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2009 Showcase Sponsors

	The Illumen Group bridges design and technology to create interactive learning, training, and marketing for corporate and academic institutions. The company is made up of three core areas: Illumen Consulting, Illumen Studios, and Illumen Analytics. At Illumen Group, we transform content into digital experiences that make learning engaging, memorable, and highly accessible.
	Merrill Brink International is a leading provider of life sciences, legal, financial and corporate language solutions for global companies. A proven leader with more than 30 years of experience, the company offers a wide range of language solutions including translation, localization and globalization services. Merrill Brink is recognized in the industry for its commitment to quality and pioneering approach of leveraging technology to reduce costs, eliminate redundant processes and accelerate translation life cycles.
	Ken Cook Co. supports client customers by developing and distributing client product operating, service, and parts information worldwide. Ken Cook is known worldwide for the production of quality technical support documentation in electronic and printed formats and in most languages. Web design, ISP hosting, e-learning, e-business and internet communications are available to customers.
	The LavaCon Conference features career and professional development for engineers, technical project managers, and technical writers. Its three days of breakout sessions and hands-on workshops focus on the skills you need to increase corporate revenue, decrease costs, and advance your career in the process. The next LavaCon will be held on October 25–27 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
	Roosevelt University is a national leader in educating socially conscious citizens for active and dedicated lives as leaders in their professions and their communities. The University’s student-centered faculty and staff inspire academically qualified students from diverse backgrounds and all ages to benefit from rigorous higher education and professional development opportunities in the dynamic Chicago metropolitan environment. Deeply rooted in practical scholarship and principles of social justice expressed as ethical awareness, leadership development, economic progress and civic engagement, Roosevelt University encourages community partnerships and prepares its diverse graduates for responsible citizenship in a global society.
	TrainingPros partners with Fortune 1000 companies to provide highly qualified human performance professionals on a contract project basis. We specialize in providing human performance experts who have deep expertise in organization development, instructional design, training development, training delivery and facilitation, technical writing and editing, change management, project management and human resources.

2009 Association Partners

	The mission of the Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development is to enhance our members’ knowledge, skills and leadership in the areas of work-related competence, performance and fulfillment. In doing so, our members can improve their own effectiveness as well as the effectiveness of their clients, organizations, and communities. One of 140+ chapters of ASTD, and one of the largest chapters nationwide, the Chicagoland Chapter was founded in 1943. Today, CCASTD is an organization of 1,200+ workplace learning & performance professionals working and serving in the greater Chicago metropolitan area.
	Today the competitiveness challenge and the human capital crisis are at the top of the business agenda. With its commitment to improving performance, Chicago Chapter of the International Society for Performance Improvement is the professional organization with members who have the most effective approaches for improving workplace productivity and quality. CISPI’s goal is to serve as a resource for human performance technology (HPT) information and ideas, develop its members HPT expertise, and provide networking opportunities for its members in the greater Chicago area. CISPI members include internal and external consultants, executives, instructional designers, trainers and academics dedicated to improving human performance in the workplace. Our members work in a variety of settings including business, industry, universities, government agencies, health services, non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
	STC Chicago is one of the oldest and largest chapters of the Society of Technical Communication, with members that include technical writers and editors, content developers, instructional designers, academics, usability professionals, web designers and developers, and translators. Founded in 1955, STC Chicago has a rich tradition of providing diverse educational and networking experiences to technical communication professionals, as well as cultivating relationships between academia and industry. In 2009, Society leaders recognized STC Chicago as a Community of Distinction, specifically citing our successful membership campaign, newsletter archives, use of social media, and innovative eLearning and Technology Showcase. STC Chicago had been recognized as a Community of Distinction in 2007 and 2008, with special acknowledgment of our creative and effective initiatives and the substantive value they provide to our members.