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• Seattle Networking Interest Group

  • When
    May 02, 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom access provided upon registration

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  Seattle Networking Interest Group

  Our Networking Interest Group meets virtually the first Thursday of every month for connection, conversation and conviviality! Whether you’re a current member or curious about becoming one, these structured gatherings are intentionally designed to help you:

  • Meet talent development professionals from across the Puget Sound region
  • Discover new ways to get involved with our Chapter 
  • Get the most value out of an ATD Puget Sound Membership 
  • Engage with Chapter Leaders
  • Experience and learn fun virtual connection building activities you can use at work

  Whether you’re an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, instructional designer, consultant, or aspiring to work in one of the many fields of L&D, these meetings give you the chance to learn from and with others, feel more connected to the industry and get inspired to be an active member of the ATD Puget Sound community. 

  Can’t join us for the full 90 minutes? No problem! This is your open invitation to a virtual open house: anyone can "Zoom" by, whenever, and for however long you can stay.

  
  

  Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

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• ATDps 2024 Mentorship Program

  • When
    May 13, 2024
  • Location
    Variety of Options - TBA

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  Mentorship Program

  Where do you want to be professionally in the next year? To find yourself with new skills, competencies, a new job, or whatever goals you have - let the ATD Puget Sound (ATDps)Mentorship Program support you. 

  This year, the mentorship will be a team experience, where one mentor is partnered with 2-3 mentees who all share similar goals centered around a competency from the ATD Capability Model. These group conversations will enhance engagement, multiple perspectives, networking, and community learning. They will help develop both mentor and peer mentoring relationships, which are long-lasting supportive relationships.

  The six-month program kicks off in May, so to be considered, please complete the application listed below and the ATD Capability Self-Assessment by end of day Friday, April 26.  Use the links in your confirmation email to express your interest in being a mentee, mentor or both.

  Mentors will have a kick-off session on May 13 and mentees on May 14. The program ends in November. We encourage you to sign up as a mentor, mentee, or both!

  During the Mentorship Program, you will have access to a program guide with resources and targeted discussion points, a dedicated Slack channel, and opportunities to attend networking gatherings with the mentorship community.

  Great news: the program is FREE for ATD Puget Sound members. Not a member? Join today. Or, if you are not a member, this program is $59 for each six-month cohort. Note, if you haven’t joined, you will not be sent a payment link until you’re paired with your mentor/mentee.

  For more information, visit our Mentorship Program Page.

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    May 16, 2024
  •  
    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  By now we have all heard the team silver tsunami but what does this mean as a large part of the workforce choose to continue to work in an environment that is seemingly geared toward newer generations. Organizations must find ways to attract the next generations of workforce while leveraging and acknowledging the historical knowledge that more tenured employees used to build the foundations of the company.

  
  

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• Group Discount for ATD International Conference and Expo (ICE)

  • Start
    May 19, 2024
  • End
    May 22, 2024
  • Location
    New Orleans

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  We have a team discount code!  Please complete this interest form and the code will be in your confirmation email which is sent immediately after signing up. 

  ATD International Conference and Expo (ICE)
  

  New Orleans, LA

  May 19 - 22, 2024

  Every year, National ATD hosts their incredible conference, and this year it's in New Orleans, LA. The keynote speakers will be Daniel Pink and Venus Williams.  Actor Matthew McConaughey has just been added to the keynote list.

  In concert with National ATD, our chapter is able to provide additional discounts on the registration fees but we need to have at least 5 people signed up or be interested to get those discounts for you.

  Whether you're signed up already or interested in going to the National Conference, please let us know with your name and contact info. Once we have 5 people, National ATD will invoice you at the discounted rate. By responding here, you are only expressing interest in attending as part of the ATDps team.

  You don't have to be a member of National ATD to take advantage of this offer! If you've already signed up and paid for the conference, let us know and we'll try to get the difference refunded to you.

  For more information about the conference, please click here.

  ICE National Member Registration Fees

  The discounted team rates are $1,615 and $2,015, depending on whether or not you are a member of National ATD, and they are good through April 5th. For comparison, the regular rates are listed below.

