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Wednesday, February 14 th, 2018 8:30 am 12:00 pm Lobby, Ground Floor Registration 8:30 am 9:00 am Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast Courtesy of the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman Special thanks to Dr. Talal Al-Balushi, Cultural Attaché 9:00 am 9:50 am Diversification Pamela Barrett Director of Client Services, North America Director, Barton Carlyle KPMG Associate 10:00 am 11:00 am Government Updates Laura Stein Visa Policy Analyst U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs Representatives from the Student Visitor Exchange Program United States Department of Homel Security Facilitator Dr. Nicholas Arrindell Johns Hopkins (retired) OR AMIDEAST Elena D. Corbett, Ph.D., Director of Abroad AMIDEAST Customized Abroad Programming Heather Barazi Oliver, Exchange Programs Coordinator AMIDEAST Proprietary Programs Dianne Price, Senior Program Officer Global Connections through Fulbright
Wednesday, February 14 th, 2018 11:00 am 11:30 am Lobby Coffee Break 11:30 am 12:30 pm China Student Recruitment, Finding the Opportunity in Uncertain Times Gavin Newton-Tanzer Founder President, Sunrise 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Luncheon 1:30 pm 2:15 pm Embassy of Brazil Marcos Sperio Counselor - Head of the Section 2:30 pm Coaches depart at 2:30 pm 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Saud Aleissa Cultural Attaché 8500 Hilltop Road Fairfax, VA 22031
Wednesday, February 14 th, 2018 6:00 pm 8:00 pm Reception Presentation Embassy of Mexico Mr. Alberto Fierro Executive Director Mexican Cultural Institute 2829 16th Street NW,, DC 20009
Thursday, February 15 th, 2018 8:30 am 12:00 pm Lobby, Ground Floor Registration 8:00 am 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am 9:15 am Stephen W. Yale-Loehr Attorney of Counsel Miller Mayer LLP Professor of Immigration Practice-Cornell Law School 9:30 am 10:15 am Daniel Gaines Senior Trade Specialist U.S. Commercial Service- Northern Virginia/D.C. U.S. Dept. of Commerce Determining Recruitment Opportunities in Central Eastern Europe OR Lina Sevillano Organization of American States Department of Human Development Executive Secretariat for Integral Development Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund 10:15 am 11:00 am Lobby Coffee Break 11:00 am 11:15 am The World s leading computer-based test of English for international students seeking to demonstrate their language proficiency to universities governments Learn more: www.pearsonpte.com/institutions Puck Fernsten 11:15 am 12:15 pm Neil G. Ruiz, PhD Associate Director Global Migration & Demography Pew Research Center Students Research
3:00 pm Thursday, 6:00 pm February 15 th, 2018 Embassy of Kuwait Dr. Abdulazeez Al Omar Cultural Attaché 3500 Drive NW Luncheon, DC 20008 Morning 12:30 pm 1:30 pm 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Indian Students the State of Higher in India Lakshmi Iyer Executive Director Head of SANNAM S4 Seating Capacity Limited Only for Preregistered for this meeting 3:00 pm 3:45 pm 3:45 pm 5:00 pm MorningTea or or Break Courtesy of SANNAM of S4, DC Center 1608 Rhode Isl Avenue NW of DC, 20036, DC Center IREX: A global development & Organization 1608 Avenue NW (threerhode blocksisl from Dupont Circle) Kaia Benson, DC 20036 Advancing ization: Advancing ization: Sponsored Students Recruitment Support Senior Advisor (three blocks from Dupont Sponsored Students Technical Recruitment Support Circle) Denise Ifkovic DeniseProject IfkovicDirector Embassies Sponsoring Organizations throughout Program Manager, Higher Programs Program Manager, Higher Programs Middle East & Northern Africa, Europe & Eurasia, Asia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Meeting at theat of Building Meeting the of BuildingOrganizations throughout Embassies Sponsoring Pakistan, Tunisia conference agenda WIEC conference agenda January 27 th-28th, 2014 conference program Leadership. Youth conference program January 27th-28th, 2014 2018 Special thanks to the of of Special thanks to the the of of the, Riverside, Riverside Council Council North Potomac, MD 20878-5457 North Potomac, MD 20878-5457 Council Hart Road Telephone: (301) (203) 276-9704 Telephone: 330 (301) North Potomac, MD E-mail: wfish@washcouncil.org 20878-5457 Telephone: (301)