Native American and Canadian Community Project

<<February 11, 2000>>

Alexa Brewer <Alexa_brewer@hc-sc.gc.ca>

Ms. Marie Fortier <marie_fortier@inet.hwc.ca>

Dr. Kathryn Hannah <kathrynhannah@sierrasys.com>

Dr. Tom P. Keenan <keenan@acs.ucalgary.ca>

Dena S. Puskin <dpuskin@hrsa.gov>

Salah H. Mandil <mandils@who.int>

Dr. Gilles Seguin <gilles.seguin@dfait-maeci.gc.ca>

Kimberly K. Obbink <kobbink@montana.edu>

Mr. Myron Nordquist <myron_nordquist@burns.senate.gov>

Dr. Ronald A. Wells <rwells01@earthlink.net>

Mr. Wilbert Le Melle <phelps@admin.con2.com>

Ben I. Haraguchi <haragucb@arentfox.com>

Dr. Thomas J. Keil <Thomas.Keil@asu.edu>

Dr. David A. Johnson <daj@utk.edu>

Dear Alexa Brewer:
==================

(1) Many thanks for your msg (ATTACHMENT I) indicating your interest in our
project of connecting Native American and Canadian communities in
Arizona, Montana and Calgary with broadband Internet, -- in response to
our inquiry to Ms. Marie Fortier (ATTACHMENT II).

Pls also see "Visits to NYC concerning Native Americans -
February 7, 2000" at <http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve/global-univ-2000.html> for the current status.

(2) By a copy of this msg to Kim, I am informing her of your interest.

Dear Dena:
==========

(3) It was my great pleasure to have met with you at the International
Consultative Conference on TeleHealth/TeleMedicine at the WHO in Geneva last month.

At that time, Kathryn Hannah gave me Ms. Marie Fortier's address
who then forwarded my inquiry to Alexa.

(4) At that time, you also indicated your interest in our project.

Pls visit the web site listed in ATTACHMENT II.

Should you be interested, pls inform me. If necessary, I would be very
happy to visit you to describe it further -- Myron may join in the mtg,
if his time is available.

Dear Ron:
=========

(5) As mentioned in my last msg, I look forward to meeting with you at
Chemists Club at 40 West 45th Street (btwn 5th and 6th Avenues) (tel:
212-626-9300) at 3:15 - 3:30 pm of 2/15th (Tuesday) to discuss this
project further.

I am taking the liberty of attaching copies of our previous msgs
below to inform our listserve members (ATTACHMENT III and IV).

Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT I

From: Dennis_Duhaime@hc-sc.gc.ca
To: Utsumi Takeshi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
cc: Alexa_Brewer@hc-sc.gc.ca
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:48:02 -0500
Subject: Re: Inquiry

I am responding to your inquiry to Health Canada dated January 22nd, 2000.

In response to the pilot project proposal of our North America Group to
establish broadband wireless and satellite Internet among Native American
communities in Arizona, Montana and Calgary for telelearning and telemedicine,
Alexa Brewer from our Medical Services Branch has express an interest in
exploring further

Perhaps you could pass Alexa's coordinates on to Ms. Kim Obbink who wrote the
proposal for further communication.

Alexa Brewer
Director - Health Programs Analysis
FIRST NATIONS AND INUIT HEALTH PROGRAMS
MEDICAL SERVICES BRANCH
20th Floor, Room 2093D, Jeanne Mance Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9
Phone Number: (613) 957-8367
Fax: (613) 941-8904
e-mail: Alexa_brewer@hc-sc.gc.ca
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ATTACHMENT II

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 19:03:19 -0500 (EST)
From: Tak Utsumi <utsumi@friends-partners.org>
To: "Ms. Marie Fortier" <marie_fortier@inet.hwc.ca>
cc: "Dr. Kathryn Hannah" <kathrynhannah@sierrasys.com>,
"Dr. Tom P. Keenan" <keenan@acs.ucalgary.ca>,
"Dr. Gilles Seguin" <gilles.seguin@dfait-maeci.gc.ca>,
"Kimberly K. Obbink" <kobbink@montana.edu>,
Utsumi Takeshi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject: Inquiry

<<January 18, 2000>>

Dear Ms. Fortier:
=================

(1) I am writing this at the kind suggestion of Dr. Kathryn Hannah of the
University of Calgary whom I met during the International Consultative
Conference on TeleHealth/TeleMedicine at the WHO in Geneva last week.

