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Date:         Mon, 7 Sep 1992 12:28:06 EDT
From:         Takeshi Utsumi <utsumi@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Subject:      "Global Lecture Hall" videoconference on 10/12 and 13th

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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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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Return address:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     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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