Author Stephen Covey Heads Keynote Lineup at Training Magazine's 26th Annual Training 2003 Conference and Expo in Atlanta This February.Business Editors Training 2003 Conference and Expo MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2003 Training magazine's 26th Annual Training 2003 Conference and Expo, the leading industry event for those responsible for creating, implementing and managing high-end training solutions, is pleased to announce that author Stephen Covey will headline this year's event, which also features two co-located conferences and expos: Presentations magazine's Fifth Annual Presentations Conference and Expo and the Second Annual Online Learning Spring Conference and Expo. Training 2003 and its two co-located events will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. in Atlanta, Georgia, February 24-26, 2003. Workshops will run February 22, 23 and 27. Covey, who's phenomenally successful book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has sold more than six million copies in 32 languages, joins other distinguished keynoters including Marcus Buckingham, author of First, Break All The Rules; Barbara Waugh, co-founder of World e-Inclusion at HP; Robert Cialdini Robert B. Cialdini is a well known social psychologist who is currently a Regents' Professor of psychology at Arizona State University. Education
This is the 26th annual edition of Training Conference and Expo, which this year features an expanded blended learning Blended Learning is the combination of multiple approaches to learning. Blended learning can be accomplished through the use of 'blended' virtual and physical resources. A typical example of this would be a combination of technology-based materials and face-to-face sessions used program including several new certificate programs and tracks. Certificate program offerings include the Instructional Design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of Certificate, offered in conjunction with Friesen Kaye & Associates; the Online Learning Manager Certificate, led by author William Horton; the Performance Consulting Performance consulting is a subdiscipline of consulting that focuses on teaching people to be more effective in the workplace or in their personal lives. Its goals can be summarized in the slogan "work smarter, not harder". Certificate, led by author Dana Gaines Robinson and HSA HSA Health Savings Account (US) HSA Human Serum Albumin HSA Human Services Agency (Nevada) HSA Health Services Agency HSA Health and Safety Authority (Ireland) Learning & Performance Solutions President Harold Stolovitch; the Presentation Skills Certificate, led by author and master presenter Tom Mucciolo; and the Training Instructor Certificate, offered in conjunction with The Training Clinic and led by master presenter Jean Barbazette. This year's tracks, which are collections of targeted breakout sessions focusing on some of the most popular and timely topics in the training, presentations and online learning fields, include accelerated learning; assessment/evaluation/return on investment; blended learning; case studies; classroom training; enterprise learning; gaming and simulations; and project management. In addition, Training 2003's blended learning program will feature several in-depth pre- and post-conference workshops, hands-on labs, featured sessions, and special networking events -- including Training's perennially popular product shootouts, which allow participants to compare leading e-learning technologies side-by-side. Presentations Conference and Expo Co-located with Training 2003 for the fifth consecutive year, Presentations Conference and Expo offers conference sessions, pre- and post-conference workshops, tracks and certificate programs featuring the nation's top presentation professionals; intensive hands-on learning labs showcasing the latest presentation design software; and an Expo full of the leading presentation tools and technologies. Highlights of this year's program, which is geared toward occasional and professional presenters alike, include the Presentation Skills Certificate Program, led by author Tom Mucciolo, and the Presentations Survival School, a boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. that is designed to help participants survive and thrive in the presentations jungle. Presentations Conference and Expo is sponsored by VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Inc.'s award-winning Presentations magazine. Online Learning Spring Conference and Expo The Second Annual Online Learning Spring Conference and Expo, which is also co-located with Training 2003, is designed for professionals from every facet of the e-learning industry, including online learning designers, instructors, managers and executive-level decision-makers. Its comprehensive conference program features everything from breakouts and hands-on labs to keynotes and featured sessions and offers participants the tips, tools and technologies that are necessary to create, deliver and manage cost-effective e-learning across the enterprise. "Taken together, these three distinct learning events cover nearly every segment of the adult learning and presentations industries and provide participants with everything they need to build a world-class learning organization," said VNU Group Show Director Philip Jones
Philip Jones was born in Bath, England. . "Yet, for all its breadth, this year's numerous certificate and track offerings also ensure that the conference program is highly individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. and tailored to each participant's unique needs." The three combined events are expected to draw more than 5,000 international professionals from disciplines including training and development, presentations, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , corporate universities, organizational development, performance support, computer and technical training, computer- and Web-based training and multimedia development. Hundreds of leading training, online learning and projection- and display-technology companies will be featured in the Expo hall Expo Hall is an indoor arena located at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida. The arena was used by the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning during the team's first season in the league in 1992-1993. , including millennium sponsor Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and silver sponsor FranklinCovey. Complete Training 2003, Presentations and Online Learning Spring program information can be found online at www.vnulearning.com. Professional journalists are encouraged to contact Rachel Copp (see above) directly to register. About the Event Training 2003 and its two co-located events are produced by VNU Expositions Inc., a subsidiary of VNU Inc., a leading publishing and information group and the publisher of business publications including Training magazine, Presentations magazine, Online Learning e-News, Online Learning e-Reviews and TDF (language) TDF - An intermediate language, a close relative of ANDF. A TDF program is an ASCII stream describing an abstract syntax tree. TDF became part of TenDRA in abut 2001. e-Net e-newsletters, and Creative Training Techniques newsletter. VNU Expositions also produces Training Directors' Forum, to be held June 9-11, 2003, at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort in Phoenix, AZ, and Online Learning Conference and Expo, slated for September 22 to 24, 2003 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA. For additional information on these publications and events, visit www.vnulearning.com. |
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