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Geographic Interest Group (GIG)

A Geographic Interest Group (GIG) is a cluster of members within our chapter who reside/work in the same geographic area. It is our goal to expand and create strong GIGs throughout the Houston area!

  • GIG The Woodlands
  • GIG Memorial / Galleria
  • GIG Downtown / Houston Heights
  • GIG Sugar Land

For any questions about GIGs, contact GIGDirector@tdhouston.org.

Upcoming events

  • GIG Sugarland: Join Us for a Networking Luncheon!

    • July 22, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Pacific Coast Tacos – 1525 Lake Pointe Pkwy Suite 600 Sugar Land, TX 77478 United States
    • 14
    Register

    Step away from your day and join us for the ATD Houston Sugar Land GIG Networking Luncheon! Connect with fellow professionals in a welcoming, relaxed environment designed for meaningful conversations and authentic connections—all while enjoying Pacific Rim and Baja-inspired cuisine at Pacific Coast Tacos.

    Event Cost: Attendees will purchase their own lunch. We’ll take care of the networking, connections, and engaging conversation!

    What You’ll Experience:

    • Enjoy a great meal while connecting with local professionals in a casual setting.
    • Expand your network and exchange ideas with peers in talent development.
    • Experience a warm, engaging atmosphere that supports genuine connection.

    Upon Arrival:

    • Head to the ATD Houston Table and check in with Sonja Goodwin, ATD Houston Director of GIGs.
    • Grab your lunch (available for purchase) and settle in.
    • Mingle with other attendees and make the most of this engaging networking opportunity!
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Past events

