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The E-Learning Council is pleased to sponsor the elearning track for Training Expo 2018 and the conference landing page. 

Training Expo 2018

Friday, June 22 | Commons Learning Center, Austin, TX

Mark your calendar for June 22nd!  Expo returns with the 2018 conference hosted by the SACC Training and Development Subcommittee, volunteers from Texas state agencies, and the E-Learning Council.

PROGRAM

The 2018 conference plans include:

• Opening keynote featuring Brian Francis. State agency leader by day, poet by night, Brian skillfully employs words to heal, lift, inspire, and create.
• Two tracks of breakout sessions of interest to those involved in training. Topics may include:
  • Workforce 2020: Training and Empowering the iGeneration
  • Basic Communication Style Inventory
  • Creating Learning Experiences in a Swipe-Left/Swipe-Right World
  • Do You “Buy” or “Make” Your Leaders?
  • Making Your Message Memorable
  • Next-Level PowerPoint
  • Storytelling with Purpose
  • Succeeding with SMEs: Lessons Learned
• One track of breakout sessions devoted to elearning topics and hosted by the E-Learning Council. Topics may include:
  • Elearning for All: Creating Engaging and Accessible Online Training
  • Using Microlearning to Develop Your Workforce
  • Develop the Elearning Your Program Deserves for the Training Results You Want
  • Wham! Bam! and Pow! Using Comic Book Design to Engage Learners
• Lightning Learning – an interactive, high-energy final session where many volunteers quickly share a training tip, game, or resource.

OVERVIEW

Who:	Eligible attendees are employees of Texas state agencies, inclusive of higher education.  Local government and other public-sector staff may register on a space-available basis starting May 16th.
Where:	Commons Learning Center JJ Pickle Research Campus at UT Austin. 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758
When:	Friday, June 22, 2018 | 8:30 – 4:30
How:	Registration will begin in early April with a $35 early bird fee and $50 regular. (Pre-registration required.) Some scholarships may be available. Volunteers from the University of Texas at Austin will handle registration and payments.
What:	Registration includes all educational sessions, parking, and break refreshments. Lunch is on-your-own.

REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

Pre-registration is required. No walk-ins accepted.

Important Note: All registrants should receive routine communications from the organizers, including reminders and a parking pass.
If you think you are registered but receive nothing,contact us – especially if you did not personally fill out the form. No walk-ins accepted.

Fees	$35 by May 15 (Early bird fee) $50 after May 15 (Regular fee) Local government and other non-state public sector may also register on a space-available basis starting May 16th.
Payment:	Payments for the 2018 Inter-Agency Training Expo will be made to The University of Texas at Austin. Pay with credit card at time of online enrollment if at all possible. Agency purchase orders and personal checks can be accommodated if necessary. If purchase order, subsequent payment must be by check. Important! If not paying with credit card at time of enrollment, be sure that payment is processed and mailed exactly as listed below so that the correct UT department receives it. The University of Texas at Austin Attn: Frances Delacruz 1616 Guadalupe St., Suite 1.408 Austin, TX 78701 EIN 74-6000203 Payment Questions: utlearn@austin.utexas.edu.
Cancellations	Registration fees are non-refundable. This is a local event being organized by volunteers with limited resources. Should your plans change, you are welcome to send a substitute.
Scholarships:	A limited number of financial need scholarships are available. Employees of Texas state agencies, inclusive of higher education, are eligible. Note – do NOT sign up via the regular online enrollment form if applying for a scholarship. Your request date will be locked in (early vs regular rate) should you not be selected. Apply for a Scholarship to the 2018 Interagency Training Expo The organizers of the 2018 Training Expo thank TASSCC and DIR for providing scholarship funds via the DIR IRM Education grant.

GET INVOLVED!

• Block your calendar and plan to attend.
• Help spread the word to anyone involved in training.
  • This includes managers, program staff, and more. Not all have “training” in their titles!
• Volunteer to help at the conference.
• Offer to present a breakout session. (Call-for-presentations is closed.)
• Volunteer to share a tip, resource, idea in 3 minutes or less during the final session.

Sign up to for the Lightning Learning finale.

INFORMATION

As details are finalized, information will be:

• updated on this website 
• distributed via SACC Training and Development Subcommittee representatives to the agencies, and
• posted on DIRTRAIN, a discussion list for government staff involved in training. (Join if you aren’t already a member!)

Contact Training@TXDOT.gov with any questions. (Be sure to reference the Training Expo.  Many agency volunteers are helping to organize this event.)