March, 2016

STC Chicago Webinar
Date: Wednesday March 2, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Title: Best Practices to Collaborate Efficiently, Effectively, and Digitally
Description: Mobile devices generate multiple communication channels which yield a jungle of information. How do you keep track of your own information? How do you keep track of the information from your colleagues and clients? Who says what to do by when and where? In this webinar, Amy Segami shares the art and science of using magic tools to collaborate.
Location: Online
Information: http://www.stc-chicago.com

STC Chicago Special Event
Date: Thursday March 10, 2016
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Title: 2016 Recognition and Awards Banquet
Description: On Thursday, March 10, 2016, STC Chicago will honor those who shared their talents and time with our chapter membership and also present awards to those honored for their entries in the STC Chicago Technical Communication Competition.

Please join us to honor those who contribute and support our Chapter and see the competition entries. STC Chicago produces some of the best technical documentation, training, promotional material, and informational communication, and you won’t want to miss this opportunity to see what’s trending in technical communication.
Location: Texas de Brazil, 5 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg, IL 60173
Information: http://www.stc-chicago.com

ATDChi Networking Dinner
Date: Thursday March 10, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Title: Value: How Are You Demonstrating It?
Description: Do you find it challenging to describe the value of your time and skills in ways that are meaningful to your clients? Whether you an internal or an external consultant—and isn’t that all of us?—this session is about how you can effectively communicate the value of your work graphically and in a story that will set you apart from your competition.

You will find out what others have done and discuss the implications on your own work, get a detailed description of what constitutes value so you can better define what you offer in ways that are detectable and different, and get practice transforming what you do into outcomes clients see as meaningful.
Location: Hyatt Hotel, 1400 Corporetum Dr, Lisle, IL 60532
Information: http://www.atdchi.com

ODN Chicago Event
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Title: Employment Engagement Surveys: Helpful or Hurtful?
Description: Recent Gallup survey data indicates that less than 30% of employees are engaged in their work and this number hasn’t moved in over 25 years of Gallup surveying. They have also found, through extensive corporate interviews, that 7 out of 10 managers are clearly not effective or good at managing and leading (1 out of 10 is a “natural” and 2 out of 10 can be trained to be good).

What conclusions should we draw from their observations? Why are so many employers investing in surveys but not necessarily in changing their work places?

Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Information: http://odnchicago.org

CODIC Event
Date: Saturday, March 12, 2016
Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 Noon
Title: Trends in Performance Management
Location: Benedictine University, Kindlon Room 164, 5700 College Road, Lisle, IL 60532
Information: http://www.codic.wildapricot.org

ICF Chicago Event
Date: Monday, March 14, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Title: Moderated Panel Discussion: Strengthen Your Coaching Practice! Tax and Legal Strategies for Small Business Owners
Description: What you’ll leave with:

• Know how to protect your small business assets–trademarks, copyrights, iron-clad agreements.
• Rules of the road for blogging, websites and social media.
• What to do now to reduce your tax burden.
• To DBA, LLC or Corporation??? What are your options, what are the benefits?
• Going beyond the tax return. Become an educated consumer when hiring a tax advisor.

Location: DePaul University (O’Hare Campus), Triangle Plaza Building (2nd Floor), 8770 W. Bryn Mawr, Chicago, IL 60631
Information: http://icf-chicago.org

Chicago ISPI Event
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Time: 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Title: Changing the Game – Two Perspectives
Description: If you could “change the game” for you and your organization, what might that look like? What might become available and possible? For practitioners of HPT to be successful, consider that we must be able to identify and implement game-changing interventions.