April 08, 2026 GIG: Join ATD Houston Virtually – Skip the Drive, Keep the Connections
February 03, 2026 GIG The Heights: Join Us for a Networking Luncheon!
September 30, 2025 GIG Memorial/Energy Corridor: Post-Conference Debrief and Download Networking Lunch
September 12, 2025 GIG Woodlands: Join Us for a Networking Luncheon!
August 14, 2025 GIG Sugar Land: Networking Luncheon
April 23, 2025 GIG Sugar Land: Networking Luncheon
January 30, 2025 GIG Memorial/Energy Corridor: Meet Up with Debbie Richards
January 28, 2025 GIG Sugar Land: Networking and Happy Hour
November 19, 2024 GIG Memorial: Building a Thriving Remote Workplace Culture: Strategies for Connection, Collaboration and Growth
October 23, 2024 GIG Sugar Land: Enterprise Coaching: Fast Track to Engagement, Performance and Profitability
October 15, 2024 TECHNOLOGY SIG: Beyond the Code: Tech Talent Development
August 28, 2024 GIG Sugar Land: Business As UNUSUAL: Getting Employees On-Board with Change
July 23, 2024 GIG Memorial: Navigating Change With Confidence… A Practical Guide To Understanding Change and Transition
July 18, 2024 GIG Woodlands: Pitch Perfect: Mastering the Art of Selling Your Training Proposal to Stakeholders
June 06, 2024 GIG Memorial: Engagement or Bait?
April 25, 2024 GIG Memorial: Personal and Team Branding
April 09, 2024 GIG Woodlands: 10 Tips to Improve Readability in Training Materials
March 27, 2024 GIG Sugar Land: How to Engage Your Training Team and Build a Team that Implements a Strategy
January 25, 2022 The State of Talent Development 2022: Today's Challenges, Tomorrow's Opportunities - GIG Virtual
October 27, 2021 ATD Houston – Degreed presents “How the Workforce Learns”: Lean into How Employees REALLY Learn
July 29, 2021 How to Transition from Manager to Leader - Virtual GIG
May 25, 2021 Liar Liar: How to tell if someone's not being completely truthful and what to do about it
March 16, 2021 SIG Online - Beyond Diversity: Driving employee inclusion & belonging in your workplace
January 26, 2021 GIG Virtual - Let's Talk Talent Development Strategy for 2021: How to get it right, industry trends, and lessons learned
April 16, 2020 GIG Webinar: Are You Working Yourself Out of a Job? A Quick Guide in Career Development
March 19, 2020 GIG Energy Corridor: Building Trust and Credibility Through Your Personal Leadership Philosophy
February 20, 2020 GIG Woodlands: What's Happening in Talent Development in 2020?
February 18, 2020 GIG Southeast: What's Happening in Talent Development in 2020?
January 21, 2020 GIG Downtown: What's Happening in Talent Development for 2020?
January 16, 2020 GIG Energy Corridor: What’s Happening in Talent Development for 2020?
December 03, 2019 Certification: The Time is Now! (Employee Learning Week)
November 21, 2019 GIG Energy Corridor: PowerPoint: Advanced Animations & Interactions
November 05, 2019 GIG Downtown: To Do or Not to Do: Navigating #MeToo Toward Successful Interactions
October 23, 2019 GIG Galleria: Exploring Different Talent Delivery Options
October 22, 2019 GIG Woodlands: The Technology of Celebration: Recognizing Value in a Powerful Way
September 24, 2019 GIG Downtown: Playing to Win: How to Get Your Leaders Involved and Owning Their Leadership to Power Performance
August 22, 2019 GIG Woodlands: Your Training Must Be D.R.A.S.T.I.C!
August 21, 2019 GIG Galleria: To Do or Not to Do: Navigating #MeToo Toward Successful Interactions
August 20, 2019 GIG Southeast: To Do or Not to Do: Navigating #MeToo Toward Successful Interactions
July 18, 2019 GIG Energy Corridor: Getting Talent Assessment Right: Connecting Learning Talent Assessments to Integrated Talent Management
July 16, 2019 GIG Downtown: Cultural and Cognitive Diversity for Learning Leaders
June 20, 2019 GIG Woodlands: Cultural and Cognitive Diversity for Learning Leaders
June 19, 2019 GIG Galleria: How Focus Powers Performance
June 18, 2019 GIG Southeast: How Focus Powers Performance
May 23, 2019 GIG Energy Corridor: Your Training Must Be D.R.A.S.T.I.C!
May 21, 2019 GIG Downtown: Your Training Must Be D.R.A.S.T.I.C!
April 18, 2019 GIG Woodlands: A Coaching Mindset: Tackling Challenging Conversations that Drive Organizational Results
April 17, 2019 GIG Galleria: How to Use Everything DiSC to Help Your Sales Teams to Sell More
April 16, 2019 GIG Southeast: Knowledge Sharing: A Case Study of Excellence in the Digital Age
March 21, 2019 GIG Energy Corridor: A Coaching Mindset: Tackling Challenging Conversations that Drive Organizational Results
March 19, 2019 GIG Downtown: Getting into Blockchain
