IFN will be holding its next Online Meeting in March 2022. Using a dedicated meeting scheduler, IFN Members will be able to arrange 30 minute appointments, 24/7, over a 2 day period. The variety of appointment times will ensure that all international time zones are taken into consideration.
IFN meetings, in person, are to be held annually as soon as is possible, to provide an invaluable forum for the exchange of business between IFN members. For one set of travel expenses, delegates will have the unique opportunity to attend 1-2-1 meetings with fellow members, in order to generate new business. We hope to host a physical meeting when it becomes safe and practical to do so.
For now, Online meetings are provided by IFN Head Office to allow members to connect and discuss business. The IFN Meeting System allows members to quickly and simply book appointments with fellow members, and during the event they will be connected with the click of a button, over video call. The variety of appointment times will ensure that all international time zones are taken into consideration.
You could join IFN and promote your company to your newfound partners at the next Online meeting. If you would like to join our network and be a part of this great event, please get in touch: kelly@internationalfreightnetwork.com
An example of the Group’s network meetings can be seen below:
Here are some member comments from the first IFN 2021 Online Meeting:
"Thank you IFN for running this virtual event! The system made things simple and I enjoyed meeting so many partners. We even secured some new business with one agent who we'd not yet connected with."
"The online conference was great. It's important to connect with our network partners and, while we can't yet travel, the video calls meant we could see each other and get to know each other."
"I really enjoyed meeting the other delegates. Some very fruitful meetings. I will be following up with them in the coming days."
"The online conference allowed me to get to know members better, I chatted to several whom I am already working with, and it was nice to see their faces. We found the meeting system easy to use as well."
To get an idea of what to expect at Kelly’s physical events, you can watch clips from IFN’s sister networks’ meetings on the WFN YouTube Channel and SFN YouTube Channel.
Read a selection of WFN and SFN member feedback on Kelly’s physical meetings below:
"We are proud WFN members since January 2008 and we feel very comfortable with our choice to join this network. After a while, as expected, we saw our business within the network increase year after year. We can talk about a success-story.
Each year we were present at the Annual Meeting where we could introduce ourselves to our worldwide partners, get to know each other face-to-face without having to travel all over the globe. Many of them are also present each time, which gives a kind of continuity to the business relationship and even a true friendship with many of our partners over the world.
We are grateful to Kelly and her team for the nice job done so far in a philosophy of open relationship, honesty, professionalism and modern technology which makes World Freight Network really work! We're part of a family rather than just colleagues."
Jacques Schellekens, Herfurth Logistics, Belgium
“We are very happy to have joined SFN and have been impressed with the quality of SFN members. SFN connects us with professional forwarders around the world, extending our international reach and boosting our business opportunities. We are also really happy with the dedicated support we receive from Kelly and her team. We have not only found excellent and dynamic partners within the group, but have developed friendships too. If you are looking to expand your business, develop relationships with strong agents and satisfy your customers, look no further.”
Ian Connell, Energy Freight Forwarding, UK
"We are very happy to have joined the WFN Group, where we had the chance of getting to know wonderful people all over the world. We have very professional partners at the WFN Group, well informed about the local problems in their countries, helping us to offer our customers accurate information to protect their shipments. We consider the WFN Network as a big family, where all of us support each other in business. The yearly meetings enhance the possibility of discussing business with other members, either with the ones we are already working with, or with new members willing to do new business. All members should invest in these meetings, as a tool for our business. We must say a big THANK YOU to Kelly, who has been the soul of our network."
Isilda Candido, ETE Logistica, Portugal
"SFN the Network completely fulfils its name. SFN is really SPECIAL for me. The team of Kelly, Dalia and Jess are really a great team together and help us with all our queries. The network is not only focusing on just doing business but to create a FAMILY. And when a family is created, the business automatically flows. I have done a fair amount of business in just one year with almost 8 to 10 agents. But more over I made some really good friends. I am really LUCKY to be a part of SFN."
Vineet Agarwal, Ryal Logistics, India