- Easily develop worldwide partnerships with international education professionals
- Grow sales and diversify customer base
- Expand sales reach through important multipliers
- Maintain existing contacts and promotional networks
- Promote your company to key players within the international education industry
- Keep up with current market intelligence and trends
- Meet a variety of agents and educators in one place - save time and money
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- Educators from the United States and Canada (universities, vocational schools, boarding schools, language schools)
- International agents focussed on the US and Canada
- Service providers who have products and / or services to sell to students via education institutions or education agents
- Education industry members including education associations, tourism boards and economic development organizations
Prior to the workshop:
- Comprehensive profiles of all participants
- Use of the eSchedule PRO online meeting booking system
- Hotel reservation options and preferential rates
- Access to targeted marketing and sponsorship opportunities
- Opportunity to offer and promote FAM tours and receptions
At the workshop:
- Exclusive use of your own meeting table throughout the event
- A copy of both the Agent Catalogue and the Educator & Service Provider Catalogue
- An entry in the Educator & Service Provider Catalogue
- Access to Marcom Onsite for last-minute appointment scheduling
- Market intelligence seminars & training sessions
- Participation in the Welcome Reception, networking breakfasts, lunches, refreshment breaks & Dinner Reception
- Opportunity to host agent familiarisation (FAM) tours and receptions
PROPOSAL FORM for FAM Tours and Receptions / Miami
FAM Tours & Receptions
Agent familiarisation (FAM) tours and receptions are excellent ways for you to gain exposure and promote your institution and / or association to event registered agents.
FAM tours allow you to take advantage of a large number of agents attending the event and attract them to visit your institution, campus and region. Effective FAM tours enable agents to increase their product knowledge and bring back first-hand experience to potential students.
FAM Tour guidelines:
- FAM tour organisers may determine all logistics, conditions and costs associated with their tour, including which event participants are accepted to join, and which are not.
- ICEF will not get involved in the organisation of FAM tours, but simply ensure relevancy for event participants as well as an equal representation of tours to all delegates.
- All delegates interested in attending FAM tours will be asked to make direct contact with the tour organiser. Organisers are responsible for confirming or declining acceptance directly with participants.
- FAM tour organisers wishing to promote their tour through ICEF are required to submit a proposal. All proposals are subject to approval by ICEF.
- FAM tours may only be offered outside of event related activities and times.
- Only organisations attending the event may meet and host other event participants. We do not wish to encourage non-registered institutions to access and benefit from meeting potential business partners that event registered organisations have paid to meet.
Reception guidelines:
Receptions allow you to host agents in a memorable way while reinforcing your brand. Inviting the agents that you wish to target gives you the chance to make meaningful and focused connections in a relaxed and fun environment.
- Reception organisers may determine all logistics, conditions and costs associated with their event, including which event participants and other business partners are accepted to join, and which are not.
- ICEF will not get involved in the organisation of receptions, but simply ensure relevancy for event participants as well as an equal representation of receptions to all delegates.
- All event participants interested in attending a reception will be asked to make direct contact with the reception organiser. Organisers are responsible for confirming or declining acceptance directly with participants.
- Reception organisers wishing to promote their event through ICEF are requested to provide information as outlined on the ICEF website.
- Receptions may only be offered outside of event related activities and times.
- Only organisations attending the event may meet and host other event participants. We do not wish to encourage non-registered institutions to access and benefit from meeting potential business partners that event registered organisations have paid to meet.
Promotion
Once your proposal has been accepted by ICEF, we will promote your event to assist you in attracting the quantity and variety of agents desired.
Your FAM tour or reception will be listed in this section of the website along with your contact details, hyperlinks and / or promotional materials. ICEF will also promote your event to all attending agents once their registration has been approved, as well as in numerous follow-up communications prior to the event.
Please provide ICEF with a website hyperlink and / or a brochure / flyer / invitation (pdf format) containing the following information:
- Name of activity
- Host name and contact details
- Details of the event including program, location, date and time, inclusions such as food and transportation, invited target groups / individuals and maximum number of participants
Please note: Proposals received less than 4 weeks prior to the event will be listed on the website but will no longer be published in any other agent communications.
