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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Newcomers Orientation
    Location: Meeting Room 23
    Event Contact Person: Alissa Briggs – NAFSA Region XI
    Presenter: Rachael Elliott (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University, Office of Global Services
    Chair and Presenter: Emily Ostenson, MFS – University of Massachusetts Amherst
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM EDT
    Destination Efficiency: A Guide to Tech for International Offices
    Location: Meeting Room 24
    Presenter: Bryan McAllister-Grande, EdD – Harvard Business School
    Chair and Presenter: Claire Novotny – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Presenter: Ashley Sinclair (she/her/hers) – Choate Rosemary Hall
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    3:15 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
    Caregivers in International Education MIG
    Location: Meeting Room 24
    Facilitator: Corey Blackmar – Emerson College
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    3:15 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
    Japan SIG Open Meeting
    Location: Meeting Room 22
    Facilitator: Morgan J. Keller, MA – Wesleyan University
    Facilitator: Colton King (he/him/his) – Clark University
    Facilitator: Ashley Krause, M'Ed – University of Massaschusetts Amherst
    Facilitator: Keke Li – Emerson College
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    3:15 PM – 3:45 PM EDT
    Member Interest Group Open Meeting - Foreign-Born International Educator
    Location: Meeting Room 23
    Facilitator: Ruby Cheng – Brown University
    Facilitator: Reiko Ohmura (she/her/hers) – Harvard University
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDT
    Maximizing Impact: Innovative Strategies for Small International Program Offices with Limited Resources
    Location: Meeting Room 24
    Chair and Presenter: Hillary Sabbagh (she/her/hers) – Stonehill College
    Presenter: Alicia Vinal, M.Ed – WorldStrides
    Presenter: Whitney Wotkyns, MA (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University
    Co-Presenter: Heather St Germaine (she/her/hers) – Springfield College
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  • Sunday, Oct 27th
    3:45 PM – 4:45 PM EDT
    UNESCO Story Circles: A 'Train the Trainer' Session
    Location: Meeting Room 23
    Chair and Presenter: Kaela Conroy (she/her/hers) – Babson College
    Presenter: Lorien Romito, MA (she/her/hers) – Babson College
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  • Monday, Oct 28th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
    “It’s Not That Bad”: Business Casual Racism in International Education
    Location: Meeting Room 24
    Presenter: Samuel Bor, M.A. – Bentley University
    Chair and Presenter: Nick Oo (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
    Presenter: Yijie Ren, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Maine
    Presenter: Amanda Wong, M.Ed – Dartmouth College
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  • Monday, Oct 28th
    1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
    Intercambio:Promoting Language Learning through Conversation Partner Activities and Games
    Location: Meeting Room 25
    Presenter: Carrie Field, JD – Yale Law School
    Chair and Presenter: Nicholas M. Gareca, M.Ed. (he/him/his) – Clark University
    Presenter: Emily Resnevic – CEA CAPA: Education Abroad
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  • Monday, Oct 28th
    1:45 PM – 2:45 PM EDT
    Where to go from here? Mentorship for Mid-Career Professionals
    Location: Meeting Room 22
    Presenter: Maura Cassells, MSc – Academic Programs International
    Presenter: Jessica Jones – CIS Abroad
    Chair and Presenter: Emily Ostenson, MFS – University of Massachusetts Amherst
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  • Monday, Oct 28th
    3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    DEI Roundtable
    Location: Meeting Room 22
    Facilitator: Samuel Bor, M.A. – Bentley University
    Facilitator: Rachael Elliott (she/her/hers) – Northeastern University, Office of Global Services
    Facilitator: Morgan J. Keller, MA – Wesleyan University
    Facilitator: Nick Oo (he/him/his) – University of Massachusetts Amherst
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  • Tuesday, Oct 29th
    8:30 AM – 9:30 AM EDT
    Empowerment & Action: Unlocking Leadership Potential
    Location: Meeting Room 24
    Chair and Presenter: Jennifer Ann Dressen (she/her/hers) – Brown University
    Presenter: Molly E. Hampton – Yale’s Office of International Students and Scholars
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  • Tuesday, Oct 29th
    11:15 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
    Everything You Didn't Have Time To Read: IE Research Findings
    Location: Meeting Room 22
    Chair and Presenter: Max Crumley-Effinger, PhD – Emerson College
    Presenter: Andrew L. Palmacci, MA – Emerson College
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