Our 2007 conference is an opportunity to launch a dialogue that grapples with controversial issues such as globalization, diversity and inclusion, and student learning. What should study abroad mean? And what should it mean ten, twenty, sixty years into the future? We'll consider the impact of study abroad on both students and host communities, evaluate training for both students’ pre-departure and professionals in the field, and discuss barriers to international education such as terrorism, pandemics, and risk management. We'll ask questions like whether or not increasing enrollments is a universally positive outcome.
Prepare to discuss international education issues such as:
- Cultural Competencies or Travel Junkies: What Skills are Students Learning Abroad?
- Intentional Consequences and Connecting Pre-Departure Advising, Orientation, and Student Learning
- Is More Better? Increasing Study Abroad Enrollments
- The Fine Line Between Academic Exploration and Voyeurism
- Professional Training: Management Challenges and Preparing Future Education Abroad Leaders
- Creative Solutions to Enduring Problems: Terrorism, Pandemics, Risky Behavior
- Are We Leading Technology or is Technology Leading Us?
- Value and Values: Do We Need More Programs in Traditional Locations? Are Non-Traditional Locations Ready for Students?
- Borders, Neighbors, Culture, Education and Transnational Organizations: What Does Globalization Mean in 2007?
- Critical Issues in the Year 2067
Region-specific study abroad destinations, scholarship and grant opportunities, and relevant developments in Washington, DC will also be covered.
Participate
Submit a Session Proposal. CIEE wants your session proposals on the theme of “Evaluating Study Abroad’s Past, Fashioning its Future”, professional development topics, or any subject of interest to the international education community. General sessions should focus on concepts, theories, issues, problems, solutions, or controversies—not on case studies or descriptions of programs at a single institution. If you wish to spotlight efforts at a single institution, please submit a proposal to be part of our Campus Close-Up series.
The standard format is a presentation given by two to four speakers, with 15 minutes of questions/audience discussion. Alternative formats, such as panel discussions, breakout/working groups, debates, and poster sessions are warmly welcomed. Sessions are 75 minutes long. All proposals should include:
- Session title
- Session description (200–400 words)
- Chair and presenters, including institutional affiliations and contact information
- Session format and audio-visual requirements
- Proposer’s name, institution, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail
Please e-mail proposals to conference2007@ciee.org by February 1, 2007.
The full Call for Proposals is also available for download.