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MAY 28, 2013

It’s the yearly review of the ASTD International Conference and Expo. First off, this part is going to sound like I’m bashing ASTD, and perhaps to a degree I am. It is not like this is the first go around for our beloved association in having a conference and trade show. ASTD bags – always nice.

ASTD 82

ASTD Analysis Conference SumTotal 82

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MAY 13, 2014

Estimate 55% e-learning related content, including e-learning vendors and ILT vendors who added a “virtual training” component as part of their offerings. To me, many more LMS vendors than in the past, especially some newbies I’ve never seen attend the show.

Authoring Tools 69

Authoring Tools Conference ASTD Blended Learning 69

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JANUARY 26, 2014

On the expo side, and I know ASTD Events are going to disagree with me (err, they already have via Linkedin), I wasn’t overly impressed on the number of vendors’ booths. Video e-learning tools or video of some kind – Minimal, but one did spark my interest – more in my “Show Product” topic.

ADL 66

ADL ASTD vendor Social Networks 66

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Super potential, the show has always been ILT (which is still extremely popular in the UK), but there were LMS vendors there and a couple of e-learning, m-learning tools. I know a few vendors who had multiple meetings each day with potential clients – and the ones I am referring to where LMS vendors.

Conference 68

Conference Scanning vendor ILT 68