ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement)

In my 23 year business career, ISPI has been the single best source of useful information for the technical writer, instructional designer and performance technologist. I belonged to the Chicago Chapter before moving to Asheville, NC. The meetings were informative and always added to my skillset, since they practiced learning by doing. (People remember 90% of what they do.) ISPI has a free newsletter that is well worth reading:
PerformanceXpress
The current issue of the ISPI online newsletter, PerformanceXpress, is a click away. Monthly features include "Websites of Interest," "Trendspotters," "Tidbits from Behavior Science" and "Games by Thiagi." Learn More...