7 Expanded Educational and Networking Opportunities for IECA Fall Conference
We are excited to announce our most expansive program of three-hour seminars and learning events to be offered as part of the IECA Fall Conference. These were developed based on feedback from members as well as school and college attendees. Collectively they cover a wide variety of topics that offer something for all:
Whether in admissions or consulting, customer service should be on everyone’s agenda. And no company has a better reputation for getting service “right” than the Walt Disney Company. Leading a pre-conference participatory seminar on Disney’s principles of service is a former trainer with the Disney Institute staff who will apply these rules to schools, colleges, consultants and programs. (Offered twice: Wednesday, Nov. 11 morning and Thursday, Nov. 12 afternoon).
Financial Aid has become a core service of an increasing number of college consultants and new formulas and other changes are in the works. In this three-hour pre-conference seminar, the latest on financial aid will be explored. (Offered Wednesday November 11 morning)
Rarely do consultants or admission staff administer tests to determine a student’s learning disabilities. Yet each is called on to understand and interpret test results. This three-hour pre-conference seminar will examine the range of tests, interpreting results, and more. (Offered Wednesday November 11 morning.
We’ve heard our attendees loud and clear. What schools, programs, and consultants all want, more than anything else, are enhanced opportunities to share information, examine a school’s offerings in a more relaxed, quiet but interactive atmosphere. We are pleased this year to introduce two three-hour “SPEED MEETINGS” opportunities. On Wednesday morning (November 11 for traditional boarding schools) and Thursday afternoon (November 12 for therapeutic schools and programs) we present a new concept designed to meet these requests. On each day, up to 40 schools or programs can opt into the pre-conference Speed Meetings (as well as 80 consultants). During each session school representatives will have the chance to meet with one or two consultants for a six minute private sharing session. After six minutes the consultants will shift and the next six minute session will begin. Each consultant will get to hear directly from over 20 schools and each school will meet with up to 40 consultants. The final piece of the program will provide for networking to ensure all attendees get to meet each other. An exclusive packet with detailed information on participating schools or programs will be distributed each day. As a pre-conference event, interested schools and consultants will need to apply for participation.
Finally, what do we do when a speaker is widely lauded and everyone wants him back with calls for deeper, more detailed content? We have created, for Charlotte, our first-ever MASTER CLASS featuring Duke University adolescent brain expert Jeff Georgi. This three-hour master class on Saturday morning will provide the detail everyone was craving following his keynote in San Francisco. Attendance will be offered to all conference attendees, but those interested will be asked to indicate their intent to participate when they register.
Of course a number of pre- and post-conference campus tours have been announced (see my blog of June 24) and watch the IECA conference Web page for further details, with registration opening in early August.
Posted by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director
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