Greeting Chapter membership!  I hope you are having a great summer.  As things heat up, we are hard at work getting Showcase 2010 ready to go.  Click the link below to learn more.  You can purchase Showcase tickets anytime between now and August 18th.  If you purchase your ticket before August 1, you can save $20.  Enjoy this quarter's newsletter!

Ana Waters, Chapter President

Articles

	ASTDNA's Showcase 2010 Tuesday, 08/24/10 at 8:00am We have a great Showcase planned for August with thirteen great speakers and topics. Register by August 1st and save $20 on the best training value of the year!
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	Book Review: Outliers—The Story of Success, by Malcom Gladwell What is the secret to success? Why do some of us succeed when others fail? In Outliers—The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell explains his theories of what makes a person successful. Colleen Cain Buckner, ASTDNA Past President, contributed this review.
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	Personalizing Training In this article, ASTDNA's Program Chair, Terry Hanna, explains how to tailor your training to address the characteristics of the participants. Don't miss the two downloads at the bottom of the article.
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	Would you like to contribute to our quarterly newsletter? A significant part of professional growth is sharing your knowledge with others so they can also grow. If this sounds appealing, please consider contributing articles for our quarterly newsletter.
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Upcoming Events

	Calculating the ROI of Training | Laura Huckabee-Jennings Tuesday, 07/27/10 at 11:30am Are you getting asked to show the ?payout? or return on investment (ROI) of your training initiatives?
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	ASTDNA's Showcase 2010 Tuesday, 08/24/10 at 8:00am We have a great Showcase planned for August with thirteen great speakers and topics. Register by August 1st and save $20 on the best training value of the year!
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	Practical Ways to Measure Learning Tuesday, 09/28/10 at 11:30am Does the "E" in the ADDIE model leave you exasperated? This presentation addresses reasonable and credible measurement practices, using L&D Metrics, converting smile sheets to smart sheets and other topics around the measurement of learning.
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