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The eWorkshop will describe the best practices for audio and online meeting and learning environments. Experts and practitioners in audio and online training will provide practical insight, useful tips, and guidelines on how to develop and deliver the most effective presentations, including how to overcome many of the common pitfalls and hurdles.

Keynote Presentations by:

Trevor Barlow -- MeetingOne Online and Audio Events Manager - Trevor Barlow has worked in several start-up companies representing cutting edge communication technologies ranging from email to audio and web conferencing. Trevor Barlow has consulted on and managed the implementation of solutions for companies ranging from small to mid-sized businesses up to the Fortune 500. Currently he manages the Training and Business Development for the Online and Audio Events business at MeetingOne. Additionally, he is a key driver of new Virtual Event Technology development for MeetingOne.

Dawna White -- is the Manager, Program Planning in the Chicago office of the Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA). She plans and coordinates the development of over 70 HFMA audiowebcasts a year offered to their membership. Dawna also plans HFMA's seminars. Prior to HFMA she supervised the scheduling and coordination of training events for Achieve Global.

HFMA is the nation's leading membership organization for more than 34,000 healthcare financial management professionals employed by hospitals, integrated delivery systems, managed care organizations, ambulatory and long-term care facilities, physician practices, accounting and consulting firms, and insurance companies. Members' positions include chief executive officer, chief financial officer, controller, patient accounts manager, accountant, and consultant. HFMA offers educational and professional development opportunities; information on key issues affecting healthcare financial managers; resources, such as technical data, checklists and research reports; and networking opportunities; all of which provide our members with the practical tools and ideas they need to ensure career and organizational successes.

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Are you getting the most for your learning investment?

Corporate America spent approximately $10 billion on tuition reimbursement for employees in 2003. According to recent Wall Street Journal findings, providing access to tuition assistance is now cited as the number one employee retention strategy.

More than 85 percent of Human Resource (HR) professionals at about 1,300 firms that offer some form of educational benefit consider it an important strategic investment.

What are your competitors and peers doing that you aren't?

Find out as we highlight a recent study commissioned by The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) which looked at practices and trends in spending on educational benefits. Learn how you can maximize the value of your tuition dollars and capitalize on recruitment and retention opportunities.

Join Bill Wiggenhorn, CAEL's Senior Advisor for Corporate Relations and former CLO of Motorola University, and John Zappa, Senior Vice President of Learner Services at CAEL in this informative session as they discuss the strategic value of providing Tuition Assistance programs tied to specific business goals.

Keynote Presentations by:

Bill Wiggenhorn -- is vice chairman of the GEM group, a global education management company, headquartered in Singapore and Shanghai. He has previously held positions as Chief Learning Officer at Motorola, Xerox, and Cigna Corporation. While at Motorola, Bill expanded Motorola University to 101 education offices located in 24 countries. He developed two corporate museums, several corporate customer briefing centers, a university and secondary-education relationship team, and the archives of the corporation.

John Zappa -- oversees sales and delivery of CAEL's Learner Services including the management of cost effective, high quality Tuition Assistance programs and related value-added services including career coaching and educational advising. With over twenty years of experience in product strategy, operations, and sales, John has led the successful commercialization of dozens of technology-driven products and services. He holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree with University Honors from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from Dartmouth College.

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The use of 3D in eLearning will tap into the human spirit. It will challenge and be the spark of innovation. The virtual frontier may best be described by what it is not. It is not just a simulation or computer game. It is not just a web site or performance support tool. It is not corporate learning in the traditional sense. As input components such as "position tracking devices" and "sensing (data) gloves" become more available the benefits of using 3D in eLearning will become more pronounced.

In this webinar we will describe how a simulation, gaming components and performance support disciplines can be combined to create the next generation learning environment / program. Join our expert panelists on as they evaluate the types of training that simulations lend themselves to and offer advice on how your organization can leverage the power of simulation for more effective education.

Keynote Presentations by:

Ed Prentice -- gives his heart and sole to his team and his community. When asked what his long term goals are - he replies quite simply - "to have the means to be a productive philanthropist" - to give back to the community in all ways possible. Ed donates time and equipment to local area churches to enlighten youth on the power of the Internet.

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Given e-learning's visibility, and the potential promise for teaching and learning, it is scarcely surprising that perceptions about its significance differ. Early on, we witnessed a series of claims that e-learning was the ultimate panacea, but many commentators are suggesting that this early optimism was grossly misplaced. There is now sufficient evidence to show that the growth of e-learning in corporate organization has plateau flowing a variety of implementation problems.

It is therefore appropriate to ask what is currently happening. What is taking place in those organizations that have made a firm commitment to the use of e-learning as part of their portfolio of training interventions, in particular:

• What is currently on their agenda?
• What strategies are they employing?
• What problems have they encountered?
• How are they seeking to overcome them?
• What advice would they offer others who might be thinking of implementing e-learning?

