LIST OF ACTIVITIES
(still under development)

• Consortia
  • Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education (CAADE)
    • Brief Description
    • Detailed Description (including list of GLOSAS/USA and CAADE members)
  • International Coalition for Global Information Infrastructure (GII) in Education and Healthcare (Proposed for Global Service Trust Fund project mentioned below.)
    
    
• Projects
  • Conferences
    • 1999/August
      International Workshop/Conference on "Emerging Global Electronic Distance Learning (EGEDL)" in Tampere, Finland, August 9 to 13, 1999
      (Official web site of this conference is at <http://www.uta.fi/EGEDL/>.)
      • Handout Binder
      • Flyer
      • Fund Raising
        • Soros Foundation
        • InfoDev
      • Executive Summary
      • Outline of Events
      • Excerpt from the grant agreement with the InfoDev of the World Bank
      • Requirements for Attendees
      • Program
      • Brief Descriptions on the Workshop and Demonstrations
        • Workshop on "Low Cost Teleconferencing"
        • Telemedicine Demonstrations
      • Brainstorming Materials
        • Guidance to the Group Facilitators
        • Recommended Format for Pilot Project Proposals
        • Global Service Trust Fund
          • Synopsis
          • Outline
        • Global Broadband Internet
          • Diagram
          • Outline
        • Pilot Project Parties
      • Keynote Speech
        • SONERA
      • Reference Materials
        • ABIN Project
        • "Friends and Partners" Projects
        • MirNET Project
        • KarlNet Broadband Wireless Internet Unit
        • Packet Radio Technology
      • Final Report
    • 2000/May
      Workshop on "Technology and Distance Education for Sustainable Development of the Amazonia" in Manaus, Amazona, Brazil, May 31 to June 2, 2000
      • "Global University System" -- Paper for mini-workshop in Manaus, Amazona, Brazil, on May 31 to June 2, 2000
      • Message of Program Chairman
      • Technology and Distance Education for Sustainable Development of the Amazonia (Slides by Alex Rivas)
      • LINCOS Project
    • 2000/August
      Conferences of International Council of Distance Education (ICDE) and Brazilian Association of Distance Education (ABED), August 13 to 18, 2000
      • Tak in Action (Photo by Peter Knight)
      • Distance learning program at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia (Slides by Jim Taylor)
      • Open Distance Learning - Networking in Europe and Beyond (Slides by Erwin B. Wagner)
    • 2001/Spring
      Mini-workshop at St. Luke College of Medicine and The University of Philippines/Open University, Manila, Philippines, Spring, 2001
      • Travel Grant Application to the NSF (Revised on 7/14/00)
      • "Global University System" -- Paper for The 14th Annual Conference of The Asian Association of Open Universities at The University of Philippines/Open University Manila, Philippines, 25-27 October 2000
    • 2001
      Workshop in Tokyo in April (or May), 2001
    • 2001/Fall
      Ukrainian Distance Learning (UDL) System and Global University System in Ukraine (PowerPoint Slides)
      
      
  • "Global Lecture Hall (GLH)" (TM) Videoconferencing (not complete)
    • August 16, 1996; from Norwalk Hospital in CT with Budapest, Hungary
    • October 21, 1998; from Manaus, Amazona, Brazil
      • Support letter/9-24-98
      • Flyer and Program/10-3-98
      • Final Program/10-8-98
      • Presentation by Ukrainian colleagues -- need to RealPlayer Version 5 or up (4,158 KBytes)
      • After the event:
        • Opening and closing remarks by T. Utsumi
        • Brief report by T. Utsumi -- copy of listserve distribution on 11-5-98
        • Thank-you-note by Alex Rivas -- copy of listserve distribution on 11-11-98
        • WebTV Project -- copy of listserve distribution on 11-13-98
          
          
  • Global University System (GUS) (TM)
    • Synopsis
    • Philosophy and Principles
    • "Global University System" for The 14th Annual Conference of The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) at The University of Philippines/Open University, Manila, Philippines 25-27 October 2000
    • "Building Higher Humanity with a Global University System (pdf file)" -- Paper by Tapio Varis for World Forum of UNESCO Chairs, 13-15 November 2002, Paris (html file)
    • "Creating Global E-Learning and E-Healthcare through the Global University System," -- Paper by Takeshi Utsumi and Tapio Varis for the 3rd eHealth Regional Symposium at Dubai International Exhibition Center, United Arab Emirates, January 26-27, 2003
    • "Three GLOSAS Projects" -- (NOTE: This slides [made by Microsoft Office: Mac 2001] should be viewed with Internet Explorer rather than Netscape becasue of the compatibility problem.)
    • "Global University System" -- (PowerPoint Slides by Tapio Varis)
    • "Towards Virtual Learning Environments" -- (PowerPoint Slides by Tapio Varis)
    • Memorandum of Understanding for Partnership
    • Guidelines for Global E-Learning
    • Acceptance Speech of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education (Warning: Large images require long downloading time)
    • U.S.-Russia Electronic Distance Education System (EDES)
    • Secondary School Teacher Training Program (SSTTP)
    • English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
      
