The annual New England Study Abroad Re-entry Conference provides an array of information to college and university students who have recently returned from a study abroad experience. Developed by a committee of volunteers in the study abroad field, the conference will offer sessions in adjusting to re-entry, becoming an advocate for study abroad, marketing your international experience, exploring careers in international fields, and finding opportunities to go abroad again.

Location:
The conference will take place on February 27, 2010 at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. Registration begins at 8:30 am in the Photonics Center; the conference ends at 4:00 pm.

Click here to get directions and parking info


Registration:
The Conference is open to any student who has studied abroad, in any foreign country for any length of time.

The registration fee for the Conference is $10.00 ($15.00 at the door) and is due with the registration form. It includes lunch, registration, sessions and workshops, and conference materials.

Click here to register - THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS FEB. 1st

What to Bring:
You will want to bring a few copies of your resume, a notebook, pen, and a willingness to learn!

What to Wear:
This is a casual event. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Share. Learn.

The morning will be a time to share your experiences, from abroad and now that you are back at home and on campus. You'll have opportunities for reflection, telling stories, and learn from your peers. We will discuss strategies for working through the adjustment back to the US, and we'll also explore ways that your overseas experiences set you apart in the crowd!

Taking it to the next level.
In the afternoon, we'll look more at ways and opportunities for you to build upon your study abroad experience after college. This will include panel discussion on the following subjects:

Stacie Nevadomski Berdan
Author and Expert on International Careers


Stacie is a marketing and communications consultant, an expert on international careers, an award-winning author and sought-after speaker. Using her unique position working on campuses and in corporations around the world, she helps clients develop performance-based organizational models to succeed in the changing global marketplace. Focusing on the elements of diversity-driven strategies, she helps employers and professionals effectively deal with cross-cultural environments, the benefits of feminine leadership and the changing role of managers within the context of an increasingly global and virtual workplace.

Stacie serves as an on-call expert for several broadcast outlets and has numerous appearances to her credit, including NBC "Weekend Today", ABC News "Money Matters" and "America This Morning", CNN International, several FOX appearances, including International and "Money for Breakfast", and national and syndicated radio. In addition, Stacie has been quoted in USA Today, Time, the Wall Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, and MORE magazine, among numerous others. She is an engaging and lively speaker, sought-after by multi-national corporations, professional organizations and universities around the world. Stacie is a regular contributor to Huffington Post, as well as many other print and online publications.

Stacie spent the majority of her career at Burson-Marsteller, one of the world's leading global communications firms, rising from entry level to senior management. After her tenure at Burson-Marsteller, she went to Unilever, one of the world's largest consumer products companies, where she lead the communications team responsible for strategy and execution of the global brand, as well as integration of multiple business units into one operating unit in North America.

During her 20-year career, she has counseled dozens of senior executives at the world's leading companies, internationally-acclaimed non-profit organizations and several foreign governments in the area of strategic business communication. It was her three years in Hong Kong, however, that gave her the opportunity to effectively differentiate and distinguish herself. Her professional responsibilities have spanned more than 50 countries in North and South America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Stacie has served as coach, counselor, strategist and adviser to CEOs, heads of state, politicians and senior executives around the world. Her cross-cultural consulting experiences enable her to work well with a diverse mixture of professionals across industry, seniority level, nationality and gender. She brings a unique perspective to the table as a female leader with international experience in these dynamic times.

Stacie received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University in 1988 and completed graduate course there in 1991. Stacie lives in a 1750 historic home in Glastonbury, CT, with her husband and twin daughters.

Contact her at: StacieNBerdan@aol.com.
www.getaheadbygoingabroad.com

Study Abroad Photo Contest

RULES
- Entrants must be full-time undergraduate students, who have completed a summer, winter or semester abroad.
- Photos must be original work; other than the changing of contrast and cropping, digitally altered photos will not be accepted. The photo must have been taken by the entrant during their study abroad program or on travel during the program.
- Black & white and colored photos are acceptable.
- The semi-finalists will be determined by a panel of Reentry Conference staff on subject matter, quality, creativity, and originality. Semifinalists' pictures will be on display at the Regional Reentry Conference on Saturday, February 27th at Boston University. The reentry conference participants will vote to decide the winners. There will be one winner per category and one grand prize winner.
- Unless special arrangements have been made, all photos and captions submitted will become the property of the Reentry Conference. Entry of photos will be deemed consent for their use, at the discretion of the Reentry Conference in advertisements, publications, and/or website for the purpose of promoting the Reentry Conference.

HOW TO ENTER
- Up to five (5) photos may be submitted TOTAL.
- Entries must be submitted no later than Monday, February 15th.

The three categories for photo submission are:
1. Landscape/Cityscape
2. Travel Portraits - local people and/or cultural events
3. Students Abroad - photos of fellow students abroad with a foreign location background

* Photos must be submitted in digital format (NOT in a word doc), in their highest quality possible, to reentryconference@hotmail.com.

Include the following information in a word doc with each picture that you submit.
1) Name
2) Study Abroad Program Information
a) City and Country
b) Semester spent abroad
c) University
d) Program Provider (if applicable)
3) Category
a) Landscape/Cityscape
b) Travel Portraits
c) Students Abroad
4) Picture Information
a) Title of Work - give the picture a title that describes it best
b) Where and when picture was taken
c) Description of photograph

International Opportunities Fair:
Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to speak with representatives from graduate schools, non-profits, international business and education at our International Fair! This is not a job fair, but an opportunity for you to explore opportunities and make professional connections.

In addition, you will have the opportunity to have your resume critiqued by local career and international education professionals. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please select "yes" in your on-line registration and bring 5 copies of your resume with you.

Below are the exhibitors who will be present at the conference.
Academic Programs Int'l (API)
AustraLearn
Catholic Charities
Center for International Studies(CIS)
CIEE Work, Teach and Volunteer Abraod
Education First (EF)
International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Interstudy
Lesley University
Middlebury College Language Schools and Schools Abroad
Peace Corps
Suffolk University
The Education Abroad Network/Study Australia
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
World Teach
Stacie Berdan, Author selling books
Abroad101
Bryant University (Peer Mentor)
IEP
Cross-Cultural Solutions
Volunteers for Peace
Study Abroad Italy
World Learning - School for International Training