Here's a blog post from Wei Wang, international relations manager, who recently hosted two member workshops in China:

In April, I went to China to organize two ASTD member workshops in Beijing and Shanghai in April. About 120 members and their colleagues participated in the two events. We sincerely thank Siemens Management Institute China and Baosteel Talent Development Institute who kindly sponsored the events.

I shared with attendees the presentation "Keep Learning Mission Critical in Tough Economic Times," which is based on ASTD's most recent white paper. My favorite quote from the report is: "It's not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." The participants found the information very interesting. After the workshop, one of the participants emailed me and said, "Just want to say thanks for organizing the seminar in Shanghai. It's very helpful to get opinions from insiders of the industry. ASTD will be greatly valuable to help the industry to build expertise and make more impact. Looking forward to more presence of ASTD in China." We are so pleased that our members found the content valuable.

During the trip, I also had the opportunity to present ASTD's latest research and resources for learning and performance professionals at Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, IBM Global Services (China), and several other events. We look forward to working with more organizations to introduce ASTD's research and resources. It was great to connect with the HRD professionals in China again. We sincerely appreciate the support from our members and partners! Thank you for helping us to build a stronger international learning and performance professional community in China.