Unity University College
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tuesday, July 22

7:00 p.m. Arrival at Georgia Center for Continuing Education

Wednesday, July 23

9:30 a.m. Meet with Dr. Tudor Vlad, Cox Center Assistant Director, in the Georgia Center lobby.

10:00 a.m. Meet with Dr. Lee Becker, Cox Center Director, and Dr. Tudor Vlad, at the Cox Center.

11:00 a.m. Visit Office of International Education to register and process entry documents, Barrow Hall Room 209. Contact is Anna Marlow.

1:30 a.m. Tour of Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communication, with Ms. Donna Lord.

2:30 p.m. Meet with Ms. Michele Head, program coordinator, Cox Center.

Thursday, July 24

10:20 a.m. Meeting with Dr. Joseph Dominick, Professor in the Telecommunications Department, Grady College.

10:30 a. m. Observe Dr. Dominick's Telecommunications Class TELE 3010, Introduction to Telecommunications.

11-30 a.m. Meet with Dr. William Lee, Professor in Telecommunications Department, Grady College, to talk about media legal issues in Ethiopia and the U.S.

1:30 p.m. Meet Professor Daniel Keever, Telecommunication Department Facilities Manager, Grady College, to discuss the use of technology in broadcast courses.

2:00 p.m. Meet Dr. Alison Alexander, Head of the Telecommunications Department, Grady College.

3:00 p.m. Visit to the students newspaper, The Red and Black.

Friday, July 25

9:30 a.m. Meet with Dr. Ann Hollifield, Professor in the Telecommunication Department, Grady College.

10:30 a.m. Observe Dr. Dominick's Telecommunications class, TELE 3010.

11:30 a.m. Meet with Marcia Apperson, graduate research assistant in the Cox Center,to review recent developments in radio web casting.

2:30 p.m. Meet with Dr. Kent Middleton, Head of the Journalism Department, Grady College.

3:30 p.m. Meet with Don Nelson, Assistant Editor, Athens Banner Herald, and observe a budget meeting.

Monday, July 28

10:00 a.m. Meet with Dr. Elli Roushanzamir, Advertising and Public Relations Department, Grady College, and with graduate student Nancy Mace to preview the web site created for the School of Journalism and Communication at Unity College.

1:00 p.m. Meet with Tim Bryant, News Director, Southern Broadcasting, and tour of the radio facilities

2:00-6:00 p.m. Tour Athens and have dinner with Dr. Elizabeth Roushanzamir, faculty member in the Department of Advertising and Public Relations.

Tuesday, July 29

10:00 a.m. Meet with Professor Alan Stecker, Department of Telecommunications.

10:30 a. m. Observe Dr. Dominick's Telecommunications class, TELE 3010.

1:30 p.m. Departure for Atlanta by auto with Dr. Tudor Vlad.

5:30 p.m. Depart to Atlanta for Kansas City on Delta Flight # 1703.

6:35 p.m. Arrive Kansas City

Westin Hotel
Confirmation Number: 997 256 030
Tel.: 816 474-4400

Wednesday, July 30 - Saturday, August 2

Attend Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Kansas City.

Sunday, August 3

8:40 a.m. Depart Kansas City for Atlanta on Delta Flight # 1162.

11:34 a.m. Arrive Atlanta

Holiday Inn Select
Atlanta Airport
Confirmation # 62134563
Tel. # 404-763-8800

2:00 p.m. Tour of CNN

Monday, August 4

9:45 a.m. Depart from Atlanta on United Flight # 5888

11:35 a.m. Arrive Dulles Airport, Washington

Fairmont Hotel (Room through to Sunday, August 10)
2401 M Street, NW
Confirmation number is 105616978
Telephone: (202) 429-2400

1:00 p.m. Meet with Dr. Mark Feldstein at School of Media and Public Affairs, George Washington University and tour broadcast facilities.

Tuesday August 5

10:00 a.m. Meet with Mr. Ali Shirazi, Broadcast Center Manager of American University and tour Broadcast Center.

1:00 p.m. Meet Jennifer Parmelee at Voice of America.

2:30 p.m. Meet with Prof. Abiyi Ford, Department of Radio, TV and Film at Howard University and tour facilities of Howard and of WHUT and WHUR, television and radio stations.

Wednesday, August 6

8:30 a.m. Opening of Synergy in Development 2003, annual meeting of the Association for Liaison Office for University Cooperation in Development at The Fairmont Washington.

Thursday, August 7

3:15 p.m. Presentation with Dr. Becker of Unity-UGA project at the ALO meeting.

Friday, August 8

11:30 a.m. ALO meeting ends.

Sunday, August 10

12:45 p.m. Depart by van for Dulles International Airport

6:05 p.m. Depart Dulles Airport, Washington, for Addis Ababa on Lufthansa Flight #419.

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