Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are a means for Chapter members and others to meet and discuss areas of common and specific interest. There is no charge to attend regular SIG meetings and meetings are open to the public.

We also have a blog section for SIGs on our BlogCascadia.

Learning Directors Forum

The Learning Directors' Forum (formerly Senior Forum) is targeted for training and development professionals who have a minimum of 10 years of training and development (or equivalent) experience and are responsible for developing training and development strategy. Director level professionals are also responsible for decision making in their organizations. These programs are designed to offer strategic insight and time for round table interaction with peers.

Click on the Programs page for links to the various forum events.

Social Learning

You've heard about Blogs, Wikis, Social Communities, Podcasts, RSS...What are they? And can they be used for effective learning? Instead of meeting once a month in a physical location, this SIG will meet online, virtually, through BlogCascadia and other mediums. Join this SIG on a non-formal journey of learning in a new and largely unexplored area.

Tools for Training Managers (in development)

The Tools for Training Managers SIG is specifically for professionals who aspire to be a CLO, Training Director or Training Manager. This SIG offers a high-level conversation that focuses on providing its participants with executive level insight on how to be better and more effective at managing their training programs. The SIG offers monthly meetings and speakers that provide our participants with the insight and skills to effectively fine tune an education program.

Available in the Portland metro area.

Transitions

The Transitions SIG is designed to support ASTD-Cascadia Chapter members and other members of the community who are contemplating or in the midst of a job change within the Oregon and SW Washington, training and development industry. These monthly meetings provide information on career planning and job search tools, industry updates, sharing job leads, building a professional network and mutual support.

Available in the Portland metro area.

eLearning

Explores application of learning theories to the design of new media (multimedia, web-based training, distance learning, etc.) Technical details (i.e., firewalls, servers, programming) are not covered.

Available in the Portland metro area.

Mediation in the Workplace

Supports professional mediators and facilitators in the workplace. Starting September 2009, the SIG will be independently operated.

Available in the Portland metro area.

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