(2) We are now starting to work on the establishment of the Global University
System with global broadband Internet in the major regions of our globe;
i.e., Asia/Pacific, North, Central and South America, Eastern Europe and
Africa with prominent group members in those regions -- pls visit the
following at <http://www.kagawa-jc.ac.jp/~steve_mc/asia-pacific/index.html>:

(a) Fundamental Projects of Dr. Takeshi Utsumi,

(b) Proposed Global University System Structure,

(d) Pacific/Asia Pilot Project Partners,

(e) Pacific/Asia Brainstorming Summary,

(f) Montana/Pacific Distance Learning Project,

(g) Collaboration with Asian Open Universities,

(h) Tokyo Workshop (Spring 2000)/Proposed Conference Activities,

(i) Tampere Workshop (August, 1999): Emerging Global Electronic
Distance Learning (EGEDL) International Conference and Workshop,
University of Tampere, Finland.

(3) Pls also visit the pilot project proposal of our North America Group in
PART II of our final report of the Tampere event at
<http://www.uta.fi/EGEDL/>.

This project is to establish broadband wireless and satellite Internet
among Native American communities in Arizona, Montana and Calgary for
telelearning and telemedicine.

Ms. Kim Obbink who wrote the proposal is now considering to have a mini-
workshop with interested people from those states to build a further
concrete project plan.

Should you be interested in this project, we would be very happy to have your response.

(4) I took the liberty of including you into our listserve so that you can
be updated with the daily progress of our activities.

Best, Tak
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ATTACHMENT III

Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 14:30:52 -0500 (EST)
From: Ronald Wells <rwells01@earthlink.net>
To: utsumi@www.friends-partners.org
Subject: Re: meeting on Dec. 20

Dear Tak: Thank you for the telephoned invitation to meet with you and
David Johnson in New York on or around December 20th. Regrettably I will
not be available as I will be away. I am nearly completely recovered from
surgery and expect to be back at work as of January 24th, 2000. As David
may have mentioned to you, I have worked to advance Native American causes
for many years and would be interested in that aspect of the project.
I send best regards and look forward to productive conversations in the new
year and millenium.
- Ron Wells
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ATTACHMENT IV

Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 15:56:00 -0500
From: "Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D." <utsumi@columbia.edu>
To: Ronald Wells <rwells01@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: meeting in NYC 2/15

Dr. Ronald A. Wells <rwells01@earthlink.net>
Ben I. Haraguchi <haragucb@arentfox.com>
Mr. Myron Nordquist <myron_nordquist@burns.senate.gov>

Dear Ron:

(1) Many thanks for your msgs of 2/7th and today.

(2) Ben Haraguchi is now checking the extact appointment time of our visit to
Mr. Negroponte (former Ambassador to Philippines and now Senior VP of McGraw-Hill,

and a brother of the world-renowned scholar at M.I.T.) with Myron this afternoon.

(3) Ben is also now preparing brief materials about our following projects to give to Mr. Nogroponte:

(a) "Manila Mini-Workshop Plan - February 2, 2000" at:
<http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Pantheon/7197/global-univ-2000/2-2-b.html>,

(b) Project of connecting Native American communities at:
<http://www.friends-partners.org/GLOSAS/Tampere_Conference/Final_Report/Compilation_of_comments/10219_Kim_Obbink/10219_Kim_Obbink.html>,

(4) I will inform you where and when we meet, as soon as I hear from Ben --
hopefully by tomorrow noon time.

(5) BTW, I received yesterday an email from Canada Health who indicated their
interest in our project of connecting Native American communities in Montana
and Arizona -- in this case, to extend it to those communities in Canada.
Previously, Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and Industrial Trade and the
University of Calgary indidated their interest also.

(6) Along this line, Kim has been considering to have a workshop at her BTC.

Many, many thanks for your interest in our projects.

