Courses: Seminars, Workshops, and Conferences, UW-Madison Disaster Management Center

Symposium on:

Distance Learning Strategies for International Humanitarian Organizations

August 11, 2001
Madison, Wisconsin USA
(following Distance Teaching & Learning Conference, August 8–10, 2001)

Purpose of Symposium

At this symposium you will join your colleagues from other international humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and human rights organizations to:

  • Identify distance learning technologies relevant to your needs and audiences
  • Discuss your unique distance learning challenges and solutions
  • Consider key planning elements for establishing and managing an organization-wide distance learning program
  • Explore the potential for and your interest in establishing an on-line distance learning network for international humanitarian organizations

This symposium is designed to follow and build-on your attendance at the Conference for Distance Teaching and Learning, in Madison, Wisconsin (USA) on August 8-10, 2001. For complete conference information see the enclosed brochure or conference Web site
uwex.edu/disted/conference

Who Should Attend?

This symposium is exclusively for individuals who will also attend the Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning who work for United Nations agencies, NGOs, government organizations and donors involved in international humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and human rights concerns. Trainers, training coordinators, staff development directors, and distance learning program managers with an interest in or responsibility for distance learning in international humanitarian organizations will benefit from this symposium.

Location

Conference (August 8-10, 2001): Marriott Madison West, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. See details in conference brochure or visit the conference Web site
uwex.edu/disted/conference

Symposium (August 11, 2001) The Pyle Distance Education and Conference Center, on the University of Wisconsin Campus, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Contact Info

For additional symposium details contact:
InterWorks
116 N. Few Street
Madison, WI 53703 (USA)

Phone: 1-608-251-9440
Fax: 1-608-251-9150

The symposium is jointly organized by:
University of Wisconsin–Madison and InterWorks