Program at a Glance

7:00 AM	Registration to open *Location:* Kovens Conference Center Front Desk
9:00 AM	Technical Visits (optional) (2 – 4 hours) Pre-booking required Exploring the Wonders of the Florida Everglades: An Eco-Adventure Tour (prepayment required) Discovering South Beach: An Educational Expedition into Art, Culture, and History. Includes Jewish Museum of Florida – FIU and Art Deco Walking Tour Sign up on your own Botanical Wonders and Historic Splendors: An Educational Tour of Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden & Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Art, Science, and Exploration: An Educational Tour of Perez Art Museum and Frost Museum of Science
1:30 PM	Concurrent Workshops (180 mins) STR Workshop CHE Workshop CHIA Workshop SHARE Center Update (STR) Journal Editorial Board Meetings
4:30 PM	Deans and Directors Meeting
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM	Welcome Reception

7:00 AM	Registration to open
7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast ends
9:00 AM (60 mins)	General Session 1 *Theme:* Miami “the Magic City” – technology + tourism
10:00 AM	Cafecito Time Sponsored by Café Bustelo
10:30 AM (90 mins)	Paper Presentations I
11:50 AM	Paper Presentations I ends
12:00 PM (60 mins)	Networking Lunch Break
1:00 PM (30 mins)	Poster Session A
1:30 PM (60 mins)	Paper Presentations II
2:30 PM (30 mins)	Paper Presentations II end Poster Session B Cafecito Time Sponsored by Bustelo
3:10 PM (90 mins)	Paper Presentations III
4:40 PM	Paper Presentations III ends
4:45 PM	Panel 1: On The Path To Assistant Professorship
5:45 PM	Panel 2 Ends
6:00 PM (90 mins)	Light snacks and beverages School & Career Fair begins
7:30 PM	School & Career Fair ends
7:30 PM	Students Only Social(Students self-organize)
On Your Own	Miami’s Gastronomic Renaissance – find out why it is the next culinary mecca *Description:* Discover the diverse flavors of Miami’s culinary scene by visiting our FIU alumni-owned restaurants. Bring your conference registration badge for special discounts!

7:00 AM	Registration to open
8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:50 AM	Continental Breakfast ends
9:00 AM (60 mins)	General Session 2 – Adam Stewart, CD, Hon LLD, Executive Chairman, Sandals Resorts International *Theme: The Future of All-Inclusives and Tourism in the Caribbean* *Description:* Hosted in the Kovens Conference Center ballroom
10:00 AM	Cafecito Time Sponsored by Café Bustelo
10:30 AM (90 mins)	Paper Presentations IV
11:50 AM	Paper Presentations IV ends
12:00 PM (60 mins)	Networking Lunch Break
1:00 PM (30 mins)	Poster Session C
1:30 PM	Poster Session C ends
1:30 PM (60 mins)	Paper Presentations V
2:30 PM	Paper Presentations V ends
2:30 PM (30 mins)	Poster Session D: Cafecito Time Sponsored by Café Bustelo
3:00 PM	Poster Session D ends
3:10 PM (30 mins)	Panel 2: Business Intelligence by M3
3:40 PM	Panel ends
4:00 PM (90 mins)	Paper Presentations VI
5:30 PM	Paper Presentations VI end
5:45 PM	Sponsors Meeting
6:30 PM	Interactive Mixology Demonstration by Bacardi Center of Excellence
7:00 PM	Awards Dinner