This conversationally rich and intellectually provocative session will draw on key distinctions and the formative experiences of the participants. Together, we shall develop a broader perspective that will generate a larger range of innovative, possible interventions. Join us to up your ante and change your game.
Location: Grant Thornton Tower 171 N. Clark Street, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60601
Information: http://cispi.com

January, 2016

ODN Chicago Event
Date: Thursday, January 14, 2016
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Title: When Team Building Goes Wrong: Avoiding Team Building Mistakes
Presenter: John Cooper, MSOD, PCC
Description: There is a common assumption that the team will be better off after team building activities than before. However, this may not always be the case. John Cooper, MSOD, PCC, will facilitate an interactive session to explore potential risks of team building.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/when-team-building-goes-wrong-avoiding-team-building-mistakes

November, 2015

ATDChi Event
Title: 10 Free or Cheap Tools to Make Your eLearning Courses Amazing!
Presenter: Jackie Zahn
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2015
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: NIU Naperville, 1120 E. Diehl Road, Naperville, IL 60563
Description: From gathering to creating to sharing eLearning content, staying current with the latest tools is difficult when you’re busy focusing on your day job. And what if management and learner expectations are high but your budget isn’t? In this session, Jackie Zahn will illustrate fun and inexpensive tools that you can use to make your eLearning courses rock! She’ll provide real-world examples and practical ideas of how to effectively apply these tools to enhance learner retention and overall team communication. You may also have an opportunity to try out some of the free or very low-cost tools.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

ODN Chicago Event
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2015
Title: Establishing an Innovative Internal L&D/OD Consulting Practice
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Description: Join us for an engaging evening with Michael McGovern as he shares with us his experiences and lessons learned revitalizing and realigning an OD/L&D practice within the BP/Amoco’s North American Information Technology Department.
Information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/establishing-an-innovative-internal-ldod-consulting-practice

Chicago ISPI Event
Title: 2015 Chicago ISPI Community Cafe
Date: November 05, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Registration & Networking 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Community Café
Location: Grant Thornton Tower 171 N. Clark Street, Suite 200 Chicago, IL 60601
Description: Chicago ISPI’s Community Café is your chance to actively contribute to making a difference in the work that we do and ultimately, your career. Community Café participants explore important questions by connecting people that care about an issue in a comfortable environment, and inviting them to have facilitated conversations that can lead to important insights for the group.
Information and registration: http://www.cispi.com/

October, 2015

ATDChi Program
Title: Workplace Learning and Performance Institute, Full Program (7 Sessions – Fall 2015). Attend all 7 or individual sessions.
Dates: Saturdays, September 19 – November 7, 2015
Location: DePaul University School for New Learning, 14 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Description: WLPI Fall 2015 Acquire training & development competencies with ATDChi’s state-of-the-art certificate program.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

ATDChi Event
Title: ATDChi Road Show: An Intimate Visit with McDonald’s Hamburger University
Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Time: 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: McDonald’s Hamburger University, 2715 Jorie Blvd, Oak Brook, IL 60523
Description: Ever wonder how McDonald’s trains their employees? This is your chance to learn a bit more about how it’s done! Their curriculum is delivered using a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on lab activities, goal-based scenarios and computer e-learning modules, some of which we’ll experience. Networking with Cash Bar. Sit-Down Plated Dinner.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

STC Chicago Event
Title: HTML5 and CSS3 to the Point
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Time: 5:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Flight 112, 110 W Park Avenue, Elmhurst, IL
Information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/2015/09/18/october-css3-and-html5-to-the-point/

ODN Chicago Program
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Title: External Consultants Group Conversation
Time: Arrive 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Labriola, 535 N. Michigan Avenue (on the north side of the building, on a sidewalk overhanging Grand Avenue)
Description: Maggie Shreve is offering to host a casual, late breakfast/early lunch conversation following the monthly Professional Development Network (PDN) meetings on the third Fridays of most months. Order your food from a cashier and sit anywhere in the front room.
Information: magshreve@gmail.com

ODN Chicago Meeting
Topic: Professional Development Network (PDN) The Enneagram in Organizations
Facilitator: Debbie Burditt, a certified Enneagram teacher
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. program; 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. optional open discussion and networking
Location: Northern Trust, 181 W. Madison, 7th floor, Chicago, IL
Format: A mix of presentation, large group and small group discussion. Informal atmosphere; please bring your own coffee/tea/snacks; there is a convenient Au Bon Pain connected to the building
Description: The Enneagram is an amazingly accurate and broadly applicable personality system that describes nine distinctly different but complimentary personalities. If you would like to read about the Enneagram prior to the session or take an online test, the following websites are recommended: www.enneagraminstitute.com and www.enneagramworldwide.com.
RSVP: If you plan to attend, please e-mail chicagopdn@gmail.com by 12:00 p.m. October 14, 2015 with your name as it appears on your photo ID.

