Subject: IREX conf.--Dev. of non-commercial and academic networks
From: Aaron La Mar (alamar@irex.org)
Date: Mon Sep 13 1999 - 13:14:33 EDT
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) announces the
conference:
DEVELOPMENT OF NONCOMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC INFORMATION NETWORKING IN RUSSIA
A forum for representatives of civil society and academic community
Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Moscow, September 16 - 17, 1999
Schedule for September 16
9:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and Introduction, Opening Remarks
10:30 - 12:15 DEVELOPMENT OF NON-COMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC INFORMATION
NETWORKS
Aleksey Platonov, Russian Institute of Public Networks
Natalya Bulasheva, Friends & Partners Foundation
Vladimir Vasileev, General Director of the Vuztelecomcenter
(the Russian University Network, RUNNet)
Status and Problems of Developing RUNNet
Igor Ivanov, Pro-Rector for Informatization, Moscow State
technical University, Acting Director of the Association of
RELARN
Questions - answers
12:15 - 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 - 14:00 THE PRESENT STATUS AND CHALLENGES FACING REGIONAL NON-
COMMERCIAL AND ACADEMIC NETWORKS
Victor Krivoshekov, Head of the Regional Center of FreeNet,
Chelyabinsk
Development of the regional non-commercial network and
cooperation with NGOs
Valeriy Lovchikov, Director of the Vasileostrovskiy
Telecommunication Center, St. Petersburg State University
Telecommunication Network of St. Petersburg State University
Andrey Mendkovich, Head of FREEnet, Moscow
New Stage in Development of Russian Academic and Educational
Networks
Sergey Sleptsov, Technical Director of the Computer
Technology Center, Ekaterinburg
Questions - answers
14:00 - 15:30 Lunch
15:30 - 16:30 INTERNATIONAL NGO SUPPORT IN DEVELOPMENT OF RUSSIAN
INFORMATION NETWORKING
Nikolay Filimonov, IREX/Moscow
Semen Musher, Executive Director of Internet Program
Open Society Institute, Russia
Andrey Vakulenko, Senior Program Officer, the Eurasia
Foundation
Yelena Yastrebtseva, Co-Director, Project Harmony
Elena Kordzaya, Center for NGO Support
Questions - answers
16:30 - 16:45 Coffee break
16:45 - 18:00 ROUND TABLE: PRIVATE LIFE PROTECTION AND INTERNET
Sergey Smirnov, Human Right Network
Anatoliy Levenchuk, Coordinator of Moscow Libertarium
Research and Education Project of the Institute of
Commercial Engineering
19:00 - 21:00 Dinner
Schedule for September 17
9:00 - 11:00 THE INTERENET AS A CIVIC OUTREACH AND ADVOCARY TOOL
Lubov Alenicheva, Coordinator for NGO Resource Centers
Program the Eurasia Foundation
Internet in Non-Commercial Community
Yuriy Dzhibladze, Center for Development of Democracy and
Human Rights
Using Internet Resources for Organizing and Conducting
Public Campaigns
Alexander Geogrievskiy, Social and Ecological Union and
Ecoline
Evgeniya Voronina, Head of the Cyber-Journalism Center,
the National Press Institute
Media Networks and Development of the Institutions of Civil
Society
Questions - answers
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30 - 13:00 THE INTERNET AS A CIVIC OUTREACH AND ADVOCARY TOOL
Anatoliy Levenchuk, Coordinator of Moscow Libertarium,
Research and Education Project of the Institute of
Commercial Engineering
Web Community - Development and Support
Maksim Moshkov, Institute for System Research
Development of Electronic Libraries in Internet
Elena Kolmanovskaya, Comptech
Konstantin Preobrazhenskiyi, Paid Internet Systems Group
Reorganization of Information Exchange in Academic and Civic
Fields
Questions - answers
113:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Workshops:
ACADEMIC INSITUTIONS AND NGOs AS LEADERS IN NETWORKING
Mikhail Chepov, NGO Resource Center, "Strategy," Kaluga
Virtual Resource Center, as a Resource for Network
Cooperation and Implementation of Civic Initiatives
Dmitriy Latukhin, South-Ural State University
Chelyabinsk Civic Network
Segrey Baikin, Fund for Rehabilitation and Support,
"Family World"
Development of Free Information Exchanges among Social
Institutions in Russia
Questions - answers
REQUIREMENTS AND STAGES OF DEVELOPING A DISTANCE LEARNING
PROGRAM
Sergey Lobachev, Director of the Institute for Distance
Learning
Distance Learning Networks for Educational Entities
Vadim Stepanov, Moscow State University of Culture and Art
Distance Learning Courses for IREX Alumni on the Basis of
the First Open Web Workshop
Aleksey Skuratov, General Director of the International
Education Association
Perspectives of Establishing National Computer and
Telecommunication Networks for Science and Higher Education
Questions - answers
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 16:30 ROUND TABLE
Questions - answers
16:30 - 17:00 CLOSING REMARKS
For more information, contact Anna Solovyova at <anna@part.irex.ru>
Conference materials to be published at <http://www.irex.org> and
<http://www.irex.ru> following the conference.
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