IEL Annual Conference Schedule
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| Monday, May 26, 2008 | |
| 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | International Education Leadership Networking Reception |
| Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Internationalization - Are We Talking the Same Language? |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Cultivating Your Garden: Empowering Professional and Support Staff |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | Shifting Trends in Global Student Mobility: Who is Going Where |
| 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. | University Presidents' Perspectives on Campus Internationalization |
| 4:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | Opening Plenary: Vicente Fox |
| 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | Opening Reception |
| Wednesday, May 28, 2008 | |
| 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | International Education Leadership Knowledge Community Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Plenary Panel: Examining Public Diplomacy and Its Effects |
| 1:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | CIBERs and International Offices as Partner Resources in Global Workforce Development |
| 3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Multiple Perspectives on Utilizing Institutional Reaccreditation to Improve Global Learning |
| 3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Imagining the Future of International Education: Peace, Justice, and the Development of Global Civil Society |
| 3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Community College Federal Funding and Grant Opportunities |
| 5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. | Special Guest: Vice President of Iraq, Adil Abdul Mahdi - CANCELLED |
| 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. | Dinner at an Embassy |
| Thursday, May 29, 2008 | |
| 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Come Together: Reflections on Matching Strategies in Universities' International Relations |
| 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Collegial Conversations Live: Mid-Career Professionals Invited |
| 9:15 a.m.-10:15 p.m. | Engaging a University's Leadership Team in Elevating Global Learning |
| 9:15 a.m.-10:15 p.m. | Transatlantic Degree Programs: Challenges and Success Strategies |
| 9:15 a.m.-10:15 p.m. | Internationalization Strategies at Universities in Monterrey, Mexico |
| 10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Plenary Address and Annual Meeting: Ishmael Beah |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Canadian Panorama: National and Institutional Policy Shifts |
| 2:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. | Crafting Strategic Partnerships: Ingredients of Success, Challenges, and Maximizing Impact |
| 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | Building a Successful Dual Degree with an International Partner |
| 4:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. | Effective Management of International Development Grants on the University Campus |
| 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. | Regional Update Meetings |
| 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. | A Conversation with Azar Nafisi |
| 9:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. | Club NAFSA Dance Party |
| Friday, May 30, 2008 | |
| 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | Effective and Creative Leadership for U.S. - Mexico Higher Education |
| 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | Strategies for Comprehensive Campus Internationalization: Best Practices |
| 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Dispatches From the Front Lines: Case Studies in Global Education |
| 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | Highly Integrated International Ph.D.s |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | "Internationalizing the Campus: Four Award-Winning Perspectives" |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | India on the Edge - Promoting International Exchange & Partnerships |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | Internationalization in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Development Opportunities for Five Campuses |
| 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | International Educational Exchange: Mexico's Gateway to the World |
| 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | International Plenary & Luncheon: Amy Chua |
| 2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | State Initiatives in International Education in West Virginia |
| 2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | Accreditation, Quality Assurance, and International Education-What Does the Future Hold? |