February 21, 2019 GIG Woodlands: Learning and Development Trends for 2019
February 20, 2019 GIG Galleria: Immersive Learning (VR/AR) for the ATD Professional
February 19, 2019 GIG Southeast: Learning and Development Trends for 2019
January 17, 2019 GIG Energy Corridor: Learning and Development Trends for 2019
January 15, 2019 GIG Downtown: Learning and Development Trends for 2019
November 15, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: Performance Crushed by Cultural Dysfunction—How the Global Talent Leader can develop a Cultural Wellness!
November 13, 2018 GIG - Downtown: How does Your Organization Frame its ID Process? Understanding Instructional Design and Developing Your Own ID Flow
November 01, 2018 SIG: How to Deliver on Competency Based Talent Management to Multi-Generational Employees
October 18, 2018 GIG Woodlands: Instructional Design Basics: Framing Your Organization's Instructional Design Process
October 17, 2018 GIG Galleria: Enterprise Coaching: Fast Track to Engagement, Performance and Profitability
October 16, 2018 GIG Southeast: Working and Collaborating Virtually In Today's World
September 13, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: Jumpstart My LinkedIn Profile
September 11, 2018 GIG Downtown: E-learning on a Shoestring Budget
August 16, 2018 GIG Woodlands: Jumpstart My LinkedIn Profile
August 15, 2018 GIG Galleria: Working and Collaborating Virtually In Today's World
August 14, 2018 GIG Southeast: Instructional Design Basics
July 19, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: YOUTUBE FOR TALENT AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERS
July 17, 2018 GIG Downtown: Using Voiceover Narration to Enhance eLearning Training
June 21, 2018 GIG Woodlands: YOUTUBE FOR TALENT AND DEVELOPMENT LEADERS
June 20, 2018 GIG Galleria: PODCASTING FOR BEGINNERS
June 19, 2018 GIG Southeast: Using Voiceover Narration to Enhance eLearning Training
May 17, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: Using Voiceover Narration to Enhance eLearning Training
May 15, 2018 GIG Downtown: When Cultures Collide and Using Values for Transformation
April 19, 2018 GIG Woodlands: Delivering Difficult Messages with Finesse
April 18, 2018 GIG Galleria: The Platinum Rule
April 17, 2018 GIG Southeast: Enterprise Coaching: How to Build a Coaching Culture
March 22, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: Driving Retention & Employee Performance
March 20, 2018 GIG Downtown: Digital Transformation via Continuous Learning
February 28, 2018 GIG Galleria: Cyber Safety For Everyone
February 22, 2018 GIG Woodlands:The Platinum Rule
February 20, 2018 GIG Southeast: Delivering Difficult Messages with Finesse
January 30, 2018 GIG Downtown: Learning Trends in 2018
January 25, 2018 GIG Energy Corridor: Game On: Improved Engagement Through Effective Gamification
November 30, 2017 CTN Woodlands:Strong and Simple Competence and Qualification Structures
November 29, 2017 CTN Galleria:Using LinkedIn and Tracking Results
November 28, 2017 CTN Downtown: From LMS to Ecosystem: Going Beyond Implementation
November 28, 2017 CTN Southeast: The Many Faces of Coaching in Corporate America
September 28, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Rehire don’t Retire
September 27, 2017 CTN Galleria: Engagement Learning Experiences as a Vehicle of Associate Engagement
September 26, 2017 CTN Downtown: Female Leadership: How to Develop Female Leaders
August 15, 2017 CTN Southeast:Unleashing Your Curious Creative Genius
July 26, 2017 CTN Galleria: Game On: Improved Engagement Through Effective Gamification
July 20, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Basic Steps in Developing a Competency Development Program
July 18, 2017 CTN Downtown: Fast Forwarding Future Leaders
July 18, 2017 CTN Southeast:Building Relationships, Improving Communication
June 21, 2017 CTN Galleria: Be, Build & Benefit from Leadership Development
June 20, 2017 CTN Downtown: Create a Culture for Growth and Flourishment!
June 20, 2017 CTN Southeast:Rethinking the Training and Development Processes: A Value Chain Approach
June 15, 2017 CTN Woodlands: ENTERPRISE COACHING: HOW TO BUILD A COACHING CULTURE
May 18, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Four Phases of Dream Building
May 17, 2017 CTN Galleria: Gamification for Talent Development
May 16, 2017 CTN Downtown: Building High Performance Teams To Maximize Innovation
May 16, 2017 CTN Southeast: Training Program Design & Implementation: Creating Sustainable Advantage
