Wednesday, May 20, 2009

FIGT Call For Proposals

Hi Everyone, If you are interested in speaking at the Families in Global Transition (FIGT) conference in Houston, Texas, March 4-6, 2010, FIGT are now inviting your proposal.

"Proposals for presentations are invited for any topic of interest to the FIGT community. Preferred proposals will move beyond entry-level awareness-building to development of strategies, systemic interventions, and practical ‘how-to’ guidelines. Submission should be for a presentation that has not been offered at FIGT before.

Preference will be given to sessions focusing on one of the following topics or other new, innovative, timely, and fresh ideas:

  1. Global Citizens
  2. Cultural Issues that Influence How We Enter New Cultures
  3. Technology’s Role in the New Expatriate Family’s Life
  4. Moving for Love or Other Personal Reasons
  5. Under-studied Groups
  6. International Schools and International Students
  7. Sponsoring Organizations’ Perspective
  8. Difficult Locations, Difficult Times
  9. Mental Health and Coaching Issues
  10. Unplanned Repatriations and Early Returns
  11. Again and Again, For Better and For Worse: Multiple International Relocations
  12. Taking Care of (Personal) Business
  13. Moving Beyond Words: The Expat Experience through the Senses
  14. Building Your Own Business"
Click here to find out more about the 2010 FIGT conference and/or submitting a proposal. Thanks.

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