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Article #14World-wide education video conference
From: Tim Arnold
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 12:20
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1992 12:20
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If anyone out there is interested in receiving this education video-
conference, please let me know. If there are enough people interested
in the triangle area, we can link up ( . . . somehow).
This is a forwarded message from some big mailing list from the president
of Global University / USA. Included with no changes from the original.
--Tim Arnold
arnold@stat.ncsu.edu
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 1992
CONTACT:
TAKESHI UTSUMI
Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
718-939-0928
PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULE CHANGE OF OCTOBER 13TH SESSION.
Demonstration of a "Global Lecture Hall" (GLH)
Panel Discussion Theme:
"Global Education in the 21st Century: Design and Delivery"
at
The Annual International Conference
of
International Council for Educational Media (ICEM)
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida, USA
October 12 and 13, 1992
ICEM Conference Organizer:
Dr. Richard Cornell,
Education Room 310, Office of the Dean,
Educational Services Department,
College of Education, University of Central Florida,
P. O. Box 25000, Orlando, FL 32816 U.S.A.
Tel: +001-407-823-2053; Fax: +001-407-823-5135;
Internet: fdcornel@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu
Videoconference Coordinator:
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, President,
Global University in the U.S.A., GLOSAS/USA,
43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998 U.S.A.
Tel: +001-718-939-0928;
Internet: utsumi@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
I. SCHEDULES
A. Monday, October 12, 1992
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Time: 7:00 to 9:30 pm (EST/USA)
Range: North, Central and South America; Northern and Southern
Pacific Region, including Far Eastern and North Eastern Asia,
Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand.
Program:
19:00 "Global (Electronic) University for Global Cooperation"
Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, President of the Global
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University/USA, and Professor Anton Ljutic, Champlain
Regional College, Quebec, Canada
19:35 "Global Satellite Education for Third World Countries"
Dr. Joseph Pelton, University of Colorado, Bolder
20:10 "National Technological University Courses with Digital
Video Compression Technology"
Dr. Lionel Baldwin, President, National Technological
University, Fort Collins, Colorado
20:40 "Global Empowerment of Impaired Learners: Data Networks
Which Transcend Both Physical Distance & Physical
Disabilities"
Dr. Norm Combs, Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, New York
21:15 Close of October 12th GLH.
B. Tuesday, October 13, 1992
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Time: 12:30 to 15:45 pm (EST/USA)
Range: North, Central and South America; Middle East and the
Mediterranean; Western, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe,
including the Commonwealth of Independent States and the
Baltic.
Program:
12:30 "ICEM and UCF - Their Role in Global Distance Education"
Dr. John Hitt, President of the University of Central
Florida, and Dr. Richard Cornell, United States Member to
ICEM.
12:55 "Greetings"
Professor Tapio Varis, Former Rector of the U.N.
University of Peace in Costa Rica and Director of the
Centre for Advanced Studies of Rovaniemi University of
Lapland, Finland.
13:05 "UNESCO and Global Education Imperatives"
Dr. Federico Mayor, Director General, UNESCO, Paris
13:40 "WAUSE for Mediterranean Countries"
Dr. Mario De Blasi, President of the World Association
for the Use of Satellites in Education (WAUSE), and Dr.
L. Ambrosi, President of Community of Mediterranean
Universities, at University of Lecce, Italy.
14:15 "Demonstration of Virtual Reality for the Design of a
Future City in the 21st Century by School Children in
Ottawa, Canada, Orlando, Florida, and Lecce, Italy"
Ms. Julie Stanfel, National Film Board of Canada, and
Vivid Group in Toronto, Canada
15:45 Close of October 13th GLH.
II. PROCEDURES
(1) If you have a satellite downlink facility and our satellite
foot-prints cover your area, you can receive our satellite signal. We
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will have privilege of using two SATCOMs for the U.S. domestic coverage;
ANIK-E1 for Canadian and Alaskan coverage; COLUMBIASAT, INTELSAT, ETS-V,
GOES2 and ATS3 for Northern and Southern Pacific; MORELOS and INTELSAT
for Central and South America and the Caribbean; COLUMBIASAT and OLYMPUS
for Western, Northern, Eastern Europe, the Baltic and the Commonwealth
of Independent States, etc. (INTELSAT, MORELOS, GOES2, ATS3 and ETS-V
are now under negotiation.)