Keynote Presentations by:

Martyn Sloman -- Martyn Sloman was appointed to his current position of Adviser, Learning, Training and Development at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in January 2001. From 1997-2000 he worked as Director of Management Education and Training for Ernst & Young, one of the largest business advisory firms in the world.

As author, lecturer and conference speaker he has contributed to the development of modern human resource concepts and practice. His book - "The E-Learning Revolution - from proposition to action" was published by the CIPD in April 2001 and presents twenty-one separate propositions which will shape the introduction of e-learning. A US edition was published by the American Management Association in May 2002. His earlier best selling book, "A Handbook for Training Strategy" (Gower, 1994), received wide critical acclaim and has now been reprinted and translated into Polish and published in India and China. A second edition appeared in autumn 1999. His new book "Training in the Age of the Learner" considers the implications of the shift from training as an intervention to learning as an activity. It will be published by the CIPD in October 2003.

Martyn is an Honorary Teaching Fellow in the Department of Organizational Psychology, Birkbeck College, University of London and an Industrial Fellow at Kingston Business School. From August 2003 he will be an Honorary Professor in the School of Management and Languages, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

Jessica Rolph -- was appointed to her current position as CIPD Adviser, Learning, Training and Development, in July 2002. Since joining, Jessica has developed the CIPD's first survey on career management practices (Managing employee careers: issues, trends and prospects) as well as managing the production of the CIPD annual Training and Development Survey.

Jessica has a BSc in psychology (University of Manchester) and a MSc in occupational and organisational psychology (University of Surrey). Before joining the CIPD, Jessica worked as a Senior HR Consultant for Norwich Union Healthcare and a consultant at William M Mercer specialising in performance and development projects

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Organizations are constantly at risk due the actions of their officers, managers and employees. In today's regulatory environment, compliance to ethics, values, environmental and safety practices, and codes of conduct are of highest importance. Although compliance is expensive, failure to comply is even more expensive.

The tangle of legal requirements demands mandatory rather than discretionary conduct. Violation exposes a company's officers and directors to expensive penalties and lawsuits. When it comes to compliance issues, the choice is not "whether to train" but "how to train". Companies are forced to define their approach, select the resources to support that approach, and find solutions for the challenge of delivering training when time away from the job means decreased productivity. This webinar will cover:

• Standard setting, audit processes, and expectations of regulating agencies.
• Legal consequences of non-compliance
• Successful approaches companies are taking.
• raining formats that provide the best results.
• Record keeping and training processes that satisfy auditors.

The focus of this webinar will be on practical how-to's. Our panel will share recent trends and success stories. Those who should attend: HR managers and Training and Development Managers as strategic partners to the company's Board of Directors.

Keynote Presentations by:

Scott Mitchell -- is the CEO of doubleDrum Capital (www.doubledrum.com), a technology and investment firm that specializes in helping early stage businesses that need both capital, operational expertise. He and his team work with several organizations in industries including corporate education, children's education, game development, and wireless telecom tower management.

Mr. Mitchell also serves as the President of a not-for-profit initiative called the Open Compliance and Ethics Group (OCEG). OCEG (www.oceg.org) provides an unbiased, common framework for designing, developing, operating, and benchmarking effective compliance and ethics management programs. Support for this initiative comes from leaders of organizations including: McKinsey & Co., PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young LLP, Deloitte & Touche LLP, KPMG, the Business Roundtable, the Conference Board, the Practising Law Institute, the American Corporate Counsel Association, the American Bar Association, Risk and Insurance Management Society, AIG, Gulf/Travelers, Marsh Inc., Willis, NASDAQ, and the NASD. Over 100 individuals representing 50+ companies are participating in the development of this framework which will be publicly available in late-2003.

Mr. Mitchell was the Co-President and CEO of Learning Productions, a corporate training and "eLearning" company that specialized in business simulation - a discipline in which Mr. Mitchell holds several US and international patents. Learning Productions was acquired by SmartForce (now SkillSoft, NASDAQ: SKIL) where Mr. Mitchell served as Vice President of Global Services Delivery and later as Vice President of Business Process and Quality. Among other accomplishments, he built and managed the award-winning development center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prior to Learning Productions, Mr. Mitchell served at Accenture as the global knowledge manager for Internet Technologies and as manager of Object Technology in the Financial Services industry.

Michael E. Horowitz -- is a litigation partner and member of the Business Fraud and Complex Litigation Group. Drawing on his experience as a high-level official at the Justice Department in Washington and the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan, Mr. Horowitz provides counseling and representation in complex civil litigation, and on a variety of criminal and regulatory issues including securities, health care, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, banking, and white collar crime matters.

