The Board has hosted three international seminars on specific topics related its major projects. The fundamental intent of the seminars was to share initial work products with scholars, business leaders, and consumers.

1. In July 1998 a research seminar was held at the University of Bergen (Norway). The Board presented the survey data for the new Instructional Designer competencies and to facilitated discussion on the broader concept of Performance Improvement and its impact on designers, instructors, and training managers.
2. In June 1999 the Board hosted a seminar in Estes Park, Colorado. The discussions with scholars, business professionals and consumers provided the foundation for the task of revising the competencies and performance statements for training managers.
3. In June 2000 The University of Lancaster (England) hosted a Board seminar that examined the issues related to competencies for on-line instructors. There were also discussions about assessing professional competence, standard setting and certification. The following paper discusses findings from the seminar: Goodyear, P., Salmon, G., Spector, M., & Tickner, S. (2001). Competencies for online teaching. Educational Technology Research & Development, (49,1) 65-72