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We’re excited to invite you to a memorable day with 2 engaging keynotes, 16 great facilitators, a Learning Expo, and plenty of networking opportunities!  Our facilitators will help you develop the skills you need to innovate yourself and maintain your competitive edge.  They represent the entire spectrum of working in Learning & Development in the region, from the biggest names to small independent contractors.  Each session was specifically selected to bring individual value, but also create an overall experience to help establish the foundation for your future success.

Registration is open!

Our chapter is partnering with more than 40 ATD Chapters to create an online book club for L&D professionals around the country. The group will connect virtually through an online forum to discuss books related to L&D, training, organizational development and much more. You can learn more and sign up for the book club here: https://www.pbc.guru/td/ . The program is completely free so feel free to pass the opportunity on to friends and colleagues.

The book club will give participants the opportunity to:

• Read interesting books related to Talent and Development
  
• Connect with other TD professionals around the country to grow their professional network and learn from their peers
  
• Participate entirely online so the program can work with people's busy schedules
  
• Hold themselves accountable to reading by being part of a cohort
  

The book club will be moderated by Zach Rubin, Co-Founder and CEO of Professional Book Club Guru. PBC Guru manages virtual professional book clubs for companies and will be hosting the group for the chapter. You can learn more about PBC Guru at www.pbc.guru and email Zach Rubin at zach@pbc.guru with any questions about the book club.

Our June 19th Virtual meeting,  ATDps Virtual Chapter Meeting~ “Breaking the ICE”: Innovations and Inspirations from the 2018 ATD International Conference and Expo has been re-scheduled to August 22nd.

Those who have already registered do not need to re-register but anyone who has not pre-registered and would like to, please follow the link.  We would love to have you join us!

As a partner to Learnapalooza, ATD Puget Sound members receive  10% off the registration price by entering the code “PARTNER” at check out on the Learnapalooza registration site.

Now in its 4th year, Learnapalooza is bigger than ever. This is the only spring Learning and Talent Management Conference held in the Pacific Northwest.

This is not like your typical conference. This conference is about disruption and innovation in the learning industry, so the conference itself disrupts itself each year by doing things a little different each time.

Click here for more details.

You are invited to complete a proposal to become one of our speakers at the 2018 ATD-Cascadia Annual Conference being held at the Sheraton Airport Hotel in Portland, Oregon, on November 8th, 2018.

Our theme this year is "The Shape of Learning". 

We seek speakers and facilitators with topics that will foster connections and inspire practitioners. We'll be offering presentations and workshops around these focus areas:

• Leveraging coaching and social learning to support development
• Connecting with adult learners in the traditional and virtual classroom
• Effectively using games, gamification, mobile technologies, and AR/VR
• Tackling implicit bias in the classroom and the boardroom
• Supporting the next generation of TD professionals
• Implementing Communities of Practice to support professional development

For more details about the RFP process, click here.

If you have any questions about the process, please contact our Conference Committee at conferencesessions@TDcascadia.org. 

Natasha Palandri
2018 hair

ATD-Cascadia Annual Conference

When registering please be sure to use our ChIP code: 8020

The EMPOWER STEM project (http://www.empowerstem.com) is a National Science Foundation-funded education research project studying industry training in technical fields. The research team is seeking trainers and instructors in the Seattle metro region who provide industry training in computing and advanced manufacturing, and  who would be willing to share their expertise in a virtual or in-person interview. 

Please contact Dr. Ben Zwickl at ben.zwickl@rit.edu if you would like to learn more.