2018 FAM Tours and Receptions
INTO Marshall FAM Trip
- Organiser:
- Marshall University
- Date:
- December 6-9, 2018
- Location:
- Huntington, West Virginia
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- INTO Marshall University invites you to join us for an unforgettable familiarization tour. Get firsthand experience and discover our unique educational opportunities that are available to your students. Transportation to and from the airport, as well as your flight from Huntington, WV to Miami, FL will be covered by INTO Marshall.
- Contact:
- Please contact Chris Kittinger on chris.kittinger@marshall.edu
ECPI FAM Tour
- Organiser:
- ECPI University
- Date:
- 2 options; December 7-8 and December 13-14
- Location:
- Manassas, VA (Washington DC area)
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- After touring the capital and having dinner with the international staff, you will have the opportunity to relax in your hotel room in the historic city Manassas. Day 2 will include a campus tour, where you will learn why ECPI is #5 in the USA for the Number of Computer Science Graduates and #5 for Health Professions & Related Sciences Graduates. ECPI University will provide free airport
pickup, one hotel room per company for one night, and dinner/lunch on the respective days.
ECPI Fam Tour Group A
Friday 12/07 and Saturday 12/08
ECPI Fam Tour Group B
Thursday 12/13 and Friday 12/14
* 1 night hotel stay, meals and transportation for events including visit to Washington D.C. provided by ECPI university.
* Participants are responsible for airfare, airport transfer, and other incidental expenses.
You can download the FAM Tour flyer here.
- Contact:
- Please contact Jorge Calderon on jcalderon@ecpi.edu
INTO USF FAM Trip
- Organiser:
- University of South Florida
- Date:
- December 12, 2018 at 6:30pm
- Location:
- Tampa, Florida
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- INTO USF invites you to join us for an unforgettable familiarization tour. Get first-hand experience and discover our unique educational opportunities that are available to your students and have fun in sunny Tampa, FL! Transportation from the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to USF will be provided by INTO. A flyer can be downloaded here.
- Contact:
- Please contact Grace Beck on gbeck@usf.edu
INTO UAB FAM Trip
- Organiser:
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Date:
- December 12, 2018 at 6:30pm
- Location:
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- INTO UAB invites you to an unforgettable familiarization tour in the Magic City. Visit UAB’s beautiful campus,
meet our students, enjoy our top ranked food scene and get the most of the southern hospitality in this vibrant
and captivating metropolitan area. Transportation from the Loews Miami Beach Hotel to UAB will be provided by INTO. A flyer can be downloaded here.
- Contact:
- Please contact Alden Williams on alden@uab.edu
FAM Tour - Boca Raton
- Organiser:
- Florida Atlantic University Navitas Global Student Success Program
- Date:
- December 13, 2018 8am - 5pm
- Location:
- Boca Raton - Transportation Provided
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- Current & Prospective Agents welcomed!
Round trip transportation provided from Loews to FAU in Boca Raton (40 miles north of Miami Beach). Visit campus and our local barrier island research facility, and discover Boca Raton by catamaran while enjoying a Florida style lunch & refreshments.
Space is limited.
- Contact:
- Please contact Carol Stax-Brown on carol.staxbrown@fauglobal.com
The detailed programme can be downloaded here.
FAM tour - Full Sail University
- Organiser:
- Full Sail University
- Date:
- December 13, 8am hotel lobby
- Location:
- Orlando, FL
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- Full Sail welcomes currently and future agency partners. Transportation provided from Loews to Full Sail University in Orlando (3.5 hours north of Miami Beach). Visit will include an In-depth tour of the campus, meeting the international team, and a meeting with international students. Lunch and dinner will be provided that day. Saturday, 14th we will host you to a night out in Orlando at one of our amazing attractions. Hotel accommodation will be provided for the night of the 13th and 14th. Guests would check out of hotel on the 15th for their onward journey from Orlando.
- Contact:
- Please contact Emily Chung on echung@fullsail.com
Evert Tennis Boarding School Tour
- Organiser:
- Evert Tennis Academy
- Date:
- December 13th - 7:45AM to 5PM
- Location:
- Boca Raton, FL
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- Current and prospective agents welcomed! We will provide in-depth visit of our campus including different meetings with every department. Lunch will be provided. Pick up from the hotel at 7:45AM. Space is limited.
