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Join Eric Meyer, Jeffrey Zeldman, and special guests to gain a deeper understanding of web standards and best practices. Be inspired by fresh ideas and creative new directions. Spend two days with the greatest minds and hottest talents in web design today.
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The programme helps participants to evaluate their current position in work and in life and to identify what they want to aim for and how to achieve it.

The course looks at assertiveness, goal-setting, values, knowing your strengths, work-life balance, less anxiety - more energy and getting recognition, including interviews. A real confidence boost!

A past participant said: Springboard was a turning point for me. It opened my eyes to my full potential.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015127/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015127/us/Derby/Springboard-Women39s-Development-Programme/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015127/#comments 52.8371 -1.2844 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:25:19 -0700 2009-06-30T11:25:19-07:00 Springboard Women's Development Programme 2010-01-28 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582721/us/Derby/Best-Western-Premier-Yew-Lodge-Hotel/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582721/ Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel Packington Hill, Kegworth Derby England DE74 2DF United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582721/us/Derby/Best-Western-Premier-Yew-Lodge-Hotel/
The aim of this eXchange is to promote awareness and adoption of modern Agile Testing techniques and ideas. With Lisa Crispin providing the conference keynote and two Parkbench sessions, the programme is structured to encourage discussion and bring together the leading thinkers and passionate members of the UK Agile Development and Testing community. With a maximum number of 125 delegates, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience, demonstrate new ideas and techniques, talk to the experts and generally have lots of fun.

Speakers
Gojko Adzic has kindly agreed to be the Programme Lead, and is currently working with Antony Marcano, Lisa Crispin, Dan North, Liz Keogh and David Evanson on an interesting and exciting set of talks!

Register today – and pay just £25
To event aims to provide a real opportunity to share ideas, learn and discuss, so we have limited the number of delegates to 125 only. There is also an Early Bird Discount of nearly 75% if you book on or before August 31st, so if you would like to join us, get your skates on, register today and pay just £25

Info & Registration:
http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33

Sponsorship
There are a variety of sponsorship packages available for organisations that wish to reach this audience. For further details about sponsorship packages, please contact Skills Matter's Community Manager Natalie Gray

Programme
You can find the full programme here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33
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The position of the Chief Learning Officer whether designated or role based is extremely crucial in driving the next level of organizational knowledge creation, innovation, culture and the very DNA of the organization.

The importance of learning and organizational development in the modern enterprise is undeniable. From a small department in most organizations to a full fledged enabling function in many, the learning and development function as we know it has come through its own path of evolution. The journey though has just begun given the emergence of the knowledge economy.

The 'demographic dividend' that India is set to reap in the context of the global market for talent will shape the entire economy in time to come. This has significant implications not just for corporates but for organizations across all facets of the economy.

Organizational learning will not only be a key differentiator but will also be a source of competitive advantage in terms of an organization’s ability to attract and retain talent, customers and investors.

The inaugural CLO Summit 09 is the premier most platform for evangelizing and promoting Organisational Learning & Development. The annual summit shall catalyze the creation and effective dissemination of next practices across corporates, institutions, NGOs, government bodies and practitioners through effective interaction, debate and research.

The summit will bring together Chief Learning officers (heads of learning and development), Business Leaders, leading academicians and practitioners. We’re going to get the best minds together - Here’s your opportunity to interact, learn and network. You could also present your paper, case study, idea or whatever thingamajig you believe your peers in learning, development, coaching and training should learn about.

The event website will soon be live with additional details. Meanwhile please connect with us on linkedin, facebook, twitter or Contact:
speakers@leapvault.com for participating as a speaker.
register@leapvault.com to register as a participant.
sponsors@leapvault.com for sponsorship enquiries.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4545122/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4545122/MH/Mumbai/Chief-Learning-Officer-CLO-Summit-India-2009/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4545122/#comments 19.054 72.9274 Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:18:32 -0700 2009-09-24T05:18:32-07:00 Chief Learning Officer, CLO Summit India 2009 2009-11-20 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/641885/MH/Mumbai/TISS-Convention-Centre-Tata-Institute-of-Social-Sciences-Mumbai/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/641885/ TISS Convention Centre, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai Deonar Mumbai Maharashtra India http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/641885/MH/Mumbai/TISS-Convention-Centre-Tata-Institute-of-Social-Sciences-Mumbai/
You will learn key negotiation skills and then put them into practice through six in-class negotiation exercises. You will receive feedback on your negotiated outcomes in debrief sessions-enabling you to improve your skills throughout the two day course. Lastly, you will be provided with two self-assessment tools that we will complete in class. These tools will help you understand and work with your innate negotiation style and personality and to understand how to negotiate effectively with others who are different.

This course is led by Holly Schroth is a Senior Lecturer at UC Berkeley and consultant to many Silicon Valley and International companies. She has won numerous teaching awards and is a leading author of negotiation exercise materials used worldwide by educators and trainers.

$2,895.
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Please note that there will be no Leamington Multipack Social in December. The next event will be - tentatively - at 7:30pm on Tuesday, January 26th, the location of which will be confirmed beforehand.
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This month's program is "Tales From The Trenches - Financing Rapidly Growing Companies," a 2009 Northwest Growth Financing Conference encore panel presentation led by Zachary Scott co-founder Bill Hanneman.

