Leading Industry Visionaries and Global Customers to Deliver Real-World Best Practices at Plateau's 11th Annual User Conference. Check it out:
ARLINGTON, Va. --(Business Wire)-- Plateau Systems, a leading provider of software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent, today announced its 11th annual user conference, Insights 2006. The conference, themed "Building a High Performance Workforce," will be held October 15-18 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando, and will feature an extensive customer-focused agenda with an impressive line-up of industry visionaries, customer presenters as well as hands-on educational tracks.
More than 200 customers are expected to attend the invitation-only conference which will also include the presentation of Plateau's annual Customer Excellence Awards. The company announced that it has received a record number of entries for the prestigious awards, which will be announced at the Insights Gala, sponsored by Deloitte at Disney's Animal Kingdom(R). Deloitte again heads an impressive list of Plateau partners scheduled to participate and exhibit, including WeLocalize, WebEx, Adobe and Thomson NETg.
Keynote Speakers
Featured keynote speaker Claire Schooley, senior analyst in Forrester's Information Delivery Research Group, will discuss the challenges of a dynamic workforce and the critical role learning, performance management, and succession planning play in addressing these challenges. Plateau executives including Paul Sparta, chairman and chief executive officer; Ed Cohen, chief technology officer; Joe Herman, senior vice president of product management and alliances; and Shelly Heiden, senior vice president of Plateau Global Services, will deliver keynote presentations focusing on Plateau's vision, product roadmap and customer innovation. Industry thought leaders and Plateau customers from pioneering global organizations including GE and The Walt Disney Company, and leading government agencies including NASA and the U.S. Air Force, will present case studies and best practices that focus on how Plateau is helping them create a high performance workplace.
-- Claire Schooley, Senior Analyst in Forrester's Information Delivery Research Group, will deliver a keynote entitled "Preparing for Future Workforce Transformation" focused on how effective learning, performance management, and succession planning strategies can help organizations address the challenges surrounding their changing workforce.
-- Colonel Thomas Giattino, U.S. Air Force, Chief, Aircrew Training & Standardization Division for AETC, will discuss best practices for leveraging Plateau's flexible software delivery options to deploy large-scale global training programs to service personnel worldwide.
-- Jill Honerlaw from GE will present "The Value of Integrated Learning and Performance" which will highlight the integrative advantages and cost/time savings benefits of deploying a unified learning and performance management solution that leverages a single data repository for both applications.
-- Barbara Howes, vice president, Enterprise Learning Strategy, The Walt Disney Company, will deliver a presentation titled, "Enterprise Learning Vision & Best Practices at Disney," highlighting lessons from Disney's recently launched enterprise-wide learning management system and discussing how it has enabled the company to align employee career development with the company's strategic initiatives."
-- Jason Averbrook, CEO of Knowledge Infusion, will present "Market Trends in Talent Management," which will explore the necessity for and benefits of aligning strategic corporate goals with individual results, with an emphasis on how a holistic view of people, processes, technology can enable organizations to achieve organizational success.
Attendees will enjoy access to more than 30 additional presentations focused on various aspects of Talent Management, including learning, performance, talent management, competencies and development, training, technology integration (including SCORM, AICC, hosting and infrastructure design, software validation and implementation). Conference sessions are aligned across three tracks - Learning, Performance, and Products & Services and will feature real-world customer case studies presented by HR and learning practitioners as well as developer and consultant-led product education sessions. To view the full conference agenda, visit http://www.plateau.com/insights/agenda.htm
Sessions will include the following topics:
-- Performance Management Trends and Systems
-- On-Demand Talent Management Suites
-- Integrated Learning and Performance
-- Competency-Based Talent Management Systems
-- Best Practices for leveraging Learning and Performance
-- Learning Management in Federal and Local Law Enforcement
-- Next Generation Content Integration
-- Skills and Competency Development for the Real-World
Sponsors & Partners
Plateau consistently leverages its alliances with leading business partners to deliver best-in-class solutions to its customers. Throughout the conference, attendees will have access to the Insights Partner Expo, featuring the latest in learning and IT solutions from Plateau's alliance partners. For a complete list of Insights sponsors and exhibitors, please visit http://www.plateau.com/insights/expo.htm
For complete event details and registration information, please visit the Plateau Insights 2006 Web site at http://plateau.com/insights
About Plateau
Plateau is a leading provider of adaptable Web-based software for developing, managing and optimizing organizational skills and talent to increase workforce productivity and business operations performance. Plateau's software is being used by some of the world's largest, most successful enterprises, including the American Red Cross, General Electric, Internal Revenue Service, and Wendy's International. Industry analysts, including Forrester Research and Bersin & Associates, have rated Plateau a leader in functionality, technology, and customer satisfaction. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va. For more information, please visit www.plateau.com
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