This document outlines the author's schedule and activities during the 54th Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference held from February 26 to March 5, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. It includes the author's volunteering responsibilities, attendance at various panel discussions and lectures on topics related to education, and notes from sessions. The author gained knowledge on issues like school improvement, governance, civic education, and the role of technology in classrooms to apply to future research and analysis in their home country.

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6. My time- schedule at CIES 26/02/10 Friday 4.30-7.30pm Volunteering at the registration 27/02/10 Saturday 4.30-7.30pm Volunteering at the registration 28/02/10 Sunday 7.30-9.30 Opening Reception Sponsored by Michigan State University and the Academy for Educational Development 1/03/10 Monday 10.00-11.30 Panel discussion : A Day in School: How Much Opportunity to Learn Do Schools Provide? 1.30-3.00pm Panel discussion : Education for Development: Gender Equality and Social Movements 4.30-7.30pmVolunteering at the registration 7.30-9.30pm Reception http://cies2010.msu.edu/

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9. Comparative and International Education Society, US http://cies2010.msu.edu/ March 1-5,2010, Chicago, Illinois

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13. My time- schedule at CIES 2/03/10 Tuesday 8.00-9.30 Panel discussion : School Governance and Citizenship Education 10.00-11.30 Invited Lecture on "Reimagining Teacher Education“ 12.00-1.15 Panel discussion: Education For Human Rights and Social Justice 1.30-4.30pmVolunteering at the registration 7.30-9.30pm Reception Sponsored by International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and Educational Testing Service (ETS) 3/03/10 Wednesday 8.00-9.30 Panel discussion : European Integration: Effects on Education 10.00-11.30 Invited Presidential Panel - Global Higher Education Futures: The UNESCO Trend Report 12.00-13.15 School Based Management: Evidence on its Effects and Challenges for Evaluation 2.30-5.30pmVolunteering at the registration 7.30-9.30pm Reception http://cies2010.msu.edu/

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22. My time- schedule at CIES 4/03/10 Thursday 8.00-9.30 School Reform in Fragile Contexts 10.00-11.30 Invited Symposium - Transnational Epistemic and Policy Communities: Institutional, Historical, Philosophical and Methodological Concerns 12.00-13.15 Technology in the Classroom, ICT and Learning 1.30-2.30pm ICTs as a Response to Local Needs 2.30-5.30pm Volunteering at the registration 8.30-11.00pm Gala Dinner 5/03/10 Friday 7.30-10.30 Volunteering at the registration http://cies2010.msu.edu/

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