Procurement specialists, travel managers, and travel service suppliers attending the Association of Corporate Travel Executives` (ACTE) Global Education Conference in Munich experienced firsthand the next generation of professional…
Procurement specialists, travel managers, and travel service suppliers attending the Association of Corporate Travel Executives` (ACTE) Global Education Conference in Munich experienced firsthand the next generation of professional networking and information sharing.
ACTE Interactivea is a new communications tool that according to the association it will revolutionize the way professional organizations deliver services to members. It allows members to dynamically create their own individual networks — based on professional profiles – and establish an instant global peer group.
This tool will emerge as one of the most powerful benefits exclusively available to ACTE members. ACTE Interactivea links together the entire membership of ACTE into a truly global community. The ability to configure unique communities based on specific experience levels, industry issues or any number of criteria is invaluable in increasing our members` networking investment, said ACTE President Richard Crum. Its applications for our industry are limitless from sharing of best practices and experiences to simplifying the benchmarking process. It will provide a direct line to thousands of solutions, while eliminating hours of research.
ACTE Interactive is an intuitive medium that allows members to address the ongoing dynamic of the travel industry on a global basis, commented Peter Sijbers, Senior Sourcing Specialist at Phillips Electronics.
Developed in conjunction with NFi Studios of Orlando, Florida, ACTE Interactivea is based on a professional profile, submitted by members when they register for the system. This highly confidential and secure process is then used to identify — to the subscriber — other potential candidates with similar business profiles for networking and possible benchmarking. The system will identify partners with a region, a country, or anyplace in the world, simply be hitting a few keys. In addition, ACTE Interactivea offers unique features such as a searchable and secure database of member profiles; discussion groups; messaging and access to a global supplier directory.
Sterling Raphael, President of NFi Studios, states, This is just the tip of the iceberg. At their fingertips, ACTE members will have the benefit of creating peer-to-peer benchmarking groups; obtain advice on specific topics through the use of group discussions and gain easy access to better job performance, said Raphael.
ACTE Interactive® goes beyond list serves, beyond podcasts, and beyond anything offered to the industry today, said Richard Crum. This is the next step in professional communication. It`s just one of the ways that ACTE is working to save you time while containing your company`s travel expenditures, and expanding your corporate influence.
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