ChAPT Event
Title: Motivational Drivers and How Type May Play a Role with Bill Joy
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
What motivates you? Discover the six key motivational drivers and discuss how type can impact what motivates you and others.
Location: DePaul – O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Room 207, Chicago, IL
Information and registration: http ://groupspaces . com/ChAPT/item/989575

ATDChi Event
Title: Free Webinar: Strategically Plan Your Career
Presenter: Mark Gasche, Managing Director – Career Management Center (CMC) at Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Description: Join the free webinar to learn the ins and outs of career management so you can land that next great job.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

ODN Chicago Event
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2015
Title: OD and CM: Working Together with Other Change Professionals
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Description: Let’s talk about what we have in common, what’s different and where there may be opportunities to work together.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/wheres-our-lines-od-and-other-change-professions-0

September, 2015

ATDChi Program
Title: Workplace Learning and Performance Institute, Full Program (7 Sessions – Fall 2015). Attend all 7 or individual sessions.
Dates: Saturdays, September 19 – November 7, 2015
Location: DePaul University School for New Learning, 14 E. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604
Description: WLPI Fall 2015 Acquire training & development competencies with ATDChi’s state-of-the-art certificate program.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

ODN Chicago Event
Title: 1st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference
Explore the roots of organizational success. Please join us for our 1st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference and learn from experts in the field of culture and leadership. The conference will feature a series of engaging keynotes and TED-inspired talks, as well as the opportunity to connect and exchange ideas with experts and other leaders who are passionate about workplace culture and making an impact on organizations.
Featured Presenters: Robert A. Cooke, CEO of Human Synergistics and Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Edgar Schein, culture expert, Professor Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and author of numerous books, and Larry Senn, a pioneer in the field of corporate culture, chairman and founder of international culture-shaping firm Senn Delaney, a Heidrick & Struggles company
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Wine Tasting 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Metropolitan Club at Willis Tower, 233 S Wacker Drive, 67th floor, Chicago, IL 60606
For more information and registration: http://www.humansynergistics.com/ResourceCenter/1st-annual-culture-conference

ATDChi Event
Title: Stop Winging It: Realistic Project Management
Presenter: Lou Russell
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Fountain Blue, 2300 Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Description: Do you spend your day in a chaotic, fast-paced, time and resource-strained organization? Do you feel like you are “making it up as you go along?” Could you benefit from advice and guidance on a wide array of tools designed to provide you with the flexible structure necessary to have increased success delivering business results through your projects? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this workshop is you! And if you’ve ever cringed when you’ve thought about project management, this workshop is really for you!
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

ATDChi Event
Title: Focused Performance: An Evening with Lou Russell
Presenter: Lou Russell
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Fountain Blue, 2300 Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Description: In this session, you will learn how to prioritize strategies, translate the strategies into projects assigned to a single project manager, and then create a dashboard for each project using an actionable plan with one task, one date, and one name for all work to be done. As a special bonus, you will also receive a copy of an e-book with reusable tools to leverage this process at home.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

STC Event
Title: September Workshop – Be The Captain of Your Career
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: Comfort Inn and Suites, Club Room, 1775 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030
Description: Join STC Chicago and STC Wisconsin for a Saturday morning workshop with Jack Molisani! Participants from both chapters will be present, so not only is this an excellent opportunity to learn tips and tricks for navigating your career, but it’s also a nice chance to network with a neighboring chapter.
Information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/2015/08/15/september-workshop-be-the-captain-of-your-career/

