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What Is ISPI?
Founded in 1962, the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI) is the leading international association dedicated to improving productivity and performance in the workplace. ISPI represents performance improvement professionals throughout the United States, Canada, and 40 other countries. ISPI's mission is to develop and recognize the proficiency of our members and advocate the use of Human Performance Technology. Assembling an Annual Conference & Expo and other educational events like the Institute, publishing books and periodicals, and supporting research are some of the ways ISPI works toward achieving this mission.
The Past is Prologue
With roots firmly planted in performance research and instructional design, the Society was founded in 1962 as the National Society for Programmed Instruction. Later, evolving with members who were concerned fundamentally with performance and its improvement, the Society changed its name to the National Society for Performance and Instruction. As the Society's mission developed more globally and human performance technology became more widely regarded as a process of selection, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of programs to most cost-effectively influence human behavior and accomplishment, we became the International Society for Performance Improvement.
A Focus on Performance and the ISPI Advantage
Workforce performance takes on new significance in our economic future. Human performance technology (HPT) -- the systematic approach to improving productivity and competence -- is the key to global competitiveness. Although training and education are critical to increasing competitiveness, meeting the educational challenge is only part of the answer. An effective human resource system needs an outstanding learning system, but it requires more; it requires a focus on performance. To improve human performance, we must manage the performance improvement system. That system must be the core of an organization's human resource efforts if it is to maintain its competitiveness in the long run.
Who Belongs to ISPI?
Performance technologists, training directors, human resources managers, instructional technologists, human factors practitioners, project managers, and organizational consultants are members of ISPI. They work in a variety of settings including business, academia, government, health services, banking, and the armed forces.
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Please review this page and the ISPI web site to learn about the many programs and events available to ISPI members.
What Is HPT?
Human Performance Technology (HPT), a systematic approach to improving productivity and competence, uses a set of methods and procedures -- and a strategy for solving problems -- for realizing opportunities related to the performance of people. More specific, it is a process of selection, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of programs to most cost-effectively influence human behavior and accomplishment. It is a systematic combination of three fundamental processes: performance analysis, cause analysis, and intervention selection, and can be applied to individuals, small groups, and large organizations.
How Does HPT Work?
Human performance technology is a set of methods and procedures, and a strategy for solving problems, for realizing opportunities related to the performance of people. It can be applied to individuals, small groups, and large organizations. It is, in reality, a systematic combination of three fundamental processes: performance analysis, cause analysis, and intervention selection.
Our Vision
ISPI's vision is that members have the proficiency and insight to customize Human Performance Technology to meet the needs and goals of their organizations and clients, so that the members are recognized as valued assets.
Our Mission
ISPI's mission is to develop and recognize the proficiency of its members and advocate the use of Human Performance Technology.
Our Membership
Our membership is comprised of those interested in improving human performance in the workplace. Members work for almost every kind of business, including industry, government, and education.
Individual Membership Categories
- Regular Membership ($145 annually) - This is an individual membership receiving full benefits and voting rights in the Society.
- Student Membership ($60 annually) - This is a discounted individual membership for full-time students with an annual income less than $10,000. Proof of full-time enrollment from an accredited college/university must also accompany the application.
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Retired Membership ($60 annually) - This is a discounted individual
membership for individuals who are retired from full-time employment.
- Lifetime Membership
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A Lifetime membership carries all benefits, discounts, and privileges of an
active individual membership that are in effect at the time of joining, or
in the future if new professional benefits are added.
Organizational Membership Categories
- Advocates ($5,000 annually) - The Advocates represent international, national, and regional organizations that are committed to improving performance and support ISPI at the highest level.
- Patron Membership ($1400 annually) - This is an organizational membership and includes five active memberships and several additional value-added services and discounts. Details available upon request.
- Sustaining Membership ($950 annually) - This is an organizational membership and includes five active memberships and several additional value-added services and discounts. Details available upon request.
Please contact membership@ispi.org or call 1-301-587-8570 for details.
