Association for International Education Announces the First International Conference on Distance Education in Russia DISTANCE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION and the Exhibition BUILDING AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT July 5-8, 1994 Convention Center, Russian Academy of Administration Moscow, Russia
The Information Systems Research Institute of Russia (ISRIR) is responsible for the Federal program aimed at the development of new information technologies in Russian higher education. ISRIR will award limited number of grants to support selected projects. Other organizations and foundations are invited to observe the presentations of working projects and other activities.
The exhibition will be visited by the decision-makers and experts from Russian Ministries, governmental agencies, state and private companies and institutions. Also invitations are being sent to key people from the user/purchaser community in Russia.
The winners of a national competition for creative software will demonstrate their products to potential partners.
Prospective presenters must submit the following to the Program Committee by February 15, 1994, by fax or e-mail in plain ASCII form:
(i) presenter proposal form;
(ii) a one-page abstract suitable for the conference program booklet.
Please indicate under which topic you feel your paper should be presented.
Acceptance of a paper implies a commitment on the part of the author(s) to present it at the conference. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.
Final decisions on acceptance of papers for the 1994 conference proceedings will be made by the Program Committee of international experts by March 15, 1994. All presenters will be notified.
May 15 - Conference registration deadline
July 5 - Conference starts
300 USD - after May 15, 1994
150 USD - each additional person from the same institution 100 USD - speakers
50 USD - family members (without conference documents) 50 USD - Russian participants (sponsored by the State Committee for Higher Education of the Russian Federation) The registration fee includes: full set of the conference/exhibition documents, conference services, opening banquet, coffee-breaks, accompanying from and to the airport.
Chairman of the International Program Committee ----------------------------------------------- Michael G. Moore, Editor The American Journal of Distance Education Chairman of the Organizing Committee ------------------------------------ Alexander N. Tikhonov First Vice-Chairman, State Committee for Higher Education of the Russian Federation (Ministry) President, Association for International Education THE ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION The Association was created in 1993 and is a not-for- profit, non-governmental, publicly supported, educational service organization with the goal of assisting in enhancing the quality and availability of international educational exchange programs using computer, telecommunication and information technologies, and developing a distance education system in Russia. Its objective, among others, is to provide a channel for the international exchange of information, experience and material in the field of education technology, including new information technologies in distance education - with particular reference to business, technical and vocational education, industrial and commercial training, teacher training and continuing education. The Association unites leading Russian educational and academic institutions, including State Pedagogical University, Peoples Friendship University. The Association is supported by the State Committee for Higher Education of the Russian Federation and the Information Systems Research Institute of Russia. For further information contact the Conference Secretariat: ------------------------------------------------------------- ROSNIIIS (12-4), 22 Shepkina, 129090 Moscow, Russia Tel.: 7(095) 954-5242 Fax: 7(095) 954-5127 and 288-1861 Internet: DE_RUSSIA_1994@AIE.MSK.SU Contact in the USA: ------------------- VIRTUS Institute 2475 Virginia Ave., NW #520 Washington, DC 20037 tel.: 202/337-6279, 1-800-274-9121 fax: 202/337-9324 Conference E-mail server: ------------------------- ms@aie.msk.su (send HELP in body of the message) directory: aie/de_russia_1994 Conference E-mail discussion list: ---------------------------------- icded94@aie.msk.su To be included, contact the Conference Secretariat. O ---------X------------ Cut here ------------------------------------- o First International Conference on Distance Education in Russia "DISTANCE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION" PRESENTER PROPOSAL FORM First name, last name:_______________________________________________ Institution:_________________________________________________________ Title:_______________________________________________________________ Title of the paper:__________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Sessions of the Conference: Distance Education: __ Theory __ Quality and Standards __ Recognition and Academic Mobility __ Higher Education __ Training and Re-training __ Economics, Management and Marketing of Distance Education __ other _______________________________________________ Educational Environment: __ Information Technologies in a Classroom __ Electronic Tutors and Testing Systems __ Multimedia __ Audio- and Video-Conferencing __ Computer Mediated Communications __ Artificial Intelligence __ Innovative Solutions __ other _______________________________________________ Co-presenters:_______________________________________________________ Equipment Needs:_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Telephone (work, home):______________________________________________ Facsimile:___________________________________________________________ E-mail:______________________________________________________________ Please return to the Conference Secretariat: ROSNIIIS (12-4), 22 Shepkina, 129090 Moscow, Russia Fax: 7(095) 954-5127 or 288-1861 Internet: DE_RUSSIA_1994@AIE.MSK.SU O ------X------------------ Cut here ---------------------------------- o First International Conference on Distance Education in Russia "DISTANCE LEARNING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION" ___ PARTICIPANT APPLICATION ___ INFORMATION REQUEST First name, last name: ______________________________________________ Institution:_________________________________________________________ Title:_______________________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Telephone (work, home):______________________________________________ Facsimile:___________________________________________________________ E-mail:______________________________________________________________ My registration fee is: __ 200 USD - regular fee before May 15, 1994 __ 300 USD - fee after May 15, 1994 __ 150 USD - additional person from the same institution __ 100 USD - speaker __ 50 USD - family member Please, make the check payable to: VIRTUS Institute #____________________________________________________________________ If your dates of arrival in Moscow and departure are known to you now, please, let us know. If not, please, notify us as soon as possible. Date of arrival:_________________ Airline&Flight_____________________ Date of departure:_______________ Airline&Flight_____________________ Do you want us to make your separate hotel reservation? __Yes/ __No __ Double Room Deluxe (300 USD/day) __ with breakfast (+15 USD) __ without __ Single Room Deluxe (250 USD/day) __ with breakfast (+15 USD) __ without __ Double Room (100 USD/day) __ with breakfast (+ 8 USD) __ without __ Single Room (70 USD/day) __ with breakfast (+ 8 USD) __ without Please add your questions, ideas and comments below: _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Please, return to the Conference Secretariat by 15 May 1994: ROSNIIIS (12-4), 22 Shepkina, 129090 Moscow, Russia Fax: 7(095) 954-5127 or 7(095) 288-1861 Internet: DE_RUSSIA_1994@AIE.MSK.SU Contact in the USA: VIRTUS Institute 2475 Virginia Ave., NW #520 Washington, DC 20037 tel.: 202/337-6279, 1-800-274-9121, fax: 202/337-9324
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