The ISEP Network Connects You to the World
ISEP Biennial Conference 2008
Conference Schedule
Schedule (as of September 2008)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
| 3:00 – 5:00 | Registration |
| 9:00 – 5:00 | Council of Advisors Meeting |
Thursday, November 20, 2008
8:30 – 5:00 |
Registration |
9:00 – 5:00 |
New Coordinators Workshop* |
9:00 – 5:00 |
Board of Directors Meeting |
12:00 – 2:00 |
Joint Board and Council Luncheon |
5:30 – 7:00 |
Opening Plenary* at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1530 P Street, NW): The World is Not Yet Flat: Technology Reduces Distance but Increases the Need for Cross-Cultural Competence |
7:00 – 8:30 |
Welcome Reception* at the Embassy of Australia (1601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW) |
Friday, November 21, 2008
7:30 – 4:00 |
Registration |
7:30 – 8:15 |
Continental Breakfast* |
8:30 – 10:00 |
Morning Plenary Panel: Internationalization: Commitment Beyond Rhetoric, Impact Beyond Numbers |
10:00 – 10:30 |
Networking Coffee Break* |
10:30 – 11:45 |
Sessions Meeting Expanding Needs for Study Abroad Setting Standards and Assuring Quality in Study Abroad Programs Beyond the Classroom: Service Learning Opportunities through ISEP |
10:30 – 12:00 |
Roundtable Session for Business Faculty Members: Comparing Agendas for Business Education and Identifying How ISEP Meets Shared Needs and Interests |
12:00 – 2:00 |
Luncheon Plenary*: The ISEP Network Connects You to the World |
2:15 – 3:30 |
Sessions Emergencies and Crisis Management during Study Abroad Engaging Faculty to Integrate Study Abroad into the Curriculum ISEP Networking through Technology |
2:15 – 3:45 |
Roundtable Session for Senior Campus Administrators: Campus Internationalization and ISEP: A Conversation with the ISEP Board of Directors |
3:30 – 4:00 |
Networking Coffee Break* |
4:00 – 5:00 |
Afternoon Plenary*: U.S. Foreign Policy and International Education in the New Administration |
5:00 – 6:00 |
Reception* and Regional Fair |
7:00 – 10:00 |
Optional Washington After Dark Tour or Restaurant Hops |
Saturday, November 22, 2008
8:00 – 11:30 |
Registration |
7:30 – 8:30 |
Continental Breakfast* |
8:30 – 9:45 |
Sessions Cooperating to Meet the Challenge of Credit Transfer: U.S. and International Perspectives Get the Edge: Submitting a Competitive ISEP Application (Advising U.S. Students) Using ISEP’s Resources – Putting ISEP’s Tools and Network to Work International-to-InternationalExchangesTown Hall Meeting |
10:00– 11:00 |
Networking Coffee Break* and Regional Fair |
11:15 – 12:30 |
Sessions The ISEP Experience through Short-Term Programs U.S. Student Billing and Financial Aid Models Get the Edge: Submitting a Competitive ISEP Application (Advising International Students) What Works! Marketing ISEP on Your Campus: U.S. and International Perspectives |
12:45 – 2:15 |
Luncheon* with Alumni Panel |
2:15 – 3:30 |
Conference Wrap-Up |
6:00 – 9:00 |
Optional Restaurant Hops |
* Sponsorship opportunity. Please contact Development Coordinator Karlene Masters for information.