[gu-l] (1) Possible connection to Turkey, India and Nigeria and (2) My
schedules in June to August
Tak Utsumi
utsumi@columbia.edu
Wed, 6 Jun 2001 21:01:57 +0000 (GMT)
<<June 6, 2001>>
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Mr David Russell <Admin@virtualclass.org>
Kazuyoshi Koizumi <koizumik@mail.benesse.co.jp>
Sakura Suzuki <sakura@crn.or.jp>
Mr YILMAZ CAKIR <arayl@superonline.com>
P. Tapio Varis, Ph.D, Professor <tapio.varis@uta.fi>
Harsh Verma, BE (Hons), MS, Ph.D. <harshverma2000@hotmail.com>
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Marco Antonio R. Dias <mardias@club-internet.fr>
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Steven Donahue <sdonah01@bellsouth.net>
Prof. Fabrizio C. Celentano <fabrizio.celentano@uninsubria.it>
Dear David:
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(1) Many thanks for your msgs (ATTACHMENT I and II).
(2) I am in NYC. When you get in Tokyo, you may visit Mr. Koizumi and
Sakura-san. They may be interested in your product.
Dear Yilmaz:
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(3) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT III).
It is succinct, yet very interesting. However, those e-learning
activities may now need to be upgraded with broadband Internet.
BTW, a fellow of the World Bank in Washington, D.C. called me
yesterday on his research paper on e-learning in Eastern Europe. He
said to me that one of technical universities in Istanbul is now
setting up broadband Internet network.
If you give me the URL of your web site in your next msg, I will
inform it to him.
(4) Thank you very much for your cordial invitation to have a mtg with
your colleagues in Istanbul.
I am very much inclined to accept your invitation with the following
condition;
(a) if there is a possibility to form a GUS/Turkey,
(b) if all of travel expenses are to be covered, since I receive
many similar invitations.
(5) My possible dates may be in early half of September.
(6) After my fact-finding visit, you may plan to have a workshop as
similar to our workshops in Tampere, Manaus and Manila, etc.. At
which time, you may invite Tapio Varis from Finland so that you may
enhance your tie with them.
You may recall him at the e-learning conference of the European
Commission in Luxembourg last January. Incidentally, he is now
a member of European Union's PROMETEUS Steering Committee so
that he often goes to EC's mtg -- you may meet him next time
there.
Dear Harsh:
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(7) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT IV).
(8) Thank you so much for your kind invitation. It would be my great
honor and privilege to accept your invitation as the guest of your
State Government.
(9) My possible dates may be in early half of September.
Incidentally, if you can combine this trip with the one to Istanbul
mentioned above, it will be very convenient to me.
Dear Yilmaz and Harsh:
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(10) Pls coordinate together.
Should it be possible to combine two trips to Istanbul and India, you
may share the cost of airfares.
Remember? Sharing is the main spirit of our GUS.
I would also be greatly delighted and obliged to you, should you two
can cover travel cost of my wife's accompanying me.
(2) When I receive invitation from overseas, the inviters usually cover
the followings;
(a) round-trip airticket (economy-class) which reservation number is
notified to me for my picking it up at the specified airline
office in New York,
Sometimes, they also cover my wife's travel expenses,
since I am old and prefer her company in a case of my
trouble (*). This is, in a sense, their remuneration.
(*) David Johnson, one of our GLOSAS board
members got a heart attach at a parking lot nearby
UNESCO/Paris about a year ago, and was saved by a
passerby French.
(b) round-trip transportations between my home and airport in New
York which is about US$50 to 75,
(c) transportations (including airport tax) and accommodations
(hotel and food) during my stay in their city.
Dear Tunji:
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(11) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT V).
I shall wait for your next good news -- yes, it takes a lot of time
for fund raising. We need good patience!!
(12) Other African projects are still sporadic -- they need to have a
strong champion like you to push their projects forward.
Dear E-Colleagues:
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(13) My schedules in the coming months are
(a) 6/21/01 to 6/24/01; Milan, Italy
Mtg with people of universities (introduced by Fabrizio
Celentano) on the formation of a coalition for global e-learning.
Dear Fabrizio:
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You may consider to connect your coalition with Yilmaz's
group in Istanbul.
(b) 6/25/01; Madrid, Spain
Discussions on various GUS projects with Tapio Varis, Marco
Antonio Dias and Paul Lefrere.
(c) 6/26/01; Madrid, Spain
Visit Dr. Federico Mayor, former Director-General of UNESCO.
(d) 7/15/01 to 7/19/01; NYC
Dr. and Mrs Tapio Varis' visit to NYC
(e) 7/19/01 to 7/21/01; Rochester, NY
Attending a conference at the University of Rochester with
Tapio.
(f) 7/25/01; Atlanta, GA
1. Visit to Turner Foundation with David Johnson, Peter
Knight, etc.
2. Mtg with Steven Donahue on our ESL program.
(g) 7/31/01; NYC
Deadline of a paper to Tai Ji Men in Taipei, Taiwan
(h) 8/22/01 to 8/25/01; Ann Arbor, MI
Attending telehealth/telemedicine conference at the University
of Michigan (tentative)
Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I
Subject: Re: [gu-l] Trip to Tokyo from 4/26 to 5/19/01 (Part 1); (1) GSTF,
(2) Worksho...
