Hello ATDers!   Thank you, everyone, for your continued engagement with our ATD Dallas chapter and your ongoing professional work in making Dallas the "Talent Development Capital of the World!" 

As you know, Recognition is a big part of we A.R.E. at ATD Dallas.  Therefore, our annual AXIS Awards event is incredibly important to us.  Feedback from our chapter members and especially our volunteers has prompted us to change the timing of this yearly event.   The AXIS Awards event will now occur in the Spring.   This change does several things:

• Allows companies that want to submit for an award to document a full calendar year of results in their application.
• Allows chapter volunteers to organize the event without dealing with the pressure of the holidays.
• Reduces costs for the chapter while also creating more flexibility in selecting a venue and timing for the event.

In addition to these positive outcomes, the change with AXIS also allows the chapter to move the timing of the Southwest Learning Summit (SWLS).  Instead of our usual August date for SWLS, this year's event will be November 3^rd.   This date change will also make it easier for attendees and our chapter volunteers and avoid scheduling conflicts with other local conferences. 

All of these changes are a reflection of your feedback.   Thank you so much for your continued engagement with ATD Dallas.  We look forward to seeing you at future chapter events.  If you have any questions or feedback regarding the chapter, don't hesitate to get in touch with me at president@tddallas.org.

Lawrence Price, ATD Dallas Chapter President