ATD ICE is where the L&D world gathers — and this year, Mindsmith has a booth, a partner, and apparently enough books to run our own Oprah episode. We're heading to Los Angeles for ATD International Conference & EXPO 2026, May 17–20, and we'd love to see you there.
If you've been curious about what an AI-native eLearning authoring platform actually feels like in practice — not AI bolted on as an afterthought, but AI built into the foundation of every workflow — this is your chance to see it in person. Come find us, ask hard questions, and let us show you what your best work looks like when it's not bottlenecked by production time.
The Details
- Booth: #1016
- Dates: May 17–20, 2026
- Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Expo info: https://atdconference.td.org/atd-expo/
Tim Slade is joining us — and bringing 400 signed books
We're partnering with Tim Slade at ATD ICE this year, and we're genuinely excited about it. Tim is an instructional designer, author, and one of the most trusted voices in the eLearning space. If you've been in the industry for more than five minutes, you've probably read something of his, watched one of his tutorials, or heard his name in a conversation about doing ID work well.
Tim will be at Booth 1116 throughout the conference — talking instructional design, AI in real ID workflows, and the future of eLearning authoring. And he's giving away 400 signed hardcover copies of his book, The Instructional Design Handbook. First come, first served. No stress balls. No tote bags. Just a book worth actually keeping.
📖 Pick up your copy at Booth 1116, or grab it online:
What We'll Be Talking About at the Booth
We're not there to run through slide decks. We want to have real conversations with instructional designers, L&D managers, and learning professionals who feel the gap between what great training should look like — and what they actually have time to build.
Come see Mindsmith's AI-native agent in action: how it takes your source material and produces interactive, instructionally sound courses without weeks of production overhead. We'll walk you through it in the time it takes to finish a coffee.
Tim will be on hand to talk about how AI actually fits into real instructional design workflows — not the hype version, the practical one. It's the kind of conversation the ATD floor doesn't always make room for. We're making room.
See You in LA
Whether you're a longtime Mindsmith user, an instructional designer watching AI authoring tools with cautious curiosity, or a CLO figuring out how to scale quality without scaling headcount — we'd love to connect. Booth 1116, May 17–20. Come find us before the signed copies run out.