Community Resources

Local Partner Organizations

Members from these groups attend WVC meetings at STC member rates, and STC members attend their meetings at member rates.

American Society for Training and Development (Cascadia Chapter)

The American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) is a national organization dedicated to the professional development of those in the training and organization development field. The Cascadia Chapter serves Oregon and Southwest Washington. Our strategic direction is to be the premier resource for training and development in our area.

For more information on these seminars or to register, visit http://www.astdcascadia.org.

Computer-Human Interaction Forum of Oregon

CHIFOO provides a local forum for exchanging practical and theoretical ideas about Computer-Human interaction, and is the local chapter of SIGCHI, the ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction. The ACM is the Association for Computing Machinery, the national professional society for computing and information processing.

For more information on these seminars or to register, visit http://www.acm.org/chapters/chifoo/programs.html.

Internet Professionals Northwest

IPN is a nonprofit trade association dedicated to promoting the interests of professionals engaged in providing Internet services, products, and technologies of all kinds. We serve individuals and companies with information sharing, training, personal and business networking, and other benefits.

For more information on these seminars or to register, visit http://www.ipn.org/programs/programs.asp.

Software Association of Oregon

Formed in 1989, the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) fosters an environment that fuels the explosive growth of Oregon’s software industry. Members enjoy exceptional networking and educational opportunities, critical workforce development programs, and valuable company benefits. Whether you are a start-up software developer, established industry leader, or a provider of services to the industry, your company will benefit from an SAO membership.

For more information, visit http://www.sao.org/about/Default.htm.