Contact Information: Contact: Meryl Franzman Beyond Words Communications Inc. 617.739.1769
ICCM Canada Conference & Expo Press Registration Now Open Online
Event to Take Place October 6-8 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto
| Source: Questex Media Group
NEWTON, MA--(Marketwire - July 29, 2008) - Questex Media Group's ICCM Canada, Canada's
premier customer contact management conference and expo, today announced
that press registration is now open online for media and analysts
interested in attending the event scheduled for October 6-8 at the Metro
Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto. There is no fee for media attendance
at the show.
The end user keynote panel, titled "High Quality Leadership from Around the
World: The Key to Contact Centre Success," will take place on Tuesday,
October 7 at 11:30 a.m. The panel will examine how the quality of
leadership determines the success or failure of a contact centre. Leading
organizations' executives will discuss how they helped their companies
develop a new breed of contact centre leadership that is driving top
performance from centers people and operations. Donna Miller, CEO of
Contact Centre Canada, will moderate. Panelists include: Graham Kingma,
Vice-President - Customer Experience, The Shopping Channel; Tim Cook, Vice
President of North American Operations, Hilton Reservations & Customer
Care; and Alfredo Gonzalez, Customer Service Managing Director, Latin
America & Caribbean, FedEx Express.
The keynote panel, an ICCM original and perennial attendee favorite, titled
"60 Ideas in 60 Minutes," will take place on Wednesday, October 8 at 8:45
a.m. This session features industry veterans and experts who will share a
lifetime's worth of contact centre experience in only 60 minutes. Each
panelist will have one minute to provide an idea for improving a contact
center and this will continue, in turn, for 60 minutes. Paul Stockford,
Chief Analyst, Saddletree Research will moderate. Panelists include: Beel
Yaqub, Manager, Capability Development, Royal Bank of Canada; Penny
Reynolds, Principal, The Call Center School; Samantha Kane, Principal,
Kane-MacKay Associates; David Butler, Ph.D., Executive Director, National
Association of Call Centers; Bill Durr, Principal, Global Solutions
Consultant, Verint; and Barb Bleiler, Manager Client Support, WPS Health
Insurance.
To register online, go to
http://iccmcanada.com/iccmcanada/v42/index.cvn?id=10184&p_navID=209.
The expo hall is open to media on Tuesday, October 7 from 1:00 p.m. - 6:00
p.m. and Wednesday, October 8 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Journalists
interested in entering the tradeshow floor at an earlier time should
contact Meryl Franzman at franzman@beyondwords.com or 617.739.1769 to make
special arrangements.
The press office will be open on Tuesday, October 7, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
and Wednesday, October 8, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
For additional information, visit www.iccmcanada.com.
About ICCM Canada Conference & Exposition
The ICCM Canada Conference & Exposition is the annual event for business
leaders to network and share insights to make their organizations more
effective, and for contact centre professionals to discuss the latest
issues with people who share the same concerns, interests and ambitions.
ICCM Canada offers educational content and networking experiences to help
professionals fine-tune their skills, assess new technologies and
explore strategies to improve performance and maximize customer value, and
build a professional network they can rely on for guidance and support.
About Questex Media Group, Inc.
Questex Media Group, Inc. is a global, diversified business-to-business
integrated media and information provider, headquartered in Newton, MA.
Questex serves multiple industries including technology, beauty, spa,
travel, hospitality, leisure, home entertainment, industrial and service
industries through a range of well-established, market-leading
publications, events, interactive media, research, information and
integrated marketing services. The company's media properties include over
100 print and digital media publications, 45 conferences, tradeshows and
events, as well as a range of research, data and information products. The
company's businesses are managed through operating companies including
Questex Media Group; InfoTrends, Inc., Imaging Networks and; McLean Events
International, Ltd, a world-leading producer of appointment-based events.
The company's combined operations include more than 400 employees in
offices throughout North America, South America, Asia and Europe.