Toledo, OH (ContentDesk) September 21, 2005 -- On Friday, October 14, 2005, LearnShare will be offering behind the scenes, on-site benchmarking tours at UPS, Cingular Wireless and Rollins/Orkin as part of its Sharing@LearnShare conference in Atlanta.
During the final day of the Sharing@LearnShare conference, three tours will take place with 30 participants each.
Visitors will have the opportunity to tour a learning facility and discuss the training and development structure, strategy and best practices from these industry leaders.
"This is a rare opportunity," said Lois Webster, CEO of LearnShare.
"It is not often that leading organizations such as these open their doors to other executives to learn and share the best practices in the delivery of training and development.
It will be the capstone to the Sharing@LearnShare conference, which has already been recognized as one of the leading conferences in the field of training and development."LearnShare, the consortium of Fortune 1000 companies organized to research, design, purchase, package and share best practices in the training and development field hosts Sharing@LearnShare in Atlanta from October 12-14.
Sharing@LearnShare provides best practices and lessons learned from industry leading organizations in a concise, cost-effective event consisting of highly experienced keynote speakers, focused breakout sessions on current topics and trends, networking lunch and cocktail reception with many opportunities to meet conference presenters, LearnShare members and participating learning executives.Other highlights of the conference include:* An intimate Fireside Chat with world-renowned author and speaker Dr. John Maxwell * Keynote speakers from Home Depot, UPS and Cingular Wireless * A CLO panel discussion with top national and international learning leaders
* Best practice sharing sessions and more! The October conference in Atlanta will be hosted at the Emory Conference Center at Emory University.
LearnShare is expecting over 300 attendees, and is proud to announce it has enrolled keynote speakers from Cingular, Home Depot and UPS.
Conference fees are: $139 for LearnShare members, $399 for non-LearnShare members.To obtain more information about attending or sponsoring a Sharing@LearnShare event, please visit our website: http://www.learnshare.com/Site/Sharing/atlanta2005/atlanta.aspx or contact Matt Franks at 419-327-4160 ext.
4162. About LearnShareLearnShare LLC, founded in 1996, is a consortium of 35 diverse, industry-leading companies dedicated to sharing their proven expertise and innovative practices across member organizations to enhance their competitive advantage.
LearnShare's key focus is to provide technology-based learning solutions, collaborative communities, best practices and applied research to meet its members' mission critical business education and development needs.
The original member companies are 3M, ChevronTexaco, Deere & Co., Eaton, General Motors, Levi Strauss & Co, Motorola, Northwest Airlines, Owens Corning, Owens-Illinois, Pfizer Inc, Pilkington, and UnitedHealth Group.
For more information, visit www.learnshare.com..
LearnShare Offers Behind the Scenes Benchmarking Tours at Cingular Wireless, UPS and Rollins/Orkin at Upcoming Conference
Toledo, OH (ContentDesk) September 21, 2005 -- On Friday, October 14, 2005, LearnShare will be offering behind the scenes, on-site benchmarking tours at UPS, Cingular Wireless and Rollins/Orkin as part of its Sharing@LearnShare conference in Atlanta.
During the final day of the Sharing@LearnShare conference, three tours will take place with 30 participants each.
Visitors will have the opportunity to tour a learning facility and discuss the training and development structure, strategy and best practices from these industry leaders.
"This is a rare opportunity," said Lois Webster, CEO of LearnShare.
"It is not often that leading organizations such as these open their doors to other executives to learn and share the best practices in the delivery of training and development.
It will be the capstone to the Sharing@LearnShare conference, which has already been recognized as one of the leading conferences in the field of training and development...
LearnShare Offers Behind the Scenes Benchmarking Tours at Cingular Wireless, UPS and Rollins/Orkin at Upcoming Conference
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