTD had more than 1,000 attendees, and ASTD fans dropped by the ASTD International booth to pick up the latest catalogs on ASTD education programs and books, as well as to hear about the details of upcoming ASTD events.

Elizabeth Palafox, ASTD International Relations Specialist, manned the ASTD International booth again this year. She was able to meet hundreds of attendees from all over Korea, as well as different parts of the world. She provided information about ASTD and its core business deliverables, as well as its upcoming international conferences in Singapore (ASTD-STADA Asia-Pacific Conference), San Jose, California (TechKnowledge), and Dallas, Texas (ASTD International Conference & Exposition).

Most of those who dropped by were also given a free ASTD luggage tag –a token of appreciation for their continued interest and support for ASTD.  

ASTD International would like to thank all ASTD members who took the time out of their busy schedules to stop by the ASTD booth at the HRD Conference, and once again show how much our global community supports our mission to “empower professionals to develop knowledge and skills successfully.”