Panelists:

* Douglas Brown, CEO - All Star Directories
* Carla Corkern, CEO - Talyst
* David Isett, CEO - Concordia Coffee Systems

Three company leaders will share how they managed to survive and thrive in these challenging economic times as well as stories about what works and what didn't. Their valuable insights will spark ideas to help you improve how you manage your business and those of your clients for future success.

Explored topics include:

* How to protect your company from unforeseen consequences
* The importance of human capital in weathering a downturn
* How to reduce the risk factors in pursuing new lines of business
* What are their top areas of business focus/concerns for 2010
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This three-part interactive Teleworkshop series is designed for those who are new to Agile. You'll learn how Agile development methodologies impact each major stage of the product life cycle (Planning, Development, Launch & Maintenance) and you'll apply Product Management & Agile best practices to ensure greater success at each stage.

Teleworkshop Series
$139 for SDForum members/$249 for non-members

Individual Teleworkshops
$69 for SDForum members/$99 for non-members

November 11, 9am Pacific (12pm Eastern) - Agile Product Management in the Planning stage (Session 1)
Overview of key challenges and possible solutions as the organization goes Agile
Business Cases, product planning and Agile
Building Agile roadmaps and release plans, Part 1

November 13, 9am Pacific (12pm Eastern) - Agile Product Management in the Development stage (Session 2)
Building Agile roadmaps and release plans, Part 2
Clarifying Product Manager vs. Product Owner roles
Defining and prioritizing requirements by business value

November 18, 9am Pacific (12pm Eastern) - Mastering Agile Product Management - Launch and Beyond (Session 3 )
The art of Agile product launches
Managing customer and organizational expectations
Sustaining product success with agility

Pivotal Product Management provides award-winning, experience-based product management training and consulting services, helping companies apply best practices in real-world product management for improved product success rates.
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Join Jo Miller, CEO of Women's Leadership Coaching Inc, for a high-impact day in Mountain View, CA, and discover what it really takes for you to break through into leadership.

You will learn how to:

-Project a seasoned, credible leadership presence
-Gain visibility and reward for your accomplishments
-Build a reputation as a leader, expert or go-to person
-Understand the dynamics of power in your organization
-Navigate organizational politics with savvy
-Build your sphere of influence
-Leverage your network to gain access to hidden resources, information and opportunities
-Cultivate influence and get buy-in for ideas and initiatives
-Create, envision and lead high-profile projects.

Poised for Leadership has received rave reviews from women across the US and Canada in DC, Dallas, Ottawa, RTP, San Jose, Seattle, and most recently Toronto. Past participants have said:

"This was the best, most beneficial training I've attended in years."

"This seminar is one of the best I've ever attended. You'll walk away with a new inspiration and determination."

"Every point Jo made was relevant. We walked out with strategies for being a leader-not just in our workplace but in our daily lives."

Download brochure with full course description & schedule, http://www.womensleadershipcoaching.com/Poised_for_Leadership_12-7-09.pdf
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"Give me just 1 day and I'll reveal how to generate a constant stream of hot leads and how to apply the most powerful closing strategies in the world that can help you double (even triple) your income... all for FREE"

Introducing Eric Lofholm's FREE Ultimate Selling Power Seminar

Dear Superstar-in-the-Making:

Have you been affected by the economy? Could you benefit from discovering the cutting edge ideas that are working in business today?

Is your list of leads dwindling (or non-existent!) as you struggle to find the next sale, and the next and the next? Could your lead generation system use a good boost?

The truth is business has changed over the last 12 months. We must all improve to keep up with the rapid change we have experienced. Don't get left behind. Join me for a day of cutting edge sales training.

TO REGISTER, visit www.UltimateSellingPowerSeminar.com

Eric Lofholm is a Master Sales Trainer who has trained tens of thousands of sales professionals nationwide. He is President and CEO of Eric Lofholm International, Inc. Their mission is to help people make more sales.

For the last 10 years Eric has been teaching his proven sales systems to his clients all over the world. Eric has helped thousands of business professionals all over the word increase their sales results.

In my action-packed, content-rich program, you'll discover:
*The most common mistakes salespeople make when trying to close
*How to overcome virtually any objection with ease
*How to overcome your fear of rejection
*How to increase your closing ratio
*My best closing techniques

"When I met Eric 3 years ago, my income was $50K. With Eric's coaching, my income quadrupled! Every program I take with Eric makes me money." -Arvee Robinson, Public Speaker

SIGN UP NOW, IT'S FREE! Just visit www.UltimateSellingPowerSeminar.com
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Talks will range from a focus on CSS3 features related to color, typography and media; to discussions of Open Web concepts, current case studies and demos, as well as brainstorming sessions to openly work with and solve shared challenges within our industry.

We've got several speakers lined up, including:

- Molly E. Holzschlag, who will speak on CSS3 color including HSLa and RGBa

- Andy Budd will speak on backgrounds and borders and other cool CSS3 design stuff

- Håkon Wium Lie, who will present on Web typography

- Pete LePage on HTML5 features in IE

We expect to have a few surprises, and there'll be opportunities for attendee presentations via lightening talks.

For anyone that can't make it we'll post slides and commentary as well as track Tweets all via the Standards.Next website at http://www.standards-next.org

Hash tag: #standardsnext

Directions: Enter the Time-Life Building via the 50th or 51st Street entrance and proceed to the desk labeled Standards.Next to pick-up your ID tag. Then take the escalator to the 2nd floor, Room 1. Please account for 10?15 minutes to ensure you clear building security before the event starts.
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