  
  

  
  

  Key Dates	Individual Rates for Members of National ATD (not part of a group)	Individual Rates for those who are not members of National ATD (not part of a group)
  Register by April 5th	$2,195	$2,595
  Register by May 17	$2,395	$2,795
  Onsite	$2,595	$2,995

  
  

  Upon registering, please use our special code: 8020 and ATDps will receive a financial rebate which helps the chapter!

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• Seattle Networking Interest Group

  • When
    June 06, 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom access provided upon registration

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  Seattle Networking Interest Group

  Our Networking Interest Group meets virtually the first Thursday of every month for connection, conversation and conviviality! Whether you’re a current member or curious about becoming one, these structured gatherings are intentionally designed to help you:

  • Meet talent development professionals from across the Puget Sound region
  • Discover new ways to get involved with our Chapter 
  • Get the most value out of an ATD Puget Sound Membership 
  • Engage with Chapter Leaders
  • Experience and learn fun virtual connection building activities you can use at work

  Whether you’re an experienced trainer, facilitator, coach, instructional designer, consultant, or aspiring to work in one of the many fields of L&D, these meetings give you the chance to learn from and with others, feel more connected to the industry and get inspired to be an active member of the ATD Puget Sound community. 

  Can’t join us for the full 90 minutes? No problem! This is your open invitation to a virtual open house: anyone can "Zoom" by, whenever, and for however long you can stay.

  
  

  Pre-registration is required to have the Zoom log in information sent. Also, there is no real time assistance available for this program.

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• DEI Mentoring Programs

  • When
    June 11, 2024
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual - Zoom information will be included on your confirmation email

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  ATDps: June 2024 Virtual Member Event

  Mentoring Programs are an effective way to build capabilities of employees in organizations. They are associated with greater career satisfaction, mobility, and personal development such as increased skills in relationship-building. Mentoring Programs likely are catered to "high-potentials." But I am going to share about building a Mentoring Program accessible to everyone, which brought DEI considerations into play.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Identify the purpose of a Mentoring Program.
  • List DEI considerations in mentoring programs, and get specific about what is meant by them.
  • Set measures for effectiveness of the mentoring program through DEI lens.

  
  

  Our guest: Amy is a 5-year member of ATDps with a passion for the employee experience within organizations. As Learning & Development Partner at the Community Health Plan of Washington, she runs the Onboarding and Mentoring Programs along with all Employee Growth initiatives. She is currently creating some practical Career Navigation workshops for employees, which she is very excited about. When she's not working or volunteering at ATDps, she enjoys spending time with her nephews, hiking, and taking walks with friends.

                      
  

  

  
  

  Career & Leadership Development, Cultural Awareness & Inclusion, 

  
  

  
  

  Registration:

  Pre-Registration - Members attend at no charge. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory.

  Pre-Registration - Non-Member $20.00. There is no walk in availability. Pre-registration is mandatory. 

  We are not able to issue refunds after the Friday prior to the meeting. Substitutions are encouraged.

  Special Instructions:

  Instructions to attend the virtual meeting will be included in your confirmation email and on the reminder email the day prior to the program. Please save these instructions. Real time assistance is not usually available. 

  
  

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• DEI Talent Development Special Interest Group

  • When
    June 20, 2024
  •  
    5:15 PM - 6:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom - Link provided upon registration

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  Meet people from private and public sectors in training, coaching, performance improvement, human resources, leadership development, and organizational development with an emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in our work. This interest group's overall goal is to exchange ideas, share best practices and strategies, and resources to help shift the culture of Talent Development through DEI lenses and build a culture that weaves DEI into the fabric of our work. Feel free to invite others who may benefit from this group and are committed to building an inclusive, varied workplace welcoming to people of all backgrounds.

  
  

  
  

  DEI is a journey not a destination. As you may be aware or heard, demographics are changing. In 2019, Pew Research reported on how “Americans have mixed views about how the country might change when blacks, Hispanics, Asians and other minorities make up a majority of the population. While more say this change will be good for the country than say it will be bad, the predominant view is that it will be neither.” How will this shift impact the ability to further develop and grow internal talent pools or attract more diverse candidates into your organizations?

  
  

  
  

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