Second Annual GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FAIR
The Second Annual Global Opportunities Fair is complete! Thank you to all of the effort put in by our officers, directors, and volunteers! Great job everybody! Check back for information regarding the 3rd Annual Global Opportunities Fair in the near future!
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The Global Opportunities Fair (GO Fair) is for students who
are interested in opportunities abroad, not only through studying abroad, but
also working abroad. Many international companies will be participating
and students will have the chance to talk with them about international
opportunities they offer their employees. Lunch will be from
12:00 - 2:00pm in the South Ballroom PMU, with short speeches by Leah Jamieson
and a sponsor of the GO Fair. Please note
that you must be registered to attend most of the colloquium events listed with
the exception of the GO Fair. You can download schedules below:
Colloquium Schedule: Registered attendees
Registered Student Schedule: Recommended
for GO volunteers and colloquium registered students
Regular Student Schedule: For other
GEARE members and students that would like to attend some activities.
| AustraLearn |
| Boston University |
| Butler University |
| Delphi |
| Georgia Institute of Technology |
| German Academic Exchange Service |
| German Academic Exchange Service |
| IAESTE United States |
| Institute of International Education |
| NAFSA |
| Purdue University - Study Abroad Program |
| Purdue University - GEP Program |
| Purdue University - GEARE Program |
| Purdue University - IASTE |
| Saint Louis University - Madrid Campus |
| Siemens Building Technologies Inc |
| Stryker |
| Techologico de Monterrey Campus Touca |
| University of Rhode Island |
| Virginia Tech |
The second annual Global Opportunities fair will be taking place this year as a part of the 10th annual Colloquium on International Engineering Education. For more information you can access the Colloquium Website. The colloquium will occur on November 1st through 4th, 2007. This fair gives corporations and organizations a forum for sharing information with top students about different options available for global study and work experiences. Student interviews may also be coordinated with our facilities coordinator.
Check out the fun GO Fair related
activities that are available to GEARE
members and registered students!
Opportunities for GEARE Students!
The colloquium has three seminars that are
open to all GEARE members. These seminars do not require registration and are a
great opportunity to learn information related to your global experiences!
Thursday, November 1st
3:30-5:30pm
Stewart Center 204
How to incorporate global experience into your resume and career
Saturday, November 3rd
8:30am-10:00am
PMU East Faculty Lounge
Six-student panel discussing experiences in study abroad
Saturday, November 3rd
10:30am-12:00
Stewart Center 214D
Roundtable regarding the formation of a national student organization for
international engineering
Exhibitors:
All exhibitors need to
register for the conference by the pre-registration
deadline of October 1, 2007 using the Colloquium registration form. There is no
one day registration fee. You must pay the registration fee no matter how many
days you participate in the Colloquium. Once the exhibitors have registered,
GEARE students will follow up to see what their needs will be, e.g., what type
of tables, how many tables, electricity, sign stands,
etc. A GEARE student will be available to man your
booth whenever you wish to participate in the Colloquium.
Students:
The GO Fair is open to all Purdue students,
however the lunch is only open to
invited students and Colloquium participants. Students
may register for the the rest of the Colloquium activities for a $100 fee which
covers meals and all activity participation.
For more information regarding registration, check out the Colloquium Registration Page. Registration forms can be downloaded here.
If you have specific questions, please contact the Purdue Organizational Committee Conference Chair Eckhard Groll, or GEARE Global Opportunities Fair Director Kyle Zienin.
Eckhard Groll: groll@purdue.edu
Purdue University
(765) 496-2201
Kyle Zienin:
kzienin@purdue.edu
GEARE Global Opportunities Fair Director