Here is an upcoming online event that is FREE and only 30 minutes.  It may be useful. 

Thursday, December 15, 1:00 Eastern. 

Details clipped from an email announcement that I received:

"Live training via the Web is an important part of any distance learning program. Join us as Josh Bersin outlines how virtual classrooms are best utilized in the training mix and offers suggestions on how to best implement live, Web-based programs to supplement self-paced (asynchronous) and in-person classroom learning. Gain practical, usable tips to help you expand your overall learning strategy.

Wednesday, December 14, 2005 – 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern
Click here to register for this event

Corporate learning officers know that the workforce has changed, and so have their job demands. The workforce of tomorrow will have to be savvy at processing and synthesizing diverse information to understand current conditions and remain flexible in the face of certain change. CLOs need to offer future-focused education programs that prepare thinkers and leaders to support their companies. It’s not just about skills—who can predict what skills will be required tomorrow in a quickly changing world? It’s about leadership, team-building, change management and flexibility. This e-Seminar will address how CLOs can adapt their functions and departments to the requirements of dynamic change in order to better serve their companies.

In conjunction with The eLearning Guild 2006 Annual Gathering that will be held in Boston on April 18-21, 2006, there is a first ever Learning Management Colloquium. This new event will provide learning management professionals with an opportunity to explore the “why” and “when” of e-Learning deployment as well as the business rationale for doing so. The development of the program for the colloquium is being led by Marc Rosenberg, author of two excellent books that, I think, show that he has the right perspective for crafting an event like this:

The CLO Breakfast Club presents an environment for local learning executives to discuss the issues that drive enterprise education, share best practices and analyze the strategic alignment of business goals and workforce education. During this CLO Breakfast Club presentation, CLO editors and learning industry thought leaders will reveal and discuss results of the CLO 2005 Business Intelligence Industry Report to help executive attendees benchmark their learning and development initiatives.

Thursday, December 8, 2005
6:45 am, Mountain Standard Time

https://webexevents.webex.com/webexevents/onstage/g.php?d=661814202&t=a&SourceId=clo128

This looks like an interesting webinar.  I will be out of the office in client meetings all day on Wednesday.  If anyone attends this, please give us a brief summary.  Thanks!

http://www.cloevents.com/articles/templates/eSeminarLanding_Template.asp?articleid=121&zoneid=31 

To successfully negotiate and thrive in today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing marketplace, a sales force must be adequately trained and prepared to meet ever-changing demands. Allergan, a global specialty pharmaceutical company, and Thomson Learning have partnered to proactively address the current state of Allergan’s sales training initiatives by linking competitive, internal and customer benchmarks to determine what strategic training solutions are needed. This e-Seminar will address the evaluation strategy employed to support Allergan’s proactive approach in planning resource allocation and maximization to improve customer satisfaction and sales force effectiveness. Speakers will present a sample of findings and discuss next steps.