ASTD Techknowledge 2012 January 22-27 Las Vegas, Baby! Welcome to conference proposal season! am thrilled and honored to be this year’s TK12 planning committee chair, following in the noble footsteps of the wonderful Ellen Wagner. Although the conference may feel like it’s years away, proposals are now being accepted! Come join the fun and submit your session ideas by June 13. link]. astdtk12 MORE >>

ASTD TechKnowledge will be held Jan. 25 – 27 in Las Vegas. If you’re heading to Vegas next week, stop by booth #107 to say hello to our team and see our leadership simulations and latest custom e-learning creations. Don’t miss the concurrent session led by Enspire CEO Bjorn Billhardt. Check it out! Playing Games With Your People: How Business Simulations Can Grow Tomorrow’s Talent. Friday, Jan. 27 at 8:15 a.m. What has been missing in the e-learning world is the social aspect. But how can and will companies apply social learning effectively online? MORE >>

So I’ve decided to go to TechKnowledge almost laptop-free. While I like my laptop, I’ve gotten very tired of lugging it around conferences, and my mobile devices get better battery life and pick up WiFi signal better than my laptop anyway. As it turns out, since I’m presenting a Creation Station and probably doing client work during the week, I’m going to have to bring my laptop, but I’m definitely going to minimize taking it to the event itself.) Here’s how I’m preparing. Setup instructions are here. you just need Keynote and the proper connector. The official TK12 conference app. MORE >>

Okay, I’ve written about preparing for TechKnowledge in a couple of places, like Learning Circuits — twice  – and the E-Learning Uncovered blog. But today I’m starting to look over what sessions I’d like to attend that I’m not officially involved in. Taking a cue from Cammy , here’s what I already have on the docket: Wednesday. 11:00 – Facilitating the Storyline Creation Station. 12:30 – Panelist-ing for the Authoring Tools/HTML5 TK Chat. 00 – Moderating the Gamification TK Chat. Thursday. Find me on Twitter and say Hi! MORE >>

Is TechKnowledge 2012 in your plans? The conversation is already brewing on the TechKnowledge 2012 Conference Blog. hope to see you there… and at TechKnowledge! Today is the last day for “early bird” registration , so I thought it was a good day to tell you a few things I’m looking forward to: It’s in Las Vegas in January. mon, cut me some slack… I live in Central Oregon and while our new-fallen snow is lovely, I know it will be old by January. TK Chats are back! These informal sessions that debuted last year are returning, with an expanded schedule. MORE >>