by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Participating colleges and universities in our Fall Conference in Charlotte, NC continues to grow, and with two weeks remaining until the November 12 School & College Fair we expect additional colleges to register and join us. Colleges can register on our Web site by clicking here. To assist the … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA It has been many months since we first announced that we had invited members of CAFETY (Community Alliance for the Ethical Treatment of Youth) to share the stage at our Charlotte Conference with leaders of the therapeutic community and educational consultants, for a session that will explore all sides … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA A number of important deadlines are approaching at week’s end that affect consultants, admission representatives, and exhibitors alike. First, the deadline for regular IECA conference registration is this Friday, October 9. After this date, there will be a late fee, so those planning to attend should get their registrations … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA All of the IECA Committees have been busy meeting and planning, and over the next few weeks I’ll highlight many of them and what initiatives are on the horizon for members of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. Among the most active committees is the Learning Disabilities Committee. Their charge … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Rachel Diamond, IECA’s conference manager has just worked out the final details for the optional Tuesday evening reception for IECA professional, student and associate members. Over 120 participants have already signed up for the event and those who have not yet done so should revise their … Read more »
by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA As we move closer to autumn, we’ve seen tremendous interest in the “Speed Meetings” which were added to the IECA Fall Conference as special events. With that interest has come a number of questions, which I’d like to respond to with the hope of clarifying this exciting addition … Read more »
by Janice Berger, Manager of Member Services, IECA Excitement is brewing as everyone looks forward to the pre-conference college, school, and program tours. The response to registration has been exceptional—we were thrilled to have been able to set up a second set of college tours. We thank each institution that has graciously opened their campuses … Read more »
by Diane Geller, President, IECA Our Executive Board hit the ground running on Wednesday and came up for air only when it was time to return home. Although I did have my running shoes with me, Mark’s reference to “marathon” pertained only to our meeting—we were all so engaged in discussion that I never even … Read more »
by Mark Sklarow, IECA Executive Director A year ago on this date, we were just preparing to open registration for our Fall Conference. This year we anxiously opened registration a few weeks ago, concerned how we would be impacted by the economy, by the selection of a less well known city, and other factors. We … Read more »
by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Does any company in the world do a better job of customer serve than Disney? Personally (and I have nearly a dozen trips to Walt Disney World under my belt to justify my certainty), I don’t think anyone comes close to their approach to over-performing for their customers … Read more »
