<<March 27, 2006>>
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Bill Runyon <billrunyon@earthlink.net>

Mike S. Wenger, D. Phil. <mike@wengerandwenger.com>

Jeanne Hudson <jhudson@nsf.gov>

Tatsushi (Tats) Arai <tarai@gmu.edu>

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>


Dear Bill:

(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) in response to my following previous list distribution;

(03/08/06) Annual Congress of the International Physiciansforthe Prevention of Nuclear War (Nobel Peace Prize recipients) in Helsinki, Finland, on September 7-10, 2006.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M65C51BDC

I am very delighted to hear that you enjoy reading our list distributions.

(2) About our Peace Gaming project, pls visit following papers;
(a)
Takeshi Utsumi, GLOSAS/USA
"Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming (GCEPG)"
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E1D121E09

(b)
BTW, this is in the following book;
Global Peace Through The Global University System
Tapio Varis - Takeshi Utsumi - William Klemm (Eds.)
University of Tampere, Finland 2003
ISBN 951-44-5695-5
The entire contents of this book can be retrieved at;
http://makeashorterlink.com/?M2D252E09
In the bottom line of this page, you can find the following;
“Interview with Takeshi Utsumi” by Parker Rossman
(c)
Utsumi, T. (2005); "Global E-Learning for Global Peace with Global University System," Paper for the forthcoming publication "Communication and Learning in the Multicultural World," University of Tampere, Finland, (Edited by Pekka Ruohotie), to celebrate the 60th birthday of the GUS Acting President Tapio Varis in June 2006; December 29, 2005
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W29E26D9C

and/or

(d)
"Global University System with Globally Collaborative Innovation Network"; Paper to be presented at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in Tunis, Tunizia, November 14-18, 2005
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W155410BB

(3) So far, the following organizations indicated their strong interest and willingness to participate in our GCEPG Project;
(a) The Millennium Institute [USA],
(b) Research Committee 51 (RC51) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) at the University of Marburg [Germany],
(c) Club of Rome [Belgium],
(d) National School of Public Health [Greece],
(d) Trans-European Research and Education Networking Association (TERENA) [Netherlands],
(e) GLORIAD at Oak Ridge National Laboratory [USA],
(f) McLeod Institute of Simulation Sciences (MISS) at California State University at Chico  [USA],
(g) Prof. Onishi in Japan with Futures of Global Interdependence (FUGI) model, the world largest econometric model [Japan], and many others.

(5) The Millennium Institute <http://www.millenniuminstitute.net/> in Arlington, VA has indicated their willingness to participate in this project with their national system dynamics models of Bangladesh, China, Ghana, Guyana, Italy, Malawi, Somaliland, Tunisia, and the United  States.
Dear Mike:

Referring to your msg of 3/23rd, pls let me know more about the socio-economic simulation model of Finland which is being used at the course for the Finnish Policy Makers.

I am very delighted because the use of such quantitative model for policy making is the one I have been advocating in the past three decades along with the GCEPG project — see the following how my idea started;
McLeod, J., "Preface," Mission Earth Track of 1998 Conference on Simulation Methods and Applications (CSMA98), Theme: Parallel and Distributed Simulation, November 1-3, 1998, Orlando, Florida
http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/csma98/MEintro.htm

People at the Millennium Institute also indicated me that their institute would be willing to be the global center of our GCEPG project, as firstly organizing a planning workshop.

(6) However, according to Ms. Hudson of NSF, the Millennium Institute (a non-profit organization with the IRS 501 (c)(3) tax exempt status) is not eligible for the NSF fund for the workshop.

Subsequently, I am now in the process of locating an appropriate higher educational institution in the US from which our fund request for the workshop is to be submitted to the NSF.

(7) In contrast to other projects with GRID technology, our GCEPG is to devise asynchronous, interactive coordination of geographically dispersed, dissimilar simulation models of socio-economic-environmental system of participating countries, as taking into account of the following unavoidable  conditions;
(a) latency through narrow-band Internet,
(b) time differences among participating parties,
(c) head-scratching  time.

