Taking Ownership of YOUR Professional Development

Presented byRobin D. Roane, CCTE, CMPSenior Manager, Membership

Who We Represent…

• Largest corporate travel association w/ nearly 1,700 corporate and government buyer members representing over $170B spend

• 1,000 industry suppliers

• 80% of the Fortune 100 members

• 55% of the Fortune 500 members

• US based, members in 30 countries

Why should I join?

• Information - Save Time & Money with NBTA Tools & Resources

• Management Tools - Navigate Market Change & Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Networking - Collaborate & Advocate with the Best!

• Education - Runzheimer’s 2005 Travel Management Survey listed NBTA and NBTA Chapters as #1 & #2 Educational Provider

Information - Save Time & Money with NBTA Tools & Resources

• Industry Research

• White Papers

• NBTA Daily News Brief

• NBTA Business Travel Quarterly

• NBTA Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide

Management Tools - Navigate Market Change & Deliver Strategic Solutions

• Request for Pricing (RFPs)

• Managed Travel Index™ and Benchmarking Tool

• NBTA Career Center

• Business for Diplomatic Action

Networking - Collaborate & Advocate with the Best! • Interact Listserv• Chapters• NBTA Councils & Committees• NBTA Foundation• NBTA Global Partners• NBTA’s International Convention & Exposition• NBTAPAC

Education• Fundamentals of Business Travel

Management (CTE)• Certified Corporate Travel Executive Program

(CCTE)• Global Leadership Program (GLP)• NBTA Foundation• Web-Based Learning (NetSmart)• NBTA’s International Convention & Exposition

Media Relations

NBTA is the voice of corporate travel in business, consumer and trade media…

• Quoted frequently in nation’s most recognized publications – USA Today, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post

• Promotes the value and importance of corporate travel management to business leaders

International Expansion

• Canadian Alliance of Business Travelo Education Exchange Days hosted across Canada

• Australasian Business Travel Association

• Partnership with Business for Diplomatic Action

• Paragon Partnership

Paragon Partnership• The global alliance of business travel associations

• Signed at the 34th Annual National Business Travel Association Convention in Salt Lake City July, 16, 2002 by five founding member associations

• Represents about 4,500 business travel buyers and suppliers

• Strives to create a powerful central voice for the global business travel community

Paragon Members• Brazilian Business Travel Association (ABGEV)• Australasian Business Travel Association (ABTA)• Austrian Business Travel Association (ABTA- Austria)• French Business Travel Association (AFCV) • Danish Business Travel Association (DBTA) • Finnish Business Travel Association (FBTA)• Iberian Business Travel Association (IBTA) • Netherlands Association of Travel Management (NATM) • National Business Travel Association (NBTA) • Swedish Business Travel Association (SBTA) • Business Travel Association of Germany (VDR)

2007 Domestic Events• CCTE Core Week One, Houston, TX – February 1-6

• Chapter Leadership Summit, Kansas City, MO –

February 8-11

• GLP Session, Philadelphia, PA – February 11-16

• The Master’s Program, Washington D.C. – February 21-22

• CCTE Core Week Two, Houston, TX – March 1-6

• Business Travel Financial Forum-NBTA Foundation Gala, New York, NY - March 26

• Legislative Summit, Washington, DC – June 4-6

• International Convention & Exposition, Boston, MA - July 20 - 26

2007 International Events

• NBTA Mexico Corporate Travel Conference – Mexico City – January 18

• London Business Travel Show – London – February 13-15, 2007

• Latin American Corporate Travel & Technology Exchange – Sao Paulo, Brazil – February 5-7, 2007

• Corporate Travel & Technology World – Shanghai, China – April 23-25, 2007

• NBTA Corporate Travel Buyer Think Tank – London – Date TBA

Why must I join?

• Show YOUR value by Contributing to Your Company’s Bottom Line

• Increase YOUR Traveler Safety & Satisfaction

• Advance YOUR Career & Profession

What’s in it for me?

• Keeps YOU on top of current events and industry trends

• Assists YOU in YOUR professional development

• Prepares YOU for the future

• Provides YOU a voice in the industry

• Educates YOU on all aspects of the industry

Join Today!

NBTA’s greatest asset is its members!

Thank You!