2008 Annual Conference Schedule

JW MARRIOTT HOTEL PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE

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Note: This is the final version of the conference schedule and takes precedence over the one listed below.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 17 - Pre-conference workshops (additional registration fees apply) and pre-conference meetings

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. AIEA Executive Meeting

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop I
Chief International Education Administrators (CIEA) 101

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop II
IIE/AIEA Workshop: Responding to Lincoln Commission Goals: Exploring U.S. and Host Country Capacity to Serve 1 Million American Study Abroad Students

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop III
AIEA Workshop: Strategic Planning for Senior International Officers

MONDAY FEBRUARY 18 - Morning pre-conference workshops (additional registration fees apply), AIEA committee meetings, Afternoon opening plenary (2:00 pm) and concurrent sessions, opening reception sponsored by the Spanish Embassy (Note: Only pre-registered participants will be given security clearance to attend the embassy-sponsored reception at the Organization of American States; tickets are needed. No walk-ins allowed.)

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop III
AMIDEAST/AIEA Workshop: Understanding the Middle East for International Educators

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Workshop IV
ACE/AIEA Workshop: Assessing International Learning Outcomes: Implementing a Student Survey/ePortfolio Approach

 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AIEA Board and Committee Meetings

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Newcomers Orientation

1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. International Network meeting (invitation)

2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Conference Opening Plenary
Sponsor: World Education Services, Inc. (WES)

Keynote Address: Lori Wallach, Director Public Citizens' Global Trade Watch

 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session I

A. Global Leadership and Human Development: Perspectives from Indian and U.S. Universities

B. Provost Perspectives on Internationalization

C. The 2007 AIEA-EAIE TransAtlantic Dialogue

D. Being More Effective in the Policy Arena

E. Creative Approaches to Developing Intercultural Competency on Education

F. Ensuring Quality: Exploring the Approaches in Australia and Europe

4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tea and Conversation with Senior and Junior Women in International Education Leadership

4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Transatlantic Dialogue Reunion

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Opening Reception at The Organization of American States
Sponsor: EduEspana and the Trade Commission of the Embassy of Spain

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19 - Plenary Breakfast, Exhibit Hall Opening, Morning and afternoon concurrent sessions, lunch plenary, evening reception celebrating AIEA's 25th Anniversary

7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference Registration

 7:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Plenary Breakfast and Harold Josephson Award presentation Sponsors: National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) and Australian Education International (AEI)

 Keynote: Peter McPherson, President-NASULGC and President Emeritus- Michigan State University

8:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Concurrent Session II

A. Visioning a Senior International Officer (SIO) Curriculum

B. Global Student Mobility: Australia's Response to a Changing Environment

C. Transferability & Adaptability in Higher Education: A Global Perspective

D. Intercultural Competence and Transformation: Theory, Research, Application

E. Best Practices in Higher Education Capacity: Dubai and Singapore

F. Confucius Institutes in the U.S: Challenges and Opportunities for Globalizing the Campus and Community

G. Go Global, Act Regional: New Models of Higher Education

10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m . Exhibition Opening and Networking Break
Sponsor: EduItalia

10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Concurrent Session III

A. Collaboration Between U.S. and Italian Universities : Challenges and Opportunities

B. International Education Policy Update: What's Going on in Washington ?

C. Global Strategies in International Education and Exchange: The Need for Increased Dialogue and Ventures Between the Two Hemispheres

D. Fulbright Programs: Globalization, Experience and Learning

E. Preparing Teachers for a Globalized World

F. Bridging the Gap Between Internationalization and Multicultural Education

G. Student Mobility and Integrated Global Learning in the 21st Century: New Resources to Support Study Abroad and International Students Before, During and After International Study

12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Plenary Luncheon and Rutenber Award Presentation
Sponsors: World Learning/School for International Training (SIT) and The Scholar Ship

Keynote: Ambassador Alfonso Quiñónez, Executive Secretary for Integral Development and Director General of the Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development of the Organization of American States

2:00 p.m. to -3:15 p.m. Concurrent Session IV

A . AIEA Policy Advisory Board Discussion On Key Policy Issues

B. Introducing International Enrollment Reform in the Age of Globalization: An Unchaste Dialogue

C. NIEA: Network of International Education Associations: Hot Issues in South Africa, Mexico, Australia and Europe

D. Global Exchange: Changing the United States Experience

E. Supporting Student Learning Abroad

F. U.S. Government Initiatives to Promote U.S. Higher Education Abroad

G. Leadership in International Education: Creating the Next Generation

3:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Networking Break
Sponsor IELTS

3:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Session V

A. Scholars at Risk (SAR)

B. Global Citizenship and Study Abroad

C. International Articulation for Degree Programs

D. International Development and Campus Internationalization: The Joint AIEA / NASULGC Initiative

E. Internship Opportunities and Challenges Created by Globalization: A View From Europe, Asia and the United States

F. Strengthening Indo-U.S. Higher Education Partnerships

G. Redefining 'Internationalization at Home'- A European Approach

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. the AIEA 25 th Anniversary Reception
Sponsors: Norwegian Center for International Cooperation in Higher Education, Walt Disney World, European Association of International Educators (EAIE)

7:30 p.m. AIEA Past Presidents' dinner (invitation)

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20 - AIEA Association and Recognition Breakfast, morning concurrent sessions, morning plenary, plenary luncheon, afternoon concurrent sessions (last session ends at 3:15), Advocacy Day briefing (3:30-5:30 -required for all 1st time participants), conference closes

7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Conference Registration

7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Recognition Breakfast and Association Meeting
Sponsor: Studyabroad.com (Educational Directories Unlimited)

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Morning Plenary
Sponsors: Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) and the Institute for International Education (IIE)

Keynote: Mira Kamdar, Bernard Schwartz fellow, Asia Society

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Networking Break

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Italian Network Taskforce Meeting

10:45 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Concurrent Session VI

A. Mapping Internationalization: Web-Based Data for Planning and Coordination

B. The Ethical Responsibility of Public Engagement in the Study Abroad Enterprise

C. Global Citizenship and International Education

D. Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum: Articulating Learning

 E. Russian Perspectives on Globalized Education

 F. Fostering Global Studies Research In and Across Disciplines

12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Plenary and The Charles Klasek Award Presentation
Sponsor: Dubai Knowledge Village

Keynote: Rami G. Khouri, Editor-at-Large, The Daily Star and Director, Issam Fares Institute for public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut

 1:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Concurrent Session VII  

A. Ethics and Globalization: Preparing Authentic Global Citizens

B. At the Crossroads: Turkey as a Premier Study Abroad Destination?

C. New Outcomes From Study Abroad Learning: Overseas Flagships

E. Future Trends: Issues that Will Affect International Education

F. Fund Raising for Internationalization: Why, What, How, From Whom?

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Advocacy Day Briefing (for those who registered for Advocacy Day)

3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. AIEA Executive Committee meeting

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21 - Advocacy Day co-sponsored with the Alliance (beginning with 7:30 breakfast/strategy session, 9:30-1:30 Hill visits - for those registered for Advocacy Day)