The Benefits
The benefits of membership are both tangible, such as a year-long subscription to our acclaimed journal, Performance Improvement, as well as intangible, such as the educational networks that develop among members. In addition, ISPI members receive discounts on many of the offerings summarized below.
Insurance Services
ISPI is able to offer group insurance programs at group rates as a membership benefit because of its alliance with the Trust for Insuring Educators (TIE) administered through Forest T. Jones. You can get complete information on the programs on the following web sites.
Professional Liability Insurance: http://www.ftj.com/TIE/Mainpagepl.asp
Health Insurance: http://www.assurantaffinity.com/ispi/index1.php?cmpid=150
Life Insurance: http://www.ftj.com/TIE/Mainpage.asp
Long Term Care Insurance: http://www.ftj.com/LTC/pages/ltc.asp
ISPI through TIE also offers a program on car insurance with GEICO.
TIE was established more than 25 years ago in cooperation with three educational associations. Individually, these associations lacked large numbers of members and, consequently, buying power. TIE made it possible for member organizations to pool their memberships and create a large enough base to secure competitive insurance plans and rates.
Today, more than 59 educational associations including ISPI comprise TIE. Association members enjoy the benefits of mass purchasing power, excellent product selection and superior customer service.
Periodicals
Performance Improvement (PI). Published 10 times a year, the acclaimed journal is geared toward practitioners of performance technology in the workplace. This free member benefit strives to provide specific guidelines on applications of performance technology to help its readers expand and understand their scope of HPT. PI deals with all types of interventions and all phases of the HPT process. Its content includes "how to" articles, procedural models, ready-to-use job aides, guidelines for research, updates on trends, reviews, and field viewpoints. View executive summaries of recently published articles. Complimentary to ISPI members.
Performance Improvement Quarterly (PIQ). A peer-reviewed journal created to stimulate professional discussion in the field and to advance the discipline of HPT through publishing scholarly works. Published four times a year, PIQ emphasizes original work involving technologies such as front-end analysis, development, and evaluation, as well as myriad interventions. Substantially discounted to members.
PerformanceXpress. Published online 12 times a year, PerformanceXpress is the primary forum for timely communication to the membership. Included in the newsletter are reports on ISPI and chapter activities, employment opportunities, calendar items, Board information, and official announcements. Complimentary to members.
Educational and Networking Opportunities
The Society is committed to providing a variety of educational services to its members, including assembling the Annual Conference and Workshops, developing the Human Performance Technology Institute, offering research grants, and working in partnership with our chapters.
Annual Conference. ISPI’s Annual Conference is known for offering innovative and thought-provoking presentations by professional colleagues that stimulate and enhance the competence of the attendee. With more than 200 educational sessions to choose from, participants can examine a full range of issues and innovations shaping the future of performance technology. In addition to the valuable educational benefits gained by participating in the Conference, attendees can exchange success stories and valuable "how-to" information at the many networking opportunities built into the Conference schedule.
Workshops. Pre-conference Workshops provide in-depth, full-day classes that encourage you to broaden your knowledge base in a specific topic relating to performance improvement. Workshops are limited in size, ensuring that you will receive individual attention from expert presenters.
ISPI members receive a significant discount on the Conference registration fees.
Human Performance Technology Institutes. Making the Transition to Performance Improvement is an award-winning, three-day workshop committed to providing the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary for training, human resources, and performance professionals to make a successful transition from a training department to a human performance improvement organization. Principles & Practices of Performance Improvement is a three-day learning event guided by instructors/facilitators and case study presenters. Instructional strategies include the use of workplace examples and collaborative analysis of case studies. The program draws on tools and techniques recognized as best practices in the performance improvement arena.
Registration fee for the HPT Institutes is substantially discounted for ISPI members.
Please join us at an upcoming Human Performance Technology Institute.
Networking and Discounts
ISPI offers a variety of resources to improve members’ professional skills and marketability. Through the ISPI web site, local chapters, Society committees, and the Annual Conference, members have several opportunities to network and share their own experiences and expertise with performance improvement pioneers and international leaders within the field of HPT. In addition to offering substantial discounts on the Annual Conference, Performance Improvement Quarterly, publications from the Bookstore, advertising, and other services, ISPI brings you information on various associations with affinity programs, which include discounts on a variety of business needs. Please contact Membership Services at membership@ispi.org or 1-301-587-8570 for details on insurance and affinity programs.
