Annual Conference & ExpoProposals

Thanks for joining us in St. Louis! The preliminary schedule for the 2014 Annual Conference will be available in fall 2013.

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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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Preconference Workshops Preregistration fee and ticket required.
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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. Preconference Workshops Preregistration fee and ticket required.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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Management Development Program (Day 3) Preregistration fee and ticket required.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Preconference Workshops Preregistration fee and ticket required.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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. International Enrollment Management Knowledge Community Update
12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Tweetup
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.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.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.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 Address: Alfredo 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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Colloquium on Internationalizing Business Education Preregistration fee and ticket required.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.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.Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Liberal Arts Institutions & Women's Colleges Luncheon Preregistration fee and ticket required.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
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Tweetup 2.0
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. International Plenary Address & Networking Luncheon: Oscar Arias Preregistration fee and ticket required.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

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