HACU presents its 6^th International Conference

San Antonio, Texas – The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) will present its 6^th International Conference, “Technology and Culture: International Convergence,” in Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 22-24, at the El Dorado Hotel.

The three-day conference has become one of the country’s premier international platforms and attracts Hispanic higher education leaders from around the world to promote education as a key to economic growth and multicultural understanding.

“Our goal is to develop new international education partnerships which do not recognize geographical barriers in order to promote cultural understanding through our common commitment to educational advancement as the surest path to progress and prosperity for our global economy,” said HACU President and CEO Antonio R. Flores.

College and university leaders from throughout the Americas and abroad will join international education service providers and corporate supporters at a conference that will feature sessions on topics including the creation of cultural context for successful technology partnerships; promoting a multicultural, multilingual approach to higher education; cross-border technology trends and the role of Hispanic higher education; and future directions in international policies on education, culture, and technology.

Confirmed speakers include:

• José Natividad González Parás, Governor of Nuevo León (México)
• Rudolf Bergermann, Founder & President, Schlaich, Bergermann und Partner
• Pornchai Mongkhonvanit, President, Siam University and President-Elect, International Association of University Presidents (IAUP)
• Louis Caldera, President, University of New Mexico
• Peter Smith, President, California State University, Monterey Bay and Director General of Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of July 1, 2005

Invited speakers include:

• Carlos De Icaza, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States
• Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico
• U.S. Senators Jeff Bingam and Pete Domenici
• U.S. Representative Heather Wilson.
• Eduardo Bours Castelo, Governor of Sonora
• Larry A. Delgado, Mayor of the City of Santa Fe
• Miguel Sanz Sesma, President, Government of Navarra
• Dan Zaslavsky, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

HACU, which began as an organization of colleges and universities serving the higher education needs of the youngest and largest ethnic population in the United States, now includes a membership of 400 colleges and universities serving more than two-thirds of all Hispanic higher education students in the United States and abroad.

HACU's international conferences have attracted wide attention to global issues and trends in education, workforce development in new areas of technology, public policy, and cultural development.

For more information on the Conference or specific session topics, please visit www.hacu.net.