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                          The Bangkok Project 
                           September 3, 1992
 
The Bangkok Project is a worldwide, electronic symposium focused 
on issues of importance to distance educators. The project 
coincides with the XVI World Conference of the International 
Association for Distance Education (ICDE), which will be held in 
Bangkok, Thailand from Nov. 5 to Nov. 13, 1992. 
 
The project is designed so that both delegates to the Congress and 
others who are interested in distance education, but who cannot 
attend the Congress, will be able to participate. Delegates in 
Bangkok will be able to access the discussions via a local CoSy 
computer conference. Others can access the project discussions via 
a variety of local, national and international networks.  
 
The Bangkok Project will consist of six topic/discussions (see 
attached list), each lasting from 2 to 6 weeks. Each 
discussion will open with a presentation of the major issues 
by an internationally known "First Speaker."  A volunteer "host"  
will provide moderator functions for each topic as needed.   
 
The symposium will be distributed, worldwide, on nearly 40 stand-
alone systems, discussion lists and networks. Many of these groups are 
special-interest or professional groups that are interested in one or more of the
Bangkok project topics. Other groups are located on computer systems at
universities, commercial information utilities or bulletin board distribution
networks.  Each list has a volunteer porter who will filter comments, both from
and to the project, to insure high quality of discussion by eliminating
unnecessary comments and inappropriate traffic.  
 
Discussions related to the project can happen at two levels.  Local 
issues and comments relevant to a smaller subset of readers can 
remain on the local and specialized discussion lists. Items of a 
more general nature can be transmitted back to the main distribution 
network located at the University of Calgary. These comments will 
then automatically be ported to the First Speaker and the other 40 
distribution lists for comment or further discussion. 
 
The success of the project depends upon quality discussion, skillful 
porters, and efficient electronic distribution networks. The project 
will be one of the first global conversations, shared by thousands 
of interested distance education students, scholars, and 
practitioners.   
 
There is no cost for participation, other than that for normal 
access to any of the distribution networks or systems. There is no 
formal registration process, other than to join one of the 40 
groups which will be carrying the discussions.  
 
The most widely distributed discussion groups/networks are listed 
below. A complete list of the porters and systems is available from 
the Project, Network Coordinator, Terry Anderson - 
ANDERSON@ACS.UCALGARY.CA 
  
Major Lists Carrying the Bangkok Project: 
 
Distance Education Online Symposium. DEOS-L  
              (subscribe at LISTSERV@PSUVM.PSU.EDU) 
Usenet group -   alt.education.distance.bangkok  
              (subscribe by joining any site that carries USENET 
                  News groups) 
FidoNet ECHO  (ask your local FidoNet SYSOP about EDUCATOR or HIGH-ED echo) 
RIME ECHO     (ask your local RIME Sysop about the EDUCATOR echo) 
K12 Net       (ask your local K12 Net Sysop or see K12 groups on 
                  Usenet News)
  
The six discussion groups topics, First speakers and dates are as 
follows: 
 
1. Dr. Robin Mason: Open University of United Kingdom - 
      Applications of Electronic Communication for Distance 
      Education in the Third World  
 
2. Dr. Michael Moore, Director, American Center for Study of 
      Distance Education, - Emerging Theories and Philosophy of 
      Distance Education 
 
3. Dr. Tony Bates: Director of Research, Open Learning Agency, of 
      British Columbia, - Strategic Planning and Policy for Distance 
      Education  
 
4. Dr. Gene Rubin, Editor, Research in Distance Education, 
      Athabasca University, -- Emerging Issues in Distance 
      Education Research 

5. Mr. Laury Melton: International Centre for Distance 
      Learning - Databases and Documentation for Distance 
      Education 
 
6. Dr. David Sewart: President, International Council for Distance 
      Education, - Distance Education and Student Support  
 
 
#     Start      Finish       Short Name       First Speaker 
------------------------------------------------------------------- 
1.    Oct 12      Nov. 30     BANCMC           Dr. Robin Mason 
2.    Oct 12      Oct. 26     BANTHY           Dr. Michael Moore 
3.    Oct 26      Nov. 9      BANPLN           Dr. Tony Bates 
4.    Oct 26      Nov. 9      BANRES           Dr. Eugene Rubin 
5.    Nov 9       Nov. 23     BANDB            Mr. Laury Melton 
6.    Nov 16      Nov. 30     BANSUP           Dr. David Sewart  

-- 
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

William Dubie
dubie@tnpubs.enet.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation,
Littleton, Mass.

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