Press Release
For Immediate Release
19 April 2007
The Changing World of International Travel Management
London, UK --
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) and the Institute of Travel Management (ITM) have announced their second collaborative venture at the Eye For Travel Show in London’s Business Design Centre on May 24th 2007.
The three quarter day education partnership forum examines the changing world of travel management and includes keynote presentations on Duty of Care and Corporate Manslaughter by Mark Merryon of Kennedys and Strategic Meetings Management.
There will also be two full panel sessions on managing risk in today’s travel management programme and ascertaining if video conferencing really is a viable alternative to corporate travel. Speakers at the event include Bill Doull, Supply Manager, Unilever, Mark Avery, Head of Business Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Catriona Armstrong of Cranfield University.
The over 100 delegates expected to attend will receive strong tangible guidance, advice and hear corporate case studies from their industry peers on these extremely topical challenges facing today’s travel managers.
As previously mentioned, this is the second time the two associations will partner following a highly successful event at Eye for Travel Show in 2006.
Susan Gurley, Executive Director for ACTE said, “I am delighted to once again be working with ITM to highlight and discuss issues that affect the international travel community.”
Paul Tilstone, Executive Director for ITM said, “Working with other associations as part of our Partnership Forum programme allows us to bring a different perspective to our members. This is the first of our partnership forums for 2007 and it has come about from the highly successful event we ran this time last year with ACTE.”
ACTE and ITM members attend the event for free and non members have a nominal £79.00 charge for the day. Delegates and PRESS can register HERE - http://www.acte.org/events/details.php?id=128. As a reminder all PRESS may attend ACTE Events for free of charge.
For more information:
JoAnne Lloyd
ACTE Regional Director, EMEA
Tel: +44 2089324038
[email protected]
Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE)
The Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) is a not-for-profit association established by business travel managers in 1988 to provide meaningful education and networking opportunities. ACTE recognizes the interdependence between corporate travel purchasers and corporate travel suppliers and accords both sectors equal membership. ACTE's membership spans all sectors of business travel, from corporate buyers to agencies to suppliers in 50 countries.
Institute of Travel Management
The Institute of Travel Management (ITM) is the leading professional body representing buyers, suppliers and managers of business travel in the UK and Ireland. ITM’s members account for 25% (£6bn) of the total corporate travel spend in the two countries. The association provides support, information & networking opportunities for members to share best practice.
For more information, contact:
Debbie Flynn
CEO
Brighter Group
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Bridges Wharf, Battersea
London SW11 3BE England
T: 020 7326 9880
F: 020 7326 9890
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