2024 Annual Conference & Expo

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana for the NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo held May 28–31. Be a part of the most diverse, comprehensive, and exciting international education conference and exposition. Learn, network, and connect with peers and experts dedicated to "Resilience. Renewal. Community."

The NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo provides you with a balance of the core program content that you know and love, mixed with new and exciting program features that you will remember for years to come. This year's event provides you with an expansive array of diverse learning, engagement, and networking opportunities.

Explore the Schedule-At-A-Glance

Review dates and times of concurrent sessions, special programs, expo engagement, networking events and so much more. 

Sunday, May 26, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

Monday, May 27, 2024

7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Workshops

11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m. 

Orientation for International Attendees

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Orientation for First-Time Attendees

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Conference Kickoff: Coffee and Beignets

9:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Opening Plenary

11:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Dedicated Expo Time 

11:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Open Expo/ Bookstore/Pavilion/ Career Center/ KC Community Centers

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall

12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Workshops

12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Connect/ Reconnect Time, Networking, and Engagement Activities

1:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Feature Film: Brief Tender Light

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Symposium on Leadership

7:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Opening Celebration

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Expo Open 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

NAFSA Pavilion / Bookstore / Career Center / KC Community Centers

9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Africa Forum

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Networking, Community Dialogues, and Engagement Activities
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Poster Fair Presentations 

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

NAFSA Awards Banquet (ticketed event with additional fee)

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall 

1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Concurrent Learning Sessions

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m.

Networking, Community Dialogues, Engagement Activities 

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m.

Spotlight Presenter

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

Spotlight Presenter

Thursday, May 30, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Expo Open 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

NAFSA Pavilion / Bookstore / Career Center / KC Community Centers

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Networking, Community Dialogues, and Engagement Activities

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Poster Fair Presentations

11:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions: To-the-Point 25 minute-sessions

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Latin America and Caribbean Forum

1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.

Networking, Community Dialogues, and Engagement Activities

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Thursday Plenary

Friday, May 31, 2024

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter

8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Expo Open

8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

NAFSA Pavilion / Bookstore

8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

KC Community Centers

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m.

Networking, Community Dialogues, and Engagement Activities

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

Concurrent Learning Sessions

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Closing Celebration

* Schedule times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

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