CSIET 27th Annual Conference

October 27-28, 2011 - Seattle, Washington

This year will mark the CSIET 27th Annual Conference, which will be held from October 27th - 28th, 2011 in Seattle, Washington at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.

Download the Registration Form: Click here

**If paying by credit card, please complete the Credit Card Authorization Form.

Registration Forms can be e-mailed, mailed or faxed to:

CSIET
212 South Henry Street, First Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314

**This year CSIET will be holding its 2011 National School Conference on International Youth Exchange immediately following our 27th Annual Conference. If you would like to register for both events, please indicate on the registration form**

Conference Agenda

Attendees to the 27th Annual Conference should plan to arrive the evening of Wednesday, October 26th or in the early morning of Thursday, October 27th. This year, there will be a slight change in schedule as there will be no Saturday sessions. The Annual Conference will adjourn the evening of Friday, October 28th.

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Friday, October 28th, 2011

* Schedule subject to change

Keynote Speaker

Mr. Rick Ruth

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Private Sector Exchange
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State

Rick Ruth is Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Private Sector Exchange in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the Department of State. As Acting DAS, he oversees the designation, monitoring and compliance of the Exchange Visitor Program.

Rick is a former Foreign Service Officer and career member of the Senior Executive Service. He joined the United States Information Agency in the mid-1970s as a Russian-speaking exhibit guide. Prior to joining the government, he taught Russian language and literature at the University of Arizona.

Hotel Reservations and Bookings Process

Click here to visit the Renaissance Seattle Hotel Booking page for this event, or for phone reservations, please call 1-(800) 266-9432 and ask for the CSIET 2011 Annual Conference Group Rate.

*Individuals are responsible for reserving their own rooms. The cost of the hotel is not included in the conference registration fee

Presentations & Proposals

If your organization would like to submit a proposal for a general session or presentation for a breakout session, please fill out the following Presentation Proposal Form and email it to mailbox@csiet.org or fax to (703)-739-9035

Exhibitor Information

If your organization would like to exhibit at the CSIET 27th Annual Conference, please download the Exhibitor Registration Packet and the Sponsorship Form and submit to CSIET by Friday, September 16th. Late fees will incur after this date. For additional information, please call our office at (703) 739-9050 or e-mail Rizwan Hasan at rizwan@csiet.org

• 2010 - Nashville, TN
• 2009 - Alexandria, VA
• 2008 - San Diego, CA
• 2007 - Alexandria, VA
• 2006 - New Orleans, LA