Recently your President-Elect, Darren Nerland and I had the opportunity to attend a national Chapter leadership event in DC with over 300 other Chapter leaders.  The challenges and sense of urgency about where we, as a learning profession, must go and hence how our national body (ASTD) intends to lead us was palpable.  ASTD is undergoing change: look for emphasis on a customer-focused model of services and alignment around an overall theme of Communities of Practice.  According to Tony Bingham, ASTD President, more details are forthcoming about ASTD’s Communities of Practice in the near future – it is a significant organizational change for ASTD.  To stay tuned on these developments I urge all those non-national members to take advantage of the Power of 2 program at a discounted rate.  Remember to always use our CHIP # CH8020 when making any ASTD purchases.  Click here to learn more.