FEBRUARY 25, 2011
IAPA NEWSLETTER
BUSINESS APPOINTMENTS OPEN!! The Work Experience Travel Market and IAPA Annual Conference provide a unique cost effective business-to-business opportunity for senders and receivers serving all aspects of cultural exchange, au pairing and work experience. WETM-IAC delivers an exceptionally targeted forum for your organisation to establish and strengthen sector-focused partnerships, gain industry intelligence and tap into emerging global markets. Work Experience Travel Market benefits: 2.5 days of pre-scheduled business appointments ✓ Exclusive to Senders and Receivers in cultural exchange, work expe✓ rience and au pair industries Trusted trading partners, proven products ✓ Sector targeted world-class expertise ✓ Develop and maintain customer relations ✓ Accelerate speed to market of products and services ✓
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A MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN Dear IAPA members and friends, With just a few weeks before the au pair event of the year starts, I’d like to give you a quick update on developments. At the moment we are working hard to organize the last details for WETM-IAC and the IAPA AGM. Recently we visited the conference hotel to discuss the necessary details and logistics. We also visited some venues for the Welcome Reception and the Networking dinner, it promises to be a very “Belgian” styled event! This year we received many applications for the Au Pair of the Year elections and have shortlisted the three finalists. The winner will be announced at the Welcome Reception at WETM-IAC.
CONTENTS IAPA Annual Conference 2011 Business Appointments Open Chairperson’s Message Jack Hompes Au Pair of the Year Award Announcing winner at WETM-IAC 2011 Quality Campaign Spain & Ireland IAPA Social Networks Join IAPA online
WETM SCHEDULE Wednesday, 16 March 2011 10:00 - Registration opens 14:00 - 15:00 - Keynote Seminar 15:20 - 18:00 - Business Appointments 19:00 - Welcome Reception Thursday, 17 March 2011 09:00 - Business Appointments 11:00 - 13:00 - IAPA AGM 14:00 - Business Appointments 16:30 - Seminar 20:00 - Networking Dinner
The IAPA Survey was filled out by many of our members, more and more we see in which direction the au pair markets go and which countries and regions are important for our business. The results of the survey will be send to you on short notice and discussed during the IAPA AGM.
Thursday, 17 March 2011 09:30 - Business Appointments 11:30 - Seminar 14:00 - Business Appointments 16:00 - Farewell Reception
Looking forward meeting you all in Brussels next month!
For more information:
On behalf of the IAPA Executive Board, Jack Hompes - Chairperson WWW.IAPA.ORG
www.wetm-iac.org
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FEBRUARY 25, 2011
ANNOUNCING THE 2011 AU PAIR OF THE YEAR Every year thousands of young people from all over the world embark on a special journey by becoming au pairs. Leaving behind the familiarity of their homeland, family and friends for long periods of time, au pairs travel to distant countries, where they are welcomed into another culture as a part of their host family. For many au pairs this is their first experience of a new country and culture. The “IAPA Au Pair of the Year” award is one way of giving au pairs the recognition and credit they deserve and to enhance the public’s awareness of this demanding yet undervalued cultural experience.
YOUR IAPA TEAM Jack Hompes Chairman S-Au Pair Intermediate The Netherlands Goran Rannefors Treasurer Cultural Care Au Pair (EF Education) United States Patricia Brunner Board Member Munichaupair Germany Michael McHugh Board Member InterExchange United States Laura Daly Association Manager WYSE Travel Confederation The Netherlands
The event generates wide international media coverage, benefiting not only the Association and its individual members, but the au pair industry as a whole. The 2010 Au Pair of the Year will be announced at WETM-IAC in Brussels, March.
QUALITY CAMPAIGN WORKSHOPS Spain and Ireland in 2011 Following the very successful 2010 Quality Campaign Workshops, the IAPA Board has agreed to host two Quality Campaign Workshops in Spain and Ireland in 2011. This campaign aims to offer structural assistance to National Au Pair Associations (NAPA’s) to support them in the provision of improvements in au pair placements worldwide. With the establishment of many new NAPA’s in recent years, IAPA is dedicated to actively helping NAPA’s in both sending as well as receiving countries, to increase quality and professionalism in our niche industry. Changes in economic circumstances, to sending and receiving markets and to visa procedures over the past years have driven the need for international cooperation to ensure the continued high standards of au pair programmes. To this effect IAPA hosted four one-day Educational Workshops in Quito, Lima, Bogota and Beijing. Over 100 participants joined us to learn more about the world’s leading au pair trade association, the importance of National Associations and how to increase quality and drive your business forward. We look forward to replicating this success in Spain and Ireland in 2011. Click here to view photos from this year’s quality campaign workshops.
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