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  5. Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 1992 16:33:15 EDT
  6. Sender:       "Campus-Wide Information Systems" <CWIS-L@WUVMD.BITNET>
  7. From:         Takeshi Utsumi <utsumi@CUNIXF.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
  8. Subject:      "Global Lecture Hall" videoconference on 10/12 and 13th/3-3
  9. Comments: To: John_Reiss@ichp.circa.ufl.edu, chadwick@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu,
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  13.               John.C.Campbell@um.cc.umich.edu, jisrawi@rutphy.rutgers.edu,
  14.               andy@lingua.cltr.uq.oz.au, FXABKETT@BAGAMCOK.BADM.SCAROLINA.EDU,
  15.               dellis@portland.caps.maine.edu, MWITTEN@CHPC.UTEXAS.EDU,
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  21.               Ben.Geerlings@NET.IEND.WAU.NL, J.Houlker@Waikato.AC.NZ,
  22.               jun@wide.ad.jp, 76004.1450@CompuServe.COM, CREAD@VM1.YORKU.CA,
  23.               intbank%sovamsu@pandora.sf.ca.us
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  25.  
  26. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  27. September 5, 1992
  28.  
  29. CONTACT:
  30. TAKESHI UTSUMI
  31. Chairman, GLOSAS/USA
  32. 718-939-0928
  33.  
  34.         PLEASE NOTE THE SCHEDULE CHANGE OF OCTOBER 13TH SESSION.
  35.  
  36.  
  37.              Demonstration of a "Global Lecture Hall" (GLH)
  38.                          Panel Discussion Theme:
  39.        "Global Education in the 21st Century: Design and Delivery"
  40.                                    at
  41.                    The Annual International Conference
  42.                                    of
  43.            International Council for Educational Media (ICEM)
  44.                       University of Central Florida
  45.                           Orlando, Florida, USA
  46.                          October 12 and 13, 1992
  47.  
  48.  
  49.                        ICEM Conference Organizer:
  50.                           Dr. Richard Cornell,
  51.                  Education Room 310, Office of the Dean,
  52.                     Educational Services Department,
  53.           College of Education, University of Central Florida,
  54.                 P. O. Box 25000, Orlando, FL 32816 U.S.A.
  55.              Tel: +001-407-823-2053; Fax: +001-407-823-5135;
  56.                   Internet: fdcornel@ucf1vm.cc.ucf.edu
  57.  
  58.                       Videoconference Coordinator:
  59.                      Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, President,
  60.               Global University in the U.S.A., GLOSAS/USA,
  61.            43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998 U.S.A.
  62.                          Tel: +001-718-939-0928;
  63.                  Internet: utsumi@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
  64.  
  65.  
  66. I.   SCHEDULES
  67.  
  68. A.   Monday, October 12, 1992
  69. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  70. Time:     7:00 to 9:30 pm (EST/USA)
  71. Range:    North, Central and South America; Northern and Southern
  72.           Pacific Region, including Far Eastern and North Eastern Asia,
  73.           Pacific Islands, Australia, New Zealand.
  74.  
  75. Program:
  76. 19:00          "Global (Electronic) University for Global Cooperation"
  77.                Dr. Takeshi Utsumi, President of the Global
  78.  
  79.  
  80.                                   - 2 -
  81.  
  82.  
  83.                University/USA, and Professor Anton Ljutic, Champlain
  84.                Regional College, Quebec, Canada
  85. 19:35          "Global Satellite Education for Third World Countries"
  86.                Dr. Joseph Pelton, University of Colorado, Bolder
  87. 20:10          "National Technological University Courses with Digital
  88.                Video Compression Technology"
  89.                Dr. Lionel Baldwin, President, National Technological
  90.                University, Fort Collins, Colorado
  91. 20:40          "Global Empowerment of Impaired Learners: Data Networks
  92.                Which Transcend Both Physical Distance & Physical
  93.                Disabilities"
  94.                Dr. Norm Combs, Rochester Institute of Technology,
  95.                Rochester, New York
  96. 21:15          Close of October 12th GLH.
  97.  
  98. B.   Tuesday, October 13, 1992
  99. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  100. Time:     12:30 to 15:45 pm (EST/USA)
  101. Range:    North, Central and South America; Middle East and the
  102.           Mediterranean; Western, Northern, Central and Eastern Europe,
  103.           including the Commonwealth of Independent States and the
  104.           Baltic.
  105.  
  106. Program:
  107. 12:30          "ICEM and UCF - Their Role in Global Distance Education"
  108.                Dr. John Hitt, President of the University of Central
  109.                Florida, and Dr. Richard Cornell, United States Member to
  110.                ICEM.
  111. 12:55          "Greetings"
  112.                Professor Tapio Varis, Former Rector of the U.N.
  113.                University of Peace in Costa Rica and Director of the
  114.                Centre for Advanced Studies of Rovaniemi University of
  115.                Lapland, Finland.
  116. 13:05          "UNESCO and Global Education Imperatives"
  117.                Dr. Federico Mayor, Director General, UNESCO, Paris
  118. 13:40          "WAUSE for Mediterranean Countries"
  119.                Dr. Mario De Blasi, President of the World Association
  120.                for the Use of Satellites in Education (WAUSE), and Dr.
  121.                L. Ambrosi, President of Community of Mediterranean
  122.                Universities, at University of Lecce, Italy.
  123. 14:15          "Demonstration of Virtual Reality for the Design of a
  124.                Future City in the 21st Century by School Children in
  125.                Ottawa, Canada, Orlando, Florida, and Lecce, Italy"
  126.                Ms. Julie Stanfel, National Film Board of Canada, and
  127.                Vivid Group in Toronto, Canada
  128. 15:45          Close of October 13th GLH.
