TANDEM^® International - TANDEM International Meetings

TANDEM International Workshop Valencia (Spain) 2008

21/22 November 2008

This year the Spanish language school Taronja School - TANDEM Valencia as a member of TANDEM International invited over 20 TANDEM language schools from across Europe (Germany, England, Ireland, Italy and Spain) to the annual TANDEM International Meeting in Valencia, Spain.

Friday 21st November 2008

On Friday there were several workshops where representatives from different TANDEM schools discussed items such as new developments on the language travel market, marketing for TANDEM International, assessment and results of the TANDEMshop, international language travel market and visa issues, possible negative effects or chances of the actual economic crisis for the language travel market.

New developments on the language travel market
(Stuart Rubenstein / Language in London – TANDEM London, England)

Online-Marketing for TANDEM International: SEO / SMO
(Margret Fortmann / Escuela Montalbán – TANDEM Granada, Spain)

International language business and visa issues
(Matteo Savini / Executive Director Istituto Venezia – TANDEM Venice and secretary of ASILS: www.asils.it)

Saturday, 22nd November 2008

The Plenary Meeting of TANDEM International took place on Saturday. The following items were discussed:

Welcome by the TANDEM International Coordinator
(Henning Prüss / TANDEM Hamburg, Germany)
Workshop Feedback
(Short summery and discussion on previous day workshops)
Marketing Report 2008 / The TANDEMShop
(Margret Fortmann / Escuela Montalbán – TANDEM Granada, Spain)
Marketing Initiatives for the Future: The 3-Year Plan Review of Year 1 / Outlook for Year 2
(Language Group Speakers)
Budget Report and Proposals for 2009
(Henning Prüss / TANDEM Hamburg, Germany)
Qualty Management Regulation: Review and proposals for further activities
(Henning Prüss / TANDEM Hamburg, Germany)
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