Happy New Year!

And welcome to 2005!

We've got a very exciting year ahead of us here at ISPI Vancouver and the executive is eager to join with you in the coming months to create a year of effective process, efficient practice & amazing productivity for all.

Process, Practice and Productivity is the theme for this year's annual ISPI conference coming to Vancouver in April and serves as a succinct expression of focus this year's executive have for the next 12 months. However, there is one other P word we'd like to add - PARTY - just because we're intending that 2005 WILL be one - and we're hoping you'll join us!

ISPI Vancouver belongs to you! Join with us to make 2005 a year to remember.

January 11th Member Event
*Reminder*

On January 11th, we are fortunate to have as our guest speaker, Joe Willmore, President of the Willmore Consulting Group near Washington, DC. Joe is author of Performance Basics and Managing Virtual Teams.

Joe's topic will be How to give 'em performance when they insist on training: dealing with client requests for solutions before we've identified the problem. This session is about how to shift your client from putting band-aids on problems to actually identifying what is wrong and how to really solve it.

Register now! Click here to our full details and registration.

February 8th Member Event

On February 8th (new date), join us for our guest speakers Erica Groschler, Andrea Shalinsky and Linda Waddell, and Project Management Survival: How Not to Get Voted Off the Island.

Who are Erica, Andrea and Linda? Erica is ISPI Vancouver's VP Conference 2005 and worked for 10 years for Harold Stolovitch & Associates. Andrea has almost a decade's experience and has a MSc in Instruction and Performance Technology through Boise State University. Linda is an instructional design performance consultant with over 30 years experience managing, designing, and developing training solutions. All three currently run their own training and performance consulting companies.

Full details coming soon. Can't wait? Want to register now? Click here to our Events page for preliminary event info and registration.

On March 8th, join us for Improving Through Impov, presented by David Gouthro and Alisdair Smith. Stay tuned for details.

Who are David and Alisdair? David Gouthro is President of The Consulting Edge and has been a frequent presenter at ISPI Vancouver ISPI Chapter meetings. His consulting practice is a study in improv, having grown for the last 17 years with no obvious plan or structure! The Rev. Alisdair Smith is a trusted advisor, facilitator, trainer and speaker. Alisdair trained as an actor, and works with the Vancouver TheatreSports League in their Corporate Training Group as a trainer and facilitator.

Full details coming soon. Can't wait? Want to register now? Click here to our Events page for preliminary event info and registration.

Evaluating Employee Performance (Part 2)
The most effective approaches: staffing reviews and performance outcome measurement
- By Guido M.J. de Koning

Evaluating Employee Performance Part 2 of the article we brought to you in e-Spectrum #8 on November 27th is now available.

To read Evaluating Employee Performance (Part 1): the limitations of subjective manager evaluations and multisource feedback, click here.

Original a rticle review submitted by Margy Hayden, subsequent information submitted by Kristen Hansen.

Special Rate for BC Registrants Announced

ISPI International is making great efforts to encourage BC residents to attend the International ISPI Conference this April in Vancouver. They are offering several incentives to those in BC – one of which is a $200 coupon* for International members attending the conference, a $450 flat rate for a colleague attending with an International member and even $100 coupon* off the student rate!

* Important Coupon Note: we have been able to clarify that the coupon is not actually needed in order to get the BC resident discount. As long as you they contact ISPI international and indicate you are a BC resident, you will benefit from the discount.

Check out the ISPI International Conference website for the savings options at http://www.ispi.org/ac2005/register.htm.

We have developed three scenarios (in US Dollars) to help you understand how to take advantage of some of the savings offered if you register for the Conference prior to February 4, 2005. Click here for details.

Erica Groschler
VP 2005 Conference