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As we near the end August, I would like to remind you of a few important
deadlines on the horizon:
2010 Conference Proposal Submissions,
2010-2012 Board of Directors Nominations,
2010 Awards of Excellence, and
2010 Honorary Awards.
So, please take a moment to consider what you or a colleague might want to share with
the professionals in our field through a presentation, award, or leadership position. As an
ISPI member, your support and participation is a direct link to our success.
Calling All Potential Conference Presenters for 2010
THE Performance Improvement Conference, April 19-22, 2010, San Francisco, California.
Download the Invitation to Present and decide what you want to share with
your colleagues in San Francisco, then, complete your proposal, and submit
it to ISPI by August 28, 2009. If you have any questions about the
proposal process or the conference, contact ISPI at 301.587.8570, or by
email at conference@ispi.org. We are organizing presentations into seven
tracks including analysis, measurement and evaluation, instructional
interventions, organizational design interventions, process or tool
interventions, the business of HPT, and research to practice.
Call for Nominations to 2010-2012 Board of Directors
It is time once again to nominate those ISPI members who you feel have the
qualifications, experiences, and vision to lead our Society. Up for
nominations this year are the President-elect (3-year term,
President-elect, President, and Immediate Past President), two Directors
(2-year terms), and one Internationally-based Director (2-year term). The
duties of the Board are to manage the affairs of ISPI and determine the
strategic direction and policy of the Society. Individually, each member
of the Board is considered a spokesperson for ISPI and represents the
integrity, dedication, and loyalty to established policy. The deadline for
nominations is September 11, 2009. If you would like to nominate yourself
or a member, send the following information to nomination@ispi.org:
The candidate's name and contact information
The position for which the candidate is being nominated
Your name and contact information
A 250-word statement on the candidate's qualifications
If you are interested in additional information on the nominations
process, or the complete job descriptions and qualifications required,
go to the ISPI National website.
Showcase Your Award-Worthy Efforts
ISPI's Awards of Excellence program is designed to showcase the people,
products, innovations, and organizations that represent excellence in the
field of instructional and human performance technology. Help give your
organization the recognition it deserves and join the ranks of past
recipients: US Coast Guard, IBM, DIRECTV, Hyundai Motor America, Imperial
Oil, CISCO, The Home Depot, ExxonMobil, PG&E, Discover Financial Services,
and Xerox to name a few. Submissions must be received by October 2, 2009.
For more details, click here.
2010 Honorary Awards
Each year, ISPI presents three special honorary awards that recognize
outstanding individuals and organizations for their significant
contributions to Human Performance Technology and to the Society itself.
The awards are the Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional
Achievement Award, the Distinguished Service Award, and the Honorary Life
Member Award. As done in the past, the membership is asked to submit names
of qualified individuals for consideration for the Thomas F. Gilbert
Distinguished Professional Achievement Award and Distinguished Service
Award. If you are interested in nominating an ISPI member, email the
following information to april@ispi.org:
Name of award
Name, telephone number, and email of nominee
Name and telephone number of nominator
Brief supporting information for the nominee
This year's recipients were Honorary Life Member: Carl Binder, CPT, PhD,
Thomas F. Gilbert Distinguished Professional Achievement Award: Judy Hale,
CPT, PhD, and the Distinguished Service Award: Karen Medsker, PhD. The
deadline to receive nominations is October 23, 2009. For more detailed
information on the guidelines used for selecting individuals to receive
these awards, click here.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
April
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