If you're not familiar with the work of The Forum on Education Abroad, and the impact it's going to have on your campus, you should be! According to the Forum's website, "The Forum is a global membership association whose exclusive purpose is to serve the field of education abroad. It was created by experts in the field specifically to meet the needs of the profession. Its members worldwide are educational institutions, consortia, agencies, organizations, and individuals that provide, direct, manage or support education abroad opportunities. The Forum members represent 60% of the U.S. student population studying abroad. No other association provides the services and products provided by the Forum."

Part of the Forum's core purpose is to develop "Standards of Good Practice" for the education abroad community. In November 2005, the Forum published its latest effort in that process, which is a revised version of its June 2004 Standards. The 2005 Standards represent over three years of collaboration and the input and vision of study abroad professionals from around the world. As further support of this mission, the Forum has been named a standards development organization (SDO) by the Justice Department, Anti-Trust Division.