Eighth International Workshop
Electronic Resources and International Information Exchange: East-West

Session 2
International Cooperation in Education, Business, Information
and Current Projects in the Field of Ecological Information

Sponsors: TNK-ВР, Committee on Ecology of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, ILIAC

Tuesday, March 21, 2006
American Councils for International Education
1776 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 700,
Washington, DC

Working languages: English, Russian

9:00 – 9:30 Registration

9:30 – 10:00 Welcome by
Dan Davidson, President, American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC, USA
Vladimir Grachev, Chair, Committee on Ecology, the State Duma (Parliament) of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Yakov Shrayberg, President, ILIAC; Acting Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Chairs:

Vladimir Grachev, Chair, Committee on Ecology, the State Duma (Parliament) of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Yakov Shrayberg, President, ILIAC; Acting Director, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

Valeriy Garmashov, Director, International Library, Information, and Analytical Center. Representative Office in Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Time for presentations – 20 min

Questions and Answers – 10 min

10:00 - 12:00 Meeting 1: The Importance of Ecological Information in the Modern World
Ecological Information Propaganda in Russia. The Role of Legislative Bodies and Libraries

Vladimir Grachev, Chair, Committee on Ecology, the State Duma (Parliament) of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia

Ecological e-resources: students projects and initiatives

Olga Shlykova, Chair of Virtual Communications Department, Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, Moscow, Russia

Russian Information Publications on Ecology. Information Support of Russian Scholars with Foreign Resources on Ecology and Other Sciences

Olga Kirillova, Department Head, All-Russian Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, Moscow, Russia

The Development of Russian Libraries Distributed Union Databank of Ecological Information: present state and prospects

Elena Bychkova, Section Head, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia

12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch

13:00 – 14:30 – Meeting 2: U.S.-Russia International Cooperation in Business, Culture and Education
The U.S.-Russia Business Council: evolution & company activities

Svetlana Minjack, Director, Communications & External Relations, U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC), Washington, DC, USA

Library of Congress Cooperation with Russian Libraries: past, present, and future

Harry Leich, Russian Area Specialist, European Division, The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Possibilities for International Students: academic credentials evaluation

Mary Beth Sowa, Regional Director, Washington DC office, World Education Services, Washington, DC, USA

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee break

14:50 – 15:50 Meeting 3: The Internet and International Cooperation
Broadband Wireless Telecommunication Regional Networks with High Platforms

Vladimir Vishnevskiy, Deputy Director, Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

Broadband Access: New Standards and International Implementation

Patrick Bodnar, Regional Director for Russia, CIS, and Europe, Wi-LAN, Washington, DC, USA

15:50 - 16:15 – General discussion, recommendations, summary, adjournment