NAFSA's annual conference provides a multitude of educational offerings for international education professionals at all levels of experience and in every speciality.
These opportunities will help you develop the knowledge, skills, and ideas you need to better serve your organization or institution, move forward in your professional development, and engage effectively with colleagues from around the globe.
Preconference Workshops
Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Preconference Workshops
Preconference workshops provide participatory learning opportunities to strengthen and broaden your skill set. Whether you've been in the field for years or are just getting started, NAFSA offers a workshop that may be right for you.
Unique Learning Opportunities
NAFSA's Unique Learning Opportunities allow attendees to explore particular topics in depth and to network with colleagues facing similar experiences and challenges. Registration is open for both of these opportunities!
Management Development Program (MDP) Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Sunday, May 27 - Tuesday, May 29
This two-and-a-half day program will help you assess your own leadership style, discover your natural political skills, and learn how to lead your staff team effectively.
Symposium on Leadership Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Tuesday, May 29
At this half-day pre-conference program, presenters from inside and outside the United States will analyze and discuss strategies for engaging the many stakeholders necessary for a successful internationalization program.
Internationalizing the Curriculums of Professional Schools Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Deans and faculty who are working to infuse a global perspective into the curriculum are encouraged to attend one of the colloquiums.
Plenary Speakers
This year’s plenary speakers offer diverse points of view and will inspire and challenge the conference audience with their dynamic approaches to confronting issues we face in today’s world. Plenary speakers include:
Robert Gates, Opening plenary address, Tuesday, May 29
Leymah Gbowee, Plenary address, Wednesday, May 30
Rick Steves, Plenary address, Thursday, May 31
Jan Eliasson, International Plenary and Luncheon. Friday, June 1 Preregistration fee and ticket required.
Plenaries on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are open to all conference registrants and do not require any additional fees. The International Plenary and Luncheon requires advance registration and an additional fee.
Sessions and Seminars
Tuesday, May 29 - Friday, June 1
Open to all conference registrants, no additional fees required. Build your knowledge base and get up-to-date on current trends at more than 200 concurrent sessions and seminars offered this year. Check out the session and seminar listing and find what interests you.
Poster Fairs
Open to all conference registrants, no additional fees required. Posters display complex information in a visual format, so you can take it in at your own pace and talk to presenters one-on-one. A list of poster fairs and individual posters will be available in March.
NAFSA Bookstore
Monday, May 28 - Friday, June 1
Browse or purchase a wide variety of books and pamphlets dealing with issues of interest to international educators from NAFSA and other publishers. To purchase books now, visit the online NAFSA bookstore.
