From zita at ISI.EDU  Mon Aug  1 16:34:05 2005
From: zita at ISI.EDU (Zita Wenzel)
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:34:05 -1000
Subject: [APRU-DLI] APRUNet Newsletter (v.4, n.7)
Message-ID: <42EEB16D.8080707@isi.edu>

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APRUNET NEWSLETTER
JULY 2005 (V.4, n.7)
Current web issue and archived copies:
<http://www.apru.org/activities/aprunet/news.htm>

To subscribe to the APRUNet Newsletter, see: 
<http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dli>

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. APRU ?Distance Learning and the Internet Conference?
==>REGISTER BY 15 AUGUST
2. APRUNet Meeting
3. Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)
4. ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology (AVIST)
5. APRU Fellows Program
6. APRU Research Symposium:
Earthquake Hazards around the Pacific Rim -- Prediction and Disaster 
Prevention
7. News from University of Chile
8. Sloan Online Distance Education Workshops
9. APAN Meeting, Fellows Program, and Call for Papers
10. Grid Meetings
11. Comments and Suggestions

APRUNet Online Distance Learning Discussion List
Register now at <http://mailman.isi.edu/mailman/listinfo/apru-dld>

1. APRU ?DISTANCE LEARNING AND THE INTERNET CONFERENCE?
<http://www.fenu.ru/dli2005/>

The 6th APRU Distance Learning and the Internet (DLI) Conference will be 
held at Far Eastern National University (FENU), Vladivostok, Russia, 
from 4-7 October 2005.

==>SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM BY 15 AUGUST 2005.

NOTE: Though the DLI2005 registration deadline is 10 September 2005, 
most international participants will need a Russian entry visa. To get 
it without expensive emergency procedures and applying for tourist 
visas, you have to SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM BY 15 AUGUST. The 
Russian Ministry of International Affairs requires 30 days for approving 
the official invitations, and FENU needs a few days more to deliver the 
invitations to the conference participants by express mail. Only after 
this, the conference participants can apply for their visas to Russian 
Embassies and Consulates. For this reason, we advise you to register as 
soon as possible. For those who will be late with their registrations 
after 15 August, there is still a possibility to apply for a tourist 
visa in shorter terms, but an official invitation saves time and money.

The sixth in its series, the conference aims to bring together leading, 
international distance learning experts from academia, business and 
public sectors. The theme for this year is "Linking People through 
Information Technology Education".

The sub-themes for the Conference are namely:

1. Content development in distance and blended learning
2. Infrastructure, technology trends and challenges
3. Cultural exchanges through distance learning
4. Student issues in distance learning and the Internet

Issues addressed at the Conference will include e-learning content and 
quality assurance, credit transfers, online degree recognition, aspects 
of infrastructure such as video-conferencing, technology-enabled 
learning, technology trends and challenges. Special interest topics for 
this year's conference will include student experiences and 
presentations in distance learning.

? The Call for Papers has been extended. Please submit 1-2 page 
abstracts of papers to FENU at <dli2005 at dvgu.ru> 
<mailto:dli2005 at dvgu.ru>. Authors will be notified upon acceptance of 
their papers and will be asked to submit an extended paper of between 
2-10 pages. Papers will be published on the DLI2005 conference web site 
at <http://www.fenu.ru/dli2005/>. For more information on the call and 
submission of papers, please go to
<http://www.fenu.ru/dli2005/>.

?The Fifth Annual "Distance Learning and the Internet" Conference was 
hosted by Tsinghua University, Beijing, China from 11-13 October 2004. 
Presentations are available on the conference web site at 
<http://dli2004.sce.tsinghua.edu.cn/>; the APRU web site at 
http://www.apru.org/ also has a link to the conference web site.


2. APRUNET MEETING
<http://www.apru.org/activities/aprunet/meetings.htm>

The next APRUNet meeting will take place at the ?Distance Learning and 
the Internet? conference to be held in Vladivostok, Russia. See above 
for details.

NOTE: The new URL for APRUNet activities is:
<http://www.apru.org/activities/aprunet/>.


3.ELECTRONIC CULTRAUL ATLAS INITIATIVE (ECAI)
< http://www.ecai.org/>

The submission period for ECAI's autumn Regional Meeting to be held in 
collaboration with the Pacific Neighborhood Consortium has been 
extended. The conference will be held at the University of Hawaii Manoa 
between 1-3 November 2005. In addition the Pacific Rim Digital Librarian 
Alliance will meet on 31 October 2005.

Proposals for presentations or full sessions are invited. Papers on the 
following topics are especially welcomed:

1) Presentations on e-Publications and e-cultural atlases
2) Papers on Austronesia -reflecting the location of this meeting
3) Infrastructure including Grid Computing, middleware and GLORIAD
4) Cultural atlases in teaching

Please submit your proposals to Kim Carl at <kcarl at berkely.edu>. For 
enquiries about possible sessions please contact him at 
<paul.ell at qub.ac.uk>. The proposal submission deadline is now extended 
to 31 August 2005. Please watch both the ECAI <http://www.ecai.org/> and 
PNC <http://www.pnclink.org/> websites for logistical information about 
the conference.


4. ASEAN VIRTUAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (AVIST
<http://www.avist.org/>

The ASEAN Virtual Institute of Science and Technology (AVIST) has been 
proposed and endorsed by the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Infrastructure and 
Resource Development (SCIRD) and the ASEAN Committee on Science and 
Technology (COST) to answer to ASEAN Countries need for Science and 
Technology (S&T) human resource development (HRD).

