ASTD Orange County Chapter New Member Orientation

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ASTD Orange County Chapter New Member Orientation

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Last updated Nov 2004
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Welcome to the Orange County Chapter of ASTD
Member Orientation

• Message from the President
• Web Site Tutorial
• National ASTD
• Our Parent Organization
• Our Vision and Mission
• Member Needs Survey Results
• Awards and Recognition
• How to Contact us

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Message From the President

• Welcome to the Orange County chapter of ASTD,
  American Society for Training and Development!
• We are a chapter that has been in existence
  since 1978 and have a current membership of about
  400 training professionals.
• Our chapter is constantly improving. Recently we
  have made changes in the following areas
• Reaching out to Orange County businesses
• Collaborating with other HR related
  organizations, such as ISPI and NHRA
• Increased satisfaction in monthly learning events
  
• Expanding SIGs (Special Interest Groups)
• A new and improved website
• O/S (Orangespiel) newsletter with monthly and
  quarterly editions
• Increased membership with our current chapter at
  400 members
• Sound financial standing that allows the chapter
  to sponsor well-known speakers
• I encourage you to come up to any board member at
  a meeting and introduce yourself. Spread the word
  about Orange County  ASTD!
• Get connected and stay connected! 

Rich Wong
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Web Site Tutorial

• ASTDOC web site offers many services to its
  members
• This simple tutorial will highlight the major
  services
• Log into the site
• Find register for events
• Find job listings
• Find a specific skill within the membership
• Find volunteer opportunities
• Find a Special Interest Group (SIG)
• This tutorial should take only 10 minutes

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Logging into the Site

• Go to www.astdoc.org
• Below is the top portion of the home page

Login Here
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Logging into the site (continued)

• At the login screen enter your user name and
  password
• Unless you selected a different user name, your
  user name will be
• User Name first initial last name, e.g.
  tsmithPassword first name last initial, e.g.
  terrys
• Change the password immediately

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Logging into the site (continued)

• Once logged in, the Home and Logoff icons will be
  available at the top of the screen
• If the login failed you will be sent to this
  page

Just re-Log in as before
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• To change the password click on My Profile on
  your desktop

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Finding and Registering for an Event

• To find an event, select the Events Calendar icon
  at the top of the screen
• To view the details, click on the desired event
• To register, scroll to the bottom of the details
  screen and click on Register for this Event link
• If you are logged, the fields will populate with
  your contact information. If you are not logged
  in, complete all the fields

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Find Job Listing

• Job listings are a member-only benefit
• You must be logged in to view job listings
• Once logged in, select job listings from the
  Member Services pull down

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Find a Specific Skill or Person

• Select Find a Trainer from the main menu
• Enter a keyword or name
• Examples elearning or Karen
• Click on Search
• All members who have the specified keyword(s) in
  their profile will be displayed

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Find Volunteer Opportunities

• All the work that happens within the chapter
  happen with the help of volunteers!
• You will get the most from the chapter if you
  volunteer
• Click on Member Services and select Get Involved
• If you would like us to suggest a role with the
  organization, click the link for the Volunteer
  Form and submit
• Or if you are interested in a specific position,
  click the link for the related VP to notify
  him/her of your interest

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Find Special Interest Group (SIG)

• As a member benefit, ASTD-OC offers several
  Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Each SIG meets separately
• See Event Calendar for schedule or talk to the
  SIG leader
• ASTD-OC members can attend any or all of the SIG
  meetings for free
• SIGs are found under Professional Resources

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National ASTD Organization

• Who is the National ASTD parent organization?
• National ASTD (American Society for Training and
  Development) started in 1944 is a leading
  association of workplace learning and performance
  professionals, forming a world-class community of
  professionals. National ASTD has 70,000 members
  and associates who come from multi-national
  corporations, medium-sized and small businesses,
  government, academia, consulting firms, and
  product / service suppliers
• National ASTD web site is www.astd.org
• National ASTD is best known as a provider of
  online and printed resource materials of
  strategic planning tools for learning and
  performance professionals
• There are no local meetings for National ASTD
• Many ASTD-OC members also belong to National ASTD
• National ASTD membership does not provide local
  ASTD chapter membership

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National ASTD Org. (Continued)

• When you purchase anything from the National site
  (www.astd.org) such as a book or a conference
  ticket and use our CHIP number (CH8091) the
  chapter receives a donation
• These donations help defray costs and keep
  membership prices low
• Please use our chapter number (CH8091)

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Our Chapter Mission Vision

• CHAPTER MISSION
• To provide a broad base of personal and
  professional learning experiences modeling a
  collaborative approach to new competencies,
  performance and fulfillment utilizing the new
  technologies and the changing environment we live
  in today.
• CHAPTER VISION
• To become recognized in our community as a leader
  and a resource to bring workplace learning and
  performance to all organizations, business,
  government, non-profit or for profit.

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Chapter Awards

• Each year the chapter gives several awards to its
  members. They are
• Walt Tait Award for Community Goodwill
• Award of Merit
• ASTD-OC Rookie of the Year
• Chapter Torch Award
• Distinguished Service Award
• Belisle Chapter Leadership Award
• These awards are presented during a ceremony in
  the December meeting.
• Nominations for awards are accepted in November.
• More detailed information about these awards is
  found on our web site www.astdoc.org

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How to Contact Board Members

• The ASTD board is here to support you and your
  career in this field
• The board is available by phone or email
• Email addresses are found on the website

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How to Contact Us

• The ASTDOC office is always available to answer
  questions
• Office Administrator is Denise Ross
• [phone]
• Please send suggestions or feedback on this
  orientation to
• VPMembership_at_astdoc.org

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Thank You

• Thank you for taking the time to learn about
  ASTDOC
• This concludes the online orientation