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Call Centre Association
E-newsletter - Jul, 2002
 
Index
Upcoming Event
  HKCCA Annual Symposium "Growth in a New Era of Customer Interaction and Relationship" 31 Oct 02
  "Customer Contact World China" Symposium and Study Mission in Shanghai 24-27 Sep 02
  Evening briefing session: "Forum on Training & Development for Contact Centre Practitioners" 23 Aug 02
Events Review
  Seminar - The seminar on "Turn Your Staff On To Training and Development" held on 26 Jul 02
  Site Visit - The site visit to "1823 Citizen's Easy Link" of the HKSAR Government on 25 Jul 02
Special Event - 3rd Annual Call Centre Awards
Feature - Technology
More News From the Call Centre Sector
Upcoming Event
HKCCA Annual Symposium "Growth in a New Era of
Customer Interaction and Relationship"
31 Oct 02
The Ballroom, Conrad Hong Kong
Tough economic times are forcing companies to become even more competitive in attracting customers, and call centres are at the heart of that competitive push for excellence. But changes in call centre management and technology are occurring every day. So to help maintain standards for customer relationship building, a sound knowledge of the latest practices and equipment use is essential.
For this reason, we at the Call Centre Management Association are excited announce the Call Centre Management Symposium 2002. It's truly the Mecca for the industry. Practitioners who attend can make important contacts and gain the latest information on web-based systems, wireless applications, plus get inside information about what is working and what is not.
 
If you're a serious player in the call centre sector you will definitely want attend this year's Call Centre Management Symposium 2002.
The details of symposium will be posted at www.hkcca.com soon.
"Customer Contact World China" Symposium and
Study Mission in Shanghai
24-27 September 2002
This highly awaited event will offer attendees an in-depth grasp of the latest trends and challenges facing call centres in China. Prominent speakers from existing enterprises will be invited to share their implementation experience and insights. Also a major focus will be put on the importance of call centres in developing CRM strategies in China. Moreover, an on-site visit in China has been arranged to allow everyone to better understand the overall operational details and learn about call centre practices on the mainland.
For more programmes details, please click here
Forum on Training & Development for
Contact Centre Practitioners
23 Aug 2002
 
The contact centre is becoming more and more important in an organisation's daily business operation. What are the challenges facing the contact centre industry? To better equip yourself; you have to take advantage of this forum to get the latest news on self-development programmes in town.
Senior representative from PCCW and OglivyOne Worldwide will share their experience on the contact centre industry and lifelong learning.
 
Programme:
5:45 pm - 6:00 pm Registration
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm Challenges Facing Contact Centre Practitioners
Mr Rayland Chan, Manager, People Development & Communications, Contact Center Business, PCCW
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Life learning & self development
  Senior Representative, OglivyOne Worldwide
7:00 pm End
Programme subject to change
Programme Details:
Who Should Attend CEOs, CIOs, Call centre managers, agents, IT personnel, CRM & CSM practitioners, HR Managers.
Date 23 August 2002
Time 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Language Cantonese with English terminology
Admission Fee HK$200/Free for Call Centre Association Members
Please retun this enrolment form together with a crossed cheque payable to "Call Centre Association Limited", of the appropriate amount, to the following address via mail or in person: 3/F., Powerhouse, HKPC Bldg., 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kln (Attn.: Ms. Amy Wong)
Venue Powerhouse, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Enquiry Ms. Amy Wong,
Tel: 2788 5753 Fax 2788 6056
E-mail: amywong@hkpc.org
 
Events Review
  Seminar
The seminar on "Turn your Staff on - Training & Development " held on 26th Jul 2002 introduced the tools and methods to help the staff to reach their maximum potential. Training, Development, Coaching and Motivation are explored in the seminar. Also the technology of Enterprise Talent Management are discussed.
Speakers including Ms Claudia Schlesinger, MD of CCS International and Mr Daniel Cheah, Regional Sales Director of iContaQ shared their thoughts, opinions and experiences with attendees.
  Site Visit
On 25th July, the Call Centre Association organised 2nd site visit to the "1823 Citizen's
Easy Link" of the HKSAR Government's Efficiency Unit. During the visit, CCA members learned how the Link delivers its services to the public. CCA members and representatives of the Efficiency Unit also shared opinions and experiences on operational issues related to the running of a call centre. This event was organised free of charge exclusively for CCA members and the response was indeed enthusiastic.
Special Event
Call For Entries!
The Hong Kong Call Centre Association
Proudly presents:
The 3rd Annual Call Centre Awards
The Hong Kong Call Centre association is organising its 3rd Industry Annual Call Centre Awards. With the growth of the industry, this years Call Centre awards aim to acknowledge and give recognition for both outstanding providers of customer service as well as the individuals who are the top performers that achieve excellent customer service / satisfaction. You are invited to enter this prestigious award and make nominations, either for a team member who has exceeded performance KPI's, the stars of your a service provider
This industry needs you to help them make the difference!!
 
Participation in the awards identifies you as one who has set themselves to perform at a high level. This year we are adding some new category's to represent the broadening of the industry, which help make HK a service Hub of the region. There will be 3 main categories this year

* Individual awards
* Contact Centre awards
* Vendor awards
You may visit our website at www.hkcca.com or contact Amy Wong at AMYWONG@hkpc.org or telephone: +852 2788 6011 if you have any queries.
 
All nominations for Individual and Contact Centre awards must be received by August 30th, 2002. A document will be available shortly with award categories and criteria. A briefing session will be held on the 6th of September in order to provide more detail on the completion of documentation required in order for the judges to base their decision.
Written submissions must then be received by 1700hrs, Friday the 20th of September 2002.
  Click here for more information
Feature
 
Technology
Topic: Nortel Networks IP Contact Center Solutions
 
More News
 
More News From the Call Centre Sector
 
3rd Annual Customer Relationship Management
Asia Conference in Singapore
25-28 Aug 02 by Frost & Sullivan
Please visit the web-site:http://conferences.frost.com/RMA
 
Performance Coaching and Efficient Call Centre Operations
Advanced skills for developing call and contact centre employees
16th & 17th September Conrad International Hong Kong
 
Of all the roles that a contact or call centre Manager undertakes, none is
more important than the development and training of their teams. The future
effectiveness of primary customer contact is completely dependent on the
ability of the leader to impart the corporate culture and skills required by
their workforce to deliver lasting and effective customer service. This
experiential and skills-based course teaches and demonstrates to
supervisors, managers and team leaders, the best-practice coaching model for
call and contact centre and help desk environments. The focus is on a wide
range of activities, self tests, structured case studies and targeted
role-plays, designed to ensure each participant completes the course with a
solid understanding in, and ability to apply effective coaching and call
quality monitoring. The use of participants own data, further delivers
specific solutions to their most pressing staff performance probems.
Event Site: www.marcusevanssh.com
For more information please contact:
Rachel Guo
marcus evans, China
rachelg@marcusevanssh.com
Tel: 8621 6391 5500
 
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