NAFSA 2021 Annual Conference & Expo

NAFSA: Association of International Educators, the world’s largest association dedicated to international education and exchange, invites you to the all-virtual NAFSA 2021 Annual Conference and Expo! Be a part of the most diverse and comprehensive global event attended by professionals from across the field.

Education Abroad (EA)

Program development staff; college/university-based education abroad advisers; directors of education abroad offices; resident directors, overseas faculty and staff involved in international education; faculty running education abroad programs; recruiters for outbound students; education abroad providers; and education abroad advisers in secondary schools.

Download the EA call for proposals

International Education Leadership (IEL)

International education professionals engaged in visioning, coordinating and building commitment for internationalization, including senior international officers, experienced leaders in international education, senior campus leaders, and others in similar positions.

Download the IEL call for proposals

International Enrollment Management (IEM)

International enrollment management professionals involved in international marketing and recruitment, foreign credential analysis, placement, English language preparation, admissions, enrollment, and advising of inbound students.

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International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS)

College/university-based international student advisers; international student advisers in secondary schools; campus and community programming staff; international scholar advisers; human resource professionals; immigration practitioners; and front-line office staff.

Download the ISSS call for proposals

Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (TLS)

Faculty involved in intercultural/international education scholarship; professionals interested in applying theory and research to practice; graduate students/post-docs; researchers; intercultural trainers; and cross-cultural counselors.

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Shared Interest

Pan-NAFSA; collaboration between 3 or more Knowledge Communities; applicable to many disciplines of international education.

Download the General call for proposals

Career Center

The Career Center encourages proposals that reference NAFSA’s cross-cutting International Education Professional Competencies specifically geared toward professional development.

Download the Career Center call for proposals