April 20, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Bridging the Generational Gap
April 19, 2017 CTN Galleria: Five Fundamentals of Leadership
April 18, 2017 CTN Downtown: The Millennials are Coming!
April 18, 2017 CTN Southeast: The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
March 21, 2017 CTN Southeast: How to Create a Competence Driven Integrated Talent Management Program
March 16, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Addressing Increasing Revenues
March 15, 2017 CTN Galleria: Change Your Career Today
February 21, 2017 CTN Downtown: Busting Assumptions to Achieve Results
February 21, 2017 CTN Southeast: Unleashing the Power of Your Organization at the Conversational Level
February 16, 2017 CTN Woodlands: First Steps ; How to move away from a Performance Management Review process towards a Continuous Feedback
February 15, 2017 CTN Galleria: Navigating Change
January 26, 2017 CTN Woodlands: Organizational Effectiveness through Training & Competency
January 18, 2017 CTN Galleria: Navigating Change
January 17, 2017 CTN Downtown: Set and Achieve Your Goals in 2017!
January 17, 2017 CTN Southeast: Create a Culture for Growth and Flourishment
December 21, 2016 CTN Galleria:Strategic Futuring: Developing Leaders through Futuring and Solutioning
December 20, 2016 CTN Downtown: Our President's Reflection on 2016
December 13, 2016 CTN Southeast: Connecting with a Multi-Generational and Multi-Cultural Workforce
December 08, 2016 CTN Woodlands:Re-discovering Your "Why": What drives you to achieve as a leader
November 17, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Bringing the Best of Who You Are to Everything You Do
November 16, 2016 CTN Galleria: Ask and You Shall Achieve
November 15, 2016 CTN Downtown: How to Know If Your Change Management Project Was Successful
November 15, 2016 CTN Southeast: Protecting my Clients/Colleagues…from Myself
October 20, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Event Title * Global Change Leadership: The Three Imperatives
October 19, 2016 CTN Galleria: Let's Go Micro
October 18, 2016 CTN Downtown: The Velocity of Trust
October 18, 2016 CTN Southeast: The Millennials are Coming!
September 21, 2016 CTN Galleria: Fast Forwarding Future Leaders
September 20, 2016 CTN Downtown: Building Your Leadership Effectiveness
September 20, 2016 CTN Southeast: The Glass Is Half Full: Shifting Perception to Achieve Results
September 15, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Working and Collaborating Virtually in Today’s World!
August 18, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Blended Learning in a Global Workplace
August 17, 2016 CTN Galleria: Steps to a Strategic Plan
August 16, 2016 CTN Downtown: Lead by coaching - The missing piece
August 16, 2016 CTN Southeast: Don’t Run Naked Through the Office: Your Workplace Survival Plan
July 21, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Global Enterprise Leadership-Strategic Skill Development
July 20, 2016 CTN Galleria: Embrace the Unexpected (Jiffy Lube University)
July 19, 2016 CTN Downtown: Three missions toward one goal
July 19, 2016 CTN Southeast: Social Learning
June 21, 2016 CTN Downtown: General Discussion and Networking
June 21, 2016 CTN Southeast: Thought Barriers to Personal and Organizational Improvement
June 16, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Global Diversity In Action
June 15, 2016 CTN Galleria: Building a Leadership Platform for a Complex Organization
May 19, 2016 CTN Woodlands: The First 90 days of the CLO
May 18, 2016 CTN Galleria: Learning or Renew Your Skills In Emotional Intelligence
May 17, 2016 CTN Downtown: Thinking like a Graphic Designer
May 17, 2016 CTN Southeast: The Velocity of Trust
April 21, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Working and Collaborating Virtually in today’s world!
April 20, 2016 CTN Galleria: Fast Forwarding Future Leaders
April 19, 2016 CTN Downtown: CANCELLED
April 19, 2016 CTN Southeast: CANCELLED
March 24, 2016 CTN Woodlands: How to Deliver a Quality Learning Experience with a Globally Distributed Team
March 16, 2016 CTN Galleria: Long-term Behavior Change: How to Create Leadership Development Programs that Stick
March 15, 2016 CTN Downtown: Maximize Your Personal Leadership Power and Team Strengths with StrengthsFinder 2.0
March 15, 2016 CTN Southeast: Necessary Bridges: Public Speaking and Storytelling for ATD Professionals
February 18, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Competitive Advantage through Inclusion & Diversity