- Contact:
- Please contact Edmee Morin-Kougoucheff on edmee.morin@evertacademy.com
Discover Fort Lauderdale, the "Venice of America"
- Organiser:
- TLA -The Language Academy
- Date:
- Thursday December 13
- Location:
- FORT LAUDERDALE
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- Discover beautiful Fort Lauderdale, one of America's finest destinations for English studies and visit St Thomas University
8:00 am- Departure from Lowes
8:45 am - Arrival at St Thomas University Miami- Visit TLA summer program facilities
10:45 am - Arrival in Fort Lauderdale. Visit TLA school and meet staff and directors
12:00 am - Brief city tour
13:00 pm - Luncheon hosted by TLA at Hilton hotel, home of TLA Summer program
3:00 pm - Fort Lauderdale canals cruise
4:30 pm - Departure for Miami
5:30 pm - Drop off at Lowes Miami beach
Tour includes transportation from and to Miami beach, lunch and canals cruise.
Seats are limited. Only for first time TLA visitors. Please apply no later than November 23.
- Contact:
- Please contact Marco Pinna on english@languageacademy.com
American Heritage School - Campus Tour
- Organiser:
- American Heritage School
- Date:
- Thursday, December 13th 9am - 1pm
- Location:
- American Heritage School - Plantation
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- American Heritage School Plantation Campus - school tour.
Limousine's will pick up agents at 8:50am at LOEWS Miami and take them to American Heritage School's Plantation Campus. We will tour the campus, meet with the homestay coordinators, meet the head of guidance, meet the director of admissions. After the tour of campus, we will go for a nice lunch and then we will return the agents to the LOEWS Miami or to the airport.
- Contact:
- Please contact Marc Shaw on marc.shaw@ahschool.com
Lynn University by Limousine
- Organiser:
- MLA Move Language Ahead
- Date:
- Thursday, December 13 at 9AM
- Location:
- Departing from Lowes Hotel
- Invited:
- Agents
- Programme:
- Join MLA to explore our beautiful South Florida centre at Lynn University. Your chauffeured limousine will pick you up from the Loews Hotel and bring you to the campus in Boca Raton. Our MLA staff will provide you with a guided campus tour followed by a brief agent training on the benefits of working with MLA and what makes our programmes in the UK, Ireland, USA, and Canada the best in the industry!
You will then be treated to lunch at Morton’s The Steakhouse where you will dine with our sales team. Following lunch, the limousine will bring you back to the Loews Hotel, so you can enjoy the Miami afternoon on the beach.
The MLA FAM trip to Lynn University is completely free to agents and will last from 9AM to 3PM. To RSVP, contact sales-usa@mlaworld.com.
- Contact:
- Please contact Karson Langenfelder on k.langenfelder@mlaworld.com
Beach Volleyball Tournament by Ustudy Spanish
- Organiser:
- Ustudy Spanish
- Date:
- Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at 11:00 - 14:00
- Location:
- Volleyball Court in front of Loews Miami Beach Hotel
- Invited:
- All
- Programme:
- After 3 successful days of meeting new people, maintaining relations, and sharing ideas at ICEF Miami, it's time to play! Join us for our beach volleyball tournament in front of Loews Miami Beach Hotel - out of the building, into the sun! You don't need to be an expert, really everyone is welcome.
If you want to play, please register following the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-icef-beach-volleyball-tournament-by-ustudy-spanish-tickets-53010849879
If you come to watch, please hit the "GOING" button of our facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/events/350906322326231/
This way we can plan accordingly. Thank you!
We are excited to have some fun with you, and create moments, we'll all love to remember..
- Contact:
- Please contact Lara Gabe on info@ustudyspanish.com
The ICEF Miami Workshop will take place at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel.
Participants will be offered the following preferential rates:
Loews Miami Beach Hotel:
Deluxe City View Room (single/double): USD 255,00
The room rate is subject to all applicable taxes that apply at the time of your stay (currently the tax rate is 14%). Breakfast is not included.
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Partner hotel:
Hyatt Centric South Beach Hotel - fully booked:
Centric King room (single/double): USD 199,00
The room rate is subject to all applicable taxes that apply at the time of your stay (currently the tax rate is 14%). Breakfast is not included.
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