Who We Are 

Welcome to the Heart of Illinois Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

We cover the state of Illiniois from LaSalle and Princeton to Canton and Macomb to Peoria and Morton. 

We welcome anyone who would like to improve their training and presentation skills including educators, training professionals, Human Resources staff, and all those who provide corporate and institutional training. 

Come join us for learning and lunch every other month and network with friends and colleagues in training and development!
 

What We Do

We offer regular meeting and networking opportunities, ASTD training processes and programs to businesses and institutions, annual training events, and training and development materials discounted to members! 

More informally, we offer friendship and support for many kinds of people involved in training and development and provide specific member benefits such as promoting your business and related events or seminars to the HOI-ASTD chapter.

CLICK HERE for more information about joining the Heart of Illinois chapter of ASTD.

What's New?

CHRISTOPHER E. GLYNN 

Coming up on December 11, 2008 join us for EMPLOYEE LEARNING WEEK SHOWCASE.  Christopher E. Glynn, President of Caterpillar University and Director of Talent Development will be the keynote speaker.

Click here for more information.

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Join Doris Symonds, CEO of T.A.L.K. (Teaching and Learning for Knowledge) for an upcoming event on December 4, 2008.  Click here for more information. 

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A BIG WELCOME TO OUR 2009 BOARD MEMBERS!

President - Sarah Jeffcoat

Past President - Susan Warren

VP of Marketing - Dave Goranson

VP of Membership - John Howard

Secretary - Patrice Hess

Treasurer - Lisa Plantamura

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Be sure and read about our FEATURED MEMBER, DEBRA GLANTON, on the Membership Directory pages.

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Many thanks to Debra Baxter who does an excellent job putting our HOI-ASTD Chapter newsletter together.

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JOHN MUNOZ  presented on Generational Leadership at our October luncheon.

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DR. ELI COLLINS-BROWN presented on e-Learning at our July luncheon.

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YONA LUNKEN presented on designing content and maximizing the end result by considering your audience's learning style at our May luncheon.    

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DAVE VANCE spoke in March on Linking Learning and Performance: Maximizing the Strategic Importance of Learning.

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Thanks to everyone who completed the recent membership survey online.  Thanks also to chapter member John Howard for putting it together for us!

Special opportunities:  Click here for more information about events of interest in our area.

Planning 2009 Programs

The Heart of Illinois chapter of ASTD is rebuilding!  Board members are planning the Chapter's 2009 programs and we'd like your input. 

See our CALL FOR PRESENTERS and SPEAKER'S QUESTIONNAIRE forms to submit your topic or email Amy Pace at amy@astdhoi.org,  with your suggestions.

Thanks--and see you at an ASTD meeting this Winter!