Digest for 96-02-16
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RECENT EMAIL . . .
01-16 February 96 Sender: CHRISTOPHE.MAGNIER@st.com
Subject: How to listen to a Russian Radio from France
02-16 February 96 Sender: Kenneth Gray (gray@horus.som.yale.edu)
Subject: WANTED: Information on pre-revolutionary Russian
Stock Exchange
03-16 February 96 Sender: Boris Gorovits (gorovits@bioc02.uthscsa.edu)
Subject: looking for info on old post
04-16 February 96 Sender: JHart46201@aol.com
Subject: Trip to Ukraine, Crimea, and Istanbul
05-16 February 96 Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: IIREX Job Announcement
06-16 February 96 Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: Fw: IREX Field Staff Positions
07-16 February 96 Sender: "Andrey I. Tarasenko" (post@kassi.nsu.nsk.su)
Subject: Re: Short-term Intensive Russian Language courses
08-16 February 96 Sender: Tony Byrne - IREX (tbyrne@info.irex.org)
Subject: New on the IREX Web (fwd)
09-16 February 96 Sender: Alexander Gruntsev (grampo@aie.msk.su)
Subject: Final ICDED'96 Call for Papers (2-5 July, 1996,
Moscow)
10-16 February 96 Sender: Dan Johnson (djoh@freenet.scri.fsu.edu)
Subject: Seeking Career Position in Russia
11-16 February 96 Sender: bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ PLUS Presents: Ukrainian Weekly
Preview February
18th, 1995 now
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Sender: CHRISTOPHE.MAGNIER@st.com
Subject: How to listen to a Russian Radio from France
I am learning Russian on my own at home and I would like to get my
ears used to this wonderful language.
Does anyone has some information on how to pick up a Russian
programme with a shortwaves radio set from France ?
Christophe Magnier
France
email : 74463.1467@compuserve.com
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Sender: Kenneth Gray (gray@horus.som.yale.edu)
Subject: WANTED: Information on pre-revolutionary Russian Stock Exchange
Dear friends,
I am searching for information on the Russian Securities (stock)
Market before the Revolution of 1917. The Russian Market was once one of
the three largest in the world. What I am looking for is a description
of the market, when it started through how it ended, and possibly
information on performance, regulations, participants, instruments and so
forth.
Any pointers, sources (internet or print), or even personal
anecdotes are appreciated. Please geel free to email
'gray@mayet.som.yale.edu'.
Thank You,
Kenneth Gray
gray@mayet.som.yale.edu
Yale Unviersity School of Management
Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
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Sender: Boris Gorovits (gorovits@bioc02.uthscsa.edu) (by way of
Subject: looking for info on old post
Hi, everybody! Some time ago I saw a post talking about opening an office
in US for Russian companies. Some guys in Samara operating also in Moscow
asked me to get more information on this subject. Unfortunately I could
not find this post in the Friends archive (I guess did not look very
well). Anyway, if somebody remembers or (if I am very lucky) these guys
who posted are listening, please answer me. Thanks a lot. Boris
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Sender: JHart46201@aol.com
Subject: Trip to Ukraine, Crimea, and Istanbul
Dear Friends:
Dr. Jim Hart, formerly assistant director of the Center for Russian and
East European Studies at the University of Virginia, will be leading a
cultural cruise from June 5 until June 22, 1996 tracing the roots of East
Slavic culture in Ukraine, Crimea, and Istanbul, Turkey. The group will fly
to Kiev on Austrian Airlines and board the MS Glushkov for an eleven day
cruise on the Dnieper River to Odessa. A special visit will be made to
Sevastopol and Yalta in Crimea. The group will then fly to Istanbul for a
four night stay. For more information about this trip, contact Jim Hart at
804-971-2094 or 1-800-484-7798 (Ext. 1434) or jhart46201@aol.com
Thank you. -- Jim Hart
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Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: IREX Job Announcement
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH & EXCHANGES BOARD
On-Site Representative
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
The International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) seeks
a US citizen to serve as Program Officer in Tashkent,
Uzbekistan. IREX Program Officers are responsible for
promoting ongoing research, policy, and professional
training programs as well as monitoring opportunities for
new cooperative activities in the region.
