ACTE IX CHICAGO CONFERENCE AGENDA

ACTE IX Chicago: Optimizing Interactive Solutions
ACTE's Ninth Annual Conference
April 27-30, 1997
Hyatt Regency Chicago

In this new travel management era, technology is king, distribution is everything, and the future is up for grabs.

Corporate travel executives are faced with more complex choices, decisions and expectations than ever. With sweeping consolidations, dramatic technological advances and global competition characterizing the marketplace, you can't afford to miss ACTE IX Chicago, the must-attend corporate travel event of 1997. From new technology to multinational solutions, ACTE IX Chicago: Optimizing Interactive Solutions offers an advanced curriculum on the industry's most challenging topics.

Our popular technology sessions have been enhanced and expanded. You'll learn about the latest generation of travel management software "suites", and see them in action during hands-on demonstrations.

You'll also have your choice of sessions covering the issues that matter most to you including such timely topics as safety and security, globalization, European airline consolidation, career development, and more.

As with all ACTE programs, count on innovative formats, superb speakers and enlightening courses. You'll learn important new skills and strategies in an uncommonly supportive environment.

You'll be in excellent company, too, since ACTE conferences bring together the leading travel management professionals -- from both sides of the bargaining table, and from both sides of the Atlantic.

Come to discover, share insights, and network with your peers. Don't miss out on the year's most anticipated corporate travel event.

Keynote Speakers: Greg Conley, IBM's General Manager Travel and Transportation will discuss "One Potential Solution - The Smart Card"

Ron Archer, President of The Archer Institute will discuss "Peak Performance Under Peak Pressure"

Featured CEO Session "Perspectives from the Top": Speakers will include William Plamondon, President, Budget Rent a Car; Ralph Manaker, President, BTI Americas; Doug Geoga, President, Hyatt Hotels Corporation; William Friesell, CEO, Citicorp Diners Club

Educational Sessions:
Electronic Ticketing - Myth or Magic?
Internet, Intranets and Other New Developments
Is Your Company Ready for On-Line Travel Planning? Automated Expense Reporting and Reimbursement
Smart Card Technology and the Travel Industry
Improving the Travel Process
Building Your Skills at the Bargaining Table
Career Resilience: Surviving and Thriving in the New World of Work
Corporate Travel Security - Can You Insure Safe Travel?
Jumping Hurdles to Internal Communications
"Globality" Check: Are We All Speaking the Same Language?
Managing Change in the Distribution
European Airline Deregulation: What to Know Before Your Budget
The World is Listening: The Role of Travel Communication
Selecting Automated Systems: Be a Hero or a Villain
Outsourced or In-House Agency: Which Set-up Works Best?
Managing Travel (and Life) in a Downsized World
Emerging Markets: Solutions to Problems for Multinational Travel Programs
Measuring Best Practices in Europe

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