2024 Annual Conference & Expo

Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana for the NAFSA 2024 Annual Conference & Expo held May 28–31. Be a part of the most diverse, comprehensive, and exciting international education conference and exposition. Learn, network, and connect with peers and experts dedicated to "Resilience. Renewal. Community."

The NAFSA 2023 Annual Conference & Expo provides you with a balance of the core program content that you know and love, mixed with new and exciting program features that you will remember for years to come. This year's event provides you with an expansive array of diverse learning, engagement, and networking opportunities.

Explore the Schedule-At-A-Glance

Review dates and times of concurrent sessions, special programs, expo engagement, networking events and so much more. 

Sunday, May 26, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

Monday, May 27, 2024

7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Workshops

11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.  Orientation for International Attendees
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Orientation for First-Time Attendees

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

 

7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Conference Kick-Off Café

9:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Opening Plenary

11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Open Expo/Bookstore/Pavilion/Career Center/KC Community Centers

11:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Dedicated Expo Time

12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall

12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Workshops

12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Connect/ Reconnect Time, Networking, Open Meetings, and Engagement Activities

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Symposium on Leadership

6:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m.

Opening Celebration

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Expo Hall Open 

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  Africa Forum 

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Networking, Open Meetings, Poster Fairs, and Engagement Activities

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Poster Fairs 

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall 

11:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. NAFSA Awards Luncheon (ticketed event with additional fee)

1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

3:30 p.m.–4:20 p.m.

Networking, Open Meetings, Engagement Activities 

4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.

Spotlight Presenter

Thursday, May 30, 2024

8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Expo Hall Open 

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

Networking, Open Meetings, Poster Fairs, and Engagement Activities

10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

Poster Fairs

11:30 a.m.–11:55 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions: 25 minute-sessions

12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Lunch Concessions in Expo Hall

1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Latin America and Caribbean Forum

1:00 p.m.–1:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

2:00 p.m.–2:50 p.m.

Networking, Open Meetings, and Engagement Activities

3:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Thursday Plenary

Friday, May 31, 2024

8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.

Wellness Activities

8:30 a.m.–9:20 a.m.

Spotlight Presenter

8:30 a.m.–11:15 a.m.

Expo Hall Open

9:30 a.m.–10:20 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

10:30 a.m.–11:20 a.m.

Networking, Open Meetings, and Engagement Activities

11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions

12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Closing Celebration

* Schedule times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

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