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Instructional Design Conferences

Instructional Design Trainings and ConferencesMultiple organizations sponsor and host instructional design and eLearning related conferences, trainings and other educational opportunities. Many of the instructional design conferences are focused on instructional design, eLearning development, human performance improvement (HPT), and training and development. Below are a few leading organizations that host regular instructional design trainings, webinars, classes, and other educational events:

ASTD (American Society for Training & Development)

The world's leading association of workplace learning and performance professionals, forming a world-class community of practice. ASTD offers instructional design and eLearning related conferences and training programs focused on workplace learning and performance. Their core instructional design conferences and trainings are the ASTD International Conference and Exposition, the Telling Ain't Training Conference, the Learn Now Conference, and the ASTD TechKnowledge Conference.

ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement)

Founded in 1962, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) is the leading international association dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace. ISPI offer instructional design related conferences, SkillsCast webinars, HPT workshops, and institutes focused on instructional design and human performance improvement. Their core conference is THE Performance Improvement Conference.

The eLearning Guild

The eLearning Guild is a community of practice for designers, developers, and managers of e-Learning. The eLearning Guild offers instructional design and eLearning conferences, symposiums, classes, and online forums specifically focused on eLearning management, design, and development. Their core instructional design conferences and trainings are DevLearn, Learning Solutions, Performance Support Symposium, and mLearnCon.

Chief Learning Officer

CLOMedia provides solutions for enterprise productivity in the enterprise learning market. Chief Learning Officer offers instructional design related conferences, webinars, virtual events, and symposiums focused on executive leadership for learning and development. Their core instructional design conferences and training events are the Spring and Fall CLO Symposium.

Rapid Intake
Rapid Intake, Inc., an e-learning software company out of Provo UT that delivers rapid e-learning tools for corporate training and distance education. In addition to cutting edge tools, they provide eLearning and instructional design professionals with community forums, blogs, and conferences. They host two instructional design and eLearning related conferences per year, the BYOL (Bring Your Own Laptop) Conference, and the eLearning DevCon Conference.