This also has to take into consideration of the use of narrow bandwidth in developing countries.
BTW, I firstly presented this GCEPG project at the International Conference on Computer Communications (ICCC) in Washington, DC, in October of 1972 — see also;
McLeod, J., "Power (?) Grid!," Simulation in the Service of Society, Simulation, September 2000
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H241159B9

It is said that the NSF is now spending US$1 billion for the development of the GRID technology.

The goal of our project is to enhance education with the use of distributed computer simulation system around the world.

I am one of the Scientific Advisory Board members of the European Learning GRID Infrastructure (ELeGI) Project, which has already been funded by the European Commission with about USD 6 million.  The ELeGI hopes to make this GCEPG a powerful demonstration of their project, too.

(8) Incidentally, this project was the second contender to the Fifth Generation Computer Program of the Japanese government (USD 500 million for 10 years) about two decades ago.
I rekindled this in late 1990s and resulted to the Japanese government's pledge of US$15 billion during the Okinawa Summit in July of 2000 to close the digital divide in developing countries and for the eradication of poverty and isolation.  During the G8 Summit in Canada in June of 2002, and at the Environment Summit in South Africa in September of 2002, they also pledged another US$2 billion to aid education and healthcare in developing countries, respectively.  They are now available through the Japan Social Development Fund at the World Bank, Japan Special Fund at the Inter-American Development Bank, Japan Fund at the Asian Development Bank, etc.  The Japanese government is now doubling their aid particularly to African countries, especially to help their education and healthcare.

After solidifying our GCEPG project between the US and Europe, I plan to re-approach to the Japanese government.

Dear Tats:

(9) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT II and III).
Dear E-Colleagues in Washington DC area:

Pls feel free to contact Tats if you are interested in attending the workshop on "A US Foreign Policy in the Age of Globalization: Interdependence, Not Dominance", from June 2 to 3, 2006 in Manassas, Virginia.

(10) I am very delighted to know that you are in the same field of interest on the conflict resolution which I have been working for the past three decades — see;
(a) McLeod’s paper mentioned in the Item (5) above,
(b) Interview by Parker Rossman in Item (2)-(b) which includes a brief report about the peace gaming for the US/Japan conflict resolution on trade issue,
(c) Item (2)-(a) above how our GCEPG project was started with my saga on the conflict resolution to extend the US data telecom to Japan and de-regulating the Japanese telecom policies for the use of email (the vital necessity for conflict resolution),
(d) Chapter 1 of my following book draft, etc.;
"Electronic Global University System and Services"
http://makeashorterlink.com/?E62612919
BTW, I took the liberty of admitting you into our list so that you will be kept updated with our daily progress.  Pls enjoy reading it.

(11) Pls visit the following paper;
Takeshi Utsumi, P. Tapio Varis, and W. R. Klemm
"Creating Global University System"
http://makeashorterlink.com/?I2F231019
BTW, this is in the book mentioned in the Item (2)-(b) above — Part I and II of this book also include outstanding papers on peace education.

Our GUS project is under the leadership of Prof. Tapio Varis who holds the UNESCO/UNITWIN Networking Program Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains.  He is a world renowned scholar on peace and intercultural education.
BTW, the UNITWIN Program was initiated by Marco Antonio Dias, the V.P. of Administration of our GUS, while he was the director of Higher Education Division of the UNESCO.  Incidentally, Dr. Federico Mayor, former Director General of UNESCO, is a trustee member of our GUS, along with Dr. Pekka Tarjanne, former DG of International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

I am also in communication with Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, current DG of UNESCO — in Japanese.

Pls feel free to contact me if the direction of our GCEPG is of some interest to you.

Keep in touch.

