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Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:09:23 -0500
From: Bob Swisher <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@ou.edu'" <it-fyi@ou.edu>
Subject: Educom Update, 15 September 1997
> * E D U C O M * U P D A T E * 15 September 1997
>
> Educom Update is an electronic information service covering news about
> Educom, its member institutions, its corporate affiliates, and other
> organizations that share Educom's goals for transforming education
> through information technology. To submit news and calendar
> information, send mail to info@educom.edu.
>
> IN THIS ISSUE:
>
> WebWatch
> New CAP Members
> New on the Net
> New in Print
> At An Educational Discount
> Congratulations
> Position Announcements
> Conference Spotlight
> Calendar of Events
> EDUCOM'97 and Beyond: A Long-Range Planning Calendar
>
> WEBWATCH
>
> *Register Online for EDUCOM'97. EDUCOM'97, the premier conference for
> higher technology in higher education, is scheduled for October 28-31,
> 1997 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Register before October 10th and save.
> For more information, contact Educom at 202-872-4200 or see
> http://www.educom.edu.
>
> NEW EDUCOM CAP MEMBERS
>
> *Educom Welcomes Tests In Progress. Tests In Progress offers an
> interactive testing system (ITS) to the higher education market that
> allows professors to create, administer, grade, and analyze tests
> using any standard Web browser. No programming is required and
> permanent student records can be kept. Tests may be timed and given
> securely. For more information on Tests In Progress, see their Web
> site at http://www.tests.org.
>
> NEW ON THE NET
>
> *Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO). This online publication
> provides approximately 10,000 pages of searchable content including
> working papers, reports, and conference proceedings from more than 40
> institutes worldwide. It also features full-text online books, book
> summaries, links to more than 150 sites, journal abstracts, and a
> calendar of meetings, conferences, seminars, and research projects.
> Documents published on CIAO are fully coded in HTML, and are
> searchable by author, title, subject, date, and sponsoring
> institution, as well as by keywords within the text. The publication
> is offered on annual subscription of $595-$1,195 to research
> institutes, government offices, foundations, international businesses,
> law firms, and academic libraries. For more information, call Mark
> Fortier at 2312-666-1000, ext. 7126 or see http://www.ciaonet.org for
> a demonstration.
>
> *PointCast College Network. PointCast College Network at
> http://www.pointcast.com/ broadcasts news via the Internet directly to
> users' computers. Broadcasts are tailored for college students and
> culled from content carried by the PointCast Business Network
> including that from CNN, MusicZone, E! Online, and U-Wire. There are
> no subscription fees or usage charges of any kind. Organizations may
> also use the PointCast Broadcast Solution -- a suite of software tools
> for NT and Unix servers --to create their own house channel. The
> PointCast Broadcast Solution is available for free from
> http://www.pointcast.com/products/intranet/index.html. For more
> information, contact PointCast at 888-564-6726.
>
> NEW IN PRINT
>
> *Net Study by Michael Wolff. This comprehensive guide to educational
> sites on the Web is designed to help students, educators, and parents
> get an education online. The book lists addresses and reviews for
> sites in all major academic areas including English, math, history,
> the sciences, as well as for lesson plans and curriculum guides for
> teachers, and for public and college libraries, general reference
> works, and museums. For more information or to order Net Study (ISBN#
> 0-440-22420-9), contact Laura Rossi at 212-782-8663.
>
> *Peterson's Fall 1997 Titles Explain How to Pay for College. College
> Money Handbook 1998 details the billions of dollars available at more
> than 1,600 colleges and universities. Peterson's Scholarship Almanac
> (November 1997) lists the 500 most lucrative scholarships available
> from private sources. Peterson's Scholarships, Grants & Prizes 1998
> directs students to $2.5 billion in private aid -- 770,000 separate
> financial awards. Peterson's Sports Scholarships and Athletic Programs
> 1998 gives a college-by-college, sport-by-sport guide to the millions
> awarded annually to student athletes in 32 men's and woman's sports.
> And finally, Winning Money for College (1997) is completely updated
> with the latest contest requirements for the $40 million awarded
> annually in non-need scholarship competitions in writing, art, dance,
> oratory, academics, and leadership. For more information or to order
> any of the above mentioned books, contact Jane Boillotat at
> 1-800-338-3283, ext. 541 or janeb@petersons.com.
