Past Conferences
The FIGT conference agendas are sharp, contemporary with leading edge research and programs. Since its inception in 1998, FIGT has set a global standard in the relocation industry by addressing significant transition issues and consistently bringing together the extensive expertise and knowledge of five distinct cross-sector communities: corporate, foreign service, education, military and missions. Our conferences garner relocation experts and attendees from around the globe.
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2009 FIGT Conference, Houston, Texas
2008 FIGT Conference, Houston, Texas
2009 FIGT Conference, Houston, Texas, March 5-7, 2009
Empowering Families in Global Transition Across All Sectors
FIGT is proud to announce that the outstanding 2009 program was again recognized by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) / Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI) as an excellent resource and opportunity to earn credits for your PHR, SPHR, GPHR professional certification!
THE FIGT DIFFERENCE
How does FIGT meet the challenges and opportunities of global transition?
- Offers creative solutions that are safe and successful for families and individuals in times of unprecedented economic and political change
- Provides a substantive conference; practical, tangible answers to real-time and real life questions
- Promotes cross-sector communication and synergistic solutions
- Validates the challenges that families experience when moving internationally
- Bolsters the resources available to organizations who support their employees living overseas
- Offers the opportunity for face to face interactions that can help you to build a world wide network with transition specialists and other resources
- Creates a foundation of experience, practice and research
The 2009 Program Included:
- Pre-conference workshops
- Contemporary issue plenary sessions
- Panel: Transitions: Tragedies and Triumphs -- a panel of expatriates who have faced and successfully met personal and family challenges during their lives abroad. Opportunities for audience interaction promise to make this a lively part of the program.
- Concurrent sessions focusing on HR ROI, Educational Transition, Third Culture Kids, Family and Organizational Transitions and Repatriation issues within the international arena, and the impact of cultural difference.
- A lively, interactive "Cracker Barrel" session in which you can hear targeted, practical information about the latest programs, research and approaches to family support.
- Panel: Cross Cultural Kids: The 21st Century TCK - learn from those who are helping us expand the definition of our work, whose lives as immigrants, biracial children, or international adoptees teach so much about global transition.
- Cutting edge research on global transitions, TCK identity, and expatriate families
- Informal opportunities to learn from and share with colleagues in other sectors who share your commitment to helping global families. These include informal and structured lunch discussions, meet-the-author and meet-the-speaker receptions, networking dinners and discussion forums.
2008 FIGT Conference, Houston, Texas, March 6-8, 2008
Supporting the Family: Accomplishing the Assignment
At the 2008 conference, we celebrated 10 years of empowering organizations and families who live and work globally.
THE FIGT DIFFERENCE
How does FIGT meet the challenges and opportunities of global transition?
- Offers creative solutions that are safe and successful for families and individuals in times of unprecedented economic and political change
- Provides a substantive conference; practical, tangible answers to real-time and real life questions
- Promotes cross-sector communication and synergistic solutions
- Validates the challenges that families experience when moving internationally
- Bolsters the resources available to organizations who support their employees living overseas
- Offers the opportunity for face to face interactions that can help you to build a world wide network with transition specialists and other resources
- Creates a foundation of experience, practice and research
THE 2008 PROGRAM INCLUDED
- Pre-conference workshops
- Contemporary issue plenary sessions
- Cross-Sector Best Practices Dialogue and Debate session -- a representative from each of the sectors (corporate, military, foreign service, missions and education) will discuss a hot topic relevant to all sectors. Opportunities for audience interaction promise to make this a lively launch to the program.
- Concurrent sessions focusing on HR ROI, Educational Transition, Third Culture Kids, Family and Organizational Transitions and Repatriation issues within the international arena, and the impact of cultural difference.
- A lively, interactive "Cracker Barrel" session in which you can hear targeted, practical information about the latest programs, research and approaches to family support.
- Teen's Speak Panel Discussion -- teens living the expatriate life share their perspectives. This session was the most requested return to the 2007 conference.
- Informal opportunities to learn from and share with colleagues in other sectors who share your commitment to helping global families. These include informal and structured lunch discussions, meet-the-author and meet-the-speaker receptions, networking dinners and discussion forums.
