Conference Interactive

Global Education Conference
May 7 – 9, 2006
Hyatt Regency Atlanta

ACTE would like to introduce the new Conference Interactive Blog component of our website powered by MeetingsConnect™. In this section you can connect with fellow attendees and initiate discussions on various topics related to the corporate travel industry. Additionally, you may view the list of your peers attending the ACTE Global Education Conference in Atlanta and send messages. This section is available only to registered attendees of the ACTE Global Education Conference in Atlanta.
Continuing Education Credits

You may now be able to obtain credit for taking part in ACTE's education sessions. Several of our courses and sessions at our Global Education Conference will earn you credit towards your Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) education requirements for certification and recertification. Take the proper steps toward a highly visible meeting professional career by attending these sessions and earn credits toward your future. For more information on obtaining your CMP certification, please visit http://www.conventionindustry.org.

The ACTE Global Education Conference brings senior level business leaders together to find solutions to common problems and objectively examine industry issues. The Atlanta conference structure is designed around themes/tracks to allow participants to either follow one track or select courses from a variety of different tracks/themes. This new design allows you and your clients to have more choices and the ability to sample different topics within several tracks/themes. ACTE educational sessions in Atlanta include the following tracks: Enhancing the Value Chain, Issue Summit, Program Expansion & Marketing Development, Technology as an Enabler and Value Creation. ACTE's ongoing initiatives on Corporate Social Responsibility, Traveler Security, and Contagion will also be featured.

ACTE's diverse and talented roster of international faculty, include industry experts from around the globe, as well as government officials, medical doctors, journalists, and lawyers.

 

Keynote speakers will focus on key issues affecting the business travel industry including:


Global Health Protection
in the 21st Century
 Dr. Julie Louise Gerberding
Director
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
Steven Brill
Founder and CEO
Verified Identity Pass, Inc.
Leadership in the
New Century
Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Chairman and CEO
Carlson Companies
Traveling in Search of Instability
Robert D. Kaplan
Bestselling author & correspondant for
The Atlantic Monthly

Other topics include procurement, data privacy, legal and regulatory practices, and marketing travel management within your own organization.

If you are not already an ACTE member, join now and enjoy lower member registration rates that usually more than offset the cost of membership. To register or to learn more, visit the ACTE site today.