American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) Cascadia Chapter Serving Oregon and Southwest Washington
 
    
     
 
   

This Program at a Glance

May 18 - 19, 2005
DoubleTree - Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon
7 - 9 pm (Thursday)
7:30 am - 4:30 pm (Friday)

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Schedule and Speakers

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NWALC:
An Explosion of Learning and Sharing

 


Northwest ASTD Leadership Conference (NWALC)
May 18 - 19, 2006

Schedule and Speaker Information

For a printable, complete schedule of conference sessions and speaker information in color and PDF format, click here.

For those interested in other events and attractions in our area, we invite you to visit the Portland Oregon Visitors Association web site.

Three exciting events are occurring during the conference. Check them out! They include:

  • Annual UFO Festival, May 19 - 20
  • FROGZ, May 18 - 21
  • Mt St Helen's, all the time!

For a diagram of the hotel layout, click here.

Materials and Handouts

We will be publishing the materials prepared by the speakers on this web site and will provide copies at the conference. Links are furnished below if we have received copies from the speakers.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

An evening reception from 7 - 9 pm will be open to all conference attendees. Heavy hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar will be available. This is a great opportunity meet and network with other leaders.

Friday, May 19, 2006

Time

Topics and Speakers

7:30-8:30 am

Continental Breakfast
Registration and Check in

8:30-9:30 am

Opening Remarks

Rick Hicks
Chair, National Advisors for Chapters
National ASTD

9:30-9:45 am

Break

9:45-10:45 am

Breakout Session
(handout one)
(handout two)

From High Panic to High Performance: One Chapter's Evolution

Dion Kerr
VP of Finance
Cascadia Chapter

Liza Greene
VP of Marketing
Cascadia Chapter

Kathleen Bergquist
Business Manager
Cascadia Chapter

Breakout Session

Succession Planning & Leadership Development

Christie Ward
Immediate Past President
Rocky Mountain Chapter

10:45 - 11:00 am Break  

11:00 am - Noon

Breakout Session

Diversifying Your Membership

Lolita Burnette
Director, Diversity Committee
Cascadia Chapter

Breakout Session

Engaging Volunteers

Patricia Harrold
President
Nebraska Chapter

Noon - 1:15 pm

Lunch

1:15-2:30 pm

Sharing Best Practices
(faciliated group discussion)

Lenny Borer
Volunteer, NWALC Committee
Cascadia Chapter

Theme Grenz
President Elect
Cascadia Chapter

2:30-2:45 pm

Break

2:45-3:30 pm

Executing the Chapter Leader Competency Model

Jim Maddock
Member, National Advisors for Chapter
National ASTD

3:30 - 3:45 pm Break

3:45-4:30 pm

Roles of National Leaders & Chapter Leader Resources

Maureen Orey
Area Manager
National ASTD

4:30 pm

Conclusion

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National Speaker

Rick Hicks, SPHR

Chair, National Advisors for Chapters

Member, National ASTD Board of Directors