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>Has the abstract been posted for this discussoin topic yet.
>I see in the cmc discussion that an abtract has been posted
>from Dr. Mason....but nothing here yet.

Here's the abstract, posted on USENET on Monday, Oct. 5:
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Newsgroups: alt.education.bangkok.planning
From: anderson@acs.ucalgary.ca (Terry Anderson)
Subject: Topic Abstarct from the First Speaker 
Organization: Unibase Telecom Ltd.
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 15:52:09 GMT
 
Bangkok Project - Strategic Planning and Policy in Distance Education Topic
 
First Speaker - Dr. Tony Bates
                Director of research, Open Learning Agency, British Columbia 
 
Dates: Oct. 12 - Oct. 26
 
Host Dr. Lani Gunuwardena
 
 
Topic Abstract:
 
What are the key policy and planning issues facing distance educators
today? Are there methods that can be used to 'anticipate the future'
and develop priorities that lead to survival or even growth in
an hostile or recessionary climate?
This conference will deal concurrently with both the 'issues' and the
'methods' of strategic planning in distance education. Some of the
issues that we are likely to discuss are:
  -    the impact of economic changes on the role of distance education
  -    the changing student body
  -    the relationship between conventional universities/colleges
        and distance education units/institutions
  -    technology and access
  -    distance education in the work-place: public institutions
        in the private sector
Some of the methods we are likely to discuss are:
  -    different models for strategic planning
  -    doing an environmental scan
  -    SWOT analyses
  -    mission, mandate and vision statements: do they work?
  -    getting 'buy-in' from staff
  -    implementing a plan and dealing with crises
But remember, this is a conference, so participants will be expected
to help choose topics, and provide information, comments and experience.
This is NOT an administrative conference though, so topics such as
financial control and management, human resource development,
management information systems, etc. will need to find another home.
The strategic planning conference should be of interest to those
concerned with policies, such as Deans, Directors of Departments,
Vice-Presidents, Presidents, Vice-Chancellors, and academics
with an interest/responsibility for future directions in their distance 
teaching open learning units, and for those who have to provide research
data and information for 'the big guys'.
 
-- 
Terry Anderson
Dept. of Educational Psychology                     Ph 403-284-0922
University of Calgary                              Fax 403-289-4471    
Calgary, AB. Canada T2N 1N4              InterNet ANDERSON@ACS.UCALGARY.CA