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Looking Forward to Great Content in Houston When I joined the 2012 Annual Conference Committee as Workshop Chair I had no idea how much excitement would build far in advance of the 2012 Annual Conference in Houston, TX. As a committee, we have enjoyed thinking about how to infuse the theme of

International Plenary and Luncheon Anand Sudarshan, chief executive officer and managing director of Manipal Education, engaged the International Plenary Luncheon with a thoughtful analysis of education in India. He maintained that India, which comprises one sixth of humanity, is in a unique

Social Panel Inspires International Educators to Become Agents of Change What drives social entrepreneurs to make a difference in the world? Wednesday’s plenary panel moderated by Belle Puri, award-winning journalist of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), posed this question to panelists

“Don’t Put the Dean on the Homepage” Your university's Web site is often the first point of contact that potential students have with you: two-thirds of students say that the Web is their primary tool for deciding where to study. Andrew Crisp, cofounder of Carrington Crisp , spoke at an overflowing

Sense of Possibility! In the final installment of our series featuring our 2011 plenary speakers, Kristin Hayden discusses the power of transformational experiences to open doors for young people to explore their fullest potential. When I speak about transformational experiences, I mean those life

Street Food Vendors and Cheap Eats in Vancouver I had promised a follow-up post with some advice on cheap eats and street food, but it looks like some of my fellow Vancouverites have beaten me to it with some great responses to the "Where to Eat in Vancouver" post. So instead, I've summarized their

Vancouver Events: Museums and Galleries No need to wait for rainy weather to check out some of Vancouver's museums and galleries. They're well worth a visit even when the sun's out. Here's a sneak peak of what will be on exhibit while you're in town. As a bonus, you'll see a list of shows happening

The Future Depends On What The Meaning of “Was” Was The first in our series featuring our 2011 plenary speakers, Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa shares his thoughts on the challenge of language and Arab cultural development. We've heard it from our leaders before. The Arab world was the bastion of arts and

Looking for a Unique Way to Serve NAFSA? Interested in helping NAFSA continue to be the leading association for international education? It takes nearly 600 member volunteers each year to serve the association in various capacities in order to maintain such a strong organization. Help cultivate new

Advice for 2011 First-Time Conference Attendees In 2010, we asked conference veterans to share advice with NAFSA first-time attendees. We've all been there. Attending a NAFSA annual conference can be both overwhelming and exhilarating at the same time, so here are some of the great tips we received