Jay Cross wrote that he and his co-authors will be signing copies of their book “The Working Smarter Fieldbook” at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin on Thursday July 22nd.

We are delighted Jay will be joining us for the Irish Learning Showcase 2010 event and wanted to let folks know that he will also be signing books with us at our evening event at The Brazen Head pub at 6pm on the same day.

We will be out in force shooting video and taking photos and will have them up on the site after the event.

We are getting excited as final preparations for the upcoming Irish Learning Showcase 2010 event are underway. We have a great agenda prepared including some preeminent speakers from the Learning & Development world.

Speakers at the event include:

• Jay Cross of Internet Time Group on Informal Learning
• David Mallon from Bersin & Associates on how to build a social learning strategy and
• Larry Israelite, VP HRD at Liberty Mutual on Talent Management: Strategies for Success from Six Leading Companies

The event will be held in Dublin, Ireland on July 21st and 22nd 2010.

If you are interested in attending, please get in touch.

Sharon is at Bersin Impact 2010 in St Petersburg  FL this week.

Event report to follow!

Sharon [SVP Learning Solutions, ILA] was at the Launch of IBM SmartCamps Boston, as IBM’s Senior Vice President of Software Division, Steve Mills and Irish government Minister Dara Calleary marked the occasion.

Two innovative Irish firms, Treemetrics and Resourcekraft were showcased at the launch event, having reached the finals of SmartCamps Dublin last year.

- Phil

We’re currently gearing up for the launch event for IBM SmartCamps Boston, taking place on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th. Irish Minister for Labour Affairs, Mr Dara Calleary T.D. will attend as part of his Trade Visit to Boston.

ILA members ThirdForce and WBT Systems will be exhibiting at the Learning Technologies Conference next week. To find out more about these award winning companies and be in with a chance to win an iphone 3GS, please visit both their stands. (ThirdForce – First Floor – Stand 77 and WBT Systems – First Floor – Stand 49.)

This is one in a series of short posts featuring commentary from attendees of our recent Irish Learning Showcase event in Dublin, December 2nd & 3rd 2009.

This entry is by Niamh Farrell, Paris, France:

“The French guests who attended were greatly impressed by the innovations of the Irish Learning Alliance, the networking opportunities and the efficiency of the truly global team which organised the event.”

This is one in a series of short posts featuring commentary from attendees of our recent Irish Learning Showcase event in Dublin, December 2nd & 3rd 2009.

This entry is by Maria Maguire, Sydney, Austrialia:

“This year was the first time that any country from Asia Pacific has taken part in the Irish Learning Alliance Showcase. I was truly impressed by the high level of senior executives the event attracted from around the globe and how smoothly the event went. The event not only highlighted the capabilities of Ireland’s E-Learning companies but reinforced the collaboration between the Enterprise Ireland global team members who all took part to make such a worthwhile and enjoyable event.”

This is one in a series of short posts featuring commentary from attendees of our recent Irish Learning Showcase event in Dublin, December 2nd & 3rd 2009.

This entry is by Patrick Torrekens, BENELUX Region:

“BENELUX senior executives were impressed by the innovation capability of the Irish e-learning companies. They recognized that in-depth research has lead to true product innovation. The application areas for this innovation spread way beyond the traditional employer/employee e-learning. It opens perspectives from more efficient communication between all stakeholders in the corporate world.”

Hello everyone – I am new to Enterprise Ireland’s Boston office and will be working with the ILA. This will be my first of many posts. I look forward to hearing your comments and questions!

The Fourth Annual Irish Learning Showcase was recently held on December 2nd & 3rd in Dublin. This was a new and very exciting experience for me. One of the biggest things to impress me was the amount of energy and activity packed into a two day learning event. Senior executives attended from the US, Benelux, Dubai, Australia, France, Canada and the UK, each bringing with them unique perspectives on the present and future of learning solutions, as well as the specific business needs of their companies.

It was a great opportunity for everyone to learn more about the industry and see all the valuable innovation coming out of Ireland. The days were packed with networking activities, workshops and interactive client presentations on emerging trends such as mobile learning and social media.

Check out the blogs written real-time by our HCMS invitees on their Facebook page.

Look for more posting coming from attendees and the Enterprise Ireland global team members later this week!! Let us know if you are interested in attending our 2010 Irish Learning Showcases.

-Philip