The first Carolina Society for Training and Development will be held April 3 at 8 a.m. in University Hall at Coastal Carolina University. The meeting is free and open to the public.

Joe Wynne, president of the Carolinas Society for Training and Development (CSTD), will present the one-hour program for training professionals entitled "Powerful Techniques for Effective Training" that will offer tips and techniques from accelerated learning to games strategies.

The meeting, hosted by Coastal's Division of Continuing Studies, will be on the second floor of University Hall. E-mail your attendance confirmation to Wendy McKewen, the Myrtle Beach representative of CSTD, at wmckewen@yahoo.com or call Bill Bayer at 349-2694.