Suggestions and Help

Needs:

• people willing to gather and supply information about funding opportunities, grants, travel, exchange programs, meetings, conferences, etc.
• people willing to gather and post news items of interest to US-Russian relations
• people willing to develop, coordinate, or contribute to the following servers:
  • Russian History
  • Russian Art
  • Russian Music
  • Russian Literature
  • American History
  • American Art
  • American Music
  • American Literature
• people willing to develop or contribute to supply of financial and economic information (exchange rates, supply of economic rates and indicators, archives of information about conducting business in other countries (rules, regulations, suggestions, etc.))
• people willing to develop a section on the educational systems in both countries
• people willing to develop instructional material on the Russian and English languages -- including supply of text, graphics, audio, and the design of interactive learning exhibits
• people willing to write about major research initiatives, scientific resources in both countries, 'success stories' about joint endeavors
• people willing to supply good graphic images for the server
• people willing to supply scanned and original photographs and slides for inclusion in server
• people willing to contribute to technical aspects of the server's development. This could include:
  • design and creation of forms-based applications
  • development of interfaces with unix-script processing
  • SGML system design
  • custom wais parse format
  • gateway design -- httpd server - USENET groups; email interface to www server material; email interface to WAIS searches
• people willing to help with press releases and production of promotional materials
• people willing to help provide translation services
• people willing to contribute and maintain ftp archives of appropriate information -- software, fonts, text material, etc.
• people willing to develop information on Russian / American diet, cuisine, recipes, etc.
• people willing to contribute material on travel and tourism industry (perhaps a travel agency 'partner'?)
• people willing to contribute material on Russian and American film
• people willing to help coordinate elementary and secondary education programs ('pen pal' programs, exchange programs, travel programs, etc.)
• people willing to contribute stories and information on cultural topics -- celebration of holidays, "a day in the life of " a citizen of Russia or America, etc.
• people willing to provide copy-editing / transcription / editing services
• people willing to contribute information on geography and environmental issues
• people in various cities of Russia willing to post daily weather conditions and forecast information
• people willing to write political and economic commentary about both countries

natasha@ibpm.serpukhov.su or gcole@solar.rtd.utk.edu