The following links to professional organizations may be of interest: This is not an endorsement of any of the organizations or particular websites.
The Boston Facilitators Roundtable (BFR) www.bostonfacilitators.org This website provides information on meetings in Boston as well as links to other professional organizations. Latest meeting Friday June 6, 2008.
American Society for Quality (ASQ) www.asq.org This organization has local sections nationwide as well as sections in other countries. A local section is located in the Hartford area. Hartford section of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) www.asqhartfordct.org
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) www.astd.org This organization has local chapters nationwide.
The Hartford area chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) www.ctastd.net Project Management Institute (PMI) www.pmi.org This is a professional organization for project managers. It has local chapters nationwide and in other countries.
Southern New England Chapter of PMI (SNEC-PMI) www.snec-pmi.org Monthly chapter meetings are held in the Hartford area. Other events are held in Fairfield County, New London and Springfield (MA.). More details are available on the website.
International Association of Facilitators Facilitator Forumwww.iaf-forum.org. This is scheduled to be "live" on May 15, 2008.
The Hartford's Training Community Forum http://thtc/index.htm This is a website accessible by employees of the Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (HIG). This site is not open to the public The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) www.theiiba.org A professional organization of business analysts and related professionals. Several of the HFR participants are members and certified with this organization. The Hartford chapter of IIBAwww.hartford.theiiba.org
Future Search Networkwww.futuresearch.net A group devoted to the use of Future Search techniques for use with groups (large or small). The group held a Future Search Learning Exchange in West Hartford at the University of Hartford June 2-3, 2008. Attendees from new Jersey, CT., Mass., Maine and Michigan attended. Demos of Future Search techniques and discussion of Future Search, Open Space and other group techniques took place. Plans are being developed for another meeting in New England in the Fall. Watch this space for more information.
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