10:00-15:30/16:00

UBC Okanagan and Okanagan College Campus and Winery Tour

11:00-15:00

Pre-Conference Workshop 1 - International Educators Training Program from Queen’s University: “Intercultural Training and Student Success”

9:00-12:00

Pre-Conference Workshop 2 - PART 1: Developing, Negotiating, and Managing International Contracts and Agreements

13:00-16:00

Pre-Conference Workshop 2 - PART 2: Developing, Negotiating, and Managing International Contracts and Agreements

11:30-16:00

Pre-Conference Workshop 3 - BC Homestay Network Workshop Session

16:30-18:00

First-Timers Social and Mentoring Event (Kelowna Art Gallery)

18:30-21:00

Opening Reception (Laurel Packinghouse)

8:00

Hot Breakfast
Sponsored by ICEF

10:00-10:30

Welcoming Remarks

10:45-12:00

• Thought Leader Dialogues: Marketing, Recruitment & Admissions
• Thought Leader Dialogues: Engaging in Internationalization at Home

Sponsored by Japan Airlines and Navitas Canada

12:00-13:45

Opening Plenary Luncheon and Keynote Address by Stan Chung
Sponsored by Ingle International

14:15-15:30

Concurrent Session A

1. Indian Education Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
2. Update on BC Provincial Government Support for International Education and Q&A
3. Five ‘Glocal' Marketing and Recruitment Technologies You Should Be Using
4. Public/Private Partnershp in Post-Secondary Education
5. Benchmarking Academic Performance - Second Language as a Factor

15:30-15:45

Networking Break

15:45-17:00

Concurrent Session B

1. DFAIT's International Scholarships Program
2. International Relations in the Context of Confucius Institutes
3. Dollars and Credits: Student Aid for Education Abroad - Updates, Challenges, and Solutions
4. Always on Time for the Bus: Tips for Building Great Study Tours for Faculty
5. Working with the Saudi Bureau and their Sponsored Students

8:00

Hot Breakfast
Sponsored by Japan Airlines

8:30-9:35

Concurrent Session C

1. Citizenship and Immigration Canada: An Overview of the International Student Program (ISP)
2. Effective Social Media Use for International Student Recruitment
3. Bringing Order to the Chaos: Using Technology to Create Efficiencies and Enhance Effectiveness
4. Can We Be Friends? Community Building at the UBC English Language Institute

9:35-9:45

Networking Break
Sponsored by Vital English

9:45-10:50

Concurrent Session D

1. Creating Internal Pathways to Undergraduate Success
2. Education Quality Assurance (EQA) Discussion Forum
3. ICEF and Imagine Canada: A case study on private-public partnerships
4. Offshore K – 12 Education – A Canadian Success Story - CANCELLED

10:50-11:05

Networking Break

11:05-12:15

Concurrent Session E

1. Viewing International Education Through a Local Lens
2. StudyinBC.com: BC's Window to the World
3. 'Bespoke' Customized Group Programs: Finding the Perfect Fit
4. Breaking Down the Barriers: Working with BC's Private Post Secondary Institutions

12:30-13:30

Networking Lunch with Minister of Education George Abbott
Sponsored by Canada Homestay International

13:45-15:30

National Dialogue on International Education

15:45-16:45

DFAIT Market Updates and Q & A

18:30-21:30

Final Banquet and International Education Awards

8:00

Breakfast

8:45-10:00

Concurrent Session F

1. Long Live Kids! Exploring a Unique Collaborative Model
2. Pre-Arrival Orientation-Vital English
3. Mining the Potential in Summer Programs
4. International Education & Tourism: Making the Links

10:00-10:15

Networking Break

10:15-10:30

Closing Remarks

10:35-11:30

Sectoral Roundtables

1. Public and Private K-12
2. Public and Private Post-Secondary
3. English Language

13:30-17:00