A resource of Denver area professional organizations is now available in one site!
| AMWA | American Medical Writers Association |
| AQP | Association for Quality and Participation |
| ASTD | American Society Training and Development |
| CHRA | Colorado Human Resource Association |
| CIN | Colorado Issues Network |
| CODN | Colorado Organizational Development Network |
| EAPA | Employee Assistance Professionals Association |
| ISPI | International Society for Performance and Instruction |
| IST | Information Systems Trainers |
| STC | Society for Technical Communication |
AMWA, American Medical Writers Association
| Purpose: | To promote excellence in biomedical communication, bring together communicators and educators in the medical or allied professions and science worldwide, and provide continuing professional education through certification programs. |
| Member profile: | Fifty percent are medical/life scence professionals; the other half are English and communication professionals. |
| Membership: | A national fee of $75 a year includes local membership. Certification is also available. |
| Meetings: | The Rocky Mountain Chapter meets monthly in the Denver area September through May for hands-on writing exercises at 6:30 PM, followed by a program from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. |
| Parent Organization: | AMWA 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 493-0003 or e-mail to amwa@amwa.org |
| Local contact: | For further information, call Silvia Talkington, chapter president, at (303) 797-8751. |
AQP, Association for Quality and Participation
| Purpose: | To advocate employee involvement in integrating quality and participation in the workplace; and to motivate and teach individuals, teams, and organizations to design, implement, and sustain high performance. |
| Member profile: | Team members, team leaders, and quality professionals. |
| Membership: | A national fee of $75 a year; a local fee of $25 a year. |
| Meetings: | AQP meets the third Thursday (except July, August, and December), 5:00 to 7:30 PM, at the Doubletree Inn in Westminster. |
| National Organization: | AQP 801-B West 8th Street Cincinnati, OH 45203 (513) 381-1959 (513) 381-0070 (fax) |
| Local contact: | For further information, call Nancy Page Cooper at (303) 681-3392. |
ASTD, American Society for Training and Development
| Purpose: | To promote workplace learning and performance to human resource development (HRD) professionals. The local chapter conducts training and educational programs, offers networking with other ASTD chapters and HRD professionals, and provides informational materials. |
| Member profile: | Fifty percent are internal trainers, educators, and other human resource professionals; the other half are consultants. |
| Membership: | Rocky Mountain Chapter, $60 a year, plus $10 new member setup fee (does not include membership in international ASTD). Contact Sam Sargent at (303) 572-7522. Approximately 550 members locally.
Northern Rockies Chapter (NRC), $36 a year, prorated by quarter. Contact Dave Karpowicz at (970) 226-3687 or e-mail to dave.karpowicz@astd.noli.com Approximately 70 members locally. |
| Meetings: | The Rocky Mountain Chapter meets the second Wednesday of every month, 6:00 to 8:30 PM, at the Denver Mariott Southeast. Contact Lisa Niederman at (303) 832-1068.
The Northern Rockies Chapter meets the third Tuesday, bi-monthly starting with January, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, at University Park Holiday Inn, Fort Collins. Contact Suzanne Robertson at (970) 282-9414 or e-mail to robertsu@lamar.colostate.edu |
| Parent Organization: | ASTD 1640 King Street Box 1443 Alexandria, VA 22313-2043 (703) 683-8100 |
| Local contact: | Karen Wojdyla ASTD-RMC 9101 E. Kenyon Ave., #3000 Denver, CO 80237 (303) 770-1002 (303) 770-1812 (fax) |
CHRA, Colorado Human Resource Association
| Purpose: | To provide opportunity for growth and development of human resource professionals, thereby raising the standards of performance for all phases of human resource activity. |
| Member profile: | Human resource professionals. |
| Membership: | Local membership is $68 a year plus a $15 setup fee for new members. Contact Laurie Kelly at (303) 799-9599. |
| Meetings: | CHRA meets the third Wednesday of every month at rotating sites in the Denver Tech Center. Contact Julie Van Meter or Anita Hunter at the CHRA office, (303) 770-0146. |
| National Organization: | SHRM, Society for Human Resource Management 606 N. Washington St. Alexandria, VA 22314-9792 (703) 548-3440 |
| Local contact: | For general information, contact CHRA office at (303) 770-0146 or fax (303) 770-1812 |
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CIN, Colorado Issues Network
| Purpose: | To provide an interactive learning network through which member organizations and individuals can anticipate strategic changes and opportunities in a fast-changing and information-rich world. |
| Member profile: | Members are businesses, higher education institutions, school systems, government organizations and non-profits, all represented by individuals who are usually planners, managers, educators, organizational development experts, and marketers. |
| Membership: | Annual fee of $550 for organizations. |
