**[International Education Week 2003]{.underline}**

International Education Week 2003 will be celebrated on November 17-21,
2003, across the United States and at U.S. embassies and cultural
centers around the world.

International Education Week (IEW) will be organized by important themes
for each day. Events on Monday, November 17, will set the stage for the
rest of the week. Tuesday, November 18, will highlight international
studies in the schools. Wednesday, November 19, will highlight special
education and disabilities. Thursday, November 20, will highlight higher
education. Friday, November 21, will highlight the learning and teaching
of foreign languages. For more information on International Education
Week events across the USA and around the world, click here for the
joint IEW website of the Departments of Education and State:
\<<http://exchanges.state.gov/iew/>\>

**Worldwide Connection with Egyptian,**

**South African, Mexican and U.S. Students**

**Date:** Monday, November 17

**Time:** 11:00A.M. - 12:00P.M. *EST*

The Department of Education is working with **i\*EARN** and the **Global
Nomads Group** to connect, in a videoconference conversation, students
and education ministry representatives from four countries -- Egypt,
Mexico, South Africa and the United States. The conversation will focus
on the importance of learning about other countries and other cultures,
and the positive role of technology in this international aspect of
education. Secretary Paige will participate in the videoconference from
Cardozo High School in Washington, DC.

Information on i\*EARN can be located **[here]{.underline}**
\<<http://www.iearn.org/>\>

Information on the Global Nomads Group can be located
**[here]{.underline}** \<<http://www.gng.org/frame.html>\>

## Remarks by Dr. George Atkinson -- Science Advisor to 

## Secretary of State Powell

**[Date:]{.underline}** Monday, November 17

**[Time:]{.underline}** 1:00P.M. *EST*

Dr. George Atkinson will give remarks on science, technology and
international education at Department of Education Headquarters in
Washington, DC. Dr. Atkinson is Secretary of State Colin Powell's
Advisor for Science and Technology issues.

A biography of Dr. George Atkinson can be located **[here]{.underline}**
\<<http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/24359.htm>\>.

## OPE Videoconference with Students from New Zealand

**[Date:]{.underline}** Monday, November 17

**[Time:]{.underline}** 3:00P.M. - 4:00P.M. *EST*

The Department's Office of Postsecondary Education, in coordination with
the **New Zealand Fulbright Commission** and the United States Embassy
in New Zealand, is organizing a videoconference for middle school
students in New Zealand and the United States. This videoconference will
include a game show similar to "It's Academic."

Click **[here]{.underline}**
\<<http://www.fulbright.org.nz/about/index.html>\> for the website of
the New Zealand Fulbright Commission.

## Remarks by Associate Under Secretary Esposito to EU Representatives

**[Date:]{.underline}** Monday, November 17

**[Time:]{.underline}** 3:00P.M. *EST*

Associate Under Secretary Joseph Esposito will speak to education
attaches from European Union member countries. These special remarks
will be focused on current and future education-related collaboration
between the United States and EU member countries. The **Italian
Embassy** in Washington, DC is hosting this event.

A biography of Joseph A. Esposito can be located here \<
[**http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/edlite-esposito_bio.html**](http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/edlite-esposito_bio.html)\>.
Click here \<[**http://www.italyemb.org/**](http://www.italyemb.org/)\>
for the website of the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC.

## Goldman Sachs International Education Awards Dinner and 

## States Institute on International Education

**[Date:]{.underline}** Tuesday, November 18

**[Time:]{.underline}** 7:00P.M. - 10:00P.M. *EST*

*The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International
Education* are created and directed by the **Asia Society** and funded
by the **Goldman Sachs Foundation**. In the first year of the program,
five annual prizes of \$25,000 each will be awarded to a winning
elementary or middle school, high school, state, higher education
entity, and organization focused on media or technology use. Secretary
Rod Paige will give remarks and help present the awards at a dinner that
will take place during the Second Annual States Institute on
International Education at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC.
Earlier in the day, Department officials will participate in States
Institute sessions on "Integrating International Content into High
School Reform" and "Measuring our Progress: Data Needs in International
Education."

Click **[here]{.underline}** \<<http://www.asiasociety.org/>\> for the
website of the Asia Society. Click **[here]{.underline}**
\<<http://www.gs.com/our_firm/the_culture/social_responsibility/gs_foundation.html>\>for
the website of the Goldman Sachs Foundation. Information on the
International Education in the Schools Initiative can be accessed
**[here]{.underline}** \< <http://www.internationaled.org/> \>.

