https://ispisocal.org/events ISPI SoCal upcoming events ISPI SoCal Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:15:12 GMT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:15:12 GMT Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT <table width="99%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border: 0px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" bgcolor="#003399"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 0px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(9, 163, 186);" valign="top"> <p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 1em !important;" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" style="background-color: rgb(9, 163, 186);"><font size="6">&nbsp;</font></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgb(9, 163, 186);"><span style=""><font color="#FFFFFF" style="font-size: 14px;">ISPI SoCal&nbsp;Presents:&nbsp; GEMS RoundTable</font></span></font></font></p> <p style="line-height: 18px; margin-top: 1em !important;" align="center"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Closing the Skills Gap: Deloitte Insights</strong></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="99%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" watable="1" class="contStyleExcSimpleTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" valign="top" width="50%"> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="https://ispila.wildapricot.org/resources/online-meeting1.PNG" alt="" title="" border="0" width="283.5" height="228"></font><br></p> </td> <td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; border-color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" valign="top"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 14px;">Join us to discuss this month's article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/talent/human-capital-trends/2025/closing-the-experience-gap-through-talent-development.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Closing the skills gap | Deloitte Insights</a></font></font></p><br> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><font><span><font><span><font><font>Facilitated by:&nbsp;Laura Coons</font></font></span></font></span></font></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 class="-wa-event-details-title" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 16px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin-top: 0px !important;" helvetica="" noto="" liberation="" apple="" color="" segoe="" ui=""><strong style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font><strong><font color="#09A3BA" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">Our Session Format</font></strong></font></strong></h2> <p><font style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font><span>The&nbsp;</span><span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>RoundTable</em></font></span><span><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em>&nbsp;</em></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">is&nbsp;an exciting approach that stimulates incredible conversation and insight around the topics and trends impacting our discipline.</font></span></font></span></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><span><font><span><font><font style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We read aloud the RoundTable Guidelines and</font> <font>this session</font><font>'s article</font></font></span></font></span><font><font><span><font><span><font><font>&nbsp;</font></font></span></font></span></font></font><font><font><span><font>for abo</font></span><span><font><font>ut 15 minutes. T</font></font></span></font><span><font><font>hen for the next 45 minutes, we offer everyone in attendance equal time to share their thoughts and experien</font><font>ces on or around the topic. Come explore with us!</font></font></span></font></font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font face="Helvetica" color="#FF0000" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>NOTE!</strong></font> <font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;Please download and print the article,</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;or view in browser,&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">for your use during the session&nbsp;</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">(link above)</font></span><span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;">.</font></span></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><span><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><font color="#003B5F" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">To facilitate and/or propose an article for a future RoundTable</font></strong><font color="#003B5F" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">, contact Laura Braeunig&nbsp;</font><a href="mailto:laura@nationalitc.com"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">laura@nationalitc.com</font></a></font></span></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Follow us on Linked In:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/64558688/admin/feed/posts/" target="_blank">Southern CA Chapter of ISPI</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;">#PerformanceImprovement #L&amp;DandInstructionalDesign #GEMSRoundTable</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The GEMS RoundTable format was provided by Sue Gabriele, President and Owner, Gabriele Educational Materials and Systems.&nbsp;</font><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><font color="#000000">Website:</font> <font color="#0072BC">www.gemslearning.net&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></font><font color="#000000" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px;">Email: &nbsp;</font><font color="#0072BC" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">sgabriele@gemslearning.net</font></p> <p style="background-color: transparent;"><br></p> https://ispila.wildapricot.org/event-6663417 https://ispila.wildapricot.org/event-6663417