Technology as the Virtual Adviser: Challenging the Nature of Advising

7th OSEAS-Europe Regional Conference for Overseas Advisers in Europe and the New Independent States

Preliminary
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

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OSEAS-Europe is pleased to announce the 7th OSEAS-Europe Regional Conference for Overseas Educational Advisers in Europe, the NIS and Israel. This message provides initial information on the Conference for those interested in attending and contact details for organizations interested in Conference sponsorship and exhibition opportunities.

The Conference will take place from 18 to 23 July 2001 in the attractive setting of the Hotel Hilton located in the heart of Nicosia the 1000 year old capital of Cyprus. In keeping with the challenges facing advisers today, the theme of the Conference will be Technology as the Virtual Adviser: Challenging the Nature of Advising. Major support for this conference is provided by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The conference will by hosed by the Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange Between the USA and Cyprus.

The OSEAS-Europe Conference is organized every three years and offers professional development and networking opportunities for advisers from across the region. The last conference was held in Budapest, Hungary in 1998 and attracted over 169 educational advisers, colleagues from U.S. and foreign universities and educational organizations.

All educational advisers from Europe, the NIS and Israel are encouraged to attend and participate in this valuable and stimulating event. Information on travel grants subsidized by the U.S. Department of State to assist educational advisers from U.S. State Department-affiliated centers to attend the conference will be available in October 2000.

International educators in the United States, educational advisers from other regions, educational advisers and staff from international schools, and local universities, staff from Fulbright Commissions, U.S. and other Embassies and Consulates and other related organizations are warmly invited to join the European and NIS advisers at what promises to be an extremely productive and rewarding Conference.

Advisers and others are encouraged to visit the OSEAS-Europe website for information about Cyprus and this conference. The website will be updated regularly as additional information becomes available. The OSEAS-Europe website is:
http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/europe.html

CONFERENCE GOALS

* Upgrading advisers' skills in using new technologies, internet resources and relevant software packages
* Providing advisers with the tools to function more effectively under budget limitations, and with a strong professional support network throughout the OSEAS-Europe region
* Updating the advisers knowledge of the US educational system, including admissions, standardized testing, and developments in specific subject areas
* Improving advisers' ability to work effectively and ethically in the increasingly competitive and complex field of international education

CONFERENCE SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

A formal call for conference session and workshop proposals will be posted by 25 August. Pre-Conference Workshops are tentatively scheduled for 18 and 19 July and will include a number of half-day workshops and full day workshops. Conference sessions will be offered at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels to meet the differing needs of individual advisers and advising centers. They will cover a wide range of topics relevant to educational advising for U.S. study and reflect the goals of the conference.

The OSEAS-Europe Conference is adviser generated: it is organized by overseas advisers for overseas advisers. Advisers hoping to attend are firmly encouraged to present at a conference session or workshop, either alone or with colleagues, on any topic on which they have knowledge and expertise.

International educators and related organizations in the United States, educational advisers from other regions and international schools and local universities, are also invited to submit session and workshop proposals that are in keeping with the Conference goals.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Registration materials for the conference will be posted on Inter-L, OSEAS-Europe, EAC-L and REAC listserves and on the OSEAS-Europe Web site on in early February 2001.

The Conference registration fee is $150.00. Pre-conference workshop fees are $50.00 for a one-day workshop and $25.00 for a half-day workshop.

Conference accommodations will be at the Hilton Cyprus a 5 Star hotel centrally located in Nicosia. The Hilton has new conference facilities and has recently completed a major room expansion and redecorating program.

CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES

The OSEAS-Europe Conference offers the opportunity to reach educational advisers from 150 U.S. State Department-affiliated overseas advising centers in the 36 European countries and the 12 New Independent States, and through them the European public. OSEAS-Europe's 300 members handle approximately 1,900,000 inquiries annually from individuals interested in study in the United States. That is over 7,300 inquiries every working day!

EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES

Exhibiting at the OSEAS-Europe Conference is a cost-effective opportunity to reach overseas educational advisors and through them the NIS and European public interested in educational opportunities in the U.S. In addition to the opportunity to reach approximately 150 educational advisers, the exhibitor will also have the opportunity to participate in a College Fair that should attract approximately 200-300 Turkish and Greek Cypriot students, the exhibit hall will be opened at select times to the local Cypriot community and there will be sessions scheduled specifically for the exhibitors.

To learn more about the Exhibition opportunities at the Conference or to receive an exhibition registration form contact:
Agnes Vajda
Fulbright Commission,
Hungary 1146 Budapest,
Ajtosi Durer sor 19-21
E-mail: vajda@fulbright.huninet.hu
Fax: 36-1/ 252 0266

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsorship of an event or a facility at the OSEAS-Europe Conference is the ideal opportunity to reach European educational advisers--and via the advisers, the European and NIS public interested in U.S. education.

There are numerous Conference sponsorship opportunities available. For example, sponsorship of the conference brochure, welcome packs, coffee breaks, lunches, receptions etc. To receive a complete listing of these opportunities along with details of our Sponsor Recognition Scheme or to discuss sponsorship in general, please contact:
Louise Cook
Fulbright Commission, United Kingdom
E e-mail: lcook@fulbright.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you in Nicosia!

The OSEAS-Europe Conference Planning Committee

Janet Galli, Conference Chair, American Resource Center, Switzerland
Mihaela Arsene, OSEAS-Europe Chair, The Fulbright Commission, Romania
Louise Cook, The Fulbright Commission, UK
Joan Yamada Dawson, The Fulbright Commission, UK
Catherine Friend, Program Officer for Europe, U.S. Department of State
Jody Griffin, REAC for Europe, Holland
loli Kythriotou, The Fulbright Commission, Cyprus
Isabella Lanciotti, The Fulbright Commission, Italy
Steve Mackey, REAC for NIS, Russia
Hasmik Sargsyan, IREX, Armenia
Sharen Sheehan, Program Office for NIS, U.S. Department of State
Terhi Topi, Fulbright Center, Finland
Agnes Vajda, The Fulbright Commission, Hungary

The OSEAS-Europe Conference Planning Committee wishes to thank the Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange Between the USA and Cyprus and the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia for their support of this event.

OSEAS is the professional association for overseas educational advisers and a Professional Educator Group within NAFSA.

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