Annual CIES Gala Dinner
 
Wednesday, March 25
8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Colonial Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Please join us for the annual CIES Gala Dinner, which will take place in the beautiful Colonial Room of the Francis Marion Hotel, from 8:00pm - 10:00pm on Wednesday, March 25. This annual dinner will include a full course dinner with wine and soda service. (Click HERE for a PDF of the Gala Dinner menu). Please note that the Gala Dinner is a pre-ticketed event; tickets must be reserved when completing your conference registration. Tickets will not be sold on-site.


Opening Reception

Co-Hosted by Teachers College, Columbia University and the Open Society Institute
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Colonial Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Please join us from 7:30 - 9:30pm for the opening reception, co-hosted by Teachers College and the Open Society Institute. The reception will take place in the Francis Marion Hotel, Carolina Ballroom B. The Opening Reception follows the official conference welcome and CIES Awards Ceremony.


Sponsored Receptions

The CIES 2009 Conference Organizing Committee wishes to thank the many institutions, organizations, and agencies who are serving as sponsors of the following evening receptions. We also thank the individual coordinators and contacts who have facilitated the process of organizing these receptions.


Monday, March 23

Reception: Academy for Educational Development
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Colonial Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: IISE University of Pittsburgh, OISE University of Toronto, UNESCO IBE, National Chung Cheng University
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Carolina B, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: Africa SIG, sponsored by the Assoc. for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Calhoun Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: The Washington Consortium for Comparative and International Education and Training: American University, George Mason University, George Washington University & University of Maryland
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion Hotel


Tuesday, March 24

Reception: United Arab Emirates & Middle East SIG
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Carolina B, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: University of South Carolina, College of Charleston, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania State University
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Colonial Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception:Stanford University, Bowling Green State University, SUNY-Albany, UCLA
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Calhoun Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: Loyola University, DePaul University, Kent State University, Indiana University
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Pinckney Room, Francis Marion Hotel

Reception: Mexican Reception
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Bridgeview (room 1203), Francis Marion Hotel