PRINCETON, NJ--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 6, 2008 -- Educational Testing Service (ETS) and Dale Carnegie® Training of Central and Southern New Jersey are jointly convening a special executive roundtable discussion titled, "Employee Engagement: Senior Leadership's Role in Successful Execution."

 
Who:      Kurt Landgraf, president and CEO, ETS
          Howard Stoeckel, president and CEO, Wawa, Inc.
          Peter Handal, president and CEO, Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc.

What:     All three speakers will discuss the critical importance and
          business benefits of having employees "engaged" and the direct
          connection to profitability, productivity, employee retention,
          customer engagement, and employee safety. They will also discuss
          the strategies they have implemented to address this issue, and
          the direct benefits each has seen to their bottom-line.

When:     Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Time:     8 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Location: ETS Rosedale Campus, Chauncey Conference Center (Mallard Room)

"We wanted to provide a forum for the New Jersey business community to explore the strategies and challenges of employee engagement," explains Anita Zinmeister, president, Dale Carnegie Training of Central and Southern New Jersey. "In today's challenging economic and competitive workplace, fully engaging employees at all levels is critical for any organization to meet their objectives and build a robust future."

This limited seating, complimentary event is only open to CEOs, COOs and senior level executives. A continental breakfast will be included. To R.S.V.P., please contact Nicky Oliver at (609) 324-9200.

Media interested in attending should contact Jason Baran at (609) 683-2428 or jbaran@ets.org.

About ETS

ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related services for all people worldwide. In serving individuals, educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional development products and services, classroom and end-of-course assessments, and research-based teaching and learning tools. Founded in 1947, ETS today develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. Additional information is available at www.ets.org.

About Dale Carnegie Training

Dale Carnegie Training works with organizations as well as middle market and large corporations to produce measurable business results by improving the performance of employees with emphasis on leadership, sales, team member engagement, customer service, presentations, process improvement and other essential management skills. Recently identified by The Wall Street Journal as one of the top 25 high-performing franchises, the Dale Carnegie Training programs are available in more than 25 languages throughout the entire United States and in more than 75 countries. Dale Carnegie includes as its clients 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. Approximately 7 million people have experienced Dale Carnegie Training.

Dale Carnegie Training's corporate specialists work with individuals, groups and organizations to design solutions that unleash your employees' potential, enabling your organization to reach the next level of performance. Dale Carnegie Training offers public courses, seminars and workshops, as well as in-house customized training, corporate assessments, online reinforcement and one-on-one coaching. For more information, please visit www.dalecarnegie.com.