Program Schedule - 2019 TAICEP Conference

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***This version of the "Quick Schedule" was last updated Friday 18 October 2019. Please visit the full schedule on the conference website / mobile app for the most up-to-date information.***

Monday (Pre-Conference Workshops), October 21, 2019
07:15AM - 05:30PM Shaughnessy Foyer	Conference Registration
07:30AM - 05:30PM Shaughnessy Foyer	TAICEP Membership Table
08:00AM - 12:00 Noon Point Grey	Evaluation Checklist: Defining the Steps You Need to Take and the Information Required to Assess Foreign Credentials
08:00AM - 12:00 Noon Shaughnessy I	Introduction to and Update on the Bologna Process
08:00AM - 12:00 Noon Shaughnessy II	Demystifying the Middle East: A Focus on the Gulf States
10:00AM - 10:15AM Shaughnessy Foyer	Morning Workshop Refreshment Break
01:00PM - 05:00PM Point Grey	Review! Refresh! Revisit! - Updates and Best Practices on Detecting and Combating Fraud
01:00PM - 05:00PM Shaughnessy I	Into the Maze - Making Sense of Transnational Education
01:00PM - 05:00PM Shaughnessy II	The Educational Systems of West African Countries
03:00PM - 03:15PM Shaughnessy Foyer	Afternoon Workshop Refreshment Break
05:30PM - 06:30PM Point Grey	First Time Attendee Welcome
06:30PM - 08:00PM	First Time Attendee Restaurant Hops

Tuesday, October 22, 2019
07:15AM - 08:15AM Pinnacle Foyer	Morning Coffee and Tea
07:15AM - 10:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	Conference Registration
08:00AM - 05:00PM Pinnacle Foyer	Exhibitors
08:00AM - 06:00PM Pinnacle Foyer	TAICEP Membership Table
08:15AM - 08:45AM Pinnacle Ballroom	Conference Welcome and Opening
08:45AM - 10:00AM Pinnacle Ballroom	Global Standards in International Credential Evaluation
10:00AM - 10:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	Refreshment Break
10:30AM - 11:45AM Point Grey	No One Told Me 2+2 Doesn't Always = 4!
10:30AM - 11:45AM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	To Recognize and To Be Recognized!
10:30AM - 11:45AM Shaughnessy I	Evaluating Post-Secondary Vocational Education and Qualifications: Common Challenges in Sweden and Norway
10:30AM - 11:45AM Shaughnessy II	Teacher Education Around the World
11:45AM - 01:15PM Pinnacle Ballroom	Lunch (Sponsored by AACRAO)
01:15PM - 02:15PM Point Grey	Odds and Ends - Exploring British Non-University Qualifications
01:15PM - 02:15PM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Developing Canadian Higher Education Capacity for International Credential Transfer Assessment
01:15PM - 02:15PM Shaughnessy I	An Update on Education in Sudan
01:15PM - 02:15PM Shaughnessy II	Whose Reality Counts and Why It Counts? - Evaluation of Qualifications from Disputed Territories and Unrecognized States
02:15PM - 02:30PM	Break
02:30PM - 03:30PM Point Grey	No, It's Not! An Interactive Discussion of Controversial Evaluation Topics
02:30PM - 03:30PM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	It's a Recognition World
02:30PM - 03:30PM Shaughnessy I	The Educational System of Japan
02:30PM - 03:30PM Shaughnessy II	!Hasta la Autenticidad Siempre! The Changing Landscape of Credential Authentication in Cuba
02:30PM - 03:30PM Pinnacle Ballroom	The Value of the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) to Candidates
03:30PM - 04:00PM Pinnacle Foyer	Refreshment Break
04:00PM - 05:00PM Point Grey	Synergistic Programs: Best Practices for Evaluating Transnational Secondary Education
04:00PM - 05:00PM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Beyond the 12-Year Paradigm: A Journey Through Extraordinary Secondary Systems
04:00PM - 05:00PM Shaughnessy I	Xin Chao: Say Hello to Vietnam's Educational System and Its Credentials
04:00PM - 05:00PM Shaughnessy II	Caught in the Middle: Challenges and Opportunities for Mid-Level Managers
06:00PM - 08:00PM Point Grey and Atrium Foyer	Conference Reception