February 17, 2016 CTN Galleria: Maximize Your Personal Leadership Power and Team Strengths with StrengthsFinder 2.0
February 16, 2016 CTN Downtown: Before you invest in that new LMS...
February 16, 2016 CTN Southeast: Business and Technical Presentations Best Practices
January 21, 2016 CTN Woodlands: Competency Models in Action
January 20, 2016 CTN Galleria: Visualizing Systems Thinking
January 19, 2016 CTN Downtown: Your Key to Success: Leadership Credibility
January 19, 2016 CTN Southeast: Expanding the Process Technology Talent Pool
December 18, 2015 CTN Galleria: Annual Holiday Party
December 17, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Learning Styles to Learning Strategies
December 15, 2015 CTN Downtown: Lessons Learned in 2015
December 15, 2015 CTN Southeast: Knowledge Management Explained
November 19, 2015 CTN Woodlands: THE FIVE BEHAVIORS OF A COHESIVE TEAM
November 18, 2015 CTN Galleria: Building a Successful Integrated LD Program – a Leader-led Approach
November 17, 2015 CTN Downtown: Social Media and the impact on Adult Learning
November 17, 2015 CTN Southeast: Wake Up a Winner
October 21, 2015 CTN Galleria: A Leader’s Guide to Launching Leadership Development
October 20, 2015 CTN Southeast: Measurement Strategy & Implementation: Planning, Progress, & Pitfalls
October 15, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Training Approaches: Old School Style in the 21st Century
October 15, 2015 CTN Downtown: Putting the FUN Back in Strategic Planning
September 17, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Knowledge Management Explained
September 16, 2015 CTN Galleria: Leadership Development
September 15, 2015 CTN Downtown: Management and Leadership
September 15, 2015 CTN Southeast: Lost Tools of Communication: Rediscovering the Basics
August 20, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Necessary Bridges
August 19, 2015 CTN Galleria: Planning Team Meeting
August 18, 2015 CTN Downtown: Comparison of eLearning Development Tools
August 18, 2015 CTN Southeast: Round Robin Discussion: Mentorship
July 23, 2015 Date Change! CTN Woodlands: Riding the Waves of Change
July 21, 2015 CTN Downtown: Talk is Cheap – Employee Attrition is Expensive
July 21, 2015 CTN Southeast: Speed Through Stress
July 15, 2015 CTN Galleria: You Were Meant to SHYNE: Bold Leadership Practices
June 18, 2015 CANCELLED CTN Woodlands: Findings From Educational Neuroscience That Help Learners Learn
June 17, 2015 CANCELLED CTN Galleria: Visualizing Systems Thinking
June 16, 2015 CANCELLED CTN Downtown: Talk is Cheap – Employee Attrition is Expensive
May 21, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Bridging Corporate and Community through Mentorship
May 20, 2015 CTN Galleria: Leadership Energy
May 19, 2015 CTN Downtown:Building an Engaged Learning Team
May 19, 2015 CTN Southeast: Talk is Cheap – Employee Attrition is Expensive
April 21, 2015 CTN Downtown: Project Evaluation Methods
April 21, 2015 CTN Southeast: How Do We Get Them to Use it on the Job? Using HPI to Improve Training Implementation
April 16, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Bridging Corporate and Community through Leadership
April 15, 2015 CTN Galleria: Leading the Game of Business | 6 Steps to Creating a Leadership Development Program
March 19, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Designing and Delivering Effective Virtual Classes and Virtual Meetings
March 18, 2015 CTN Galleria: Global Leadership Forecast: Latest Research in Leadership Development
March 17, 2015 CTN Downtown: Leading from Behind
March 17, 2015 CTN Southeast: Training the Brain: The Neuroscience of Learning and Its Implications for Training and Performance
February 19, 2015 CTN Woodlands: 2014 Lessons Learned
February 18, 2015 CTN Galleria: Leadership Energy
February 17, 2015 CTN Downtown: Designing and Delivering Effective Virtual Classes and Virtual Meetings
February 17, 2015 CTN Southeast: Migrating to Competency-Based Training
January 21, 2015 CTN Galleria: Insights from the Learning and Development Center's Leadership Institute Program
January 20, 2015 CTN Downtown: What Millennial T&D students are learning
January 20, 2015 CTN Southeast: Effectively Leading and Influencing Others
January 15, 2015 CTN Woodlands: Aging, Learning & Training
December 18, 2014 CTN Woodlands
December 16, 2014 CTN Downtown: Decision Making - Applying the military process in the business world

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