2010 Conference Highlights
FIGT CONFERENCE
4-6 March, 2010
Houston, Texas
Families in Global Transition provides a forum where members of internationally mobile families, e.g. corporate, military, diplomatic, missionary, gather with those who assist them: human resource personnel, relocation experts, educators and counselors. Together we develop strategies for dealing with challenges of cross-cultural living.
THE 2010 PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE:
- Pre-conference workshops
- Contemporary issue plenary sessions
- Concurrent sessions focusing on HR ROI, Educational Transition, Third Culture Kids, Family and Organizational Transitions and Repatriation issues within the international arena, and the impact of cultural difference.
- A lively, interactive "Cracker Barrel" session in which you can hear targeted, practical information about the latest programs, research and approaches to family support.
- Cutting edge research on global transitions, TCK identity, and expatriate families
- Informal opportunities to learn from and share with colleagues in other sectors who share your commitment to helping global families. These include informal and structured lunch discussions, meet-the-author and meet-the-speaker receptions, networking dinners and discussion forums.
- Registration discounts for FIGT Associates - see below.
- Access to the latest resources for family support in book store and exhibit center.
To ask questions regarding the program, contact the Program Committee at program@figt.org.
2010 FIGT Program Schedule
Why would YOU want to go to the Families in Global Transition Conference (March 4-6, 2010 in Houston)? Here's why!
If you're an ENTREPRENEUR developing a new business based on your personal and professional experience, at FIGT you'll be able to:
- explore how expat experience can enhance career opportunities
- network with others who have successfully built businesses
- network with and learn from potential clients
- network with potential employers or employees
- learn how to write a business plan, find tools and resources for building business
- present your product and service
- establish a professional network of peers and mentors in a sharing, non-competitive environment
- learn about the range of business opportunities in global relocation
If you are a global life or executive COACH, at FIGT you will be able to:
- fill in expertise about relocating families' transition challenges and workplace cultural challenges
- network with other coaches and potential organizations
- explore how coaching can dovetail with other support services
- explore best practices in coaching
- establish and learn from global coaching community
If you are an educator/school/university COUNSELOR, at FIGT you will be able to:
- explore possibility of careers in international schools
- explore possibility of careers after experience in international schools
- fill in expertise about relocating families' transition challenges and workplace cultural challenges
- learn best practices for supporting TCKs and repatriating students
- explore how to support international and "cross-cultural kids" in the classroom
- explore the role of schools in supporting global families
If you are an EAP/mental/medical HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, at FIGT you will be able to:
- fill in expertise about relocating families' transition challenges and workplace cultural challenges
- network with other mental health professionals
- explore how EAPs and counseling can dovetail with other support services
- explore best practices in medical and mental health provision to global families
- establish and learn from global mental health community
If you are now or have ever lived as an EXPATRIATE ACCOMPANYING SPOUSE, at FIGT you'll be able to:
- learn from other spouses and professionals
- connect with similar experience/find community
- discover, articulate or validate strength or skill
- develop new coping tools and resources
- learn how to help children and spouses
- find others with international experience
- explore how expat experience can enhance career opportunities, including portable careers
If you are a human resource or GLOBAL MOBILITY MANAGER, at FIGT, you'll be able to:
- learn about expatriate experiences directly from spouses, children and service providers
- learn best practices in supporting families from other sectors and corporations
- have access to range of services and products to help do their job
- developing an understanding of the soft issues in an international relocation
- learn about different challenges in different regions of the world and under different circumstances
- learn how cultural differences and transition challenges impact transferees' productivity and assignment outcome
- learn how to balance the costs of supporting a family, make wise financial decisions
And, if you've come before, you know these reasons and so many others and we are thrilled you are returning.