FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 9, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE PRESIDENT TO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT CONFERENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS

Drake University President David Maxwell will be the keynote speaker for the plenary session of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Region IV Conference at 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at the Downtown Marriott.

Approximately 300 people are expected to attend the three-day conference, which is hosted by Drake for NAFSA members who advise foreign students and scholars, direct international programs and services, coordinate study abroad programs, coordinate host family programs, and teach English as a second language.

President Maxwell’s speech, which is titled "International Education for the Next Decade: Re-charting the Map," is expected to cover current issues and concerns in international education and what lies ahead in the next decade, given enrollment concerns and national security issues.

NAFSA Region IV includes: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This is the first time that the regional conference has been held in Des Moines.

For more information on the conference schedule, visit: http://www.region4.nafsa.org/conf/des-moines2005/conf-sched.htm.

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