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 | The ETC is a content rich forum, featuring over 120 presenters for a Conference of 550 delegates. This intense educational curriculum is vertically rich, with over 60 sessions offered in a three day period. The agenda is designed specifically to address a diverse range of issues raised by nonprofit - alumni, museum, zoos, and conservation organizations—tour operators, destinations, and supplier attendees. ETC is purposely kept small to preserve an intimate networking experience and balanced travel planner-to-supplier ratio of participants.
We invite you to review our delegates' feedback and comments.
The Premier Event for Educational Travel Professionals
"I first attended the Educational Travel Conference in 2004. As the travel planner for the Alumnae Association of Smith College travel program. I find the conference helps me to stay energized when planning my program. The conference helps me to bring "the world" to our participants in new and creative ways. It also gives us all a sense of unity, healthy competition and an opportunity to develop lasting friendships in a fun environment. A marvelous chance to learn about all that is new and fascinating in the travel industry as well as making new connections and re-uniting with old friends. I look forward to many more conferences. It is the highlight of my working year!" Elizabeth Bigwood, Assistant Director for Travel Program, Alumnae Association of Smith College
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and Suppliers Attend (click here) | | | Nonprofit Travel Planners. |  top | | | | | "Excellent source of tour selection and management of information and best single resource for educational travel networking." Robert Fure, Director of Special Programs, Washington & Lee University
"Each year, though I should know better by now, I am surprised anew by the amount of information presented at the conference, and by the fact that it is attended by dozens of educational institutions offering travel programs. This conference is, every year, an incredible achievement. This is the only professional development conference I attend. It has everything I need in one place and is always presented by experts in whatever information I'm seeking - marketing, legal issues, travel trends, finding capable travel providers. This conference is INVALUABLE to me." Heidi Quiram, Program Director, Center for Lifelong Learning, St. Olaf College
"I really appreciate the opportunity to attend sessions that related to the latest trends and information about travel." Carole Lynn, Manager, Visitor Services and Travel Program, Mariners' Museum
"These conferences are the most educational and beneficial ones I have attended in the field of alumni relations. It is wonderful how the information crosses lines to be used in other areas, i.e. all the cutting edge information on marketing, branding etc. can be applied elsewhere in the Association." Susan Goodale, Program Director, UC State Santa Barbara Alumni Association
"It was another great Conference. I simply can't quantify how useful it is each year, how much better it helps me do my job. It has paid for itself many times over. One piece of information I picked up some years back has saved my program more than $5,000 each year since; another contact has led to a most efficient way for my program to offer emergency medical evacuation insurance to all our participants. And, beyond all the concrete benefits, it's a week I always look forward to. It's so good to see everyone, to have so many people to talk shop with." Ralph Janis, Former Director, Cornell's Adult University
"This conference is the one place where we all come together, share ideas, learn what's new, what's working and what isn't." Philip Lovejoy, Director- University-wide Alumni Affairs, Harvard Alumni Association. | | | Special Interest Tour Operators & Suppliers. | top | | | | | "This is the most content-laden conference in the travel industry." Jim Sano, President, Geographic Expeditions
"Best educational experience in the industry." Marilyn Downing Staff, Cofounder/ Marketing Director, Asia Transpacific Journeys
"First of all I wanted to thank all of you for the excellent job you do in putting on these Educational Travel Conferences. They are a superb forum to discuss the various aspects of educational travel. As a business manager I am amazed at how much you are able to accomplish, considering you have four different sets of clients with four distinctive sets of objectives for attending. I can't imagine the headaches you get trying to keep us pleased. Keep up the good work." Jim Kackley, Director, Thomson Family Adventures
"There is a lot of opportunity to promote my company and plenty of time to talk about detailed things. The people who are attending these seminars are really serious." Gursed Bayasgalan, Manager, Mongolian Travel USA, Inc.
"The one and only conference to get to see everyone under one roof." David K. Moayad, Director, Orion Worldwide Travel
"It was a great experience and I am so glad I was finally able to attend. You do a wonderful job, the sessions I attended were worthwhile and I was finally able to meet some people with whom I've had a phone contact for many years. Thanks and I am looking forward to next year." Kathy Pratte, Vice President of Sales Administration, General Tours | | |
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