Save the Date: 2019 Refugee Integration Conference
Registration is Now Open
Save the Date for US Together’s 2019 Refugee Integration Conference on October 9 and 10, 2019, at Ohio University-Dublin (6805 Bobcat Way, Dublin, OH 43016). This year’s theme is The Story of Our Journey.
Who Should Attend?
Along with our partners, we are offering insightful sessions on both days, covering a wide variety of topics of particular interest to:
Professionals
Service Providers
Local Media/Journalists
Anyone interested in engaging with the New American Community.
Day 2, organized in partnership with the Ohio Welcoming Initiatives Network, will focus on Ohio’s Global Talent: Preparing our Workforce for Our Future and will offer special insight to:
Apprenticeship Programs
Chambers of Commerce
Community Colleges and Technical Schools
Employers and Service Providers
Government Officials and Policymakers
Immigrants and Refugees
Workforce and Economic Development Practitioners.
Partnerships
International Migration Film Festival
This year, our Refugee Integration Conference will be partnering with the International Migration Film Festival held in the same venue on the evening of October 9th. The film festival will feature films focusing on migration: refugees, immigrants, displaced persons, economic migrants, asylum-seekers, and/or undocumented individuals.
We are seeking film submissions in multiple categories, ranging from 5 minutes to full-length feature films and documentaries. We invite students and professionals alike to submit films before midnight on September 20, 2019.
For more information on the International Migration Film Festival and how to submit your film, please see the flyer at right or click here.
Ohio TESOL Conference
We are proud to offer valuable learning opportunities to teachers through our collaboration with Ohio TESOL.