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LINDEN LETTER
March 10, 2006
1. 2006/2007 Tours
2. Fall 2006 Tours
3. Spring 2007 Tours
4. News from the College Board
Greetings. Please take a minute to read about the 2006/2007
tours and two programs from the College Board.
1. 2006/2007 Tours
In the coming year our primary goal is to continue to
accommodate the growing needs of universities that want
to recruit international students and maintain the ease,
comfort and collegiality that comes with group travel.
We propose to meet this goal by:
1) Providing tours that meet the specific and broad
needs of universities and colleges, of undergraduate
programs and graduate departments, of students seeking
options that are both diverse and respected.
2) Providing tour package options that enable colleges
and universities to choose portions of tours that are
most relevant for their recruitment needs while maintaining
the integrity of the full tour.
In 2006/2007, Linden will continue to work to fully
understand the strengths of our client’s programs,
use those strengths to leverage additional enthusiasm
for our tours, and – in turn – develop tours
that are not only relevant and cost effective, but that
deliver for our clients and students worldwide. We invite
you to join us!
2. Fall 2006 Tours
Complete information about the fall 2006 tours can
now be found on the web site. Here are a few of the
highlights:
• Latin
America and the Caribbean – We plan to visit
two cities in Colombia and add two more cities in the
Caribbean.
• India
– We have added Ahmedabad and maintained Sri Lanka.
• Asia
- We are adding Ho Chi Minh City and an optional stop
in Jakarta. We have also scheduled the Tokyo stop to
coincide with the IIE fair.
• Turkey
& the Middle East – We begin the tour with
a focus on Turkey. We will stop in Istanbul, Izmir and
Ankara before proceeding to the Middle East. In the
Middle East, we are returning to Beirut and adding Riyadh
and Amman.
• Scandinavia
– We are very excited about our first tour to Scandinavia.
It is a short, activity packed tour to three countries:
Iceland, Sweden and Norway.
3. Spring 2007 Tours
We will be determining the exact dates and costs
of the spring
2007 tours over the summer. We have decided to wait
to do this so that we can take advantage of your feedback
on the 2006 spring tours. We also plan to add two single-country
focus tours – one to Colombia and the other to
Brazil. We will also be adding North Africa with stops
in Cairo and Casablanca.
4. News from the College
Board
Two programs that may be of interest to you:
Summer Institute
International school counselors are invited to register
for the College Board 7th Annual Summer Institute for
International Admissions at Georgetown University during
June 19-24. The registration brochure can be downloaded
from www.collegeboard.org.
U.S. college and university admission representatives
may participate in the Summer Institute college fair
on Thursday evening, June 23 (5:30-7 pm); registration
information will be available by e-mail to scollier@collegeboard.org.
There is a $75 fee.
USBT Training
The College Board and U.S. Department of State announce
campus host opportunities for the Fall 2006 U.S. Based
Training Program (USBT). Review the call for proposals
at www.collegeboard.com/international;
proposals due by March 10 to usbt@collegeboard.org.
Darryl Calkins & Kathy Harrington
Executive Directors
Linden Educational Services
4201 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202-237-0164; Fax: 202-237-0176
www.lindentours.com
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