Program OVerview
DC Conference Agenda
Study of the U.S. Institutes
for Student Leaders
Washington, DC Conference
Summer Institutes: July 29-August 2, 2009
Please note that the schedule will be further updated.
Sponsored by: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Arranged by: Academy for Educational Development (AED)
| 4:30 p.m. | Students arrive in Washington, D.C. |
| 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Check-in at
the Marriott Hotel
Washington, DC
General phone number: TBA
|
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception
for all Institute Participants Dinner will be provided. |
| 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast Please dress in professional attire or traditional dress. |
| 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Welcome by U.S. Department of State and AED |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon | Regional Meetings
on USG Sponsored Exchange Programs
Office of Alumni Affairs Education USA Advising Centers |
| 12:30 Noon - 2 p.m. | Lunch with Congressional Staff Members |
| 2:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Institute Participant Presentations |
| 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | Set-up for Cultural Fair |
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. | Cultural Fair Please dress in professional attire or traditional dress. Participants from each of the countries represented in the program will have an opportunity to share their cultures. A series of booths containing traditional crafts, pictures, art, etc. will be set up by nationality and staffed by participants for guests, media, staff, and students to peruse. Members of the Washington D.C. international community and local high school students will be invited to attend, Light food and beverages will be served. |
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Breakfast Please dress in business casual attire or traditional dress. |
| 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. |
Keynote Address - TBA Processing Your American Experience and Returning Home |
| 1:00 p.,. - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
“Connecting the Pieces of the American
Puzzle” Presentations by Institute Participants |
| 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Group Dinner |
| 8:00 p.m. -10:30 p.m. | TBA |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Group Activity |
| 1:00 p.m. | Free Time |
| 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Farewell Dinner |
| 8:30 p.m. | Packing and Weighing Luggage |
| 8:00 a.m. |
Hotel check-out
Students will return their room keys to AED staff and leave their luggage for pick-up after breakfast. |
| 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 10:00 a.m. | Museum Visits and Airport Departures - depending on flight times |
The Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) for Student Leaders is designed by the Study of the U.S. Branch in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to promote a better understanding of the U.S. abroad and to help develop future world leaders. Institute participants are among the more than 40,000 academic and professional exchange program participants overseen annually by ECA. Other ECA programs include the Fulbright Program and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. This SUSI program is administered by the Academy for Educational Development (AED). For more information about these programs, visit http://exchanges.state.gov/ and http://cap.aed.org/USInstitutes.cfm
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 884-8000
Emergency cell phone numbers during conference:
- Jill: TBA
- Joelle: TBA
AED Staff
Sandra MacDonald, Vice President
Jill L'Heureux, Program Officer
Joelle Miles, Program Associate