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November 7 - 10, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia

April 10 - 13, 2013
Chicago, Illinois

November 13 - 16, 2013
San Diego, California


Posts Tagged ‘Pre-conference sessions’

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 »

Educational Consulting Conference Evals Indicate Where We Hit it Out of the Park & Where We Can Improve

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association First, a big thank you to all who joined us at our 2010 Fall Conference in Cincinnati, with special notes of appreciation to our 77 presenters, our host committee from Ohio & Kentucky, and the amazing IECA staff. I also want to thank the nearly 300 … Read more »

Saluting IECA Member Experts Presenting At NACAC

by Mark H. Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association From the NACAC Conference in St. Louis The annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling gets started today following a day of pre-conference seminars and campus tours. The kick-off event for several hundred is the IECA Member/College Admission Officials annual luncheon. IECA … Read more »

With IECA Conference Approaching, Focus on ROI

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA With the fall conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association just six weeks away, many are deciding whether to attend. Given the nature of the economy and budgets, one way to evaluate is by examining the ROI or Return on Investment. For schools that often means the ability to … Read more »

Six IECA Conference Innovations You May Have Missed

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consulting Association We are still in the early stages of conference registration for IECA’s Fall National Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. However, we have already passed 600 attendees and are looking forward to a wonderful gathering. Here are six new, improved, or unique aspects to the conference that you … Read more »

Attendees Span North America as Conference Registration Passes Early Deadline

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association One of the unexpected consequences of holding our first-ever meeting outside of the United States has been the musings of some about whether “consultants are really going to Canada” for the conference, or, in the minds of IECA members, whether schools, colleges, and program representatives are … Read more »

This is Early Bird Registration Week for IECA

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, Independent Educational Consultants Association Our spring conference registration opened less than a week ago, and registration is already approaching 250. Early bird discounts end THIS FRIDAY (February 26), so if you are planning to attend our gathering in Toronto (May 12-15), get your registration completed right away. Full details on … Read more »

Conference Feedback: What did you think?

by Mark Sklarow, Executive Director, IECA Departing NC I am minutes away from leaving the Westin in Charlotte. That means the staff is minutes away from finalizing plans for our spring gathering in Toronto. Help us by posting your thoughts about the conference in Charlotte. What was interesting? Valuable? What worked? What needs tweaking? Please … Read more »

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 … Read more »

Featured Speakers in Charlotte

by Sarah Brachman, Manager of Communications, IECA As we head into the final two weeks before our Fall Conference in Charlotte, NC, we wanted to highlight our featured speakers. Wednesday’s General Session Keynote speaker (1:00 p.m.) is Daniel Pink, author of several books, including “A Whole New Mind,” about the changing world of work, and … Read more »

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