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BCCIE Summer Conference 2017

BCCIE Summer Conference provides an essential platform for the growth of BC’s International Education sector. BCCIE’s annual conference brings together more than 400 participants from our province, across Canada and beyond our borders. The conference attracts senior leaders, researchers, practitioners, student service providers, administrators, government, NGOs, and students to explore these ideas with the aim of strengthening our work and taking steps towards advancing outstanding leadership in the fields of International Education in BC.

Please use the following keywords in the search function to locate your sessions of interest: K-12, PSE and Language.

*Times and descriptions are subject to change.

09:00 PDT

Pre-conference Workshop I: Creating your Digital Marketing Strategy Monashee Pre-conference Workshop II: Education Abroad 101 Selkirk

12:00 PDT

Break Grand Foyer

14:00 PDT

Education Governance Models Skaha Interculturalization of British Columbia's Outdoors Shuswap Nurturing Student Relationships: Boosting International Recruitment with a CRM System Cassiar/Cascade The Future of Now: Canada at the Crossroads Pennask/Skeena Things we should be talking about in International Education Vaseaux/Kootenay

15:00 PDT

Networking Break Grand Foyer

15:15 PDT

Drivers of the Changing Competitive Landscape in International Education Pennask/Skeena Leveraging BC Government International Education Memorandums of Understanding Shuswap Marketing to Millennials - Best Practice for Online Student Recruitment Vaseaux/Kootenay Media and International Education Skaha Meeting the needs of international students through unique service offerings Cassiar/Cascade

16:15 PDT

Networking Break Grand Foyer

16:30 PDT

First-timers' Social Mount Boucherie

18:30 PDT

Opening Reception Grand Terrace

08:30 PDT

Breakfast Okanagan Ballroom

09:00 PDT

Opening Remarks and Official Welcome Okanagan Ballroom

09:30 PDT

International Education Priorities in BC: A Virtually Interactive Panel Okanagan Ballroom

10:30 PDT

Coffee Break Grand Foyer

11:00 PDT

Thought Leader Dialogue I: How technology is shaping International Education Pennask/Skeena Thought Leader Dialogue II: Technology and Education - Trends, Influences and Disruption Vaseaux/Kootenay

12:00 PDT

Keynote Lunch with Sue Gardner Okanagan Ballroom

13:30 PDT

Sponsor Fair Grand Foyer

14:00 PDT

BREXIT and International Education Vaseaux/Kootenay Creating a sustainable initiative for institutional interculturalization Pennask/Skeena Language Policy, Technology and Learning Cassiar/Cascade Pro-D in China: Exchanging Notes Shuswap Study Choice Platforms and You. Why Universities Use Them. Skaha

15:00 PDT

Coffee Break Grand Foyer

15:15 PDT

British Columbia: Ahead or behind the global competition curve? Vaseaux/Kootenay Creating a proactive strategy to positively impact the conversation about international students Pennask/Skeena Express Entry and BC PNP: What you need to know Skaha Institutional Transformation Through International Development Projects – Roundtable Shuswap Utilizing Co-op programs - Sending your best advocates abroad Cassiar/Cascade

08:00 PDT

Breakfast Okanagan Ballroom

09:00 PDT

Federal Update Okanagan Ballroom

10:30 PDT

Coffee Break Grand Foyer

10:45 PDT

Global Issues Panel: Is there a calm port for our Ship of Values in this perfect storm? Okanagan Ballroom

12:00 PDT

Thematic Boxed Lunch Okanagan Ballroom

13:30 PDT

BCCIE Update Shuswap Asia-focused Teaching Materials for BC's New Curriculum Cassiar/Cascade Disrupting Language Learning Through a New Mode of Program Delivery Skaha International Student Orientations: technology, partnerships and Canadian student participation Vaseaux/Kootenay Sector-based approaches to recruitment in a globally competitive landscape Pennask/Skeena

14:30 PDT

Sponsor Fair Grand Foyer

15:00 PDT

How everyone in BC is being ranked: The meaning and impact of K-12 to research rankings explained Vaseaux/Kootenay Introducing CAEL CE (Computer Edition) for Study in Canada Cassiar/Cascade Social media and its impact on student communications and outreach Shuswap Taking the Pulse on Intercultural Learning: What are the opportunities? Pennask/Skeena When Ecosystems Align: Education, Technology & Acceleration Skaha

16:30 PDT

Education Marketing Manager and Trade Commissioner Meetings Mount Boucherie

18:30 PDT

International Education Awards Banquet Okanagan Ballroom

08:00 PDT

Breakfast Okanagan Ballroom

09:00 PDT

Education Marketing Manager and Trade Commissioner Meetings Okanagan Ballroom