Martha A. George -- is the Regulatory Curriculum Coordinator for HealthStream, Inc., a leading provider of e-learning solutions for the healthcare industry. Ms. George has over 15 years experience in interpreting law and regulation, and developing educational programs that meet the needs of a variety of learning levels. Currently, Ms. George applies this knowledge into the regulatory and compliance based educational programs offered by HealthStream.

Alex Brigham -- Corpedia is a web-based eLearning provider that develops interactive business management training and legal compliance training for corporations. Our web-based training library is created in exclusive partnership with internationally recognized business leaders and organizations such as Peter Drucker, Tom Peters, The Conference Board, and The Deming Institute. With a continuously expanding library, Corpedia offers cutting-edge eLearning solutions necessary to resolve complex business problems.

Julie K. Moriarty -- has been working with LRN customers on implementing successful ethics and compliance training programs for three years. She established and managed the implementation team of Knowledge Services Executives who assist customers with program planning, site customization, program marketing and ongoing plan management. In her current position as Director of Strategic Accounts, she works directly with many of LRN's larger customers on integrating the Legal Compliance and Ethics Center and Knowledge Environment into the company culture.

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What degrees are available? What would be the cost in terms of time and money of an on-line degree? What process do you follow to enroll? participate? What media is used? -- Student interacts with computer? Interactive with a group? Support from an instructor? Is this a cost-effective option for your company and for you personally?

Some questions we hope to answer:

• Range and type of on-line degrees (What degrees are available)
• Quality of the degree in the eyes of the world
• Process to begin and complete an on-line degree
• Technology required for an on-line degree
• Commitment of time to complete an on-line degree
• Cost of an on-line degree

We have a panel comprised of an online MBA student, an online course designer/instructor and and online university president. They will answer these and more questions that you might have.

Keynote Presentations by:

Dr. Pamela Pease -- serves as the President of Jones International University. In this capacity, she is responsible for overseeing the strategic, academic, and fiscal operations of the university. Under her leadership, the university became the first fully online university to receive regional accreditation. In 1999, she was awarded the United States Distance Learning Association's (USDLA) Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Higher Education.

Dr. Pease holds a Doctorate and Masters in Communications Theory and Research from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California. In addition, Dr. Pease earned a MPS (Masters in Professional Studies) in Interactive Telecommunications from the New York University. She has been an innovator in implementing educational applications for new technologies including satellite, cable television, audio, and computer. Dr. Pease has presented and written extensively on issues related to implementing new communications technologies within the context of distance education.

Kevin McConnell -- is currently the Global Program Manager for Wireless Handheld Computing in IBM's CIO office. He provides leadership in IBM's usage of wireless devices, wide area wireless technologies and telecommuting. He has worked from his house in Austin, Texas for the past 5 years using DSL, Cable and wireless technologies. Kevin has been with IBM for nine years and is currently working on his online MBA in Global Enterprise Management. "Work is NOT a Place..... My other office is my Boat"

Bill Horton -- has been designing technology-based training since 1971 when, as an undergraduate, he designed a network-based course for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Advanced Engineering Study.An internationally sought-after speaker, he recently delivered the keynote addresses for the Human Resources Association National Congress in Sao Paulo, the Information Technology Training Association conference in Barcelona, the Knowledge Management Seminarium in Stockholm, and delivered sessions at the 2003 Training Conference in Atlanta.

Bill Horton is also a prolific author. His books include Designing Web-Based Training, Designing and Writing Online Documentation, and Secrets of User-Seductive Documents. He is co-author of Getting Started in Online Learning and The Web Page Design Cookbook. He is also the author of three books to be published in ASTD's series on e-learning: Leading E-learning, Evaluating E-learning, and Using E-learning.Bill is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication. He currently serves as a member of ASTD's commission on e-learning certification.

Sean Robert Gallagher, Analyst -- is the lead postsecondary analyst with Eduventures. His research and advisory work have primarily focused on assessing higher education technology infrastructure, analyzing financial market activities and evaluating the competitive positioning and strategy of leading firms in the education industry. Mr. Gallagher brings broad technological expertise to his research and analysis, including experience web-enabling student record databases, developing educational web applications, and procuring and implementing hardware solutions.

Prior to joining Eduventures, Mr. Gallagher worked at high-tech public relations firm MS & L Global Technology and as a systems analyst and network administrator at Union International Systems. Mr. Gallagher also has several years experience as a technology consultant and website designer, having managed Kranberry Systems, a firm he founded in 1995 that served a variety of corporate clients including education and training firms. Mr. Gallagher holds a B.S. in Marketing from Northeastern University, where he graduated magna cum laude.

