CoNfErENCE ProgrAm exhibit hall | 2 to 8 p.m. | NewlY expaNded hours An opportunity to learn about the programs and services offered by Forum member organizations. This is the first year that the exhibit hall is open for two days. opening plenarY | 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. sheraton ballroom, sheraton san Diego hotel & marina “embracing the New Globalism: a challenge to rethink education abroad” William Durden A new globalism has emerged that is redefining the meaning of students’ international learning experiences. Characterized by a transcultural mode of inquiry that moves beyond the traditional conceptual frameworks of culture, language and academic disciplines, students pursuing this globalism are first and foremost interested in a lifestyle or state of mind that can be transported anywhere in the world through travel or via communication over the Internet. They are comfortable in a realm of rapid and frequent travel, shared media, wealth, entertainment, and a concern with issues and challenges that are shared by all people regardless of nation or culture: sustainability, peace, politics, ecology, consumption, relationships, community building, global ethics and entrepreneurialism. Students are building international alliances among peoples all over the world on the basis of these shared concerns. Education abroad needs to be recast in content and leadership so that it embraces a wider view of international learning that moves beyond the restrictive ways in which it is organized within higher education. In this keynote address, Dickinson College president emeritus and well-known internationalist Bill Durden, will challenge the assumptions of the education abroad field and inspire debate and discussion on how to move beyond outdated models that are out of touch with students’ experiences and expectations. Welcome reception | 6:30 to 8 p.m. baY laWn, sheraton san Diego hotel & marina Join colleagues immediately following the opening plenary for informal networking and collegial conversation. 7