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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jane L. Anderson
(703)
946-5258
GLOBAL FULBRIGHT ALUMNI CONFERENCE
OPENS NOV. 10 IN BALTIMORE
Participants Represent 18
Countries and 41 U.S. States
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 9, 2005)
– Fulbright alumni from every world region will meet Nov. 10 through
13 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Baltimore, Md., to consider
actions that address pressing global issues. Christopher Nordlinger,
senior manager of technology education programs at Cisco Systems,
will give the keynote address on “Closing the Gap: Stemming the
Crisis in America’s Technology Education” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov.
11. Dr. Nordlinger was a Fulbright fellow in Senegal in 1982.
“Donations made in the wake of Hurricane Katrina show that Americans
can rally for one another in any crisis. The technology gap is a
quieter crisis, but also a more dangerous threat, one that can
ultimately erode America’s very economic viability, job creation,
and innovative spirit,” Dr. Nordlinger said. “The solutions I
propose also apply to many countries around the world that don’t
have the pro-technology policies of China and India and to a host of
smaller countries suffering the ongoing brain drain.”
Fulbright alumni journalists will discuss “Perceptions and Policies:
How the World Views the U.S. Now” on a panel at 4:15 p.m. on Nov.
11. Panelists are Will Englund, the Baltimore Sun’s
associate editorial page editor; David Bosco, senior editor of
Foreign Policy magazine; Jonathan Blakley, associate newscast
unit editor of National Public Radio; and Judith Matloff, formerly
with the Christian Science Monitor and now teaching at the
Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
A panel
on “Rats, Crows, and Rubbervines” on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 10:45
a.m. will explore the threats of invasive species throughout the
world. It will look at the role of transportation in ports such as
Baltimore and compare actions taken to halt or prevent biological
invasions. Speaking will be Fulbright alumni scientists Faith
Thompson Campbell of the Nature Conservancy, Beth Middleton of the
United States Geological Survey National Wetlands Research Center,
and Daniel Simberloff, a University of Tennessee professor who
directs the Institute for Biological Invasions. The complete
conference program is posted at www.fulbright.org/conference.
The
conference is co-sponsored by Frostburg State University, Maryland
Institute College of Art, Towson University, University of
Baltimore, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and University
of Maryland University College Office of Worldwide Faculty
Recruitment.
Fulbright educational and cultural exchanges currently take place
between the United States and approximately 150 other countries.
Graduate students, scholars, professionals, teachers, and
administrators receive grants to study, research, lecture, and teach
in each others’ countries. The federal Fulbright Program promotes
exchange of ideas and cooperative international relations. Since
its inception, the Fulbright program has awarded more than 250,000
grants. It was established in 1946 by legislation introduced by the
late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas.
The
Fulbright Association is the private, nonprofit organization of
Fulbright alumni and supporters committed to fostering international
awareness and understanding through advocating increased worldwide
support for Fulbright exchanges, enriching the Fulbright experience,
and facilitating lifelong interaction among alumni and current
participants.
Representatives of the media are invited to cover the conference.
Please make arrangements with Jane Anderson at the number above.
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