>
> AT AN EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT
>
> *Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Approves E-Rate. The FCC
> issued a ruling that will permit U.S. schools and libraries to receive
> substantial discounts on telecommunications services, including
> Internet access. The discounts will range from 20 percent to 90
> percent and are scheduled to take effect in January 1998. The FCC
> regulations formally implement provisions of the Telecommunications
> Reform Act of 1996, which mandates that all telecommunications
> providers contribute to an expanded Universal Service Fund to support
> school and library access. Discounts will be applied to the cost of
> wiring facilities to connect to the Internet as well as to the fees
> paid to ISPs. For more information and an online information kit, see
> the Education & Library Networks Coalition Web site at
> http://www.itc.org/edlinc/discounts/specialreport1.html.
>
> *PictureTel. Institutions can save up to 50 percent on
> videoconferencing systems from PictureTel when they trade in equipment
> from any other manufacturer. For a limited time only. For more
> information, call 1-800-716-6000.
>
> CONGRATULATIONS
>
> *Corporation for Research and Educational Networking (CREN) Announces
> Judith V. Boettcher as New Executive Director. Prior to assuming this
> position, Judith was the director of distance learning at Florida
> State University in Tallahassee, FL. From 1990-1995 Judith was at Penn
> State in State College, PA as director of Educational Technology
> Services group and chair of the university-wide Technology Classroom
> Committee and also served as the project leader for the Educational
> Uses of Information Technology Joe Wyatt Challenge. Earlier in her
> career, Judith was at Control Data Corporation for ten years, leading
> a variety of educational technology software and courseware
> development programs and higher education marketing programs. Judith
> has a Ph.D. in education and cognitive psychology from the University
> of Minnesota and Master's and Bachelors' degrees from Marquette
> University in Milwaukee, WI. Ken King, the outgoing Executive
> Director, is retiring after a long and distinguished career as a
> leader in career in networking and information technology research and
> applications, including positions as President of Educom, CIO at
> Cornell, Vice Chancellor at CUNY, and Director of Computing at
> Columbia.
>
> POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
>
> *CIS Director of Systems and Networks, University of Pittsburgh.
> Position will lead team of systems and networks professionals in
> supports of the information technology needs of faculty, staff, and
> students of five campuses. For more information, see
> http://www.pitt.edu/~cis. Interested applicants should send a cover
> letter and resume to Freida Kinney, Technical Recruiter, Job #H-17145,
> University of Pittsburgh, 100 Craig Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260.
>
> CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS
>
> *EdNET97: The Educational Technology and Telecommunications Markets
> Conference -- Understand the Meaning Behind the Statistics. September
> 24-26, 1997. Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona.
> Attendees of EdNET acquire current information on market trends,
> funding sources, new technologies, and activities of key players; take
> a close look at the challenges and business opportunities in the
> dynamic and evolving higher education market; forge new one-on-one
> relationships with top decision makers; and gain the insights of
> education technology leaders in business, education, and government.
> Substantial registration discounts exist for government executives,
> education agency executives, and start-up ventures. For more
> information, visit http://HellerReports.com.
>
> CALENDAR OF EVENTS [For an expanded listing of conferences, seminars,
> workshops, and other events, see
> http://www.educom.edu/web/calendar/calendarHome.html.
>
> *National Outcomes Assessment Conference--Assessment for Accreditation
> in Engineering Education: A National Conference on Policy and
> Practices. September 19-20, 1997. Washington, D.C., U.S.A. Contact:
> Kathryn Tollerton at 202-331-3507 or http://www.asee.org.
>
> *1997 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference.
> September 19-21, 1997. Fairmont Hotel, San Fransisco, California,
> U.S.A. Contact: http://www.sdsc.edu/Hopper or redelfs@sdsc.edu.
>
> *Technology, the Environment, and Us. September 22-23, 1997. London,
> United Kingdom. Contact: a.dixon@ic.ac.uk.
>
> *Ancient Wisdom -- Future Technology. September 22-26, 1997.
> Albuquerque, New Mexico. Contact: http://hfes.org.
>
> *International Conference on Privacy Exhibition. September 23-26,
> 1997. Montreal, Canada. Contact: expo.yb@videotron.ca.
>
> *i+e: intranet + extranet Conference & Exposition, Sponsored by
> Gartner Group. September 23-25, 1997. Moscone Convention Center, San
> Fransisco, CA, U.S.A. Contact: http://www.expocon.com/intraextra.
