News Updates from ASTD

Registration closes on August 31 for Building Middle Management Excellence: A Model For Trainers on September 15 and 10 Steps to Successful Project Management on September 22, Join or renew your ASTD membership now to attend either of these classes! (Can't make the date? The recorded session will be available for all registrants.)

The ASTD Instructional Systems Design report explores how instructional systems design (ISD) is adapting to the current, fast-changing learning environment and the uncertain future. Developing effective programs has always been a challenge: Most companies have ISD programs that are, at best, moderately effective in achieving both learning and business goals. The evolution of learning environments means most organizations need to prepare themselves for the future; inevitably modifying the priorities of ISD professionals who will need to add skills and competencies to their repertoire.

The Soundview Live Author Series from Soundview Executive Book Summaries, in association with ASTD, presents: A conversation with the authors of Lead with Your Customer: Mark David Jones and J. Jeff Kober

Join your colleagues who are attending the show through Twitter at #TK10. Find out about the Virtual Conference coming up between February 8 and March 8, 2010.

Improve your ability to deliver engaging and memorable training sessions at the Telling Ain't Training Conference. Register today and get useful techniques you can implement quickly at your job. Multiple locations available: July 15-16 in Chicago, and October 14-15 in Atlanta.