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Join Us For Our Next Great Evening Event: 

The 2020 Workplace: Implications for Training an Increasingly Millennial Workforce
with Dr. Karie Willyerd

October 10, 2012 | 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MDT

While organizations recalibrate to respond to current business pressures, external forces will continue to change and shape the nature of business.

Join Dr. Karie Willyerd as she leads an interactive presentation on the ways that organizations are connecting to employees, implementing social learning, and addressing the needs of a global and increasingly Millennial workforce.

Session discovery topics include:

• The impact of globalization on talent availability
• Demographic shifts around the world, leading to Gen Y as the most dominant generation in the workplace
• How Gen Y is using social media and the expectations they bring to work on how they learn
• The implications for leader preparation in inspiring the future workplace
• Best practice examples of how companies are already developing and retaining the workforce of the future

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Call for Volunteers

To all of our great ISPI-FRC members and those thinking of joining...

Over the past year, we have had some great events and excellent speakers: a workshop and evening event with Thiagi, "Organizational Performance" with Bob Carleton, "Leading Customer-Centered Change" with Joe Durzo, "Mobile Learning" with Mark Lauren, and a workshop and evening event with Dr. Judy Hale. These events were made possible by the time and energy of our great volunteers.

However, some of our Board members have stepped down and, unfortunately, no one has stepped up to volunteer for these positions. This reduction in volunteers on the board and helping with activities means that we have had to reduce the number of events that we can sponsor during the next year.

As an all volunteer board, we need members like YOU to help us maintain ISPI-FRC as the premier organization for performance and instructional technology practitioners throughout the Front Range area.  I am asking each of you to think about how valuable the networking and educational events presented by ISPI-FRC are to you, and ask yourself if you can spare just a couple of hours a month to take a role in this great organization. We have some Board positions and lots of additional opportunities for you to join with us on committees or to volunteer for a specific event or activity—such as helping with the Scholarship Committee or working on a special event, like the ones with Thiagi or Judy Hale.

As the old saying goes, “many hands make light work”, so if you can volunteer just a couple of hours a month or if you would like some additional information, simply email president@ispi-frc.org, ask any member of the Board or pick up a Volunteer Application at a member meeting.

We want you to become part of the team!

Check out our Partner Events

ASTD Rocky Mountain Chapter

Simulations: The Secret Sauce of Leadership Development
October 8, 2012 at 3:00 p.m.
Colorado State University’s Denver Learning Center
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Venues Needed

To better serve our diverse membership, ISPI-FRC is looking for additional locations (e.g., DTC area, Denver West, Aurora, Parker, Broomfield) for our monthly meetings and workshops. Meeting times are typically evening (5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.) or half-day or full-day workshops, all during the work week. We are also looking at the interest level for holding meetings over lunch (11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.).

If your company or other organization has a suitable meeting space for 30 to 60 people and would be willing to host one or more monthly meetings, please let us know. We have marketing opportunities and corporate sponsorships available. Contact Jara Raphaelson for more information.

If you are interested in attending meetings over lunch, please email Jara Raphaelson and let her know.

Keep in Touch

Are you on LinkedIn? Do you Tweet? Networking is a great tool and we have several different ways for you to keep in touch with other members.

• LinkedIn Group. Join the ISPI-Front Range Chapter’s LinkedIn Group (search for ISPI-Front Range Chapter on LinkedIn)
• Follow us on Twitter. Follow ISPI-FRC on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ISPIFRC.

Update Your Profile. Next time you log into the ISPI-FRC website, take a few extra seconds and add / update your Profile (Members section). It’s a great way to introduce yourself to the group and market your skills.

About Us

The Front Range Chapter of ISPI is a professional organization where training directors, human resource managers, instructional designers, academic educators, training facilitators, performance technologists, change agents, human factors practitioners, and organizational development consultants (among others) come to learn and to share experiences on how to improve human performance. With this increased knowledge, they strive to enhance the human performance practices within their organizations while advancing their own careers.

ISPI Chapter of Excellence Award for 2010

The Front Range Chapter was awarded the ISPI Chapter of Excellence Award for 2010. The ISPI Awards of Excellence program is designed to showcase the people, products, innovations, and organizations that represent excellence in the field of instructional and Human Performance Technology.

The International Society for Performance Improvement is the leading association dedicated to increasing productivity in the workplace through the application of performance and instructional technologies. Check out ISPI's Performance Technologist Certification.