How Can I Get Involved?
ISPI offers numerous opportunities for involvement.
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Be an author! Check out the author guidelines for article submissions and write an article for Performance Improvement.
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Network and learn! Attend our Annual Conference or an HPT Institute. Present at one of our specialty conferences.
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Extend yourself! Work with one of our great volunteer committees.
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Get connected! Join a local chapter in your area and meet other ISPI members.
Certification
Learn how you can become a Certified Performance Technologist, and let your clients and employer know that you meet or exceed those standards.
Bookstore
Dedicated to promoting the visibility and credibility of the field, as well as providing a wide variety of research and information that expands the boundaries of knowledge about performance improvement, ISPI's book program offers the finest in books on HPT and related fields.
Members receive discounted prices on publications.
Awards and Research Grants
The ISPI Awards of Excellence program is designed to showcase the people, products, innovations, and organizations that represent excellence in the field of human performance technology. The criterion-referenced awards program offers an excellent opportunity for members to gain recognition for contributions made to the performance improvement field. International recognition includes an awards ceremony, press releases, and periodical announcements.
ISPI is proud to support Human Performance Technology by providing grant money toward the advancement of the field. Guided by the Research Committee, ISPI sponsored research takes place on a variety of levels.
Product and Service Referral
ISPI provides many opportunities for members both to market their own wares and services and to see what others in the field offer. Through conferences and advertising opportunities in our periodicals, the Society is pleased to offer exposure to the field's finest products and services.
The Annual Conference offers new perspectives and the opportunity to learn about the latest and most up-to-date resources available on the market today. The ISPI Annual Conference, held for three days in conjunction with the Annual Conference, showcases the services and products of companies in the forefront of performance technology. Companies interested in sponsorships should contact ISPI's Director of Marketing, 301/587-8570, for more information. Substantially discounted rates for ISPI members.
Employment Services
ISPI offers a variety of resources to improve members' professional skills and marketability, including employment services. ISPI provides information on employment opportunities through our online Job Bank, at our Job Fair and through advertisements in our monthly newsletter PerformanceXpress (see Advertising Opportunities).
Looking for a new job, want to post a resume or search through available candidates? Check out our award winning Job Bank! As a member of ISPI you have joined the ranks of an elite and desirable work force. Be sure to mention to future employers that you are a member of ISPI.
Do you want an ISPI logo to compliment your web site? Provided for chapter and member use are ISPI logos (including logos for upcoming conferences) and/or links for your chapter/member web site. Cut and paste these logos and links onto your web site.
Membership Directory - Search, Edit, and Renew
View the current ISPI Member Directory On-Line. Look yourself up, or find other members contact information. Keep your membership current! From here you can renew your membership and keep ISPI up-to-date on your addresses changes.ISPI's Leaders & Staff
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Leadership - Board of Directors Past/Present Officers (350 kb PDF)
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Chapters
Strong chapters that promote and practice HPT are key to the success of the Society. ISPI is proud to have a long tradition of support for its international network of local and regional chapters, which includes representation in almost every U.S. state as well as in Canada, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Membership in an ISPI chapter is separate from membership at the international level.
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Looking to join a local chapter? Check out our Chapter Contacts to find the one nearest to you or take a quick look at our listing of local Chapter Events. A great local networking and HPT educational opportunity for you!
Chapters provide an excellent way for professionals to understand and apply human performance technology first hand. They also provide a gateway to leadership roles and enhance networking experience. Many chapters host conferences, distribute newsletters, and provide their members with region-specific information that fosters professional growth. If you are interested in forming or chartering a NEW chapter of ISPI, contact ISPI's at 1-301-587-8570 or email chapters@ispi.org for more information.
Please also visit the Chapter Partnership Committee web site, which includes a wealth of resources for chapters new and old.
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