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(@americalearning) The 2014 ASTD International Conference and EXPO will take place in Washington DC (USA) between May 4-7, 2014, with the presence of more than 9,000 learning professionals worldwide, who will attend the U.S.capital in order to share industry best practices and innovative ideas.
During the event, attendees from over 80 countries will participate in more than 200 educational sessions by leading industry experts and visit an exhibition of world class, with the latest products and services available in the market.
Keynote speakers of the conference include Arianna Huffington, General Stanley McChrystal and Kevin Carroll
The conference will be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mt. Vernon Place NW - Washington DC and is organized by ASTD - American Society for Training & Development, the largest association in the world dedicated to learning and development professionals.
Interested in knowing more details about the conference, America Learning Media interviewed Kristen Fyfe-Mills (Senior Manager of Communications for ASTD and a veteran communicator with experience in broadcast, advertising, and corporate communications) and Iñigo Sanchez-Cabezudo (Senior International Relations Manager for ASTD, who manages ASTD relations with Europe and Latin America and also lead the Regional Newsletter in Spanish).
What is the added value ASTD’s annual conference brings to participants? Fyfe-Mills & Sanchez-Cabezudo: We hear – from people all over the world that coming to the conference is one of the single best investments they make in their own professional development. You are given the chance to learn from thought leaders, can take advantage of more education sessions than anywhere else in the world, can meet the vendors and suppliers who provide the cutting edge tools for the field, and network with nearly 10,000 colleagues from around the world. There is literally nothing like this experience provided by anyone else in the L&D field.
Why should an independent professional or a company representative attend the ASTD conference? We know that organizations that invest in their L&D function are the ones best prepared to grow strategically, to maximize the potential of their talent, and to meet the demands of global business. Investing in learning is smart. Investing in the people who provide learning to your organization is a smart business decision. Likewise, for independent contractors, you want to make sure that you are knowledgeable and experienced in the latest trends and resources. That sets you apart from other consultants and makes your value proposition to your clients stronger.
What are the objectives of the conference? The objectives of ASTD 2014 are to provide a rich environment which provides the content, resources, and learning opportunities that empower professionals to develop their knowledge and skills. Attendees not only learn from the 250+ concurrent sessions at the conference, they also network with peers, and interact with today’s thought leaders and innovators.
What innovations in corporate training will be presenting in ASTD? It is posible to view all of the sessions that will be offered at ASTD 2014 on the conference website, www.astdconference.org. There are many tracks to choose from: Learning Measurement & Analytics, The Science of Learning, Training Delivery & Design, Career Development, Global Human Resource Development, Government, Higher Education, Human Capital, Leadership Development, Learning Technologies, Sales Enablement, and Workforce Development for the Non-Training Professional. Each of these tracks offers a depth of choices to meet the needs of practitioners wherever they are on their profesional journey. The EXPO will feature more than 350 suppliers who will be demonstrating their products and services, some of which will debut at the conference.
What are the major trends in corporate training Industry today? Technology and its impact on training is one of the most important trends. People often think of technology only from the training delivery perspective, like mobile learning or virtual facilitation. These are absolutely major trends. But technology also has the ability to help us be more strategic about training. Big data is a frontier for this profession. Learning how to leverage all the data we collect to make better decisions about what training is delivered and how its delivered, and to who it is delivered, is important to the future of the industry.
April 2014
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All details of the International Conference & Exposition in an interview to Kristen Fyfe-Mills (Senior Manager of Communications for ASTD) and Íñigo Sánchez-Cabezudo (Senior International Relations Manager for ASTD). 