STC Event
Title: September Chapter Meeting – Threats and Opportunities: Advancing Your TechComm Career
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m. Check-in, 6:30 Dinner, 7:15 Presentation
Location: Ram Restaurant & Brewery, 1901 McConnor Parkway, Schaumburg, IL
Description: Are you following a carefully mapped career trajectory, or do you normally just wait for the next opportunity to present itself? Then come to our September meeting, in which returning speaker Jack Molisani will lead an interactive session to help identify (and act on) your career strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).
Information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/2015/08/15/september-threats-and-opportunities-advancing-your-techcomm-career/

ATDChi Event
Title: Corporate University PDN – Easier Planning, Sharper Delivery, Better Results
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Time: 6:30 – 8:15 p.m.
Location: The CARA Group, Inc., 2215 York Rd., Oak Brook, IL, 60523 (open parking lot) – Lower Level Conference Room (take elevators down to lower level)
Description: We continue our programming this fall with a topic focused on how we can be more effective in influencing key decision makers. Our September program, Easier Planning, Sharper Delivery, Better Results, is an interactive exploration of how to work behind-the-scenes and in front of the room to package and deliver a message for maximum impact.
Information and registration: http://www.atdchi.com/events

Chicago Alliance Event
Title: Hot Ideas: Cool Marketing Tools
Date: Friday, September 11, 2015
Time: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Networking, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Presentation and Lunch
Attend this session to get new and low-cost ideas to market your organization, business and cause. All members from the Chicago Alliance associations are invited to attend at NSA-IL member’s rate.
Location: Maggiano’s Oak Brook, 240 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL
Information and registration: http://bit.ly/1QmKHdv

ChAPT Event
Title: An Evening of Exercises
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Learn and practice everyone’s favorite exercises to use when discovering type
Location: DePaul O’Hare, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL
For more information and registration: http ://groupspaces . com/ChAPT/item/989574

ODN Chicago Event
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Title: Branding for OD Professionals
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
A personal brand is a concise, consistent message that communicates your strengths. Learn to create a branding statement using SOAR, which stands for Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations and Results.
Information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/branding-for-od-professionals-0

August, 2015

ATDCHI, Chicago ISPI, and STC-Chicago Event
Title: Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago Campus
Event web page: http://chicagoelearningshowcase.com/

ATDChi Program
Title: ATDChi Workplace Learning & Performance Institute, Fall Session
Location: DePaul University, School for New Learning Loop Campus, Chicago IL
When: Saturdays, September 19 – November 7, 2015
Dates and Topics:
September 19: Training & Development Profession
September 26: Human Performance Improvement
October 3: Instructional Design
October 10: Blended Learning Materials Development
October 17: Training Delivery
October 24: Evaluating Learning Impact
November 7: Final Project Presentations
Designed and taught by working professionals for industry novices and career changers, the program features contains key components of ATD’s workplace learning and performance model, practical exercises, and hands-on training from experts in each topic. Courses can be taken separately or as a full program.
For information and registration: https://atdchi.wildapricot.org/event-1986001

ODN-C Event
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2015
Title: Mastering The Cube
Presenter: Janice Schonwetter, contributor to Mastering the Cube: Overcoming Stumbling Blocks and Building an Organization that Works
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
We all know how challenging it is to adapt to the complexity of unpredictable business environments. As we endeavor to design organizations that are agile, we often find recurring challenges that senior leaders ask OD professionals to help overcome.
For more information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/mastering-the-cube

July, 2015 Events

Volunteers Needed
ATDCHI, Chicago ISPI, and STC-Chicago Event
Opportunities abound for this year’s Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Volunteer for a planning committee team. For more information, see the Volunteer Roles (PDF) and then complete the volunteer interest form.

ChAPT Event
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Title: Bonus Meeting – What’s Their Type?
Facilitator: Melody Camp
Location: Melody’s House in SW Chicago
Note: Our July movie is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
For information and registration: http ://groupspaces . com/ChAPT/item/852113

ODN-C Event
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2015
Title: OD and Behavioral Economics
Presenters: Dr. Elizabeth Schwab, Associate Department Chair for the Business Psychology Department and Julie Benesh, PhD, MFA, SPHR, Program Chair of ODN/C and Program Director and Department Chair of Business Psychology programs for The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Online Campus
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
For information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/od-and-behavioral-economics

June, 2015 Events

Volunteers Needed
ATDCHI, Chicago ISPI, and STC-Chicago Event
Opportunities abound for this year’s Chicago e-Learning & Technology Showcase on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Volunteer for a planning committee team. For more information, see the Volunteer Roles (PDF) and then complete the volunteer interest form.

