ATD Puget Sound Chapter

Last chance to register!

Join Us for the ATD Puget Sound Member Orientation! Whether you’re new to ATD or simply want a fresh look at all your membership has to offer, our virtual orientation is the perfect place to connect. Meet fellow members, or those considering membership, expand your network, and explore the benefits, services, and resources available to help you grow in your talent development journey. Come with questions, leave with inspiration—and get even more out of your membership.

Image Description: Event flyer for the virtual event. The text reads, "Join us for member orientation & networking. Community, connection, & inspiration. June 17th, 2026, 12:00-1:00 pm. atdpugetsound.org/events." An illustration of participants in a virtual meeting is featured on a blue background.

Last chance to register, we hope to see you there! Our member program fee has been reduced to $10.

✅ Free parking
✅ Light refreshments available
✅ Limited to 50 guests only

Join fellow ATD Puget Sound members for an interactive, in-person experience focused on building capability-led organizations and making competency frameworks work in practice. The session will be co-facilitated by ATD Puget Sound’s President, Sherry Johnson Metz, who will guide opening and closing conversations to help participants connect, share perspectives, and ground the experience in the realities of our local L&D community and the challenges you’re navigating today.

At the heart of the session, Acorn’s President, Keith Metcalfe, will lead a dynamic workshop exploring the shift toward capability-led organizations — why so many competency initiatives struggle to gain traction, and what actually makes them stick.

Image Description: Event flyer for the in-person event. The text reads, "Skills in the Age of AI: Why Your Capability Framework Isn't Built for What's Coming. Speaker: Keith Metcalfe, President, Acorn. Speaker: Sherry Johnson Metz, President, ATDps. In-person workshop, June 10th, 2026, 4:00-8:00pm, Mercer Island Community & Event Center."

Curious how AI can actually help you build in Articulate, without turning your course into generic, robotic content? Join us for a practical, real-world session with Tom Kuhlmann focused on how to use AI as a smart production partner across your workflow: drafting outlines, writing dialogue, generating question banks, creating feedback variations, and producing meaningful alt text.

We’ll also dig into the part that matters most: how to QA AI-assisted content so it stays accurate, inclusive, and unmistakably human, protecting learning quality while saving serious development time.

Tom Kuhlmann is Chief Learning Architect at Articulate and the voice behind The Rapid E-Learning Blog, where he shares practical, real-world tips to help eLearning teams build better courses—faster. With 20+ years in the training industry, he’s developed hundreds of hours of eLearning and supported learning projects for organizations including Capital One, Washington Mutual, and Weyerhaeuser.

Image Description: Event flyer for the Tech SIG event. The text reads, "Tech SIG. AI + Articulate: Practical Ways to Speed Up the Build (Without Losing Quality). June 25th, 2026. 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Tom Kuhkmann, speaker. More information: www.atdpugetsound.org." A headshot of Tom Kuhlmann is featured on a blue background.