World's Largest International Education Conference Heading to Washington, D.C.

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NAFSA: Association of International Educators

May 20, 2019, 16:43 ET

WASHINGTON, May 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --

WHAT
NAFSA's 71st Annual Conference and Expo, Global Leadership, Learning, and Change, is the world's largest gathering of professionals in international education. The conference features a daily plenary speaker who will bring global expertise to a particular subject vital to building a more globally engaged citizenry and a more peaceful world. For more, visit www.nafsa.org/dc and follow along on social media with #NAFSA2019.

WHEN
Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31, 2019

WHERE
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mt Vernon Pl NW
Washington, DC 20001

2019 PLENARY KEYNOTE SPEAKERS | Below is the list of keynote speakers—find out more about these plenary speakers at www.nafsa.org/ac19plenaries.

  • Former Secretaries of State Dr. Madeleine K. Albright & General Colin L. Powell (Ret.) will appear together on Tuesday, May 28th at 4:00 p.m.
  • José Andrés, renowned chef and humanitarian, will speak on Wednesday, May 29th at 4:00 p.m.
  • Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, will address the conference on Thursday, May 30th at 4:00 p.m.
  • Shankar Vedantam, acclaimed journalist, author, social science correspondent and host of NPR's "Hidden Brain," will speak on Friday, May 31st at 11:30 a.m.

The speakers' bureau has requested that the media refrain from asking questions during the Q&A portion of the plenary speeches. Photography and audio or video recording is not permitted at any plenary.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS | Below is a sampling of sessions—hundreds more can be found at www.nafsa.org/ac19schedule.

NAFSA MEDIA PASS
The complimentary NAFSA Media Pass is limited to working journalists at news media outlets with an established record of producing original, news-focused editorial coverage. Individuals who write for publications whose primary content is service, product, or brand promotion, or aggregated third-party content; whose work is related to circulation, sales, advertising or other non-editorial functions; or who are registered as exhibitors at the conference, are not eligible for a Media Pass.

The NAFSA Media Pass provides admission to daily plenary speaker addresses, the International Education Expo Hall, conference sessions, and opening and closing receptions on Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31, 2019. Plenary events and sessions are considered on the record unless otherwise noted. Conference workshops, private events, special evening events that require pre-registration, and meetings of NAFSA leadership and member groups are closed to the news media. Reporters will need to provide photo I.D. at check-in and will not be issued credentials prior to 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday. Media registrants must present credentials and check in at the on-site registration area before 12:00 PM on Friday, May 31.

Advance online registration for the media is now open. Reporters wishing to cover the conference are encouraged to contact Kasey Penfield at [email protected] in advance of their arrival.

About NAFSA
With more than 10,000 members, NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. Visit us at www.nafsa.org/press. To learn more about our advocacy efforts on behalf of international education, visit www.ConnectingOurWorld.org and @ConnectOurWorld on Twitter. Resources to guide our members on these issues can be found at www.nafsa.org/reginfo.

SOURCE NAFSA: Association of International Educators

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