Thursday, April 11, 2013

NAFSA 2013 Annual Conference



NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a non-profit professional organization for professionals in all areas of international education including education abroad advising and administration, international student advising, campus internationalization, admissionsoutreach, overseas advising, and English as a Second Language (ESL) administration. As of 2010, it served approximately 10,000 educators worldwide, representing nearly 3,000 higher education institutions.
2013 Confererence banner
Annual Conference 2013 of NAFSA , the biggest in International Education, is scheduled in St.Louis, MO from May 26 to 31.

Marlabs is a leading Information Technology solutions company with Headquarters in Piscataway, NJ and offices / operations globally. Marlabs' unique Center of Excellence and Technology Competency centers in North America has been helping hundreds of Graduate Students in getting in to excellent job opportunities for the past 10 years. Marlabs attends over 25 career fairs every year at reputed engineering and management Graduate Schools across the US.  Diversity is a top initiative in the organization and Marlabs hires good number of International Students in the US, currently from over 10 nationalities including  those students of China, India, South Korea, Japan apart from Canada.

Meet representatives of Graduate Nation at Marlabs booth.

        

Agenda for NAFSA 2013 Annual Conference


Saturday, May 25
4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.Conference Registration
Sunday, May 26
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Conference Registration
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Management Development Program (Day 1) Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Preconference Workshops 
Monday, May 27
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.Conference Registration
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Exhibitor Move-in
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Management Development Program (Day 2) Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m-6:00 p.m.Preconference Workshops Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Career Center
10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.NAFSA Bookstore
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.Special Event: Knowledge Community Networking Receptions

Tuesday, May 28
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Conference Registration
7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Symposium on Leadership Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Management Development Program (Day 3) Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.Preconference Workshops Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.NAFSA Bookstore
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.International Education Expo: Opening Ceremony
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Expo Hall
Career Center
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.First-Timers Orientation and Get Networked in NAFSA Fair
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing Legal Education Preregistration fee and ticket required.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.International Enrollment Management Knowledge Community Update
1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.U.S. Higher Education Partnership Fair
1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m.Knowledge Community for International Student and Scholar Services Update
Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship Knowledge Community Update
2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Opening Plenary Address: Kofi Annan
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Special Event:Opening Celebration NAFSA World's Fair
Wednesday, May 29
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Conference Registration
8:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.Annual Business Meeting with Contintental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing Schools of Medicine and Public Health Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.NAFSA Bookstore
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Poster Fairs:
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Expo Hall
Career Center
8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.International Education Leadership Knowledge Community Update
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
Member Interest Group Meetings
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing Teacher Education (Day 1) Preregistration fee and ticket required.  
10:15 a.m. -11:15 a.m.Concurrent Sessions and Seminars
11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Poster Fairs: 
11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Education Abroad Knowledge Community Update
11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Exploring Global Citizenship Luncheon Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Luncheon Preregistration fee and ticket required.Preregistration fee and ticket required.  
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Member Interest Group Meetings
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Poster Fairs: 
2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
Member Interest Group Meetings
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Plenary AddressAlfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD
4:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.Campus Presidents' Day (Day 1)
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Regional Update Meetings 
6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cultural Event: Evening at the City Museum 
Thursday, May 30
7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Conference Registration
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing Teacher Education(Day 2) Preregistration fee and ticket required.
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing Business Education Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions and Seminars
Member Interest Group Meetings
8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Campus Presidents' Day (Day 2)
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Expo Hall
Career Center
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.NAFSA Bookstore
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Colloquium on Internationalizing the STEM Fields Preregistration fee and ticket required.
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Poster Fairs: 
10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.Dedicated Expo Hall Time *No concurrent sessions scheduled at this time
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Community Colleges Luncheon Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Liberal Arts Institutions & Women's Colleges Luncheon Preregistration fee and ticket required.
2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Poster Fairs: 

4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Plenary Address: Rye Barcott
Friday, May 31
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Conference Registration
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.NAFSA Bookstore
8:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m.Expo Hall
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.Career Center
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Colloquium on Internationalization and Sustainability Preregistration fee and ticket required.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.Technology Fair 
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.Concurrent Sessions
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.International Plenary Address & Networking Luncheon: Oscar Arias Preregistration fee and ticket required.
1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.Concurrent Sessions
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.Special Event: Closing Celebration and Welcome to NAFSA 2014, San Diego, California

No comments:

Post a Comment