AVIST is a Virtual Learning network for continuing professional 
development and advanced studies in science and technology with 
opportunities for real practical experience at participating universities.

AVIST is now offering three courses online they are:
- Introduction to Technology & Innovation Management
- Sustainable Ecotourism Development and
- HyperCourse on Bioinformatics

For more information, please visit <http://www.avist.org 
<http://www.avist.org>>.


5. APRU FELLOWS PROGRAM
<http://www.apru.org/activities/afp/>

As announced in January, the 6th APRU Fellows Program will be co-hosted 
by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and University of Malaya 
(UM) from 14-27 August 2005. Based broadly on the theme of "New 
Directions in Asian Studies: Ethnicity and Nationalism Before and After 
the Digital Age", this intensive two-week program will comprise an 
interesting line-up of activities to engage inquiring minds and to 
establish long-term collaboration between faculty members from APRU 
member universities.

This year's program will include interactions and presentations by 
researchers in Asian culture, historians and immigration experts. There 
will also be visits and field trips to places of rich heritage involving 
stimulating discussions. The first week of the program (14-20 August) 
will be hosted by UBC and the second week (21-27 August) by UM.

The Fellows Program provides a unique opportunity for fellows to extend 
their intellectual capacities in a multidisciplinary environment and to 
connect with outstanding junior faculty members who are their 
counterparts from top research universities around the Pacific Rim.


6. APRU RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM

"Earthquakes Hazards around the Pacific Rim - Prediction and Disaster 
Prevention"

The symposium will be held jointly with the Association of East Asian 
Research Universities (AEARU) and hosted by Kyoto University from 31 
August to 2 September 2005. Please find the attached preliminary program 
of the research symposium.

Student participation in this symposium is encouraged and awards are 
available for student posters.

There will be optional activities on the third day. Examples of such 
optional activities are: workshop on tsunami and earthquakes, student 
session, a walk along the Hanaore earthquake fault, and sightseeing of 
Kyoto city.

For further queries, interested parties can send an e-mail to Kyoto 
University at: <koryu52 at mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp 
<mailto:koryu52 at mail.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp>>, and refer to: 
<http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/english/ekenkyu/e02_koku/prog6htm>.


7. NEWS FROM UNIVERSITY OF CHILE

<www.blearning.cl <http://www.blearning.cl/>>
This is a site is a virtual magazine with information about blended 
learning. The language is Spanish. It includes information about 
e-Learning, b-Learning, LMS platforms, links, a forum, and conferences. 
It appeared this year and is highly accessed

<http://www.dcc.uchile.cl/postitulo/>
This is a site for University of Chile?s nine year old b-Learning 
diploma on Informatics and Education. The language is Spanish.


8. SLOAN ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION WORKSHOPS
<http://www.sloan-c.org/index.asp>

Please mark your calendars for the 11th Sloan-C International Conference 
on Asynchronous Learning Networks, 17-19 November 2005:

This conference, which will provide the latest information on 
asynchronous learning programs, processes, packages, and protocols, is 
geared to both experienced professionals and interested newcomers to 
online learning who hail from a variety of work sectors, including 
higher education, continuing education, business, government, health 
care, professional associations, and nonprofit organizations.

For more information, or to register online please visit: 
<http://www.aln.ucf.edu <http://www.aln.ucf.edu>>.


9. APAN MEETING, FELLOWS PROGRAM, AND CALL FOR PAPERS
<http://www.apan.net/meetings/taipei2005/>

The next APAN meeting will be held in Taipei 23-27 August 2005.

- Fellowship Program for the 20th APAN Meeting may be submitted at any 
time. They will be processed and reviewed as they come in. Please act 
quickly by filling out the form below and send it to: <fellowship 
application at apan.net <mailto:fellowship-application at apan.net>>.


10. OTHER MEETINGS

The Electronic Cultural Atlases Initiative (ECAI) Electronic Congress of 
Electronic Atlases meeting will be 1-2 November 2005, hosted by the 
University of Hawaii in Honolulu. See the previous newsletter for more 
information.

These and others will be found at 
<http://www.pragma-grid.net/calendar.htm>. Please let us know of other 
events we should place on this page.

iGRID 2005: 26 ? 30 September 2005, San Diego, California, USA. 
Proposals for papers, sessions or demonstration: 1 February 
<http://www.startap.net/igrid2005 <http://www.startap.net/igrid2005>>.

APAC 2005: 26 ? 29 September 2005, Gold Coast, Australia.


11. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS

This is the networking activities 
<http://www.apru.org/activities/aprunet/news.htm> newsletter of the 
Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU). It is designed as a tool 
to assist in the development of advanced Internet capabilities among 
APRU universities and APEC economies. The key goal is to develop 
teaching and research applications that utilize advanced Internet 
technologies, e.g., distance learning, virtual conferences, 
telemedicine, etc. by sharing, networking, partnerships, and 
collaborations.

This newsletter may be used to give or receive information on a project 
or to look for partners or collaborators. Comments or suggestions are 
encouraged and welcomed. For online current and past copies of the 
APRUNet Newsletter, see <http://www.apru.org/activities/aprunet/news.htm>.

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Zita Wenzel
APRUNet Coordinator
Please email <zita at isi.edu> <mailto:zita at isi.edu>

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