Chicago ISPI Event
Title: Community Meeting Launch #4 of 4
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University O’Hare Campus 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Help create and mold the format of Chicago ISPI community meetings as a contributor in the Launch Series. You will help us shape the meeting process, identify topics for upcoming meetings, and much more.
Information and registration: http://cispi.com/event-1863492

ODN-C Event
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2015
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Title: Deliberately Developmental Organizations (DDOs)
Facilitator: Maggie Shreve, process improvement consultant
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
Note: This program was postponed back in January due to the weather.
For information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/the-deliberately-developmental-organization

STC Chicago Event
Title: End-of-Year Business Meeting/Networking
Date: June, 2015
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
For more information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/

May, 2015 Events

Volunteers Needed
ATDCHI, Chicago ISPI, and STC-Chicago Event
Would you like to help shape this year’s Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase on Tuesday, August 18, 2015? Opportunities abound. Volunteer for a planning committee team. For more information, see the Volunteer Roles (PDF) and then complete the volunteer interest form.

Chicago ISPI Event
Title: Ask the Expert
Experts: Kery Mortenson and Lisa Toenniges
Date: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Time: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Via conference call
Description: The concept is simple: you bring the questions, we supply the experts. How? Send your performance improvement, instructional design, or learning strategy questions for Kery and Lisa to cispi3@aol.com by Sunday, May 21. Please include ATE in the subject line. You will be able to ask limited follow-up questions through chat during the call as time allows. Once you are registered, a few days before the call, you will received dial-in instructions in an email.
Event web page: https://ispichicago.wildapricot.org/event-1910804

Chicago ISPI Event
Title: Community Meeting Launch #3 of 4
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University O’Hare Campus 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Help create and mold the format of Chicago ISPI community meetings as a contributor in the Launch Series. You will help us shape the meeting process, identify topics for upcoming meetings, and much more.
Information and registration: http://cispi.com/event-1863492

ODN-C Event
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2015
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Title: Assessment 2.0: The Root
Facilitator: Julie Benesh, PhD, Program Director and Department Chair for the Business Psychology Programs at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Online Campus
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N. Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart) on the fourth floor. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 p.m. and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
For information and registration: http://odnchicago.org/event/assessment-20-the-root

ChAPT Event
Title: Study Group Series: Whole Type – xNTP & xSTP
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Time: 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul – O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr, Room 207, Chicago, IL (the building is on the NE corner of Bryn Mawr and EAST River Road)
This meeting is the last on our series about Whole Type.
Information and registration: http ://groupspaces . com/ChAPT/item/850376

ATDChi Event
Title: ATDChi Road Show: An Intimate Visit with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Date: May 12, 2015
Time: 9:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Lurie Children’s Hospital – 225 E Chicago Ave – 2nd Floor Registration – Chicago, IL 60611
Description: What’s a Road Show? It’s our latest chapter event format, during which we visit a local icons in Talent Development. You will not want to miss this magnificent inaugural event as we learn from the best, while paying it forward.
Information and registration: www .atdchi.com

CODIC Event
Title: TBD
Speaker: TBD
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2015
Location: Benedictine University, Lisle, IL 60532
For more information: http://codic.us/calendar

STC Chicago Event
Title: Summit Preview
Date: May, 2015
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
For more information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/

ATDChi Event
Title: WLPI Spring 2015
Dates: Seven Saturdays starting April 11, 2015 and ending May 30, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University’s O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Acquire training & development competencies with ATDChi’s state-of-the-art certificate program.
Information and registration: www.atdchi.com

April, 2015 Events

Speakers and Volunteers Needed
ATDCHI, Chicago ISPI, and STC-Chicago Event
Would you like to help shape this year’s Chicago eLearning & Technology Showcase on Tuesday, August 18, 2015? Opportunities abound. Apply to be a speaker for a 50-minute session or a 5-minute learning spark presentation. To learn more, see the Call for Speakers. Applications are due by Friday, May 15. Or volunteer for a planning committee team. For more information, see the Volunteer Roles (PDF) and then complete the volunteer interest form.