Best, Tak
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List of Distribution

Alexa Brewer
Director - Health Programs Analysis
FIRST NATIONS AND INUIT HEALTH PROGRAMS
MEDICAL SERVICES BRANCH
20th Floor, Room 2093D, Jeanne Mance Building
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0K9
Phone Number: (613) 957-8367
Fax: (613) 941-8904
e-mail: Alexa_brewer@hc-sc.gc.ca

Ms. Marie Fortier
Deputy Minister
Health Canada
Brooke Claxton Bldg., Room 414A
Postal Locator 0904A
Tunney's Pasture
Ottawa K1A 0K9
CANADA
613-957-9316
FAX: 613-957-3233
marie_fortier@inet.hwc.ca

Dr. Kathryn Hannah
Professor, Dept of Community Health Services
University of Calgary
11-2200 Varsity Estates Dr., N.W.
Calgary, Alberta T3B 4Z8
Canada
403-605-4705
403-286-0357
kathrynhannah@sierrasys.com

Dr. Tom P. Keenan, I.S.P.
Professor and Dean
Faculty of Continuing Education
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
CANADA
(403) 220-5429
FAX: (403) BUG-EXIT = 284-3948
keenan@acs.ucalgary.ca

Dena S. Puskin, Sc.D.
Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
Deputy Director, US Public Health Service
Office of Rural Health Policy, Room 905
Health Resources and Services Adiministration
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
USA
Tel: 1 301 443 0447
Fax: 1 301 443 1330
dpuskin@hrsa.gov
dpushkin@hrsa.gov
http://telehealth.hrsa.gov

Salah H. Mandil, Ph.D.
Director-Advisor
Health Informatics & Telematics
World Health Organization
20, Avenue Appia
CH-1211 Geneva 27
SWITZERLAND
+41-22-791-2426 (direct)
+41-22-791-2111
Fax: +41-22-791-4702
ISDN +41.22 791 1132 and 1133
mandils@who.int
mandils@who.ch

Dr. Gilles Seguin
Senior Education Marketing Strategist
Education Marketing Unit (ACET)
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2
(613) 992-6289
FAX (613) 995-3238
gilles.seguin@dfait-maeci.gc.ca
http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/culture/educationmarketing/menu-e.htm

Kimberly K. Obbink
Director
Burns Telecommunications Center
128 EPS Building,
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3860
USA
Tel: +1-406-994 6550
Fax: +1-406-994 7856
kobbink@montana.edu
http://btc.montana.edu

Mr. Myron Nordquist
Legislative Counsel
U.S. Senator Conrad Burns' Office
187 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510-2603
202-224-6808
Fax: 202-224-8594
Cell: 301-646-8153
myron_nordquist@burns.senate.gov
http://www.senate.gov/~burns/
804-924-7573 -- at the U. of VA.
Fax: 804-982-2622 -- at the U. of VA.

Dr. Ronald A. Wells
P. O. Box 704
Redgefield, CT 06877
203-438-7510
rwells01@earthlink.net

Mr. Wilbert Le Melle
President
Phelps-Stokes Fund
74 Trinity Place, Suite 1303
New York, NY 10006
212-619-8100
Fax: 212-619-5108
phelps@admin.con2.com
www.psfdc.org

Ben I. Haraguchi
President
Foundation for the Support of the United Nations (FSUN)
809 United Nations Plaza, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10017
USA
Tel: +1-212-986 8114
Fax: +1-212-986 8131
haragucb@arentfox.com
bharaguchi@fsun.org
http://www.fsun.org

Dr. Thomas J. Keil
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Arizona State University West
4701 W. Thunderbird Rd.
Glendale, AZ 85306-4908
602-543-6033
602-543-6150 (assistant)
Fax: 602-543-6032
Thomas.Keil@asu.edu
tkeil@asu.edu

Dr. David A. Johnson, AICP
Board member of GLOSAS/USA
Former President of Fulbright Association
Professor Emeritus, School of Planning
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Tennesee
108-I Hoskins Library
Knoxville, TN 37996-4015
USA
Tel: +1-423-974 5227
Fax: +1-423-974 5229
daj@utk.edu
davidj@buncombe.main.nc.us
http://web.utk.edu/~djohnutk/
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* Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D., P.E., Chairman, GLOSAS/USA *
* (GLObal Systems Analysis and Simulation Association in the U.S.A.) *
* Laureate of Lord Perry Award for Excellence in Distance Education *
* Laureate of Planet Earth Pathfinder Award *
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* (Consortium for Affordable and Accessible Distance Education) *
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