Continuing Education for the Professions

2009 CIBER Business Language Conference

Navigating the World of Business Through Language and Culture

Thursday–Saturday • April 2–4, 2009

Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, Mo.

CIBER Associate Directors Meeting

Agenda: March 31–April 2, 2009

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.	Arrival/Registration Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO
6:00 p.m. –8:00 p.m.	Welcome Reception Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO Grand Ballroom FG
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Marriott Country Club Plaza Grand Ballroom E
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.	Breakfast
9:00 a.m.– 9:15 a.m.	Grand Ballroom D Title:Call to Order and Host CIBER Greeting Speaker: Melissa Birch, Director, University of Kansas CIBER
9:15 a.m.– 9:30 a.m.	Title:Greeting from the City of Kansas City, MO Speaker: Jodi Edgerton, Director of Office of International Affairs and Trade, City of Kansas City, MO
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Title: IRIS Update Speaker: Lynnea Johnson, University of Illinois
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Title: Uploading the application via Grants.gov Speaker: Kelly Murphrey, Texas A&M University
10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Title:Available CIBER Resources Speaker: Alexis Gaul, George Washington University
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch, Grand Ballroom E
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Grand Ballroom D Title: Evaluation Panel Speakers: Suzanne Dove, University of Wisconsin Nikki Kernaghan, University of Florida Krista Peterson, University of Washington
2:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.	Title:Review of CIBER Director’s Meeting Speakers: Melissa Birch, Director, University of Kansas CIBER Alexis Gaul, George Washington University
2:25 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Title:CIBERGrant Application Teleconference Speaker: Susanna Easton, US Dept. of Education
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	Title:Website Upgrade Panel Speakers: Deidre Mendez, University of Texas Mike Shealy, University of South Carolina
3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Title: CIBERWeb Update and Q&A Session Speaker: Sarah Singer, Michigan State University
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Title: Final Words and Conclusion of Business James Hoadley, Georgia Institute of Technology
Thursday, April 2, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Grand Ballroom E Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Grand Ballroom E Title: Consortia Meetings
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.	Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.	Grand Ballroom D Title: Homeland Security Issues Speaker: Rochelle MacArthur, University of Hawaii
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	Title:Corporate Outreach for CIBERs Speaker: James Hoadley, Georgia Institute of Technology
11:45 a.m. – 12:40 p.m.	Grand Ballroom E Lunch
12:45 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.	Grand Ballroom D Title:K-12 Initiatives Speakers: Harlan Day, Director, Indiana Council for Economics Education (Introduced byGreg Cutchin - Purdue CIBER) Sonia Verdu, Florida International University
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Title: Less Commonly Taught Languages Speakers: Cynthia Halliday, Brigham Young University Mark Ballam, San Diego State University, Korean Program
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Title:CIBERGrant Application Teleconference Speaker: Susanna Easton, US Dept. of Education
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Title: 2010 AD Meeting and CIBER Language Conference Speakers: Sherri Davis and Kenric Tsethlikai – University of Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.	Closing Remarks Sarah Singer, Michigan State University
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.	Closing Reception with Language Conference Grand Ball Room EFG