Call for CIES Regional Conference Proposals

If your university or organization is interested in hosting or organizing a regional CIES conference to take place in the next calendar year, you can apply for funds to support that educational meeting by completing this application.

Please email the completed application to the CIES Office of the Executive Director.

The deadline for applications is August 15th of the current year. Please note that the conference must take place in the following calendar year.

Past Regional Conferences and Locations

2014 Midwestern CIES Regional Conference

Location: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Date: October 10-11, 2014
Theme: "Reimagining Internationalization: Critical Dialogues on Global Dimensions of Education".

2013 Northeast Regional Conference

Location: University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA
Date: November 1-2, 2013
Theme:"Education in Uncertain Times"

2013 Southeast Regional Conference

Location: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Date: October 11-13, 2013
Theme: “Pressing Issues in Contemporary Comparative and International Education” 

2013 Midwest Regional Conference

Location: Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
Date: November 1-3, 2013
Theme: "Developing and Supporting Global Initiatives in Education"

2012 Western Regional Conference

Location: Arizona State University
Date: October 25-27, 2012
Theme: "Crossing Learning Borders"

2011 Eastern Regional Conference

Location: University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date: October 28-29, 2011
Theme: "The Transformative Role of Education for a More Inclusive World"

2010 Midwest Regional Conference

 Location: Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Date: October 29-30, 2010
Theme: "Globalizing Curriculum across University Disciplines"

 2010 Western Regional Conference

Location: California State University, Long Beach, CA
Date: October 14-16, 2010
Theme: "Reimagining Centers and Peripheries"

 2009 Western Regional Conference

Location: Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Date: October 8-9, 2009
Theme: "Beyond Aid: Rethinking Approaches to International Development in Education"

2009 Northeast Regional Conference

 Location: New York, New York
Date: March 17-21, 2008
Theme: "Gaining Educational Equity Around the World"

2009 Midwest Regional Conference

Location: Kent State University, OH
Date: October 23-24, 2009
Theme: "Current Research and Activism in Comparative International Education: Advancing the Legacy of Gerald H. Read"