Administrative duties include managing all aspects of the
IREX office as well as overseeing and training local
staff. Principle IREX field office objectives include:
administering fellowship programs for Uzbek scholars to
study/conduct research in the United States; organizing
the on-site elements of professional training programs for
critical political, governmental, nonprofit, media, and
entrepreneurial cadres in Uzbekistan; providing field
access for American specialists to professional networks
and research resources in the region; structuring alumni
activities; expanding telecommunication access and
competency within academic and nonprofit communities; and
implementing other IREX initiatives in Central Asia. IREX
field staff work closely with local higher education,
government, media and policy establishments and with
officials of the US Embassy as well as other
nongovernmental organizations and corporations operating in
the area.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants for this position should have
at minimum a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
and possess advanced Russian-language competency.
Excellent organizational skills and 3-5 years management or
administrative experience are essential. Applicants should
be adept with computers and relevant software (word
processing, dbase, spreadsheets) and electronic mail
communication.
Preference will be given to candidates with professional
experience in Central Asia and who have fluency in Uzbek or
other languages of the Central Asian region.
The International Research & Exchanges Board is a private,
nonprofit organization promoting American collaboration
with the academic, policy and professional communities of
the NIS, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia.
IREX currently has ten representations in Eurasia: Moscow,
Almaty, Bishkek, Erevan, Irkutsk, Kyiv, Rostov-on-Don,
Tashkent, Tbilisi, and Vladivostok.
Send cover letter/resume to IREX/KGK, 1616 H Street,
Washington, DC 20006.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue
until the position is filled.
An Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer
--MAA28869.824376555/ns.irex.ru--
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Sender: "Ken Duckworth" (kcduck@irex.ru)
Subject: Fw: IREX Field Staff Positions
Int'l organization seeks US field representatives in Vladivostok &
Tashkent to implement research/pro training programs and monitor new
cooperative opportunities. REQ: Professional ability in Russian,
knowledge of region, min. BA plus 3-5 years admin or management
experience (on-site pref.), excellent organizational & communication
skills. Salary commensurate with experience plus benefits. EOE.
Cover letter & resume to IREX/KGK 1616 H Street NW Wash DC 20006 or
fax to (202) 628-8189. No phone calls, please.
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Sender: "Andrey I. Tarasenko" (post@kassi.nsu.nsk.su)
Subject: Re: Short-term Intensive Russian Language courses
)Can anybody advise me of any Russian language immersion studies for foreign
)students in Russia in a Russian University.
)
)I am looking for a course that would be up to 15 weeks long and would
)consist of
)20 hours a week and would start in March/April 1996.
)
)Please can you help?
Information about KASSI's Russian courses at Novosibirsk State University
on http://www.cnit.nsk.su/univer/english/kassi.htm or
contact Gwendolin Fricker Inernational Manager admin@kassi.nsu.ru
Andrey Tarasenko
at@kassi.nsu.ru
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Sender: Tony Byrne - IREX (tbyrne@info.irex.org)
Subject: New on the IREX Web (fwd)
As of February 15, 1996
http://www.irex.org
The following documents can be found off the top of the IREX Home Page:
1) Library and Information Science Special Projects Competition:
New deadline of May 1st; application available for download
and printing.
(http://www.irex.org/libsproj.htm)
2) Access and Conditions at Libraries and Archives Series: "Hidden
Treasures of the Russian Far East."
(http://www.irex.org/fareast.htm)
3) Social Science Curriculum Development Program seeks applications
from post-doc US scholars to teach in Hungary, Poland, and
Romania.
(http://www.irex.org/sscdapp.htm)
4) IREX Job Opportunities. Current openings in our Moscow,
Vladivostok, and Tashkent offices.
(http://www.irex.org/jobs.htm)
5) "Having just returned from conducting field work, it has been
our experience that there are certain dangers to which foreign
academic women are especially vulnerable and prone." -- New
Opportunities, New Risks: An Open Letter to Women Conducting
Research in Central Asia.