  129.  
  130.  
  131. II.  PROCEDURES
  132.  
  133.      (1)  If you have a satellite downlink facility and our satellite
  134. foot-prints cover your area, you can receive our satellite signal.  We
  135.  
  136.  
  137.                                   - 3 -
  138.  
  139.  
  140. will have privilege of using two SATCOMs for the U.S. domestic coverage;
  141. ANIK-E1 for Canadian and Alaskan coverage; COLUMBIASAT, INTELSAT, ETS-V,
  142. GOES2 and ATS3 for Northern and Southern Pacific; MORELOS and INTELSAT
  143. for Central and South America and the Caribbean; COLUMBIASAT and OLYMPUS
  144. for Western, Northern, Eastern Europe, the Baltic and the Commonwealth
  145. of Independent States, etc.  (INTELSAT, MORELOS, GOES2, ATS3 and ETS-V
  146. are now under negotiation.)
  147.      (2)  Some participants, such as in Denmark, Netherlands and Mexico,
  148. will distribute our signal through their local terrestrial TV
  149. broadcasting or cable TV networks, in such a way that their students and
  150. children can watch our events at their home.
  151.      (3)  There will be sign-language interpreter for physically
  152. impaired persons.
  153.  
  154.  
  155. VI.  COSTS
  156.  
  157.      Other than participation fee, all participants have to be
  158. responsible for the costs of (1) down/uplinking from/to satellites; (2)
  159. telephone call to UCF for Q&A; and (3) sending fax to UCF for backstage
  160. coordination.
  161.  
  162.  
  163.                                   - 4 -
  164.  
  165.  
  166.                    Application Form for Participation
  167.                                    in
  168.                 Demonstration of a "Global Lecture Hall"
  169.  
  170.                          Panel Discussion Theme:
  171.        "Global Education in the 21st Century: Design and Delivery"
  172.                                    at
  173.                    The Annual International Symposium
  174.                                    of
  175.            International Council for Educational Media (ICEM)
  176.                       University of Central Florida
  177.                           Orlando, Florida, USA
  178.                          October 12 and 13, 1992
  179.  
  180.  
  181. [    ]    Non-profit organization:
  182.  
  183.           (a)  One session either on 12th or 13th
  184.           (    )    GLOSAS/USA member (*)                       U.S.$200.
  185.                     Date of participation:   ____________________________
  186.           (    )    Non GLOSAS/USA member                       U.S.$350.
  187.                     Date of participation:   ____________________________
  188.  
  189.           (b)  Two sessions on 12th and 13th
  190.           (    )    GLOSAS/USA member (*)                       U.S.$300.
  191.           (    )    Non GLOSAS/USA member                       U.S.$525.
  192.  
  193. [    ]    Profit-oriented organization:
  194.  
  195.           (a)  One session either on 12th or 13th
  196.           (    )    GLOSAS/USA member (*)                       U.S.$300.
  197.                     Date of participation:   ____________________________
  198.           (    )    Non GLOSAS/USA member                       U.S.$525.
  199.                     Date of participation:   ____________________________
  200.  
  201.           (b)  Two sessions on 12th and 13th
  202.           (    )    GLOSAS/USA member (*)                       U.S.$450.
  203.           (    )    Non GLOSAS/USA member                       U.S.$788.
  204.  
  205.           (*): Educational Professional members ($100).
  206.  
  207.      If this creates a problem, please write to GLOSAS/USA -- especially
  208. those people in under-served Third World countries.
  209.  
  210.      Enclosed is my (our) check made payable to "GLOSAS/USA."
  211.      Total enclosed:  $ ________________
  212.  
  213. [    ]    Please bill me (us) using the Purchase Order Number:   ________
  214.  
  215. [    ]    Please inform me (us) technical specifications of satellite
  216.           from which we can receive the signal of GLH.
  217.  
  218.  
  219.                                   - 5 -
  220.  
  221.  
  222. NAME: _____________________________________________________________________
  223.  
  224. TITLE: ____________________________________________________________________
  225.  
  226. ORGANIZATION: _____________________________________________________________
  227.  
  228. ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________
  229.  
  230. CITY: _________________________  STATE: _____  ZIP CODE: __________________
  231.  
  232. COUNTRY: ______________________
  233.  
  234. PHONE: ________________________    FAX: ___________________________________
  235.  
  236. E-MAIL ADDRESS(ES): _______________________________________________________
  237.  
  238.  
  239. LOCATION OF RECEIVING SITE: _______________________________________________
  240.  
  241. SITE COORDINATOR: _________________________________________________________
  242.  
  243. RAISING QUESTION PHONE NUMBER: ____________________________________________
  244. (at receiving site)
  245.  
  246. EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: ___________________________________________________
  247. (at receiving site)
  248.  
  249. TECHNICAL SUPPORT PHONE NUMBER: ___________________________________________
  250.  
  251. POTENTIAL MEDIA USAGE (check all that apply):
  252.  
  253. SATELLITE DOWNLINK: _______  C-BAND: _________  KU-BAND: __________________
  254.  
  255. SATELLITES USED: __________________________________________________________
  256.  
  257.  
  258. Return address:
  259. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  260.      Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D.
  261.      President, Global University in the U.S.A. (GU/USA)
  262.      A Divisional Activity of GLOSAS/USA
  263.      (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)
  264.      43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A.
  265.      Phone: +001-718-939-0928
  266.      SprintMail: TUTSUMI/GU.USA/ASSOCIATES.TNET
  267.      Internet: utsumi@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
  268.