Sunday, March 18, 2012

CO.NX Program Archive On-Demand

Study in the USA: University of Maine - NEW!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
08:00 EDT (12:00 UTC, 18:00 Astana)
Description: Learn about how you can study abroad at the University of Maine as an international student. The Director of the Office of International Programs, Karen Boucias, will give a presentation and then answer your questions. Format: This will be a video webchat in English. Please click on the URL above and Enter as a Guest to participate.
 Women and Science: Julie Payette – Making History - NEW!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
10:00 EDT (14:00 UTC)
Description: Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an astronaut? Learn how the first female Canadian Astronaut, Julie Payette, pursued her dreams to participate in the International Space Station Mission and fly with the U.S. Space Shuttles Endeavor and Discovery. As part of the CO.NX series on Women’s History Month, tune in as she shares her experience with students across Quebec, Canada. Format: This will be an interactive video webcast in French. Please click on the URL above to participate.
Women and Entrepreneurship
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC)
 
Description: Are you ready to take your business to the next level? Want to show the world what you’ve got? Join Liz Cullen from WEConnect International and Karin Sullivan from the U.S Department of State’s Office of Economic Policy for the Western Hemisphere, for an interactive discussion in Spanish. Chat with your peers around the region, learn from each other, and explore what opportunities are available to those who are ready to make the leap! Format: This will be a video webchat in Spanish. Please click on the URL above to participate.

Public Private Partnerships in Education
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC)
Description: Are you looking for ways to do more in education with fewer resources? Do you need creative ways to prepare your students for the challenges of the 21st Century workforce? Do you want to help build the programs that will set those students on the right path? Join Lalarukh Faiz from the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnership Initiatives; Eduardo Cader, Executive Director of the Superate! Programs in El Salvador; and Amy Dove and Araceli Partearroyo from the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City to learn how the U.S. government is working with partners to increase educational opportunities for students in Latin America.

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