The Conference Daily conducted "person-on-the-street" interviews with attendees to find out their thoughts about ASTD's 2013 International Conference & Exposition.

What are you hoping to get out of your experience at ASTD 2013?

 
Sonali Gadkari
Houston, TX, United States		 Walter Watts
El Cajon, CA, United States		 Tongzhoo Liu
Huawei Shenzhen, China		 Jennifer Kurtz
Boulder, CO, United States
"I want to learn about practices to take back to my company. I'm also interested in doing some benchmarking against what we are currently doing." "Evaluation, evaluation, evaluation. I have lots of data and don't know that to do with it. I'm looking to learn more about the levels of evaluation." "I'm interested in learning about the latest trends and new practices in learning. This is my first time at ICE, and I'm looking forward to connecting with other professionals here." "I'm looking forward to hearing the keynote speakers. I heard a TED presentation by Sir Ken Robinson that was great, so I'm really looking forward to hearing him."

What was your biggest takeaway from Sir Ken Robinson's Keynote address?

 
Dale Vansickle
Springdale, AR, United States		 Jenny Xu
Beijing, China		 Andrianiaina Herizo
Paris, France		 Kamala Robinson
Norfolk, NE, United States
"Just because you’re good at something doesn't mean it has to be what you do for a living. It's important to be passionate about something even if you're mediocre." "Make your life meaningful by combining your passions and talents even if it means giving up your career." "It's important to find your own talents to improve ourselves and our career." "It's extremely important that we start fostering creativity. We expect our students and employees to solve problems, but we at times limit their creativity."

 

What has been your most memorable ASTD 2013 experience so far?

   
Karen Lovern
Toccoa, GA, United States		 Abdulmohsin Alhajji
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		 Maureen Orey
San Diego, CA, United States		 Chris Hebert
Takeda, Canada
"Scott Blanchard's session on leadership was great. He explained that leaders need to look at themselves to ensure they're providing good leadership while also developing others." "The Opening General Session from start to finish. It opened with some excitement with the jugglers." "Reconnecting with colleagues from previous conferences and renewing relationships. I also presented a session this year, which had a great turnout." "This is my first conference, and the EXPO Hall is enormous. There's so much to see."