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European Campus Card Association conference highlights great progress

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

U.S. attendee sees similarities and differences between American and European card programs

More than 120 university attendees traveled from all across Europe to Lodz, Poland to attend the 2008 European Campus Card Association (ECCA) Conference. As the only attendee from North America at this year’s conference, I wanted to share an overview of my experience.

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