Best, Tak

ATTACHMENT I


> From: Bill Runyon <billrunyon@earthlink.net>
> Reply-To: <billrunyon@earthlink.net>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:46:10 -0500
> To: "Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
> Subject: RE: [gu-new] (03/08/06) Annual Congress of the International
> Physiciansforthe Prevention of Nuclear War (Nobel Peace Prize recipients) in
> Helsinki,Finland, on September 7-10, 2006.
>
>
> Dear Tak,
> Once again thank you for continuing flow of thought on peace, knowledge and
> creativity and dedication to making them manifest. I follow them with interest.
>
> I am curious to know more about your peace gaming work. Would you mind
> directing me to the material?
>
> Best, Bill

ATTACHMENT II


> From: Dietrich Fischer <102464.1110@compuserve.com>
> Reply-To: <majordomo@csis.pace.edu>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:58:37 -0500
> To: Tatsushi Arai <tarai@gmu.edu>
> Subject: June 2-3: Johan Galtung on US Foreign Policy in Manassas, VA
>
> Dear all,
>
> Professor Johan Galtung, widely regarded as the founder of peace studies,
> will give a two-day workshop titled "A US Foreign Policy in the Age of
> Globalization: Interdependence, Not Dominance", from June 2 to 3, 2006
> in Manassas, Virginia. Details are found at www.transcend.org/training
>
> Please help spread the information as widely as possible.
>
> Many thanks and best regards,
>
> Tatsushi (Tats) Arai
> Adjunct Professor
> Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR)
> & School of Public Policy
> George Mason University
> Arlington, Virginia, USA
> tarai@gmu.edu  Home Tel. 301-699-0714
>  
> If you would like to be subscribed to this list, please send an e-mail to
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ATTACHMENT III


> From: <tarai@gmu.edu>
> Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:14:01 -0500
> To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
> Subject: Inquiry about your project - Tats
>
> Dear Utsumi-san,
> My name is Tats, and I am an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University
> in Va teaching conflict resolution and public policy. Thank you very much for
> including me in your email circulation. I am just curious to know how my email
> comes to be included in your list.
>
> I would also like to know if your project is funded/affiliated with UNESCO.
> The reason why I ask this is that I am currently working to launch a project
> that seeks to faciliate conflict resolution dialogue using the global media in
> a unique manner, and I wonder if I could learn from you about your experience
> with UNESCO.
>
> Tatsushi (Tats) Arai
> Adjunct Professor
> Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR) & School of Public
> Policy
> George Mason University
> Arlington, Virginia, USA
> tarai@gmu.edu  Home Tel. (US 1) 301-699-0714

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Mike S. Wenger, D. Phil.
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Jeanne Hudson
Program Director, Europe and Eurasia
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)
National Science Foundation
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Arlington, VA 22230
703-292-8702
jhudson@nsf.gov
OISE Web site:  http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=OISE

Tatsushi (Tats) Arai
Adjunct Professor
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (ICAR)
& School of Public Policy
George Mason University
Arlington, Virginia, USA
tarai@gmu.edu

P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D., Professor
Acting President, Global University System
UNESCO Chair in Global e-Learning with applications to multiple domains
Professor and Chair of Media Education
Research Center for Vocational Education & Hypermedia Laboratory
University of Tampere
P.O.Box 229
FIN-13101 Hameenlinna
FINLAND
Tel: +358-3-614-5608--office in Hameenlinna
Tel: +358-3-215 6243--mass media lab in Tampere
GSM: +3358-50-567-9833
Fax: +358-3-614-5611
tapio.varis@uta.fi
tapio.varis@hamk.fi
tapio.varis@helsinki.fi
http://www.uta.fi/~titava
www.ecml-eu.org -- about ECML project.
http://www.uta.fi/conference/mediaskills/
and
Principal Research Specialist
Unesco-Unevoc International Centre for Technical and Vocational
Education and Training
Bonn, Germany
t.varis@unevoc.unesco.org
www.unevoc.unesco.org

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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA                           *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.)          *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education           *
* Founder and V.P. for Technology and Coordination of                         *
*   Global University System (GUS)                                            *
* 43-23 Colden Street, Flushing, NY 11355-5913, U.S.A.                        *
* Tel: 718-939-0928; Email: utsumi@columbia.edu                               *
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* http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/                                     *
* Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676                                                   *
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