Preliminary Schedule at a Glance *

DAY SESSION
Monday 01 October
09.00 - 10.00 SATA General Assembly/2nd SATA Board Meeting
10.00 - 11.00 IASIS Workshop
11.00 - 13.00 IASIS AGM
14.00 - 17.00 ISIC & ISSA AGM
17.30 - 18.30 WYSE Travel Confederation Welcome Reception
Tuesday 02 October
11.00 - 12.00 WYSE Work Abroad AGM
14.00 - 15.00 ISTC Members Meeting
14.00 - 15.00 WYSE Work Abroad Industry Dialogues - Accreditation Schemes
16.00 - 17.30 ALTO Language & Educational Travel Forum
17.30 - 19.00 ALTO Reception
19.00 - 00.00 Official Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Turkey
Wednesday 03 October
09.00 - 10.30 Keynote Session on Climate Change – The impact of travel and sustainable solutions
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee Break
10.45 - 12.00 Next Generation Techonology: Web 2./ Web 3. Transforming Commerce & Marketing
11.45 - 12.45 ISIC: Business Opportunities with IYTC
12.00 - 13.00 Government Policies, Programmes and Regulations for Educational and Cultural Exchanges
12.30 - 14.00 Lunch
14.15 - 15.15 Trends In International Education
14.15 - 15.15 ISIC Seminar: ISIC In the Future
14.15 - 15.15 Stay WYSE on the Future of the Accommodation Sector in Youth and Student Travel
15.15 - 16.15 Consular session on Visa Policies and Practices
15.15 - 16.15 ISIC Seminar: Benefit Partnerships
15.15 - 16.15 New Horizons II: New Insights Into Today's Young Traveller
16.15 - 16.30 Coffee Break
16.30 - 17.30 Service Learning - Volunteer and Gap Year programs - Who do they serve?
16.30 - 17.30 ISIC Seminar: Co-Brand Partnerships
16.30 - 17.30 Reliable Insuring: Are your customers safe?
17.30 - 18.30 Networking Reception Sponsored By Tourism Australia and ATEC
18.30 - 19.30 WYSE Work Abroad Cocktails
Thursday 04 October
09.00 - 13.00 Business Appointments
10.30 - 10.45 Coffee Break Sponsored by IASIS
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch Sponsored By Incheon Tourism Organisation
14.00 - 17.30 Travel Mart
15.30 - 15.45 Coffee Break Sponsored by IASIS
17.30 - 18.30 Networking Reception Sponsored By Backpacking South Africa and DTI South Africa
Friday 05 October
09.00 - 13.00 Business Appointments
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee Break Sponsored by VisitBritain and BETA
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 17.30 Business Appointments
15.15 - 15.45 Coffee Break Sponsored by VisitBritain and BETA
20.00 - 00.00 Farewell Party: Sponsored by Istanbul Chamber Of Commerce
Wednesday 26 March
14.30 - 16.00 IAPA AGM
16.30 - 18.00 IAPA Seminar
19.30 - 22.00 Welcome Reception & Au Pair of the Year Award Ceremony
Thursday 27 March
09.05 - 12.45 Business Appointments
13.30 - 15.00 WYSE Work Abroad Seminar
19.30 - 00.00 Networking Dinner
Friday 28 March
18.30 - 19.30 Farewell Reception
Saturday 13 September
13.00 - 14.00 SATA General Assembly
14.00 - 17.00 ISIC AGM
Sunday 14 September
11.00 - 12.30 ISIC Seminar "Co-brand partnerships" basics & case studies
11.00 - 13.00 IASIS AGM
11.00 - 12.30 WYSE Work Abroad AGM and Expand Your Horizons Video Contest Award
14.00 - 15.30 ISIC Seminar "Card technologies, card ordering, production and distribution"
14.00 - 16.30 ISTC Members Meeting
14.30 - 16.00 WYSE Work Abroad Industry Dialogues - Art of Advocacy
16.00 - 17.30 ISIC Seminar "Hard Rock Café: general information and update"
16.30 - 17.30 ALTO Language Travel Forum
17.30 - 19.00 ALTO Reception
19.30 - 21.30 Official Welcome Reception Sponsored by Brooklyn Tourism and NYC & Co
Monday 15 September
09.00 - 10.00 Keynote Session: Futurist Rohit Talwar
10.15 - 11.15 Future Trends for International Cultural and Educational Exchanges in the United States
11.30 - 12.30 ISIC Seminar "MasterCard: general information and update"
11.30 - 12.30 ALTO AGM
11.30 - 12.30 Social Media and Social Networks are transforming Your Business
13.00 - 14.00 ISTC Executive Board Meeting
13.45 - 14.45 ISIC Seminar "Microsoft DreamSpark: general information and update"
14.15 - 15.45 Stay WYSE AGM and seminar: Business Metrics Study for the Youth Travel Accommodation Industry
14.15 - 15.15 Volunteering and Voluntourism .... Big business or huge hearts?
14.15 - 15.15 Future Trends in International Student Mobiltiy: The Open Doors Survey by Institute of International Education IIE
15.00 - 16.30 ISIC Seminar "ISIC value proposition: benefit partnerships, case studies"
15.15 - 16.15 Study Abroad Opportunities in the USA and Approaches to Partnership
15.30 - 16.30 IASIS Seminar: Trends, Progress and the Future in Youth and Student Travel Insurance
16.45 - 17.45 ISIC Seminar "ISIC online, websites, online ordering, online services"
16.45 - 17.45 Media Workshop - How to work with and through the media in crisis situation
17.30 - 19.00 Networking Reception
19.00 - 20.30 WYSE Work Abroad Cocktails
Tuesday 16 September
07.00 - 10.00 Exhibitor Set Up
10.00 - 13.00 Travel Mart - free trading time
14.00 - 17.45 Business Appointment Workshop
14.30 - 16.00 Official Tourism Organisation Session (By Invitation)
17.45 - 19.00 Networking Reception Sponsored by South Africa
Wednesday 17 September
09.00 - 17.30 Business Appointment Workshop
20.00 - 00.00 Farewell Party

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* Schedule may be subject to change

WYSTC 2007
Official Hosts
Go Turkey
TÜRSAB
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce
Sponsors
The Council on International Educational Exchange
Korea Tourism Organization
International Association for Student Insurance Services
Tourism Australia
The Foundation For Worldwide International Student Exchange
the DTI
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