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Posts Tagged ‘IECA Conference’

Impact of an IECA Conference: 3 Views

“Nothing supplants seeing and visiting” Having been a member for nearly fifteen years, I am always amazed at the “take-aways” from IECA conferences.  From the renewed connections with colleagues I have known and worked with for some time to plugging into the energies of new members, I always get back on the plane ready to … Read more »

Attending the Dallas Conference…Virtually

by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA While I did not attend the Dallas conference in person, I still felt like I participated by following the tweets and photos from the event. I could sense the energy from attendees as they greeted old friends in Conference Central during registration and in the hallways in between … Read more »

As We Conference Next Week, the World Looks a Little Different

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Next week about 1,000 of us will gather in Dallas, roughly split between independent educational consultants (IECs), prep school representatives, college admission officers, and therapeutic school and program reps. Also, there will be vendors for companies that serve these communities, plus presenting experts, psychologists, athletic directors…the … Read more »

Anticipating IECA’s Dallas Conference

With the 2011 IECA Fall Conference just two weeks away, a few IECA members have weighed in on what they are looking forward to in Dallas next month: “As the field of educational consulting and the IECA membership continue to grow, I look forward to learning from colleagues, both new and established.  I am always … Read more »

At IECA Conferences, Education Shares Spotlight with Networking: 5 Rules for Success

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA We make a great deal about the national experts who keynote IECA Conferences, including this fall’s gathering in Texas. Famous authors, practitioners, and public figures have all shared the stage. Typically some 100 panelists and presenters bring attendees the latest in research or new ideas that can be … Read more »

Nearly 100 Presenters will Examine Hot Topics in College Admission, Boarding Schools, Special Purpose Programs & Independent Educational Consulting

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA IECA’s Conference registration for our 35th Anniversary Conference in Dallas, Texas opens this week. Attendees will be treated to exceptional opportunities for networking, information exchange, and unique keynotes from nationally recognized experts. In addition, dozens of breakout sessions will allow attendees to personalize their attendance. Tracks allow for independent … Read more »

Dr. Leonard Sax, Jeff Georgi, James Guthrie Among Headliners at IECA Fall Meeting

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Outstanding speakers, all of whom are nationally acclaimed experts, will take to the stage in Dallas, Texas during the IECA Fall Conference. Together these exceptional presenters will provide attendees with new information and dramatic insights about the way adolescents think, gender differences and the impact of the Internet, failures of … Read more »

A ‘Newbie’ Reflects on Applying for Professional Membership in IECA & Shares a Few Tips

by Christine Southgate, IECA Member (CA) I just returned from the (once again) hugely worthwhile IECA Conference, but this time it was different in one major respect for me: it was my first time attending as a newly minted Professional member of IECA (finally got the gold bars on my name tag!). The process to … Read more »

Conference Reminiscence on the Way to Philly

by Bar Clarke, IECA Member (Maine) As I prepare to fly to Philadelphia to attend the semi-annual IECA conference celebrating the organization’s 35th year, I can’t help but reflect back on my first experience at an IECA conference. Picture a very young, and wet behind the ears Bar. Yes, I had a full head of … Read more »

Pre-Conference “Hip, Hip, Hooray”

by Kathie Carnahan, IECA member (Louisiana) In a previous professional life, I served as a special event co-producer for the Board of Directors of a Fortune 500 company. Offhandedly, it might seem like this position was very glamorous—traveling the world, expense was no object, the finest hotels and restaurants, etc. Yet in reality, there were … Read more »

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