      
    • GUS/UNESCO/UNITWIN Networking Program
      • Proposal for GUS to Become a Member of
        UNITWIN Program of UNESCO (First Draft) (3/24/01)
      • Application to UNESCO/UNITWIN Networking Program
      • Signed Agreement by UNESCO and the University of Tampere
        
      • Book for UNESCO Conference in Jyväskylä, Finland, 15-18 June 2003
        
        
    • GUS/Brazil/Amazon
      • "Community Development with E-Learning and E-Healthcare in Amazon, Brazil"
        • Grant application submitted to the InfoDev of the World Bank (1/25/02).
        • Grant application to be submitted to Tinker Foundation
        • Concept Paper to be submitted to the USAID/GDA
        • Grant application to be submitted to the InfoDev Conference Scholarship Fund
        • Travel Grant Application to the NSF
      • Community Development Network
        • Application for Grass Root Fund for the Manaus Community Development Network
      • PowerPoint Presentations by Alex Rivas;
        • Technological Feasibility for Distance Education and Promotion of Sustainable Development in Amazonia
        • CampusNet Amazonia
          
          
    • GUS/Cuba and Caribbean
      
      • PowerPoint Presentation by T. Utsumi
        • Latin America and Caribbean Symposium on Education, Science and Culture in the Information Society (SimpLAC 2002), Havana, Cuba, 18 to 21 Feburary, 2002
          
          
    • GUS/Africa/Malawi
      • PowerPoint Presentation by T. Utsumi
        • At Permanent Mission of Malawi to the United Nations
      • Concept Paper: "The Establishment of Maravi-Net (MARNET) and Local Community Development Networks (LCDNs) for E-learning and E-healthcare in Malawi"
        Application for Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/Seed Fund
        
        
    • GUS/Africa/Nigeria
      • PowerPoint Presentation by T. Utsumi
        • Nigerians In Diaspora Organization (NIDO)/Americas Professional Summit in Flushing, NY on 4/27/02
          
          
    • GUS/Africa/Uganda
      • Concept Paper: "The Establishment of ICT for E-Learning, Telemedicine, Indigenous Knowledge Promotion and Economic Transformation in Rural Communities of Uganda"
        Application for Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF)/Seed Fund
        
        
  • Grass Root Fund of the Japanese Government
    • Comparison of Application Forms (Cuba, Brazil, Nigeria and Pakistan)
      
      
  • Global Service Trust Fund (GSTF)
    • Outline
    • Brief Synopsis
    • Full Synopsis
    • Discussion Paper for Holding a Global Summit
    • Slide Show by Peter Knight at InfoDev/World Bank on 10-19-00
    • Slide Show by Frank Method at InfoDev/World Bank on 10-19-00
    • Slide Show on GLOSAS Projects by T. Utsumi at InfoDev/World Bank on 10-19-00
    • Proposal for Creating the GSTF (February 28, 2001)
    • [Arthur C.] Clark Institute of Telecommunications and Information
    • Envisoned Organization, Functions, etc.
      
      
  • Globally Collaborative Environmental Peace Gaming
    
    
• Publications
  • GLOSAS NEWS
    • Vol. I to II (This site will soon be merged into the following site.)
    • Vol. III to VII
  • GLOSAS/KNOWLEDGEBASE and Book Publishing Project
    • Proposal
    • Draft of of Proposed Book
      "Electronic Global University System and Services"
      
  • List of Publications
  • List of Listserve Distributions
    • Late 1999 Correspondence
    • Early 2000 Correspondence
    • Mid-2000 Correspondence
      
      
• Administration
  • Biographies of GLOSAS/USA Board Members
  • Membership Application Form (MS/WORD format, pdf format)
    
    
• Other Related Websites
  • "Friends and Partners" at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville (UTK)

	Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D. Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education Founder and Vice President for Technology and Coordination Global University System (GUS) Chairman, GLOSAS/USA 43-23 Colden Street, #9-L Flushing, NY 11355-3998, U.S.A. Tel/Fax: 718-939-0928 (fax: day time only -- prefer email) utsumi@columbia.edu Tax Exempt ID: 11-2999676

Back to
[ Top of this page | GLOSAS home page ]