2007 Annual Conference Schedule & Program

The 2007 AIEA Conference will be held on Feb 18-22, 2007 at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington DC.  If you would like a copy of the conference program (pdf), please click here.

The 2007 conference is being held over President's Day with the following general schedule:

Sunday, Feb 18 - Pre-conference workshops

Monday, Feb 19 - Morning pre-conference workshops, AIEA committee meetings, Afternoon plenary (4:15 pm), opening reception (Note: Only pre-registered participants will be given security clearance to attend the reception at the Italian Embassy; tickets are needed. No walk-ins allowed)

Tuesday, Feb 20 - Morning and afternoon concurrent sessions, Lunch plenary, evening reception

Wednesday, Feb 21 - AIEA Business Breakfast, Morning concurrent sessions, Lunch plenary, Afternoon concurrent sessions (last session ends at 3:15), Advocacy Day briefing (3:30-5:30), conference closing

Thursday, Feb 22 - Advocacy Day

Click here for a detailed "Schedule-at-a-Glance" (subject to change)

Concurrent Sessions
The AIEA Conference includes over 30 fascinating sessions in which to participate. Below is a schedule of sessions (subject to change):

2007 AIEA CONFERENCE – SESSION SCHEDULE (subject to change)

Tuesday, February 20
8:45 – 10 a.m.

1. The Global University: A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing the State of International Engagement on Campus (Click here for a link to Powerpoint presentation)
2. Multidimensional Approaches to Assessing Global Competence and Intercultural Leadership (Click here for link to Powerpoint presentation)
3. Language Learning vs. Language Use: Study Abroad and CLAC
4. Core Competencies for International Education Leadership: What Do We Need to Know to Do What We Do?
5. “Blogs” ‘n “Pods”: U R Now in Global U

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

1. Internationalizing the Campus through Integration of Study Abroad: Processes and Unanticipated Outcomes (Click here for link to Powerpoint presentation)
2. Applying Faculty Expertise Towards the Development of Global Partnership
3. Intercultural Competence of Faculty and Students in a Globalized Higher Education Environment (Click here for link to presentation)
4. Connecting the Local and the Global Agendas through University Partnership
5. International Planning: A View from the System and Regional Perspective

2:00 – 3:15 p.m.

1. It’s not all About the Numbers: Maximizing Student Learning Abroad
2. TransAtlantic Dialogue: EAIE and AIEA Seminar on International Education
3. Improving Programming, Processes, and Strategy in Working With Academic Units: Learning from Our Mistakes (Click here for link to Powerpoint presentation)
4. Policy Update: What’s Going on in Washington
5. International Partnerships: Models and Practices

3:45 – 5:00 p.m.

1. Focus on Faculty: Key Partners of Your International Programs (Click here for a link to Powerpoint presentation-Rollins) (Click here for a link to Powerpoint presentation- Dooley)
2. Enhancing Student Learning, Campus Internationalization, and Collaboration through In-Class and Online Orientation Courses for Study Abroad and International Students
3. Using Fulbright to Foster Global Partnerships
4. Going Global with Help From EducationUSA
5. Dialogue of the Americas: Reflections on a Continent-Wide Conversation (Click here for a link to Powerpoint presentation)

Wednesday, February 21
8:45 – 10:00 a.m.

1. Risky Business: Offshore Adventures in Higher Education (Click here for a link to Powerpoint presentation)
2. Evaluating Graduate Programs in International Education: Whose Standards? What is AIEA’s Role?
3. Beyond the Exchange of Students: The Impact of Study Abroad Programs on Students Who Don’t Travel Abroad
4. Dynamo or Dilemma? Global Education, Singapore-Style
5. Standards in Action: The Forum on Education Abroad’s Pilot Project

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

1. The Impact of Bologna and Three-Year Degrees on U.S. Admissions
2. Gateway Courses in Global Studies: A Strategy to Broaden the Reach of Global Perspectives Among Undergraduates
3. Educating and Assessing for World Citizenship: The Role of Universities in a Global Age
4. Promises and Challenges in Internationalizing Japanese Higher Education: Two Case Studies of International Universities
5. Antecedents to Outcomes-Based International Learning: A New Psychometric Assessment Approach

    

2:00 – 3:15 p.m.

1. Council of International Education Associations: An Update
2. Developing Academic Partnerships in China
3. Embarrassment of Riches: Planned Internationalization of the Undergraduate Experience in Research Universities
4. Virtual Global Partnership: Bringing Real-Life International Partners to Your Institution
5. Global Partnerships