Hi Suzanne, It would certainly be of advantage for people like us who are not able to financially and physically participate but are very willing to attend and participate in such a great initiative if this were made online.
cez (Philippines) On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 6:15 AM, virtualMV <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Suzanne > > While I can't promise I will be able to attend, many of the OERu > community live outside of the US/New York. As part of the "Connected World" > you could consider using some online conferencing to beam your meeting > across the globe. It would certainly demonstrate the capabilities to the > group of global connectedness. I am sure the OERu community (check with > Wayne MacIntosh of OERu) will be able to assist in making this possible. > > *Michael Verhaart **(Dr)*** > > *::* *Associate Professor, School of Computing* > > *Eastern Institute of Technology* > > * Hawke's Bay, New Zealand* > > * > * > On Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:52:59 AM UTC+12, Suzanne Hall wrote: >> >> Folks -- @StateDept is hosting our next Fulbright Foreign Scholarship >> Board meeting in NYC on June 12, 2012 @ the Ford Foundation. We plan to >> discuss "Fulbright in a Connected World" and I'd very much like to make >> OER/OCW a part of that conversation. Please see below the invitation and >> RSVP information. Look forward to having you there! >> >> Any questions, give me a shout. >> >> Best, >> >> Suzanne Philion (formerly Hall) >> >> Senior Advisor for Innovation, Educational & Cultural Affairs Bureau >> >> @StateDept //// @SuzKP >> >> O: 202 632 6080 >> >> C:* *202 615 9118 >> >> J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board >> >> invites you to a discussion on >> >> >> >> Fulbright in a Connected World >> >> >> >> >> >> Join us for an exciting discussion to explore the impact digital >> technologies are making in the international education space. With the >> help of incredible expert speakers, we will explore opportunities for the >> Fulbright Program <http://fulbright.state.gov/> to better build >> projects collaboratively, recruit as diverse a demographic as possible and >> expand our alumni network. >> >> >> >> The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange >> program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Fulbright is >> innovating to meet the vast changes in how we teach, learn, and share >> knowledge in the 21st century. We are witnessing how tech advances are >> bringing about social change, connecting people globally across languages, >> geographical boundaries and time zones. Leveraging digital platforms, >> Fulbright has the opportunity to scale globally its fundamental goal of >> increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United States >> and the people of other countries. >> >> >> >> A Presidentially appointed group of 11 Members, the J. William Fulbright >> Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) welcomes your participation and continued >> collaboration in this endeavor. >> >> >> >> *Date & Time*: Tuesday, June 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. >> >> *Venue*: Ford Foundation, East River Room, 320 E. 43rd >> Street, >> New York, NY 10017 >> >> *RSVP:* FSB@**state.gov <[email protected]>; 202-203-7010 >> >> >> >> 3:00 p.m. *Fulbright in a Connected World*, *Opening Remarks: FFSB >> Chairman Tom Healy*** >> >> 3:10 – 3:45 *Crowdsourcing Fulbright* >> >> Moderator: Suzanne Philion, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Bureau of >> Educational & Cultural Affairs @StateDept >> >> o Tom Rielly, Fellows Director, TED >> >> o Josephine Dorado, New School / funksoup.com >> >> o Ross Hoffman, Strategic Partnerships, Twitter >> >> o Jordan Bitterman, SVP, Digitas >> >> >> >> *Prior to the discussion, the Fulbright Board is hosting an open session >> of their quarterly Board meeting including a presentation by MTV on the >> Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship partnership, to which you are also invited, >> starting at 2 p.m.* >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
