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GLOBAL NOMADS INTERNATIONAL
Presents

Global Nomads

EFFECTING CHANGE WITHIN
AND BEYOND OURSELVES


THE 2003 CONFERENCE FOR GLOBAL NOMADS*


OCTOBER 24-26, 2003
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Fairfax, VA
USA

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GN *Who is a Global Nomad?
 Global nomad is anyone who has ever lived abroad before adulthood because of a parent’s occupational choice (with for, example, the diplomatic corps, religious or non-governmental missions, international business) or whose parents were/are abroad independently for career purposes.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


MS Word printable version of the Conference Schedule

FRIDAY, October 24

8:30 – 9:00    Workshop/Conference registration

9:00 – 1:00      Pre-Conference Workshops
  •    Living Wisdom – Using Personal Leadership to Make a World of Difference
  •     Getting Out of Your Own Way: The Enneagram as a Tool for Personal and Professional Growth
  •     Creative Expression of the Global Nomad Journey           
  •     Writing Your Memoir
  •     Bridging to a Better World:  Effecting Systemic Change


1:00 – 2:00      Lunch

1:00 – 2:00    Conference Registration
2:00 – 3:30    Concurrent Sessions

  •    “Global Nomads As Cultural Bridges for the New Millennium”: 
               Collegiate Reflections and Discussion on the Video 
  •     The Impact of Transition:  From Cairo to Karachi to Lima to Life
  •      Spooks, Spies and Necessary Lies:  Growing Up in the CIA  
  •     Images from the Journey: Writing as Process
  •      Moving Past “Uniqueness”: Weaving the Threads of Shared Experience
3:30 – 4:00     Break
4:00 – 5:45    Opening Plenary and  Keynote Address           
        Parade of Flags
        International School Children’s Chorus


        Opening Address:
             "Bridging to a Better World: Effecting Change Beyond Ourselves" 
             Special Guest: The Hon. Katherine A. Hagen, PhD.
                     Former Deputy Director General
                     International Labor Organization - United Nations


6:30 – 8:00    Welcome Networking Reception:  Meet the Authors/Presenters
8:00 – 10:00     At the Bistro:  Schmoozing and Smooth Jazz with the Lee Cathey Trio

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SATURDAY, October 25

7:00 – 8:00    Morning Yoga with Saskia (at the Comfort Inn University Center)
   
8:30 – 9:30    Registration/Continental Breakfast

9:30 – 10:15    Plenary and Address : 
          "Bridging to a Better World: The Art of Dynamic  In-Betweenness"
            Norma McCaig,
                Founder: Global Nomads International.

10:15 – 10:30    Break

10:30 –12:00   Concurrent Sessions
  •     Growing Up Globally:  Insights and A-ha’s
  •     Together with (or without) Children: Global Nomads as Parents and Life Partners
  •     Spirituality:  Exploring Its Impact Then and Now
  •     Our Many Selves:  A Closer Look at Cultural Identity
  •      Are You Talking to MOI?: Global Nomads and Authority

12:00 – 1:15   Lunch (sponsor-specific tables – eg. MK’s Diplomatic Corps, Business, Military Brats)

1:15 – 2:45    Concurrent Sessions 
  •     Finding Center—Wherever You Are: Meditation in Life Transitions
  •     If Only I’d Known!:  Student Discussion about Life on Campus
  •     Life in the Global Corridor: International Perspectives on the Global Nomad Experience
  •     Onions or Artichokes: Exploring the Layers of the Rest of Our Lives

2:45 – 3:00      Break

3:00 -  4:30    Concurrent Sessions
  •     The Heart of the Matter: Courting Global Nomad Style
  •     Taking Action: How to Bridge to a Better World
  •     Global Nomad Studies: Researchers Roundtable
  •     “Webroots” and Virtual Access:  Projects and Possibilities

4:45  -  6:00    Global Marketplace: Exploring the Possibilities  -
Large poster session of career and volunteer opportunities as well projects. Representatives from the fields of international education, NGO’s,international development, entrepreneurial efforts, crosscultural  training and intercultural education, etc. will be available for one-on-one mentoring and distribution of materials.

6:15 – 7:30      Dinner break and optional Members Only dinner with Special Guest

7:30  – 9:30       Music, Dancing, Revelry and Reunion!  

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SUNDAY, October 26


7:00 – 8:00       Morning Yoga with Saskia

9:00 – 9:30     Continental Breakfast
                      
9:30 – 10:45    Closing Plenary:  “Kaigaishijo, Kikokushijo: From WWII to the Present – A Personal Exploration of The Japanese Global Nomad Experience in its Historical Context”

          Guest speaker, Atsushi Furuiye
          Co-Founder Shijo-Tsushin – newletter/website for
          Global Nomads in Japan

                       A Roundtable and  Open Forum on Using Our Heritage

10:45 – 11:00    Break 

11:00 – 12:15    Interest Specific Action Groups (suggested possibilities)

  •     Writers
  •     Counselors/Practitioners
  •     Social Action
  •     Campus and Local Group Leaders           
  •     Educators          
  •     Coaches/Cross-Cultural Trainers           
  •     Researchers         
  •     GNI’s Vision, and Action, Conference 2004
  •     GNI Website and Networking

12:15 – 12:30   Break

12:30 – 2:30    Closing Luncheon: Action Group Reports  and  Awards, Closing Celebration 

2:30           Adjournment

* PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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