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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
Dedicated Hours Mobile App Support
Location: SDCC, Lobby D
7:00 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
Seaside Strolls
Location: San Diego Bayfront Park
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
Registration Open
Location: SDCC, Lobby D
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
Volunteer Check-in
Location: SDCC, Room 22
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
Conference Kick Off: Café Y Churros!
Location: SDCC, Ballroom 20 Lobby
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
Community Centers

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
Bayside Studio
Location: SDCC, Room 5B (Bayside Studio)
9:30 AM - 11:15 AM PDT
Opening Plenary: Pico Iyer
Location: SDCC, Ballroom 20
Plenary Speaker: Pico Iyer
Sponsored By
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
Workshop Resource Center
Location: SDCC, Room 27AB Corridor
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
International Education Expo Opening Ceremony
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
Book Signing: Pico Iyer
Location: SDCC, Ballroom 20 Lobby
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
International Education Expo

7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
Location: Marriott Marquis, Sorrento Corridor (across from Starbucks)
12:00 PM - 12:25 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Advocating for International Education in the Current Political Climate
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
Shared_Studios: The Global Hood: Social Impact Education in Brazil's Favelas
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Shared_Studios (Booth #2400)
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
Lunch Concessions (for purchase)
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
Career Center
Location: SDCC, Room 5A
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
Tuesday Workshops

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Who Stays, Who Leaves: Global Talent Trends in the U.S.
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Learning Excursions

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Higher Education Reform in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Model for Quality, Transparency, and Global Engagement
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
Kickstart Your Conference Journey with the Member Engagement Committee
Location: SDCC, Room 6C
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
Tide & Tales Reading Club
Location: SDCC, Room 5B (Bayside Studio)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Symposium on Leadership: Today's Refugees, Tomorrow's Students and Changemakers
Location: SDCC, Room 28ABCDE
Keynote Speaker: Diya Abdo – Guilford College
Panelist: Orlina Boteva, M.Ed., M.A., Ed.S (she/her/hers) – University of Maine
Panelist: Randy Kluver – Oklahoma State University
Panelist: Johannes Müller, PhD (he/him/his) – Goethe University Frankfurt
Moderator: Jill Elizabeth Blondin, PhD (she/her/hers) – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Samira Pardanani, M.A., M.A.-TESOL – Shoreline Community College
Panelist: Talal Al-Hothal – Education Above All Foundation
Sponsored By
1:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
Community Dialogues

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
NAFSA's Management Development Program (Day 3)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Cardiff
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
ISSS Management Seminar: Creative Approaches to Managing an International Student and Scholar Services Office
Location: SDCC, Room 6B
Presenter: Nick Seamons (he/him/his) – University of Chicago
Presenter: Ioana Costant, JD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presenter: Theresa Johnson, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Denver
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
NAFSA Interest Groups

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Indigenous Internationalization at the University of Waikato, New Zealand
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
Restaurant Roundtable: San Diego Foodie Fest
Location: SDCC, Room 5B (Bayside Studio)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Shared_Studios: Amplifying Forgotten Places: Creating New Spaces of Opportunity
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Shared_Studios (Booth #2400)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
Refreshment Break
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
Learning Lab: Introduction to the HCED-Iraq Scholarship Program
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Learning Lab (Booth #2418)
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: The International Student Career Journey: Addressing Hurdles and Unlocking Potential
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
Shared_Studios: Redefining the Classroom: Immersive Places and Digital Tools for Learning
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Shared_Studios (Booth #2400)
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
Shared_Studios: The Global Hood: Social Impact Education in Brazil's Favelas
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Shared_Studios (Booth #2400)
3:30 PM - 3:55 PM PDT
25-minute To the Point Sessions

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
Forum on Nurturing Belonging in International Education
Location: SDCC, Room 6D
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
Learning Lab: IMPact Project Launch
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, Learning Lab (Booth #2418)
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
NAFSA Interest Groups

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Stewarding Place: The Social Responsibility of Universities to Community
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
4:15 PM - 5:05 PM PDT
Spotlight Speaker: Borderless Dreams “Sueños Sin Limites” by Samantha Ramirez-Herrera
Location: SDCC, Room 28ABCDE
Presenter: Samantha Ramirez-Herrera – OffThaRecord.com
5:00 PM - 5:25 PM PDT
Pavilion Program: Meet the Experts: NAFSA's International Education Professional Certificate Program
Location: SDCC, Expo Hall, NAFSA Pavilion (Booth P1327)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
Location: Marriott Marquis, Sorrento Corridor (across from Starbucks
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Opening Celebration: Sailing into San Diego
Location: SDCC, Sails Pavilion
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