FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Enspire To Sponsor Oct. 21st Austin E-Learning Mixer Series

Austin, Texas - October 6th, 2003 - Enspire Learning, together with the Austin ASTD E-Learning SIG, is sponsoring a new Austin networking and speaker series designed to bring together Austin's e-learning and training community.

The first event in the series will be held on October 21st at the IC2 Institute. The mixer series will include a networking hour from 6 pm to 7 pm and three featured speakers from 7 pm to 8 pm. The topic presented by the speakers, a distinguished panel from the IC2 Institute, will be "Gaming to Learn, Learning to Game: How To Use Interactive Games To Train More Effectively."

The speakers from the Digital Media Collaboratory are Aaron Thibault, DMC Coordinator, Mindy Jackson, DMC Project Manager, and Dr. Alex Cavalli, Deputy Director of the IC2 Institute.

The Digital Media Collaboratory is located on the 3rd floor of the IC2 Institute (2815 San Gabriel). Reservations for the free event can be made by sending an e-mail to mixerseries@enspire.com by October 17th or by calling Enspire Learning at (512) 472-8400.

The E-Learning Mixer Series, sponsored by the ASTD E-Learning SIG and Enspire Learning, features networking events and speakers every other month. Each event is held at a different Austin company location where e-learning is alive and active.

Enspire Learning was founded in 2001 with the mission to create effective online learning. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company provides innovative e-learning development services to corporate, academic, and government training departments. Enspire Learning can be reached at info@enspire.com or 512/472-8400.