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Chapter News
Have you registered to attend the 2010 Chapter Leaders Conference? Register online by September 13 and be entered to win an ASTD Press book!
New Content-To-Go for September! Click here to download.
Congratulations to the Austin Chapter for being named the September 2010 Chapter of the Month!
Read the latest Leader Connection Newsletter online!
Don't miss an important deadline, view the 2010 Key Dates Calendar.
View the online calendar and check out upcoming Chapter Events!
Employee Learning Week - December 6-10! www.employeelearningweek.org
ASTD chapters showcase Employee Learning Week by holding meetings and events, or by sending special communications. Several ASTD chapters participated in the campaign last year by soliciting local proclamations to recognize the week. Click here to access the Chapter Toolkit.
Follow your local ASTD chapter on Twitter! Click here for a list of chapters currently on Twitter.
New resource for VP of Technology or webmaster! Auto-populate your chapter’s ChIP code when linking to the ASTD store from your chapter website. This 1 page job aid will help you set up your chapter promotions for ASTD products on your chapter website or in email promotions to automatically insert your chapter’s ChIP code when the customer checks out.
Content Downloads! Wrapped up and ready to go, ASTD Content To Go presents members with a quick, one-stop place to access content on the industry's hottest topics.
Chapter Members in Transition? The Public Workforce System Can Help
If members of your chapter recently experienced a job change or are in transition, they have probably used many of the resources and tools that are available in your local community and online. Some of the most important resources you can tap into are your local Workforce Investment Board (WIB) and One-Stop Career Center. Contact information for these local resources, plus plenty of career development information, education and training, and access to state services is available at www.servicelocator.org. This site—called CareerOneStop—is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
To read more about Workforce Investment Boards and One-Stop Career Centers, read Jennifer Homer’s article. If you have questions, contact Jennifer at jhomer@astd.org.
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Important updates
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The ASTD Professional Partner Program is an initiative designed to increase training professionals’ awareness of the many tools and resources available to them that help to advance the profession, and encourage employee learning and development in organizations. Learn more!
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Earn ChIP revenue for your chapter with the ASTD Job Bank. Click here for more information.
- Special membership discounts available for chapter leaders and chapter members. Click here for more information. Chapter leaders, click here for the special application for the $119 discounted national membership rate for chapter leaders.
- Resource designed for VP Communications/Technology! Download the quick links list for ASTD chapter webpages for a list of key national ASTD links you can reference on your chapter website.
- Upcoming Chapter Conference? Click here to make a request to have an ASTD Bookstore at your event (request must be made no less than 21 days in advance)
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Chapter webcast/conference call schedule
Click on the topic name for more information and to register. Chose from the Professional Development Track (audience: chapter members and leaders) or the Chapter Leader Track (audience: chapter leaders).
Looking for more? Click here to listen to a previously recorded webcast.
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Presenter |
Audience |
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Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1 p.m. ET |
Congressional Conversations Overview |
Jennifer Homer and Michael Ferraro, ASTD Public Policy Council |
Chapter Leader Track |
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Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2 p.m. ET |
Create Sponsorships for Your Chapter Program |
Amanda Miller, Director, Organizational Learning |
Chapter Leader Track |
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Thursday, Sept. 23, 1 p.m. ET |
Congressional Conversations Orientation |
Jennifer Homer and Michael Ferraro, ASTD Public Policy Council |
Event Attendees Only |
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Social Media
Click on the group names above to connect with ASTD chapter leaders! Looking for more help? Download job aid directions on how to join the Yahoo, LinkedIn or Facebook ASTD chapter leaders groups. For updates on new chapter resources and events, follow @ASTDCHAPTERS on Twitter!
Chapter Leaders Blog
Access the Official ASTD Blog in categories such as Chapters, Public Policy, Conferences and more to find out about ASTD resources and news from the National Advisors for Chapters and ASTD staff.
Follow ASTD chapters! Click here for a list of Twitter chapter names.
Are you currently using Twitter? Participate in bi-weekly chapter leader chats! (hashtag #astdchapters) The next Twitter chat topic is Recruting and Retaining Volunteers and will be held on Wednesday, August 10, at 8:30 p.m. ET. If you’ve never participated in a Twitter chat before, check out the guidelines for another learning-related chat (#lrnchat) http://lrnchat.wordpress.com/. We follow the same basic guidelines. Transcripts of previous chats can be found at http://astdchapters.wordpress.com/.
Second Life - ASTD Island
Chapters and ASTD members can now conduct meetings in the virtual world on ASTD Island in Second Life. Click on the links to learn more about ASTD Island, Chapter guidelines or General guidelines.
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