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SUBJ: ELEVENTH ANNUAL HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP
1. THE PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY CENTER, A FORCECOM UNIT, IS HOSTING THE
ELEVENTH ANNUAL COAST GUARD HUMAN PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY (HPT)
WORKSHOP IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA, 14-16 SEPTEMBER 2011. THE KEYNOTE
SPEAKER IS DR. MARC ROSENBERG, AN INDEPENDENT NEW JERSEY BASED
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT, WRITER, SPEAKER, EDUCATOR AND LEADING FIGURE
IN THE WORLD OF TRAINING, ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING, E-LEARNING,
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT. HIS EXPERTISE
EXTENDS ACROSS ALL EMERGING FIELDS OF E-LEARNING STRATEGY, KNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES, CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AS
WELL AS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND EVALUATION.
DR. ROSENBERG IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BEST-SELLING BOOK: E-LEARNING
STRATEGIES FOR DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE IN THE DIGITAL AGE AND BEYOND
E-LEARNING: APPROACHES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE ORGANIZATIONAL
KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE.
2. THE THREE-DAY WORKSHOP PROVIDES A FORUM FOR HPT PROFESSIONALS TO
SHARE THEIR RECENT WORK AND RESEARCH IN THE WORLD OF PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT. IT ALSO SERVES TO ENHANCE THE PRACTICE OF HPT IN THE
COAST GUARD THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES,
DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT TRENDS AND ISSUES, AND SHARING OF BEST
PRACTICES. IN 2010, THE WORKSHOP ATTRACTED OVER 450 PARTICIPANTS
REPRESENTING A BROAD CROSS SECTION OF CG, DOD, DHS, GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS, AND INTERNATIONAL
MILITARY. AS A RESULT, THE WORKSHOP CREATED A COLLABORATIVE
ENVIRONMENT FOCUSED ON PARTNERING TO SUPPORT MISSION EXECUTION.
3. THE THEME OF THE 2011 WORKSHOP IS, "PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT: IT IS
WHAT WE DO." ATTENDEES WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH OTHER
PROFESSIONALS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING WORKFORCE PERFORMANCE. THESE
CONNECTIONS WILL INCLUDE FORCE READINESS COMMAND, TRAINING CENTERS,
PROGRAM MANAGERS, AND RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEFS.
4. FOR MORE INFORMATION, TO REGISTER, AND TO SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT TO
PRESENT AT THE 2011 HPT WORKSHOP, VISIT HTTP://USCGHPT.ORG. FOR
QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS NOT ADDRESSED ON THE WEBSITE, CONTACT
THE HPT PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM VIA EMAIL AT TCY-PF-HPT(AT)USCG.MIL.
5. THE FALL FORCECOM COMMANDING OFFICER/TRAINING OFFICER (CO/TO)
CONFERENCE WILL PRECEED THE HPT WORKSHOP KICK-OFF.
6. RDML S. E. MEHLING, COMMANDER, COAST GUARD FORCE READINESS
COMMAND, SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED