ASTD Greater Chattanooga Chapter News Release

For Immediate Release                                              ASTD Greater Chattanooga Chapter

                                                Contact: Bruce Blohm, President

                                                                                    Phone: 423-503-8365 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            423-503-8365      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

                                                                                    Email:  astdchatt_board@live.com                                                                                      

ASTD Recognizes the Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter

in its “Sharing Our Success” Program

Chattanooga, TN, 9/5/2013 – The Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) was recognized for its submission to the ASTD “Sharing Our Success” (SOS) program. The national SOS program identifies best practices among local ASTD chapters and uses them as models for other chapters.

Gale Mote, Chair of ASTD’s Chapter Recognition Committee said, "This recognition honors the Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter’s best practice that demonstrates its commitment to managing a successful organization as well as advancing the learning and development profession at the local level. We are excited to honor the chapter with ASTD's SOS recognition."

The Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter has been recognized for the success of its July 2012 “Book Safari” networking event.  Training and development professionals all have an inventory of existing resources that they have used (successfully or unsuccessfully) and no longer need including books, videos, CDs, etc.  The chapter invited all members to bring those to this exchange.  The event was held in the lounge of a restaurant and dubbed a “book safari” because each table was set up with safari/treasure category name, and a SME organized each table of resources.  It was a networking expo of training resources with the users/experts present to share their experiences, cases, successes, and guidance.

About the Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter

The Greater Chattanooga Area Chapter of ASTD has a threefold commitment: to keep local professionals of workplace learning and performance informed of new developments and best practices, connected other learning and performance professionals, and inspired to improve their organizations and the industry.

The chapter meets once each month, usually on the second Thursday, for lunch-and-learn programs hosted by organizations throughout the Greater Chattanooga Area.  There are over 100 active members in the chapter.  Upcoming programs are listed at http://astdchatt.org/, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. 

About ASTD

ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to the training and development field. In more than 100 countries, ASTD’s members work in organizations of all sizes, in the private and public sectors, as independent consultants, and as suppliers. Members connect locally to more than 120 U.S. chapters and with 28 international partners. ASTD started in 1943 and in recent years has widened the profession’s focus to align learning and performance to organizational results, and is a sought-after voice on critical public policy issues. For more information, visit www.astd.org.

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