(http://www.irex.org/risks.htm)
Tony Byrne
IREX
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Sender: Alexander Gruntsev (grampo@aie.msk.su)
Subject: Final ICDED'96 Call for Papers (2-5 July, 1996, Moscow)
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISTANCE EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
ICDED'96 ANNOUNCEMENT
"Open and Distance Learning as a Development Strategy"
July 2-5, 1996
Moscow, RUSSIA
ORGANIZERS:
Association for International Education
International Council for Distance Education
IN COOPERATION WITH:
Russian Federation State Committee for Higher Education
Ministry of Science and Technical Policy of Russia
SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE
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Open and Distance Learning is the most rapidly developing
sector of educational and training services provided by
educational institutions internationally. It plays a vital role
in strategic developments within the education and training
sectors today, as well as in the corporate world. Open and
distance learning applies the latest achievements in information
technologies and combines it with new and learner centered
pedagogical models of studying. Open and distance learning is
moving into the center of the education and training sectors
globally, and plays an increasingly important role in all
knowledge dissemination.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Chair:
Dr. Reidar ROLL (Norway)
Secretary General, International Council for Distance Education
Vice-Chair:
Prof. Alexander D. IVANNIKOV (Russia)
General Director, Information Systems Research Institute of Russia
First Vice-President, Association for International Education
Members of the ICDED-96 Program Committee:
Dr. Armando Rocha TRINDADE Dr. Edward G. TEZAK (USA)
(Portugal) Dr. Linda H. SCATTON (USA)
Dr. Heimo MANTYNEN (France) Dr. Vladimir L. USKOV (Russia)
Dr. Alexander A. KUZMITSKI Prof. Murray ELLIOTT (Canada)
(Russia) Dr. Sergey V. MISCHENKO
Dr. Geoff PETERS (United (Russia)
Kingdom) Dr. Marjorie Peace LENN (USA)
Dr. Erling LJOSA (Norway) Prof. Oscar V. KILPERT (South
Dr. Robert W. DeSIO (USA) Africa)
Dr. Valery S. MESCOV (Russia) Dr. Jouni IMMONEN (Finland)
Dr. Rory McGREAL (Canada) Dr. Aalto PIRKKO (Finland)
Prof. Gilles LAVIGNE (Canada) Dr. Peter K. FORSTER (USA)
Prof. Malcolm I. LOGAN Prof. Melvyn MUCHNIK (USA)
(Australia) Prof. Igor P. NORENKOV (Russia)
Mr. Anthony L PRITCHARD Dr. Steve Olu MICHAEL (USA)
(Australia) Prof. Valery V. POPOV (Russia)
Dr. Leon M. ZABOROWSKI (USA) Mr. Alexander N. GRUNTSEV
Dr. Yih-Young CHEN (China) (Russia)
Mrs. Maria Cristina Dal Pian
NOBRE (Brazil)
Prof. Ronald M. LEE (The
Netherlands)
Prof. Hannes van SCHALKWYK
(South Africa)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Chair:
Prof. Alexander N. TIKHONOV (Russia)
First Vice-Chairman, Russian Federation State Committee
for Higher Education
President, Association for International Education
Vice-Chair:
Mr. Vladimir P. KASHITSIN (Russia)
General Director, Association for International Education
Members of the ICDED-96 Organizing Committee:
Prof. Vadim S. LOBANOV (Russia) Mr. Dmitry L. TARARAEV (Russia)
Dr. Yurie V. SHLENOV (Russia) Dr. Vladimir V. VERZHBITSKY
Dr. Peter A. THOMAS (USA) (Russia)
Mrs. Ana Perona FJELDSTAD Dr. Dmitry V. KURAKIN (Russia)
(Norway) Dr. Olga P. MOLCHANOVA (Russia)
Dr. Anatolie O. KRIVOSHEEV Mrs. Tatyana P. VORONINA
(Russia) (Russia)
Dr. Yurie L. IZHVANOV (Russia) Dr. Alexey K. SKURATOV (Russia)
MAIN TOPICS OF THE CONFERENCE (ODL - Open and Distance Learning)
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ODL: The Global Information Society
New Educational Paradigms
Academic Mobility and Credit Transfer
Autonomy and Control
International Collaboration
ODL: Defining the Development Strategies
Needs Assessments and Perspectives
National Policies and Programs
The Russian Federal Program for the Development of
Distance Education
ODL: Developing the New Learning Environments
Information technologies in a classroom
Pedagogy and Technology
Video-based learning
Multimedia-based learning
Application of telecommunication technologies and
services
ODL: Developing an Educational Program
Instructional Methods and Approaches
Student Support Services
Program Planning
Course Development
Quality Control and Standards
KEY DATES
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March 1, 1996 - Deadline for Paper Submission
April 1, 1996 - Notification of Acceptance of Paper
May 1, 1996 - Early Registration Due
July 2, 1996 - Conference Opening Ceremony
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DISCUSSION
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server of the Association for International Education:
http://aie.riis.ru/english/confer/icded96.html
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ICDED'96 CONTACT INFORMATION
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Mr. Alexander N. GRUNTSEV
Chair of the ICDED'96 Secretariat
Programs Director, Association for International Education
P.O.Box 775, Moscow, 117419, Russia
tel.: 7 (095) 232-2090, 952-0769
fax: 7 (095) 232-3654
E-mail: icded96@aie.msk.su
grampo@isrir.msk.su
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Sender: Dan Johnson (djoh@freenet.scri.fsu.edu)
Subject: Seeking Career Position in Russia
I am a recent graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor
of Arts degree in the Russian Language with additional credits in
accounting, management, economics, and international trade.