Wednesday, October 23, 2019
07:15AM - 08:45AM Pinnacle Foyer	Conference Registration
07:30AM - 05:30PM Pinnacle Foyer	TAICEP Membership Table
07:45AM - 08:45AM Pinnacle Foyer	Morning Coffee and Tea
08:00AM - 05:00PM Pinnacle Foyer	Exhibitors
08:01AM - 08:40AM Pinnacle Ballroom	TAICEP Coffee Talk: Membership and Volunteering Opportunities
08:45AM - 10:00AM Point Grey	Cross Cultural Communication Skills for Credential Evaluators: Let's Play!
08:45AM - 10:00AM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Towards Global Recognition of Forced Migrants' Qualifications
08:45AM - 10:00AM Shaughnessy I	Credential Assessor Competencies
08:45AM - 10:00AM Shaughnessy II	Evaluating International Professional Degrees
10:00AM - 10:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	Refreshment Break
10:30AM - 11:45AM Point Grey	The Quandaries of Evaluating TNE Programs and Credentials
10:30AM - 11:45AM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Blockchain for Recognition
10:30AM - 11:45AM Shaughnessy I	Dealing with Malpractice and Certification Issues from an Awarding Organisation Perspective
10:30AM - 11:45AM Shaughnessy II	Diploma to Degree: A Global Progression Pathway Made In Scotland
11:45AM - 01:15PM Pinnacle Ballroom	Lunch (Sponsored by NACES)
01:15PM - 02:15PM Point Grey	Shades of Grey: The Unspoken Challenges of Reviewing Secondary Credentials from Around the World
01:15PM - 02:15PM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Down the Rabbit Hole: Researching Credentials in the Internet Age
01:15PM - 02:15PM Shaughnessy I	An Update on the Educational System of Morocco
01:15PM - 02:15PM Shaughnessy II	International Summer Programs in East Asia: To Transfer or To Not Transfer Credit
02:15PM - 02:30PM	Break
02:30PM - 03:30PM Point Grey	Changes and Adjustments on Study Background Service, Privacy & Data Protection and College Entrance Examination
02:30PM - 03:30PM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Looking to the Future: The Communal Credential Archive Project
02:30PM - 03:30PM Shaughnessy I	Two-Cycle Medical Education in the European Higher Education Area
02:30PM - 03:30PM Shaughnessy II	The Wild West of Alternate Credentials
03:30PM - 04:00PM Pinnacle Foyer	Refreshment Break
04:00PM - 05:00PM Pinnacle Ballroom	CIS International Accreditation: Global Reach and National Recognition
05:00PM - 11:59PM	The Night is Yours - Enjoy Vancouver!
06:30PM - 09:00PM	Service Project

Thursday, October 24, 2019
07:30AM - 08:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	Morning Coffee and Tea
08:00AM - 11:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	TAICEP Membership Table
08:30AM - 09:30AM Point Grey	One Student, Three Results: Understanding and Evaluating Chinese Secondary Credentials
08:30AM - 09:30AM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Accreditation Across Borders: How Do We View Cross-Country Accreditation?
08:30AM - 09:30AM Shaughnessy I	Beyond Traditional Advanced Placement: AP Research, AP Capstone and the AP International Diploma
08:30AM - 09:30AM Shaughnessy II	Credential Evaluations for Immigration
09:30AM - 09:45AM	Break
09:45AM - 10:45AM Point Grey	Secondary & Higher Education of Hong Kong (and Related Educational Reforms)
09:45AM - 10:45AM Ambleside I (4th Floor)	Quality at Your Fingertips: The Value of the New European Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)
09:45AM - 10:45AM Shaughnessy I	An Update on Thai Education
09:45AM - 10:45AM Shaughnessy II	An Introduction to Physiotherapy Education Around the World
11:00AM - 11:30AM Pinnacle Foyer	Refreshment Break
11:30AM - 12:15PM Pinnacle Ballroom	Conference Closing
12:15PM - 12:30PM Pinnacle Foyer	TAICEP Convocation (Certificate Pickup)