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2001 11:08 PM
From: DavidVRussell@aol.com
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Re: Exam on Demand Ltd
Dear Dr Utsumi.
I will be in Tokyo from 8th -11 of June as part of a world tour I wonder if
we could meet up as I am developing a network of contacts for my secure
online exam solution. I have Prof Tim Wentling Uni illinois involved and the
DfEE in the UK contacts in Brazil and Australia. I would be very gratefull if
we could meet. I could explain our project to you.
Yours sincerly
David Russell
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ATTACHMENT II
Subject: Re: [gu-l] Trip to Tokyo from 4/26 to 5/19/01 (Part 1); (1) GSTF,
(2) Worksho...
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2001 11:12 PM
From: DavidVRussell@aol.com
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Daer Dr Utsumi,
Further to my last email I wondered if it was not possible to meet with you
perhaps you could recommend any contacts in Tokyo that I could meet.
Regards
David Russell
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ATTACHMENT III
Subject: Distance Learning Project in TURKEY?Istanbul
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2001 7:23 AM
From: Superonline <arayl@superonline.com>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Prof Tak Utsumi,
I am receiving your very valuable e-mails regularly since September 2000.
Your worldwide effort is very exiting and important.
In Turkey, there are e few e-learning projects under consideration. Last two
years universities and private companies are cooperating on distance
education projects in Turkey.
My company named "ARA Research Inc." is focused on developing distance and e-learning projects in Turkey together with the universities and other related
groups. Related groups means: ISPs, Mobile and wire networks, Media, call
centers, TV channels, Digital Platforms.
In Turkey there are more than 12 million students. 150 thousand students are
studying in abroad: major in the USA, minor in EU countries. Country
population is 70 million. More than half of the population is under 25 years
old. There is a great need in the society for distance teaching and e-learning. Turkish ministry of education believes that distance learning is a
must for the country.
Around 4 million Turkish citizenship lives in EU contries (3 million in
Germany). Distance teaching is not a new issue in Turkey. Open University has
700 thousand students which started distance teaching 25 years ago. This Open
University (OU) has TV broadcasting programs since 1975 all over Turkey. OU
has not it's own broadcasting capacity. They use state owned TV channel
without live. Open University is producing its own programs and contents.
We have formed a joint company with the Open University to develop distance
learning project in Turkey and if needed in Central Asian Republics (CIS
countries) and Germany.
Ara Research Inc. is cooperating with the most serious distance learning
group. This group has enough satellite capacity for distance learning. The
group has also one of the biggest GSM, ISP and call center in Turkey. I am
also chairman of Turkish-Finnish Business council. I follow closely the
developments of distance teaching sector in Finland. I also follow EU-IST
programs and participating all the meetings organized by EU Comission.
Prof Utsumi,
We have a lot to do on distance learning in Turkey. As you are aware,
distance teaching needs a lot of effort, a lot of budget and a lot of
contacts and dialogue.
In order to be more productive and constructive we would like to meet you in
Istanbul in the near future. We know that this meeting will give us a new
impetus. We have many topics to discuss with you. Your world-wide experience
is very valuable for Turkey.
If you let us know your program, we will come back to you. And we will
propose you an agenda for the meeting to be held on in Istanbul. Thank you in
advance for your interest and kind attention.
Sincerely,
Yilmaz Cakir
ARA Research Inc.
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ATTACHMENT IV
Subject: Visit to India
Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2001 11:18 PM
From: harsh verma <harshverma2000@hotmail.com>
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Tak,
I am in India right now. I wonder which part of the globe you are right now.
I would like to coordinate and extend an invititation to you to visit
Dehradun in India sometime, as convenient to you. This has been my desire
since many years.
However, if you are in this part of the world right now, it will be nice if
we can do it in this month of June, even if it be for a short while. You
would be a State Guest of the State Government.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards
Harsh Verma
Vice-Chair (R&D Group), NECCC, USA
Director (R&D) TerraSpan
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ATTACHMENT V
Subject: Re: VIRUS ALERT!!
Date: Saturday, June 2, 2001 10:19 AM
From: Agenda2@aol.com
To: <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Dear Tak:
Things are begining to fall into place in Nigeria. Most relevevant is that we
have managed to make contact with the Japanese Mission in Abuja and we
actually have a proposal pending before them. However, it has been somewhat
of a Zenlike experience with us waiting to hear from them. We will get you
into Nigeria yet. Meanwhile, how is the Africa end of your project going? Let
me know. Cheers, Tunji
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Mr YILMAZ CAKIR
Digital Distance Learning
Digital Platform
ARA Research Inc.
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80200 Nisantas
Istanbul, Turkey
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arayl@superonline.com
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Hypermedia laboratory
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Director, R&D
TerraSpan
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Santa Clara, CA, 95054
USA
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Wangonet
West African Ngo Network
Agenda Consulting
Nigeria Limited
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New York, NY 10025
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Consultant of United Nations University
Former Director, Division of Higher Education of UNESCO
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FRANCE
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Universita' dell'Insurbia
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