Program at a Glance

DAY 1


Thursday – Jan 4th

DAY 2


Friday – Jan 5th

DAY 3


Saturday – Jan 6th

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