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This webinar addresses the application of systems, processes, and tools that integrate corporate goals to human performance - making the right things happen at the right time. Webinar Objective: Compare three business case studies in performance management-business drivers, processes, tools, success factors, and measurement of effectiveness.

• What are the corporate trends in performance management?
• How do companies, regardless of size, optimize workforce performance?
• What support structure drives individual, team and organizational performance?

Keynote Presentations by:

Ray O'Lenic -- Ray O'Lenic is the e*Employee leader for Owens Corning. Ray's primary responsibility as a member of the HR leadership team is to establish an e*Enabled work environment supporting Owens Corning employees and HR processes world-wide. He has led planning and transition to e*Enabled processes in all areas of HR including Benefits, Compensation, Performance Management, Learning, Employee Development, and Staffing. Ray's current focus is on extending e*Enabled processes, establishing substantial HR metrics and migrating HR processes to a portal environment. Additionally, his team supports the PeopleSoft system, which is Owens Corning's global HR platform and the core system for all HR processes. Ray has had assignments in Engineering, Manufacturing, Finance, IT and HR. Ray has a BS degree in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University, and has done graduate work in engineering and business.

Diana Unger -- Diana Unger is the Director of Human Resources for Pilkington North America's Automotive Glass Replacement business unit. Her accountabilities (executed by her team) include traditional Human Resources activities, as well as safety, health & environmental, organizational development, and operating excellence strategies (which includes Six Sigma activities). Her business unit has manufacturing and wholesale facilities in the US and Mexico, totaling 100+ locations and 1600 employees. Her first position at Pilkington was in the Training and Development department, with the primary objective of integrating LearnShare into 3 business units in the North American organization (1998). Diana has worked in the utility, OEM (automotive original equipment manufacturers), and automotive aftermarket industries for such companies as the Dayton Power & Light Company, The Robert Bosch Company, and Pilkington plc in positions such as Credit & Collections Manager, Customer Service Manger, Safety & Health, HR, and Training and Development.

Cathy Martin -- Cathy Martin has 18 years experience in the performance management, performance improvement, and training and development field. Cathy has worked at General Motors for two years, and is currently responsible for implementing GM's Executive and Salaried Employee Performance Management Process, GM's Executive 360-Degree Feedback Process, and GM's Salaried Employee Individual Development Planning Process.

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Investments in e-learning are substantial, and yet utilization in some cases is low. How do you reduce barriers and smooth the way for acceptance of e-Learning? Whether your training programs consist of e-Learning or blended learning, it's likely that your employees aren't using web-based training effectively.

Participants completing this Webinar will be able to:

• Understand the factors that create a robust implementation of e-learning
• Understand inhibitors to e-learning usage.
• Gain tips and techniques to increase the use of e-learning
• Identify technology barriers to an effective e-learning program

Keynote Presentations by:

John Higgins -- John Higgins currently serves as Chief Learning Officer for KPMG Consulting, Inc. In this role, John is responsible for setting the corporate Learning and Development strategy and direction for 10,000 KPMG global members. Under his leadership, KPMG Consulting has achieved 75% of all learning is technology-enabled learning. John and his team oversee the development and deployment of KPMG's leadership development and employee training programs. Under John's leadership, KPMG Consulting has distinguished itself as a leader in the deployment of simulation, blended learning, and e-Learning delivery. He also serves as a faculty member in several of KPMG's leadership programs. Prior to this position, he was a practice leader in KPMG Consulting's Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions practice. As a member of the CRM practice, John launched KPMG's Call Center Consulting practice. Prior to KPMG Consulting, John was Principal in charge of IBM Consulting Group's Southeastern Networking. John received his Master of Business Administration with a major in international business from University of Miami and a Bachelor of Science in management from Nova Southeastern University.

Sonya Davis -- from Dow Chemical Company, winner of ASTD's Achievement in Excellence Award for E-Learning Practices. Sonya Davis joined The Dow Chemical Company in 1988 after graduating from Auburn University with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Sonya held a variety of engineering and supervisory roles in Manufacturing & Engineering, Environmental Health and Safety, and Research & Development, before joining Human Resources as a Human Resources Manager in 1998. In 2001, she transferred to Midland, MI, into the Human Resources Development Strategic Center. In her current role, she is responsible for Learning Technologies, and Global Interpersonal Effectiveness Training.

Wendy Guerin -- Wendy Guerin works as a Training Support Specialist with Owens Corning University, which is part of Corporate Human Resources. Wendy has been with Owens Corning for four years. As a Training Support Specialist, Wendy works in partnership with I.S. organization to provide company wide training support of PC Desktop Environment. She also trains and supports a network of desktop champions in various business divisions and facility locations. Wendy designs strategies/solutions, curriculum, and delivers training for new standard desktop applications/rollouts. She is also the Webmaster for Owens Corning University website.

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