Is TechKnowledge 2012 in your plans? Today is the last day for “early bird” registration, so I thought it was a good day to tell you a few things I’m looking forward to:

It’s in Las Vegas in January. C’mon, cut me some slack… I live in Central Oregon and while our new-fallen snow is lovely, I know it will be old by January.

TK Chats are back! These informal sessions that debuted last year are returning, with an expanded schedule. I’ve tended to really focus on concurrent sessions in the past, but I have some TK Chat responsibilities as part of the planning committee this year and I’m really warming up to their value.  More experts, more learner-driven. What’s not to love?

Games, games, games. With a keynote by Jane McGonigal, concurrent sessions by Dr. Karl Kapp, Rick Raymer, and others.. and a TK Chat devoted to the topic, I think you’re going to have ample opportunities to get past the hype and figure out what relevance gaming/gamification/gamefulness has to your elearning. The conversation is already brewing on the TechKnowledge 2012 Conference Blog.

I’m guest blogging for Learning Circuits in December, so I’ll share more of what I’m looking forward to there as the conference approaches. I hope to see you there… and at TechKnowledge!

(Warning: TK Chat schedule is still in flux. So now you have a sneak peek into the plans, but don’t set your watch yet.)