I am very interested in obtaining a career position with a firm that
had operations in Russia. I am a very energetic person with the desire
to learn and to work. I feel that I can be a very valuable asset to a
firm conducting business in Russia. To answer why, I have 10 years of
business experience, I am an older and mature graduate (29 years old), I
have lived in Russia, I am willing to reside there for a long term basis,
and I am willing to start work at any time.
I have lived in Moscow on three separate occasions in the past year
and a half for a total of eight months. My most recent trip was this past
summer where I successfully completed an eight week intensive Russian
course at Moscow State Pedagogical University.
I will be willing to meet with you to discuss my credentials. I will
be traveling again this May to Moscow if you would like to meet at that
time.
Thank You.
DANIEL MATTHEW JOHNSON
Home Address Moscow Address
Post Office Box 65108 Moscow, 129085
Tallahassee, FL 32313 P-T Mira 81-118
(904) 576-5165 095-287-24-75
OBJECTIVE To obtain a career position with a firm that has
operations in Russia and the FSU.
EDUCATION Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
Bachelor of Arts degree in the Russian Language with
a self concentration in business
Moscow State Pedagogical University Moscow, Russia
Successfully completed an eight week intensive
language program.
Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, FL
Associate of Arts degree
EXPERIENCE Proctor and Proctor Inc. Tallahassee, FL
Automotive Service Consultant
Duties included service writing and dispatching,
cashiering, selling service, warranty claims processing,
processing invoices, and calculating daily deposits.
Work included main frame and personal computer experience.
Charlie Harris Pontiac Inc. Clearwater, FL
Automotive Lot Manager
Duties varied from maintaining vehicles and running company
errands.
PERSONAL I am a founding father of the Florida State University colony
of Delta Upsilon Fraternity. I have lived in Moscow, Russia
for educational and personal advancement for eight months out
of the past year and a half. I enjoy fishing, reading,
learning the Russian language and traveling.
REFERENCES Available on request.
Dan Johnson
PO Box 65108
TLH, FL 32313
djoh@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu
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Sender: bohdan@TRYZUB.com (Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj)
Subject: UKRAINE FAQ PLUS Presents: Ukrainian Weekly Preview February 18th,
1995 now
Greetings,
The latest preview of the Ukrainian Weekly is now available
on the Ukraine FAQ Plus site! This is an exclusive regular
feature each week. The Ukrainian Weekly is the largest
English-speaking weekly newspaper extant in the Western
world covering Ukrainian issues both in Ukraine and in the
Diaspora. The preview is available on Internet at the
address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project.
The address of the Ukraine FAQ Plus Project is:
http://world.std.com/~sabre/UKRAINE.html
Either click the button labelled "Current Events" by the
Tryzub (Trident) graphic or scroll down and click the
"Current Events" section summary to access this latest
news.
As always, please feel free to email us at faq@tryzub.com
with comments. We always are looking for contributions
as well.
Regards,
Bohdan Peter Rekshynskyj
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