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  • Sunday, May 25, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    NAFSA's Management Development Program (Day 1)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Workshop Resource Center
  • 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
    Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
  • Monday, May 26, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    NAFSA's Management Development Program (Day 2)
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Workshop Resource Center
  • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Monday Workshops
  • 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
    Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Orientation for International Attendees
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Orientation for First-Time Attendees
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    First-Time Attendee Networking Event
  • Tuesday, May 27, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Mobile App Support Dedicated Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    Seaside Strolls
  • 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    Conference Kick Off: Café Y Churros!
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Community Centers
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Bayside Studio
  • 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM PDT
    Opening Plenary: Pico Iyer
  • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Workshop Resource Center
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    International Education Expo Opening Ceremony
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
    Book Signing
  • 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    International Education Expo
  • 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM PDT
    Regional Meetups
  • 7:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Lunch Concessions (for purchase)
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Career Center
  • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Tuesday Workshops
  • 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Learning Excursions
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Set Your Intentions with the Member Engagement Committee
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Tide & Tales Reading Club
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Symposium on Leadership: Today's Refugees, Tomorrow's Students and Changemakers
  • 1:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Community Dialogues
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    NAFSA's Management Development Program (Day 3)
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    ISSS Management Seminar: Creative Approaches to Managing an International Student and Scholar Services Office
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Restaurant Roundtable: San Diego Foodie Fest
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
    Refreshment Break
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 3:30 PM - 3:55 PM PDT
    25-minute To the Point Sessions
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Community and Place for All
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 4:15 PM - 5:05 PM PDT
    Spotlight Speaker
  • 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Satellite Registration Open - HQ Hotel
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
    Opening Celebration: Sailing into San Diego
  • Wednesday, May 28, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Mobile App Support Dedicated Hours
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    Seaside Strolls
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Community Centers
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Bayside Studio
  • 8:15 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 8:15 AM - 9:05 AM PDT
    Enhance International Recruitment with the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
    International Education Expo
  • 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Coffee Break
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Africa Forum: Africa NOW: Engaging African Partnerships Towards Advancing the SDGs
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 10:00 AM - 10:25 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    Iipay—From Creation to Present: A Presentation Concentrating around Kumeyaay Culture and History
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Poster Fairs
  • 10:30 AM - 4:20 PM PDT
    Community Dialogues
  • 11:10 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
    NAFSA Awards Banquet
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Lunch Concessions (for purchase)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Career Center
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    Engagement Activities
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    San DiLEGO!
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM PDT
    Spotlight Speaker
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    LAC Forum: Innovative Partnerships for the Future in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • Thursday, May 29, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Dedicated Hours Mobile App Support
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM PDT
    Seaside Strolls
  • 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Community Centers
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Bayside Studio
  • 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Spotlight Speaker
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
    International Education Expo
  • 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Coffee Break
  • 9:30 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    Art Therapy Hour: Self-Care Wheel
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
    NAFSA Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall
  • 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Poster Fairs
  • 10:30 AM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Community Dialogues
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 11:30 AM - 11:55 AM PDT
    25-minute To the Point Sessions
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Lunch Concessions (for purchase)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Career Center
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Litigation Arising from SEVIS Record Terminations: Update and Outlook
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM PDT
    Unlock Your Potential: Identifying and Leveraging Your Transferable Skills
  • 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    Thursday Plenary: Andrew Leon Hanna, Dr. Kyaw Moe Tun, Raihana Sattari
  • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM PDT
    Book Signing and Meet and Greet with Thursday Plenary Speakers
  • Friday, May 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Dedicated Hours Mobile App Support
  • 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Attendee & Presenter Support Spaces
  • 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Luggage Check
  • 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    Registration Open
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Bayside Studio
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Career Center
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Community Centers
  • 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Volunteer Check-in
  • 8:30 AM - 9:20 AM PDT
    Spotlight Speaker
  • 8:30 AM - 11:15 AM PDT
    International Education Expo
  • 8:30 AM - 12:20 PM PDT
    Learning Excursions
  • 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    Coffee Break
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM PDT
    Learning Lab
  • 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM PDT
    Next-Generation Strategy Development Challenge (Presentations & Judging)
  • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
    Shared_Studios
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM PDT
    Pavilion Programs
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    America’s Finest City Trivia
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    Community Dialogues
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM PDT
    NAFSA Interest Groups
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Session
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM PDT
    Concurrent Learning Sessions
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Closing Celebration Orlando 2026 Bash