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This year's theme, Enhancing Knowledge,
Know-How, and Results, is about improving how we put our knowledge
to work and increasing our ability to accomplish valued results.
At our 46th Annual Conference, April 5-8,
2008, in New York City, New York, the International Society for
Performance Improvement (ISPI) will continue to shape the future of
performance improvement through learning, sharing, working together, and
networking. We will gather great minds and practices from the
environments where human performance technology (HPT), with all its
potential, has so much to offer, including business, government,
military, health care, universities, and other organizations. You will
want to hear what they say, to share your insights, to move our field
forward, and to improve your performance.
The knowledge available in our field is
dynamic and growing. Our thought leaders are constantly adding to the
foundations of that knowledge. Every year our practitioners discover new
ways
to implement what we have learned so far. During our conference, we will
come together to learn and share so that we can build on what we know
already; improve our skills at applying that knowledge; and facilitate
the creation of valued results for ourselves, our clients, our
organizations, and society in general.
Come to New York, a dynamic "city that never
sleeps" to enhance your ability to create "results that always improve."
What's on the Program?
The Performance Improvement Conference 2008
starts with a premier line-up of half-, one-, and two-day workshops
(April 4 & 5), which provide smaller group sizes and in-depth
opportunities for building skills. The conference expands into three
days (April 6-8) of nearly 200 educational sessions and forums.
Activities include orientations, dynamic roundtable discussions,
networking sessions, and unique conference events to cultivate positive
and productive engagement of all participants. Attendees will enjoy many
opportunities to learn from current and future leaders in the field of
HPT from around the world.
Special features include:
- Newcomer's Orientation
- Community Center
- Conference Bookstore
- Debate Sessions on the Field of HPT
- New York Theme Party
- Closing Banquet and Awards
Presentation
- ISPI and Conference Blog
Who Attends?
Conference participants range from novices to
experienced professionals interested in the diverse practices of HPT.
Participants work in many different sectors, including business,
government, military, universities, and nonprofit. Job functions include
internal and external consultants, instructional designers, training
directors, professors, performance technologists, performance
consultants, human resource managers, executives and line managers,
human factors practitioners, and organization development specialists,
among others.
Location
The New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, in the
Times Square theater district of midtown Manhattan, is a world-class New
York City hotel that sparkles with newly renovated hotel rooms,
high-speed elevators, and six hotel
restaurants and lounges. The hotel is within walking distance of the
Broadway theater district, Fifth Avenue/Madison Avenue shopping, Radio
City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center and NBC studio tours, Saint
Patrick's Cathedral, and Central Park/Zoo. Also nearby are Carnegie
Hall, Lincoln Center, UN, and the Empire State Building.
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