>
> *IEEE P1484 Technical Standards for Computer Based Learning. September
> 24-26, 1997 Microsoft Campus, Redmond, Washington. Contact:
> http://www.manta.ieee.org/p1484/debsp148.htm.
>
> *EdNET97: The Educational Technology and Telecommunications Markets
> Conference -- Understand the Meaning Behind the Statistics. September
> 24-26, 1997. Marriott's Camelback Inn Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona.
> Contact: http://HellerReports.com.
>
> *The Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century. September
> 26-28, 1997. Memphis, Tennessee. Contact: tmendina@cc.memphis.edu.
>
> *Opening Worlds of Learning: Second Annual Conference of the
> TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence. November 4-6, 1997.
> Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact:
> http://www.telelearn.ca/conference.
>
> *Computing Professionals for Social Responsibility Annual Conference
> -- Net Worth, Net Work: Technology and Values for a Digital Age.
> October 4-5, 1997. Berkely, California. Contact: http://www.cpsr.org.
>
> *NAWEB 97: North America Web Conference -- Shortening the Distance to
> Education. October 4-7, 1997. University of New Brunswick,
> Fredericton, NB, Canada. Contact: hall@unb.ca or
> http://www.unb.ca/web/wwwdev/naweb97/naweb9797.htm.
>
> *Managing the Information Resource Program: Emerging Information on
> Technology Issues and Trends. October 5-10, 1997. The Anderson School,
> UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Contact: http://www.anderson.ucla/edu.
>
> *Technology Forecasting for the Telecom Industry: A Three-Day Course.
> October 6-8, 1997. The Renaissance Hotel, Austin, Texas. Contact:
> http://www.tfi.com.
>
> *International Council for Educational Media Annual Congress and
> General Assembly: Media Education in Secondary and Adult Education.
> November 9-12, 1997. Lisbon, Portugal. Contact:
> http://www.cndp.fr/icem/anglais/manif.html or Richard Cornell at
> cornell@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu.
>
> *Wearable Computers. October 13-14, 1997. Cambridge, Massachusetts.
> Contact: http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/wearcon or dps@a.gp.cs.cmu.edu.
>
> *Information Systems Education Conference. October 17-19, 1997.
> Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Contact: http://isecon.dsu.edu.
>
> *Firewalls Web and Internet Security West Conference. October 27-28,
> 1997. San Jose, California. Contact: National Computer Security
> Association, http://www.ncsa.com.
>
> *EDUCOM'97. October 28-31, 1997. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN. Contact:
> 202-872-4200 or e-mail conf@educom.edu.
>
> *Strategy in the Digital Economy Program. November 3-7, 1997. The
> Anderson School, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Contact:
> http://www.anderson.ucla.edu.
>
> *CyberRisk Conference. November 6-7, 1997. Buena Vista Palace, Walt
> Disney World Village, Florida, U.S.A. Contact: National Computer
> Security Association, http://www.ncsa.com.
>
> *National Technical Assocation Annual Conference and Career
> Opportunity Fair. November 6-8, 1997. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
> Contact: http://www.huenet.com/nta.
>
> *IBPS'97: International Business Process Summit on Simulation and
> Modeling. November 10-13, 1997. Hotel del Coronado, San Diego,
> California. Contact: http://www.delphigroup.com/IBPS.html.
>
> *Tel-Ed '97: ISTE's Sixth International Conference on
> Telecommunications and Multimedia in Education. November 13-16, 1997.
> Austin, Texas, U.S.A. & Mexico City, Mexico (digitally linked sites).
> Contact: teledreg@oregon.uoregon.edu or http://www.iste.org.
>
> *Supercomputing Conference '97 (SC97): High Performance Networking and
> Computing. November 15-21, 1997. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose,
> California. Contact: http://www.supercomp.org/sc97/ or contact James
> McGraw at 510-422-0541 or jmcgraw@llnl.gov.
>
> EDUCOM'97 AND BEYOND: A LONG RANGE PLANNING CALENDAR
>
> For detailed information about future Educom conferences, contact
> Educom at 202-872-4200 or e-mail conf@educom.edu.
>
> *EDUCOM'97, October 28-31, Minneapolis, Minnesota
>
> *EDUCOM'98, October 13-16, Orlando, Florida
>
> *EDUCOM'99, October 26-29, Long Beach, California
>
> *EDUCOM2000, October 17-20, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>
> *EDUCOM2001, October 30-November 2, Indianapolis, Indiana
>
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