AAIE 2016 Conference - April 14, 2016 in Montgomery, AL

AAIE 2016 CONFERENCE - APRIL 14, 2016

Registration for the AAIE conference is now open!  The AAIE Conference will be held April 14^th from 8:00AM to 5:00PM in Montgomery Alabama. 

Conference Location:

Doubletree Hotel Montgomery
120 Madison Avenue  
Montgomery, AL 36104

Phone 334-245-2320;  Fax 334-245-2334; Website

Conference Hotel Room Rate: $89 + tax.
Please contact Tori Bagby, Group Sales Manager, for questions: 334-245-2320 or tori.bagby@hilton.com. 

The fee for the one day conference is $45, which includes annual membership dues and a light breakfast and lunch. The deadline for early registration has been extended to March 31, 2016. 

• AAIE Conference Registration Form 2016 (pdf)
• AAIE Conference Registration Form 2016 (word document)

SESSION PROPOSALS - DUE MARCH 1, 2016

• AAIE Session Proposal Form 2016 (pdf)
• AAIE Session Proposal Form 2016 (word document)

TRAVEL GRANT - DUE FEBRUARY 15, 2016

Also, please consider in applying for our Travel Grant.  This is a grant for first time attenders. The deadline for Travel Grant applications is February 15th.

• AAIE Conference Travel Grant 2016 (pdf)
• AAIE Conference Travel Grant (word document)

We look forward to seeing you in April!  

Sharron Herron-Williams
Alabama State University
AAIE Chair
sherron@alasu.edu

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK IN ALABAMA - PROCLAMATIONS

Thanks to the amazing efforts of AAIE Chair, Dr. Sharron Herron-Williams of Alabama State University, we are pleased to share a proclamation from Governor Bentley’s Office in recognition of International Education Week, November 16-20, 2015.  

Furthermore, AAIE has secured proclamations from the Mayors of Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Troy, and Huntsville.

According to the Open Doors Report produced by the International Educational Exchange (IIE), there are nearly 7500 international students enrolled in higher education in the State of Alabama, and more than 2600 domestic students from Alabama institutions study abroad each year.

Events are being planned all around the state and members of the Alabama Association of International Educators are actively involved in these efforts. For more information on International Education Week, please see http://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/international-education-week and Alabama’s IEW events can be found here: http://eca.state.gov/programs-initiatives/international-education-week/iew-events-2015?term_node_tid_depth=All&field_iew_evt_country_tid_1=1941&field_field_iew_evt_virtual_value=0.

On Monday, November 16, IIE will release updated data on the states here: http://www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Open-Doors/Data/Fact-Sheets-by-US-State.  

Thank you all for everything that you do to internationalize Alabama!

NAFSA REGION VII RAFFLE & SILENT AUCTION

These two fundraisers, the Raffle and the Silent Auction, will support Region VII’s Travel Grants fund– and we need your help to collect AWESOME contributions. Please ask your institution/organization/colleagues to donate any of the following types of items, and bring them with you to the conference, with a completed donation form.

Suggested Raffle Items:

• School specific or unique t-shirts
• Coffee mugs or water bottles
• Gift cards to restaurants, department/online stores or with a monetary value
• Wine/craft bears, items
• Books or magazine subscriptions
• Tours
• Items from Savannah or your hometown/state

Suggested Silent Auction Items:

• Gift certificates for hotel accommodations or airline tickets lodging
• Art work (consider an artist from Savannah College of Art and Design)
• Tablets or laptops
• Tickets to major sporting events
• Fitness trackers
• Gift cards to major amusement parks, museums, or well-known restaurants
• Concert/event tickets
• Unique experiences, such as cultural tours
• Spa or salon services

Travel Grants help make it possible for many Region VII colleagues to attend the NAFSA Annual Conference and Expo. When you’re ready to donate  please complete the donation form.

if you have any questions, please contact:|
Silent Auction: Erin Hillis at hillise@rhodes.edu 901-843-3403
Raffle: Stacye Thompson at jccinternational@gmail.com 205-856-7920
Angela Guinyard at angela.guinyard@emory.edu 404-727-3300.

Your donations will help make our fundraising efforts successful.