(2) Some participants, such as in Denmark, Netherlands and Mexico,
will distribute our signal through their local terrestrial TV
broadcasting or cable TV networks, in such a way that their students and
children can watch our events at their home.
(3) There will be sign-language interpreter for physically
impaired persons.
VI. COSTS
Other than participation fee, all participants have to be
responsible for the costs of (1) down/uplinking from/to satellites; (2)
telephone call to UCF for Q&A; and (3) sending fax to UCF for backstage
coordination.
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Application Form for Participation
in
Demonstration of a "Global Lecture Hall"
Panel Discussion Theme:
"Global Education in the 21st Century: Design and Delivery"
at
The Annual International Symposium
of
International Council for Educational Media (ICEM)
University of Central Florida
Orlando, Florida, USA
October 12 and 13, 1992
[ ] Non-profit organization:
(a) One session either on 12th or 13th
( ) GLOSAS/USA member (*) U.S.$200.
Date of participation: ____________________________
( ) Non GLOSAS/USA member U.S.$350.
Date of participation: ____________________________
(b) Two sessions on 12th and 13th
( ) GLOSAS/USA member (*) U.S.$300.
( ) Non GLOSAS/USA member U.S.$525.
[ ] Profit-oriented organization:
(a) One session either on 12th or 13th
( ) GLOSAS/USA member (*) U.S.$300.
Date of participation: ____________________________
( ) Non GLOSAS/USA member U.S.$525.
Date of participation: ____________________________
(b) Two sessions on 12th and 13th
( ) GLOSAS/USA member (*) U.S.$450.
( ) Non GLOSAS/USA member U.S.$788.
(*): Educational Professional members ($100).
If this creates a problem, please write to GLOSAS/USA -- especially
those people in under-served Third World countries.
Enclosed is my (our) check made payable to "GLOSAS/USA."
Total enclosed: $ ________________
[ ] Please bill me (us) using the Purchase Order Number: ________
[ ] Please inform me (us) technical specifications of satellite
from which we can receive the signal of GLH.
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NAME: _____________________________________________________________________
TITLE: ____________________________________________________________________
ORGANIZATION: _____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________
CITY: _________________________ STATE: _____ ZIP CODE: __________________
COUNTRY: ______________________
PHONE: ________________________ FAX: ___________________________________
E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES): _______________________________________________________
LOCATION OF RECEIVING SITE: _______________________________________________
SITE COORDINATOR: _________________________________________________________
RAISING QUESTION PHONE NUMBER: ____________________________________________
(at receiving site)
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: ___________________________________________________
(at receiving site)
TECHNICAL SUPPORT PHONE NUMBER: ___________________________________________
POTENTIAL MEDIA USAGE (check all that apply):
SATELLITE DOWNLINK: _______ C-BAND: _________ KU-BAND: __________________
SATELLITES USED: __________________________________________________________
Return address:
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Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.
President, Global University in the U.S.A. (GU/USA)
A Divisional Activity of GLOSAS/USA
(GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)
43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A.
Phone: +001-718-939-0928
SprintMail: TUTSUMI/GU.USA/ASSOCIATES.TNET
Internet: utsumi@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
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Internet: arnold@stat.ncsu.edu North Carolina State Univ.
BITNET : ARNOLD@NCSUSTAT Dept. of Statistics, Raleigh NC 27695
Phone : 919 515 2584 FAX: 919 515 7591
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Internet: arnold@stat.ncsu.edu North Carolina State Univ.
BITNET : ARNOLD@NCSUSTAT Dept. of Statistics, Raleigh NC 27695
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Newsgroups: triangle.talks Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sun-barr!concert!rock!taco!arnold From: arnold@stat.ncsu.edu (Tim Arnold) Subject: World-wide education video conference Version: 5 Message-ID: <1992Sep8.122005.12982@ncsu.edu> Originator: arnold@esssta.stat.ncsu.edu Sender: news@ncsu.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Department of Statistics, NCSU Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 12:20:05 GMT Lines: 271