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• Social Learning on Draft: Salty Turtle Beer Co: Raleigh, Wednesday, September 24

  • When
    24 Sep 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    13100 Falls of Neuse Rd Suite 130, Raleigh, NC 27614
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  Social Learning on Draft at Salty Turtle Beer Co: Raleigh

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you!

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• What’s in your Leadership Development Wallet? (October Monthly Event)

  • When
    14 Oct 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Edit Beer Co. 1911 Sego Ct Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27616
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  What’s in your Leadership Development Wallet?

  Training budgets are not increasing, yet the demand to maximize their effectiveness is rising. At the same time, many contributors find themselves in informal leadership roles without receiving proper leadership training. This session will include training examples and resource tips, fostering a dynamic discussion on how to create or curate leadership development opportunities for informal leaders without exceeding the budget. Join us for an engaging session to gain valuable insights for your own career growth, as well as strategies to enhance your leadership development program, which will include:

  • How to purposefully leverage peer learning and mentorship
  • How to create opportunities for employees to practice leadership
  • How to tap into budget friendly leadership development resources

  

  Megan R. Bell, MPM, PMP

  Director, Enterprise Performance Excellence, FastMed

  
  

  About Megan R. Bell:

  A versatile professional, Bell has excelled across business operations, corporate training, higher education, and creative agencies. Driven by a passion for creative storytelling and effective project management, she advances business goals while fostering inclusion. As a mentor, she champions “Graceful Leadership,” combining self-awareness, communication, confidence, and empathy to empower teams. Her presentations cover project communication, emotional intelligence in facilitation, and building a professional brand. Educated at UNC-CH, WCU, and NCSU, Bell brings her North Carolina roots and love of learning to leadership, firmly believing trust, respect, and fun are essential to team success.

  
  

  Schedule of events:

  Dinner and Networking 6:00-6:30

  Presentation: 6:30pm-7:30

  Networking 7:30-8:00

  
  

  ATD Capability Model:

  Personal: Collaboration & Leadership

  Professional: Career & Leadership Development

  Organizational: Talent Strategy & Management

  
  

  
  

  Thank you to our host, Edit Beer Co!

  
  

  
  

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• AI Impact for L&D - Beyond the Hype: Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual)

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    21 Oct 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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  AI Impact for L&D - Beyond the Hype: Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual)

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  Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming Learning & Development, yet many organizations struggle to move from experimentation to real adoption. The challenge isn’t just the technology—it’s ensuring that L&D professionals are prepared, confident, and equipped to use AI effectively in their work.

  This practical, action-focused session will explore how L&D teams can successfully adopt AI, focusing on real strategies that drive momentum and build AI confidence within organizations. We’ll go beyond the hype & the prompts and look at the AI Impact Zones for L&D, identifying where AI is already changing content development, learner experiences, and workforce transformation.

  Key Takeaways:

  • Distinguish among the AI Impact Zones for L&D – Explore how AI is reshaping content creation, learning experiences, and workplace processes.
  • Identify organizational and cultural barriers – Discover the key blockers that slow AI adoption and how to navigate them.
  • Explore actionable strategies – Learn how teams are building AI literacy, encouraging experimentation, and fostering a culture of AI-driven learning.
  • Apply change management techniques – Set realistic expectations and create engagement strategies that help AI adoption stick.

  Presenter: Megan Torrance
  

  

  About Megan:

  Megan Torrance is the CEO and founder of TorranceLearning, where she leads a team of learning experience designers & engineers in reimagining workplace learning. Her firm has served Fortune 1000 companies, major research universities, global professional associations, and federal agencies for over two decades. Megan brings a strategic vision that helps TorranceLearning bridge vision with execution—delivering innovative, data-informed, and learner-centered solutions. 

  Megan is the author of Agile for Instructional Designers, Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers, Making Sense of xAPI and the upcoming book, The AI Implementation Guide for L&D. She facilitates in several of eCornell’s certificate programs focused on power dynamics, communication skills and women’s executive leadership.

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  Personal: n/a

  Professional: Instructional Design, Technology Application

  Organizational: Change Management, Future Readiness

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• Social Learning on Draft: ZincHouse Winery & Brewery, Wednesday, October 29

  • When
    29 Oct 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    6225 Wake Forest Hwy, Durham, NC 27703
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  Social Learning on Draft at ZincHouse Winery & Brewery

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• November Monthly Event (Topic TBD)

  • When
    11 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Edit Beer Co. 1911 Sego Ct Suite 101, Raleigh, NC 27616
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  November Monthly Event (Topic TBD)

  Dinner and Networking 6:00-6:30

  Presentation: 6:30pm-7:30

  Networking 7:30-8:00

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    18 Nov 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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  Organizational: Talent Strategy & Management, Future Readiness

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• Social Learning on Draft: Carolina Brewing Company, Wednesday, November 19

  • When
    19 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    140 Thomas Mill Rd, Holly Springs, NC 27540
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  Social Learning on Draft at Carolina Brewing Company

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

  • When
    20 Jan 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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• Social Learning on Draft: Fortnight Brewing Company, Wednesday, January 28

  • When
    28 Jan 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    1006 SW Maynard Rd Suite A, Cary, NC 27511
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  Social Learning on Draft at Fortnight Brewing Company

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    17 Feb 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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• Social Learning on Draft: Proximity Brewing Company, Wednesday, February 25

  • When
    25 Feb 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    491 S Driver St, Durham, NC 27703
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  Social Learning on Draft at Proximity Brewing Company

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

  • When
    17 Mar 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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• Social Learning on Draft: Altered State Brewing Company, Wednesday, March 25

  • When
    25 Mar 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    8471 Garvey Dr Suite 115, Raleigh, NC 27616
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  Social Learning on Draft at Altered State Brewing Company

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    21 Apr 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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• Social Learning on Draft: Bull City Ciderworks Cary, Wednesday, April 29

  • When
    29 Apr 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    210 E Chatham St, Cary, NC 27511
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  Social Learning on Draft at Bull City Ciderworks Cary

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    19 May 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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    Virtual
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• Social Learning on Draft: Durty Bull Brewing Company, Wednesday, May 27

  • When
    27 May 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    206 Broadway St #104, Durham, NC 27701
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  Social Learning on Draft at Durty Bull Brewing Company

  Looking to unwind after a long day? Want to exchange ideas, share advice, or connect with fellow Learning & Development professionals? Join us for an evening of great conversation, fresh perspectives, and refreshing drinks. Whether you have questions, insights, or just want to chat with like-minded peers, this event is for you! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    16 Jun 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    18 Aug 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    15 Sep 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    20 Oct 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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• Learning Trends & Innovations SIG (Virtual): Topic TBD

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    17 Nov 2026
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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