Join a panel of experienced business people in a discussion of the benefits of hiring international graduate students, the process for doing so, and the best strategies for navigating immigration rules and regulations. The presentation and panel discussion will be followed by a networking event with light refreshments

Presenters: David DiMaggio, Program Manager, CASE Co-op at Syracuse University

            Andrea Godfread-Brown, Esq., Hancock & Estabrook, LLP

Panelists from:                  

• Blue Highway (a Welch Allyn company)
• The Bank of New York Mellon
• Integrated Medical Devices
• Infimed
• US BeverageNet

 What’s It About:

We will discuss the process of hiring an international employee from the perspective of the employer and the employee.  There will be a brief presentation on the recent changes and trends in immigration rules and in employer compliance programs. 

Who Should Attend:

Upstate business owners and managers who are interested in finding highly-skilled graduate students or recent grads in the fields of engineering, computer science and I.T. will benefit from this lively discussion of how to find, hire and keep the best and the brightest.

Among the topics to be covered:

·        Statistics on S.U. grad students in specific tech fields

• Basic process for hiring an international student
• Economy’s effect on the H-1B program
• E-Verify and I-9 compliance
• Immigration Reform efforts-what to expect!
• Strategies for immediate hiring and long-term employment planning.
• Success stories of local employers with international employees.