This year's English UK ELT Marketing Conference was a great success and we have already received some very positive feedback. With a lively and engaging list of speakers, the Conference had something for everyone - from a session on effective networking, to a panel discussion on the future trends in ELT marketing.

The English UK Fair, Athens, the first of our 2012 Fairs, has officially sold out and there are now only waiting list spots available. You can still register for Panama, Dead Sea Jordan and Macau - with places filling up fast, early booking is recommended.

The Education and Skills scoping mission to Panama took place in October 2011. This report looks at the current status of education and skills training in Panama with respect to English Language Training and Vocational Training provision.

There is still time to register for The English UK Fair, Panama. This Fair will provide the perfect opportunity for you to network with top quality agents from the regions of Central and South America.

We are delighted to announce that our new Deputy Chief Executive for Professional Services, Huan Japes, will be joining us in February, leading English UK's work on quality assurance and professional development.

Taking place on the 2 and 3 March at St Anne's College, Oxford, the English UK ELT Management Conference is a prestigious and important event on the ELT calendar and is the UK's leading event for practising ELT managers.

A news story issued to most national and local media in November 2011 which wrongly claimed that fully-accredited English language centres had been "banned" from bringing international students into the country has been corrected. The Press Association has agreed to clarify the story by sending out a corrected statement to all its media customers.

The Kurdistan Regional Government UK Representation will be running a one day conference on Monday 30 January. This conference will give British universities and educational & training institutions the opportunity to hear about developments in this dynamic emerging nation's higher education sector.

The ELT Marketing Conference is an important forum for professionals who are involved in the sales and marketing of English language and other courses to international students. In addition to our keynote and plenery speakers, we are pleased to announce that Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the Kurdistan Regional Government's High Representative to the UK, will now be joining us to lead a market information session on Kurdistan.

Today, as part of their 'GREAT Britain - You're Invited' marketing programme, VisitBritain launched a free industry toolkit designed to help all UK businesses, however big or small, to leverage the campaign.