## Secretary Paige's Remarks to the Autism Summit

# **Date:** Wednesday, November 19

**[Time:]{.underline}** 9:15A.M. *EST*

Secretary Rod Paige will give opening remarks at the *Autism Summit
Conference: Developing a National Agenda*, to be held at the Washington
Convention Center. This event is being co-sponsored by the Department of
Health and Human Services and the Department of Education's Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This important event will
bring together a diverse group, including parents, education and health
organizations, to discuss general concerns related to autism and
specific concerns over the heavily increasing rates of this disability.
Although the summit is primarily developed to build a national agenda,
the Secretary has been invited to discuss the international aspect of
this problem, especially since other nations are also facing increasing
rates of autism. Irish Minister of Education Noel Dempsey will accompany
Secretary Paige and give brief remarks to the attendees.

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### Secretary Paige and Irish Minister Dempsey

#### Signing Renewal of Memorandum of Understanding on Education

**[Date:]{.underline}** Wednesday, November 19

**[Time:]{.underline}** 11:30A.M. *EST*

Secretary Rod Paige and Irish Minister of Education Noel Dempsey will
renew a US-Ireland Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Education. The
signing will take place at the Blair House in Washington, DC. This annex
will emphasize mutual cooperation and collaboration on special
education.

## OELA Director Ferrier's Keynote Remarks to NCSSFL Conference

**[Date:]{.underline}** Thursday, November 20

**[Time:]{.underline}** 11:30A.M. *EST*

Maria Ferrier, the Deputy Under Secretary for English Language
Acquisition, will give keynote remarks to the Annual Conference of the
**National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages** in
Philadelphia, PA.

Click **[here]{.underline}** \<<http://www.ncssfl.org/>\>for the website
of the National Council of State Supervisors of Foreign Languages
(NCSSFL).

## Panel Discussion on Teacher Preparation with 

## Acting Deputy Secretary Hickok

**[Date:]{.underline}** Thursday, November 20

**[Time:]{.underline}** 2:00P.M. *EST*

Acting Deputy Secretary Eugene Hickok will moderate a panel discussion
on preparing teachers to teach international content and skills. The
panel will be held at Department of Education Headquarters and will
feature experts from higher education and on international issues,
including Dr. Gilbert Merkx, Vice Provost for International Affairs at
Duke University, Dr. Jeff Sedgwick, Political Science Professor at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Vivien Stewart, Executive
Director of the National Coalition on Asia and International Studies in
the Schools and Asia Society Vice President for Education.

A biography of Dr. Eugene Hickok can be located **[here]{.underline}**
\< <http://www.ed.gov/news/staff/bios/hickok.html>\>. Information on the
National Coalition on Asia and International Studies in the Schools can
be accessed **[here]{.underline}** \< www.internationaled.org/NC.htm \>.

## Secretary Paige's Opening Remarks to the ACTFL Annual Conference

**[Date:]{.underline}** Friday, November 21

**[Time:]{.underline}** 11:00A.M. *EST*

Secretary Rod Paige will make opening remarks at the annual conference
of the **American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)**
in Philadelphia, PA. Over 5,000 foreign language teachers from around
the nation will be attending the conference.

Click **[here]{.underline}** \<<http://www.actfl.org/>\> for the website
of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

**[Secretary Paige's Remarks to the World Affairs Council of
Philadelphia]{.underline}**

**[Date:]{.underline}** Friday, November 21

**[Time:]{.underline}** 12:00P.M. -- 1:45P.M. *EST*

Secretary Rod Paige will speak on the importance of international
education at a special luncheon of the **World Affairs Council of
Philadelphia**, at the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia, PA. The World
Affairs Council of Philadelphia is a non-profit organization that works
to educate more citizens on important international issues.

Click **[here]{.underline}** \<<http://www.wacphila.org/>\> for the
website of theWorld Affairs Council of Philadelphia.

## International Education Week in England, November 10-14, 2003

The United Kingdom is celebrating its own International Education Week
during November 10-14, 2003, at schools and other locations around
England. Information on these events can be obtained from the **British
Council** and **UK TeacherNet**.

Click **[here]{.underline}** \<
<http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/educationoverview/Events/IEW/> \> for the
website of UK TeacherNet, the host site of IEW UK. Click
**[here]{.underline}** \<
[www.britishcouncil.org/education/showcase3.htm](http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning.htm)
\> for the website of the British Council.