KnowledgeAdvisors, the world’s largest provider of learning and talent measurement solutions, announces the 8th Annual Symposium with the theme Optimizing the Performance of People.

The 2010 Analytics Symposium will take place in the Washington DC area on March 3-5. This annual event, sponsored by our partner, KnowledgeAdvisors, brings experts, practitioners and solutions providers together for networking and formalized content around optimizing the impact of learning and talent development investments. In today’s uncertain economy, the need for accountability with credible yet practical metrics has never been higher. This Symposium is designed to directly address those needs so you can immediately implement resource effective yet meaningful metrics to make timely, data-driven decisions.

Here is what you can expect from this event:

• Learn what USC Professor and Research Director John Boudreau talk about presenting the outcomes of learning and talent metrics to business stakeholders.
• Participate in a lively panel with experts discussing “Addressing ROI the Right Way” to debate the challenges and benefits of ROI in learning and talent management.
• Engage in a variety of expert and practitioner tracks to learn topics such as how to engage managers in L&D or how to measure informal learning techniques like performance support
• Understand how the Federal Government is using metrics to drive high performing workforces through speakers from Government Printing Office, NASA, OPM, HHS and others
• Attend a pre-conference workshop to learn how practitioners can use basic statistics and business management principles to make better use of L&D data to show L&D value
• Hear the tips to turn smile sheets into smart sheets to take advantage of learning and other types of evaluations
• Harness the powerful capabilities of cost effective software to measure your programs in a practical yet credible way
• Gather insights in applying credible Six Sigma concepts to improving L&D and talent development in a data driven, self-critical manner

The event features speakers from Lockheed Martin, Cisco, Steelcase, Office of Personnel Management, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and experts like Josh Bersin, Jack Phillips, and Jack Fitzenz.

For enquiries and registration, please contact . If you registering for this event through ProfitWise you can take advantage of a $200 discount. Please contact Eveline Wentzel +31 20 412 35 32 for retrieving the special ProfitWise registration code.

‘Growing competent leaders for Africa’, is the challenging theme for the 2010 ASTD South Africa Conference & Exhibition. As leading companies prepare for the upturn in the economy, their leaders are seeking new niches and growth opportunities to drive innovation and create added value for all their stakeholders.

The 6th annual ASTD Southern Africa Conference will include a two and a half day conference, a day of pre-conference workshops and a pre-conference golf day to take advantage of the Champagne Sports Resort world class golf course. Nestled in the lush green valleys below the rugged peaks of Central Drakenberg, the venue boast first class accommodation, ideal conference and exhibition facilities and an outstanding networking environment for ASTD’s annual event.

ASTD’s 2010 provides a cost and time effective way to network with the best and brightest practitioners to learn about the latest leading-edge best practice. Many sessions include case studies indicating future directions and options along with guidance to avoid undergoing unnecessary learning curve pains and associated cost. Over 20 local and 9 international experts from around the world -including ProfitWise Diederick Stoel-will be sharing their knowhow with you and bring new insights into growing much needed competence for the future.

For enquiries and registration, please contact Natalie Smit, tel: +27 21 914 2888.

ProfitWise is honored to announce that Diederick Stoel won the "HR Leadership Award". He received the award on the 3th of February 2006 at World HRD Congress in Mumbai, India.

According to Dr. Bhatia, Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank of Baroda and Chairman of the World HRD Congress, Diederick Stoel's leadership and contribution to the field of HR is well known. The position he occupies in the fraternity is strategic and iconic. As a thinker and doer Diederick Stoel is a role model and a believer in change.

ProfitWise kindly thanks the World HRD Congress for this prestiges recognition.