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Topic 367 US-Russian Teleconferencing
peg:visionary cyberculture zone 1:05 AM May 16, 1994
US-Russian Teleconferencing at Brown, May 1994
Brown University now offers video-conferencing to Moscow via direct
satellite link, the only non-profit university service of its kind. The
aim of the two-way real-time link is to strengthen democratic reform in
Russia through advanced communications and to encourage joint programs in
education and science. Users are invited to visit Brown's
video-conferencing studio or to connect directly with Moscow from their
home site, using Brown as an international bridge.
The use of video-conferencing, or interactive audio/video exchange over
ordinary telephone lines, has become routine for many businesses conducting
regular face-to-face meetings with colleagues thousands of miles apart. As
technologies improve and system prices come down, video-conferencing is
moving from boardroom to classroom as a growing number of academic and
scientific institutions discover the benefits of video-conferencing in
collaborative research and distance learning programs.
In Russia, where the need for cooperative initiatives is more urgent than
ever, the last few years has seen rising costs and difficulty of travel
hobble many joint efforts. New technologies can provide the key to
regular, affordable, and reliable communications, prerequisite for any
lasting democratic change. Over the past two years, Brown's US-Russian
link has facilitated the work of doctors training Russian physicians,
scientists collaborating on space research, students taking part in
round-table discussions, and most recently, NASA and NASA-related research
from fifteen sites nationwide.
In an effort to encourage academic and non-profit groups to explore use of
video-conferencing, Brown is offering first time use of its US-Russian link
at $300. PER HOUR, including domestic connection, international space
segment, and Russian studio/support in Moscow. This introductory price of
almost half the regular non-profit service charge is available for a
limited time only, subject to change.
Slots are now open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, 8:00-10:00 EST,
(3:00-5:00 pm Moscow time). For more information or to reserve a slot,
please call (401) 863-7304 or FAX 401 863- 7304.
US-Russian Teleconferencing at Brown:
Brown University
Satellite Services
Box 1885, CIT Building
Providence, RI 02912