| For Immediate Release
19 July 2005
ACTE Awards Excellence in Business Travel
Education
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) announced
today the recipients of the ACTE Distinguished Fellow award based
on attendee evaluations from its spring conference. The award was
presented to the panel that comprised "Streamlining Through
Outsourcing" - the highest ranked education session at ACTE's
Global Conference in Vancouver, Canada:
- Tony D'Astolfo, Vice President, Travel Services, Rearden Commerce
- Angela Naegele, Global Procurement Director, AT&T
- Mike Premo, President, TQ3Navigant Integrated Services, TQ3
Travel Solutions
- Barry Rogers, Senior Consultant, TCG Consulting
- Theresa Ryan, Associate Partner, IBM Consulting Services
The "Streamlining Through Outsourcing" session focused
on the trend of corporations outsourcing their travel function and
the implications the decision to do so may have. Many view outsourcing
as a best practice for non-strategic activities to achieve a higher
degree of cost management. The session explored the track record
for outsourcing and what outsourced functions produce the greatest
gains for the corporation.
Attendees from all sectors of the industry attended this session.
According to ACTE's President, Greeley Koch, "The panelists
were dynamic and knowledgeable. They captured people's interest
by offering a clear, easy to understand presentation on a topic
that can be complicated, but one that those engaged in business
travel management need to become familiar."
While the high scores for this session were notable, the real value
of the session for attendees was demonstrated in the subjective
comments from its attendees, which included: "This was the
best session of the entire conference," "Very informative,
valuable, and insightful," "Best breakout session I've
ever been to," "Excellent session - a lot of great feedback
and ideas."
"These presenters have demonstrated the power of thinking
outside the box, and how a compelling presentation can motivate
an industry," said Koch. "This overwhelming response from
attendees members indicates that our educational sessions are meeting
ACTE's high expectations."
The ACTE Distinguished Fellow award was established in 2000 to
recognize excellence in business travel industry education. Recipients
are determined through session evaluations submitted by attendees
to the ACTE Global Conferences. The next ACTE Distinguished Fellow
award will be conferred following the ACTE
Global Conference in London.
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For more information, please contact: Jack Riepe
Global Communications Director
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
Tel: 1-610-719-8396
Mobile: 1-610-256-0124
E-mail: [email protected]
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