Speed Meetings Underway…and A New Level of Networking Comes to IECA
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA from the IECA Conference in NC
I am blogging live from the Speed Meetings, one of the pre-conference events here in Charlotte, NC. The speed meetings allow schools and consultants to hold a series of brief (7 minute) one-to-one meetings. Held back-to-back through the morning, the meetings will allow schools to meet or re-aquaint themselves with about 20 consultants.
On the surface, seven minutes does not seem like a lot of time, but so far the event seems to be going extremely well! Consultants have time to “discover” a new school, and schools have enough time to explain their philosophy, major initiatives, and create sufficient interest that may lead to follow-up conversations or campus visits. IECA Professional member May Peach just told me that the seven minutes was “perfect” for getting basic information and establishing a good contact.
We are well aware that this is a new initiative and school representatives and consultants alike have been asked to provide feedback over the course of the morning. So, far all are enthusiastic. As an added bonus, AdmissionsQuest is interviewing school representatives and will be posting video to IECA networking sites (see links below) so those not attending the sessions will gain some knowledge and sense of the event.
Links to IECA Networking sites:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IECA.IndependentEducationalConsultantsAssn
Blog: http://www.iecaonline.com/blog/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ieca (#IECAconference)
Photos: http://www.flickr.com/groups/IECA
Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/IECAonline)
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