SPECIAL CHICAGO ALLIANCE EVENT
Date: Thursday, April 30, 2015
Title: Your Circle of Gold (SM): Honoring Your Network for Business and Career Success
Presenter: Vickie Austin, business & career coach and founder of CHOICES Worldwide
Location: Metropolitan Club, 233 South Wacker Drive, Willis Tower, 67th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 876-3200
Description: Vickie Austin will share a networking process that sustains and supports your mission, integrating networking as a vital component of your marketing activities. This interactive, engaging presentation will transform the way you relate to networking. You’ll walk away with new ideas, new connections and a commitment to expand your business by honoring the network you already have.
For more information: Amy Lee Segami, NSA-IL, segami@Segami.com

 

ChAPT Event
Title: Getting to the CORE of Self-Leadership: Part 1—Interaction Styles and Essential Motivators
Facilitator: Linda Berens Ph.D
Date: Saturday, April 25th, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr, Room 205, Chicago, IL (the building is on the NE corner of Bryn Mawr and EAST River Road.)
Description: Part 2 will be held the following day in Arlington Heights and there is a separate charge; ChAPT members will receive a discount. For details and to register for the second day of the workshop: https://lindaberens.com/event-registration/?ee=75.
If you are coming from out of town and need hotel information please contact Debra Lobin at: debra@luanchingmillennials.com.
Information and registration: www . chapt . org

Title: Annual International Conference
Dates: April 24-29, 2015
Location: San Antonio, TX, USA
For more information: http://www.ispi.org/

Chicago ISPI Event
Title: Community Meeting Launch #2 of 4
Topic: Appreciative Inquiry
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University O’Hare Campus 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Help create and mold the format of Chicago ISPI community meetings as a contributor in the Launch Series. You will help us shape the meeting process, identify topics for upcoming meetings, and much more.
Topic Information: Are you curious about AI? Have you used AI and have insights about how it worked? If you can attend, please bring any materials you have that might add to the discussion or any questions you have about AI. Or post any links you might have on the Website in the discussion area.
Information and registration: http://cispi.com/event-1863492

ATDChi Event
Title: Interactive eLearning Design Workshop
Facilitator: Tom Kuhlmann, Chief Learning Architect for Articulate
Date: April 15, 2015 and April 16, 2015
Time: 9:15 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University’s O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Join Tom Kuhlmann, Chief Learning Architect for Articulate, for an engaging workshop on designing and building interactive eLearning programs. Participants may register for either or both days of the 2-day workshop.
Information and registration: www.atdchi.com

ATDChi Event
Title: WLPI Spring 2015
Dates: Seven Saturdays starting April 11, 2015 and ending May 30, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: DePaul University’s O’Hare Campus, 8770 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL 60631
Description: Acquire training & development competencies with ATDChi’s state-of-the-art certificate program.
Information and registration: www.atdchi.com

ODN-C Event
Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015
Time: Dinner 5:30 p.m., Program 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Title: Positive Psychology & OD Description: What is flow and how can we tap into it to increase our creative thinking? There is an increasing interest in the study of the “positive” aspects of life and the human psyche, as opposed to the “negative” focus that psychology has taken for most of its history. We will discuss everything from theory all the way to hands-on practical tools.
Location: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 325 N Wells (across from The Merchandise Mart), fourth floor, Rooms 407/412, Chicago, IL 60654. Parking rates in nearby garages generally drop after 3:00 pm and the garage on Kinzie between Clark and LaSalle is only $12 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 a.m.
For more information: http://odnchicago.org/event/positive-psychology-od

STC Chicago Event
Title: Navigating the Company Environment: Large, Small, and Contracting
Presenter: TBD
Date: April, 2015
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
For more information and registration: http://www.stc-chicago.com/