In the US, SIETAR-USA is celebrating the Twelfth Annual SIETAR-USA Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from October 17 to 20. The theme of this year’s conference is “Navigating Complexity in an Intercultural World.”

Two AFS Staff members, Anna Collier (AFS International) and Carolyn Rehn (AFS-USA) are collaborating with a session titled “A Global Curriculum for Intercultural Competence Development,” where they will be presenting the AFS Intercultural Link Learning Program. Attendees will learn more about Intercultural Learning and the way in which AFS develops a collective intercultural competence and a language around intercultural topics.

To attend the SIETAR-USA Conference, you can still register on the website and get ready for four days of exciting intercultural opportunities and learning experiences with the keynote speakers, concurrent sessions and other opportunities to connect with professionals and researchers.

Can’t make it to the SIETAR-USA Conference? SIETAR Baltimore (October 17) and SIETAR Metro New York (October 23) are organizing events this month in the US.

If you are in Japan, the Japan Intercultural Institute is celebrating its 2012 Annual Conference on November 11 in Tokyo. The title of the one-day conference is “Developing Global Leaders: Education and Training for Language, Culture and Confidence” and it will cover a wide variety of topics such as intercultural leadership, bilingualism and biculturalism in a globalized world, and intercultural understanding. To check the presentations, the special workshop and the keynote speaker, go to the conference’s website in the previous link and request a reservation.

Wherever you are, we encourage you to connect with Intercultural Education specialists in your area!