| Meetings: | Meetings are held about every three weeks at varied times and locations. They last a full or half day and often take the form of seminars or live video conferences. |
| Parent Organization: | None |
| Local contact: | For information, contact Garth Johnston at (303) 733-6213 or e-mail to garth@csn.org |
CODN, Colorado Organization Development Network
| Purpose: | To enhance the growth and development of organization development practitioners, to contribute to the empowerment and professionalism of the field, to link members with the needs and opportunities of organizations, and to provide a support network. |
| Member profile: | Internal and external organizational development practitioners. |
| Membership: | Local, $50 a year (does not include national dues). Contact Shelly Duckworth at 696-4119. |
| Meetings: | CODN meets quarterly. For further information, contact Nancy Stitt at (303) 914-7162. |
| Parent Organization: | None |
| Local contact: | For voice mail, call (303) 237-1127. |
EAPA, Employee Assistance Professionals Association
| Purpose: | To promote the highest standards of practice in mental health programs for employees and continuing development of professionals, programs, and services. |
| Member profile: | Mental health professionals working internally and externally on programs for employees; also mental health therapists who provide services to those programs. |
| Membership: | Membership includes both national and state dues at one of seven levels: individual, associate, honorary, organizational, student, emeritus, and retried. And individual membership for someone living in Colorado is $155 a year. Certification is also available. |
| Meetings: | EAPA meets the second Friday of each month, 8:30 to 11:00 AM, at the Glendale Community Center, 999 S. Clermont. Contact Janice McBride at (303) 832-1068. |
| Parent Organization: | EAPA 2102 Wilson Blvd., #500 Arlington, VA 22201-3062 (703) 522-6272 |
| Local contact: | For voice mail, call (303) 649-6673. |
ISPI, International Society for Performance and Instruction
| Purpose: | To increase productivity in the workplace through performance and instructional technologies such as education and job training, job aids, feedback systems, personnel section, and human factors. |
| Member profile: | Trainers, instructional designers, organizational development experts, and others interested in improving workplace performance. |
| Membership: | Local: Individual, $35 a year, and Student, $10 a year. Contact Don Englehaupt at (303) 377-7435. Corporate: Contact Dave Maletic at (303) 585-5339. International: $125 a year, includes monthly and quarterly publications. |
| Meetings: | ISPI meets monthly (except for August and December) at rotating sites. Contact Connie Valdez at (303) 755-9513 or Joel Gendelman at (303) 978-9198. |
| Parent Organization: | ISPI 1300 L Street NW, Suite 1250 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 408-7969 (202) 408-7972 (fax) ISPI web site |
| Local contact: | For voice mail, call (303) 784-7241. Front Range Chapter ISPI web site |
IST, Information Systems Trainers
| Purpose: | To help members grow professionally, to exchange information through networking and newsletters, and to contribute to the community via scholarships and charitable activities. |
| Member profile: | Computer trainers, technical writers, courseware vendors, classroom providers, technical support specialists, programmers. Members include both corporate trainers and consultants. |
| Membership: | Individual, $40 a year. Corporate, $60 a year for up to three members, $20 for each additional member. Contact Rick Winter at (303) 914-3684. |
| Meetings: | IST meets the last Friday of each month, 8:00 to 10:30 AM, at Wyndam Gardens Hotel, 1475 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. |
| Parent Organization: | None |
| Local contact: | For voice mail, call (303) 784-5822. IST web site |
STC, Society for Technical Communication
| Purpose: | To improve the quality and effectiveness of technical communication for audiences worldwide, to promote professionalism and the exchange of information among its members, and to educate the community on the value of technical communication. |
| Member profile: | Writers, editors, graphic designers, illustrators, educators, and consultants who develop instructional materials, proposals, reports, policies and procedures, and other documents in either print or electronic form for industry and government. |
| Membership: | International, $95 a year, plus a one-time enrollment fee of $15; includes quarterly journal, monthly magazine, and local dues. Students, $40 a year with no enrollment fee. Contact Laura Beckman at (303) 255-8720. |
| Meetings: | STC usually meets monthly on the third Thursday (except July, August, and December), 6:00 to 9:00 PM, at rotating sites. For details, call recording at (303) 238-5352. |
| Parent Organization: | STC 901 N. Stuart St., #904 Arlington, VA 22203-1864 (703) 522-4114 (703) 522-2075 (fax) e-mail to stc@tmn.com International STC web site |
| Local contact: | For general information and job line, call (303) 238-5352; or visit the Rocky Mountain Chapter STC web page |
Information is accurate as of March 18, 1997.
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