ACTE Press Release

Immediate Release!

ACTE Sets Strategic Course for Education and Membership Programs in 2001

(ALEXANDRIA, Va., USA, October 22, 2000) – The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) has defined a 2001 Global Education program that focuses on the education needs of senior level business professionals responsible for travel. Alana Polcyn, ACTE's director of Education and Greeley Koch, ACTE's vice president of Education facilitated discussions with an ACTE advisory board to identify the educational needs of an increasingly sophisticated and international membership. Polcyn commented, "The advisory board drew a blueprint for ACTE's 2001 education program with the focal point trained on the delivery of content by leading business authorities from the fields of finance, technology and politics." Polcyn further explained, "The advisory board told us these external drivers of business travel today have a way of becoming the internal drivers in 1-2 years." Koch added, "The advisory board also said that the education program must be conducive to interaction--sharing of experience and expertise among peers is a significant learning method in our industry." The individual events in the ACTE education program for 2001 have been named "The Executive Forum". Koch feels this designation more clearly informs a participant of the content each event will deliver.

Closely tied to the education program, ACTE will initiate a membership program that centers on enhancing the networking potential within the ACTE community. Megan Costello, CTC, has recently joined the Association of Corporate Travel Executives as manager of membership to develop the strategies and tactics to accomplish this commitment. In her new position, Megan will support the membership recruitment which aims to attract the highest level of business professionals with travel management responsibility, according to Executive Director Nancy Holtzman. Holtzman, particular recruitment focus will be given to European professionals from countries underrepresented within ACTE's membership and also the Asia/Pacific region.

"Megan's international marketing and customer service credentials along with her travel agent certification will be a real asset to ACTE as we expand our presence in Asia and elsewhere," commented Holtzman. Megan will work with ACTE's VP of Membership, the Membership Committee and Regional Councils to develop membership programs appropriate for each region of ACTE.

An Alexandria resident, Costello has more than six years of association management experience, most recently with the International Society of Performance Improvement and before that, the Electronic Messaging Association. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware and a master's degree from Western Connecticut State University.

Founded in 1988, the Association of Corporate Travel Executives is the only organization wholly dedicated to the science of business travel management with an international constituency. ACTE membership totals more than 2,400, including entities in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States. The organization is headquartered in Alexandria, Va., and its web site is www.acte.org.

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