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Education Fairs
Student education fairs give you a chance to speak directly with representatives of U.S. universities, language programs and summer schools. You can visit each school's booth, talk with people who teach and work there, and take home brochures and applications.
Fairs at a glance: Fall 2009/Spring 2010
| Dates | City, Country | Name of Fair | Organizer |
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| Sept. 11, 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept. 13, 2009 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept. 15, 2009 | Salvador, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept. 17, 2009 | Goiania, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept. 19-20, 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept.2009 | China | Yes-Asia High School Fairs | Yes-Asia |
| Sept. 22, 2009 | Curitiba, Brazil | Salão Mini-Fairs | BMI |
| Sept. 20, 2009 | Hong Kong, China | US Higher Education Fairs | IIE |
| Oct. 13, 2009 | Guyaquil, Ecuador | Expo-Estudiante | BMI |
| Oct. 17-18, 2009 | Bogota, Colombia | Expo-Estudiante | BMI |
| Oct. 25, 2009 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Expo-Estudiante | BMI |
| Oct. 24, 2009 | Panama City, Panama | Latin Expo | ISN |
| Oct. 26, 2009 | Bogota, Colombia | Latin Expo | ISN |
| Oct. 27, 2009 | Quito, Ecuador | Latin Expo | ISN |
| Oct. 29, 2009 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Latin Expo | ISN |
| Nov. 2, 2009 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Latin Expo | ISN |
| Oct. 14, 2009 | Berlin, Germany | College Day | College Council |
| Oct. 15, 2009 | Munich, Germany | College Day | College Council |
| Oct. 18, 2009 | Ankara, Turkey | Int’l Education Fairs of Turkey | IEF’T |
| Oct. 20, 2009 | Izmir, Turkey | Int’l Education Fairs of Turkey | IEF’T |
| Oct. 24-25, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey | Int’l Education Fairs of Turkey | IEF’T |
| Oct. 10, 2009 | Bangkok, Thailand | US Higher Education Fairs | IIE |
| Oct. 4, 2009 | Jakarta, Indonesia | US Higher Education Fairs | IIE |
| Oct. 3-4, 2009 | Taipei, Taiwan | American Education Fairs | AIEF |
| Oct. 5, 2009 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | American Education Fairs | AIEF |
| Oct. 6, 2009 | Taichung, Taiwan | American Education Fairs | AIEF |
| Oct. 17-18, 2009 | Taipei, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| Oct. 19, 2009 | Taichung, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| Oct. 20, 2009 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| Oct.25-Nov. 14th | Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam and India | TABS Asia Boarding Schools Fairs | TABS |
| Oct.27-Nov.11 | Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE | US Educational Group. | USEG |
| Nov. 7, 2009 | Hong Kong, China | US Higher Education Fairs | IIE |
| Nov. 7-8, 2009 | Istanbul, Turkey | International Education Fairs | a2 |
| Feb. 22, 2010 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | American Education Expo | ISN |
| Feb. 23, 2010 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | American Education Expo | ISN |
| Feb. 24, 2010 | Dubai, UAE | American Education Expo | ISN |
| Feb. 28, 2010 | Manama, Bahrain | American Education Expo | ISN |
| March 2010 | Taipei, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| March 2010 | Taichung, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| March 2010 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | American Education Expo | Oh America |
| February 2010 | Jakarta, Indonesia | EducationUSA Fair | AMINEF |
| February 2010 | Bandung, Indonesia | EducationUSA Fair | AMINEF |
| February 2010 | Semarang, Indonesia | EducationUSA Fair | AMINEF |
| February 2010 | Jogyakarta, Indonesia | EducationUSA Fair | AMINEF |
| March 6-7, 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 10, 2010 | Salvador, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 12, 2010 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 14, 2010 | Curitiba, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 16, 2010 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 18, 2010 | Florianopolis, Brazil | Salão do Estudante 2008 | BMI |
| March 2010 | Seoul, Korea | American Education Fair | AIEF |
Other fairs: Magazines are also given out in the fall in Chile (at a fair sponsored by the bi-national center), at the International Education Week in November in Cartagena, Colombia (bi-national center), at the Casa Thomas Jefferson (binational center) fair in Brasilia, Brasil in August (or September) and In the spring at the Salon de l’Etudiant in Paris by the Fulbright Commission.
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