Sabancı University Alumni Association (SUMED) hosted the first "International Conference of Alumni Associations" with over 60 participants from Turkey and the world, representing 32 institutions in cities including Los Angeles, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Gaziantep, Sakarya and more.
The first "International Conference of Alumni Associations" was held at the Sabancı University campus in Tuzla on April 2nd and 3rd, 2016. All university and high school alumni associations operating in Turkey were invited to the event and over 60 participants from Turkey and the world attended, representing 32 institutions in cities including Los Angeles, Tilburg, Eindhoven, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Gaziantep, Sakarya and more.
Members of alumni associations and alumni offices of Atılım University, Bahçeşehir University, Boğaziçi University, Dokuz Eylül University, Istanbul Technical University, Izmir University of Economics, Koç University, Middle East Technical University, Özyeğin University, Sabancı University, Sakarya University, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Yeditepe University, Darüşşafaka High School, İstek Schools, American College of Izmir, Kadıköy Anadolu High School, Robert College and TED Ankara College gathered to discuss communication with members, fee payments, membership benefits, legal issues, fundraising, and protecting and updating member data.
In their statement, SUMED said, "As a sizable force representing 150,000 individuals, we are proud to to have held the 1st International Conference of Alumni Associations aiming to create a strong and participatory platform among university and high school alumni associations and offices as well as other institutions."