Tracing the Experience:

From Inquiry to Integration

8th Annual Conference

March 21-23, 2012

Schedule at a Glance

All events take place at the Sheraton Downtown Denver, except where noted.

 

Tuesday, March 20
4-7pm Registration & Information, Plaza Registration (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
   

 

Wednesday, March 21
View the details of Wednesday's pre-conference workshop schedule here.  View details of Wednesday's Standards of Good Practice Institute, "Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education" schedule here.  PLEASE NOTE - Separate registration is required for all Wednesday pre-conference workshops and the Standards Institute.  If you are a MAC user having difficulty viewing the PDFs, please upload Adobe Acrobat Reader or view these web pages in Google Chrome.
7am - 8pm  Registration & Information, Plaza Registration (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
8:30-12pm Half-Day Workshops
8:30am - 12pm / 1 - 4:30-pm Full-Day Workshops
1 - 4:30pm  Afternoon Half-Day Workshops
5:30 - 6:30pm Opening Keynote Speaker: Richard Slimbach, Plaza Ballroom (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
6:30 - 8pm 

Welcome Reception in Plaza Exhibit (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
Enjoy dinner on your own following the reception at one of the many restaurants within walking distance of the hotel!

   

 

"Overall, this is still the best conference for Education Abroad."

~Conference participant, Boston 2011

 

 

Thursday, March 22
View the details of Thursday's schedule here.  If you are a MAC user having difficulty viewing the PDF, please install Adobe Acrobat Reader or view the web page in Google Chrome.
7am - 5pm   Registration & Information, Plaza Registration (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
7:30 - 8:30am  Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8am - 5pm   Exhibit Hall, Plaza Exhibit, Plaza Exhibit (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
8-8:30am New to Forum Conference informal session/welcome, Plaza Ballroom A&B (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
8:45 - 10am Conference Sessions
10 - 10:45am Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall, Plaza Exhibit (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
10:45am - 12pm  Conference Sessions
12 - 1:30pm Lunchtime Conversations (special interest sessions, committee and working group meetings, networking on your own) - pick up a portable lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:45 - 3pm Conference Sessions
3-3:45pm  Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall, Plaza Exhibit (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
3:45 - 5pm  Conference Sessions
5:30 - 7pm 

Networking Reception at the Denver Art Museum (The Forum will provide shuttle transportation between Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel and Denver Art Museum for the duration of the reception; however, the museum is just 6 blocks from the hotel and very walkable.)
Enjoy dinner on your own following the reception.

   

"I loved the coffee breaks and length of time between sessions.  There was a lot of time to gather my thoughts, have a conversation with the presenters, and still catch up with colleagues."

~Conference participant, Boston 2011

 

Friday, March 23
View the details of Friday's schedule here.  If you are a MAC user and having difficulty viewing the PDF, please install Adobe Acrobat Reader or view the web page in Google Chrome.
7am - 12pm Registration & Information, Plaza Registration (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
7:45am Breakfast buffet opens and is available until 8:45am, Plaza Ballroom (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
8 - 8:45am  Annual Business Meeting and Presentation of Peter A. Wollitzer Advocacy Award, Plaza Ballroom (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
8:45 - 10am Conference Sessions
10 - 10:45am  Coffee Break
10:45-am-12pm Conference Sessions
12 - 1:30pm Lunch Plenary: Forum Undergraduate Research Awards, Plaza Ballroom (Plaza Building, Concourse Level)
1:45 - 3pm  Conference Sessions
5:30pm Fireside Dialogues begin (and continue through Sunday afternoon)

 

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