ADVISORY/Global Nomads Group Connects Christian, Jewish and Muslim Youth from All over the World to Share Holiday Celebrations over Video Conference.News Editors/Assignment Desks/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (Dec. 17) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: The 'Global Perspectives: One World, Many Celebrations'
project connects Christian, Jewish and Muslim youth from
around the world for a live video conference exchange to
share their holiday traditions and celebrations, helping
to promote tolerance and respect for diversity.
WHO: Students from Polyprep Day School in Brooklyn, Archer
School for Girls in Los Angeles and Open House, a youth
center in Tel Aviv.
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003
11:45 AM - 1:45 PM (EST)
WHERE: Press are invited to attend the event live at one of the
following locations or visit www.gng.org to view the
webcast.
The Archer School for Girls
11725 Sunset boulevard,
Los Angeles, CA
90049
Global Nomads Office
381 Broadway, 4th floor
New York, NY
10013
Tel Aviv location:
Polycom Israel, Ltd.
94 Em Hamoshavot st,
Petach Tikva, Israel 49130
About Global Nomads Group Global Nomads Group is a 501c(3) non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to fostering cross-cultural cross-cul·tur·al adj. Comparing or dealing with two or more different cultures: a cross-cultural survey; cross-cultural influences on an artist's work. dialogue and understanding among youth. Using videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems and satellite communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry , GNG GNG Global Nomads Group GNG Growing Neural Gas GNG Gluconeogenesis GNG Go No Go (marketing) GNG Ginga Nagareboshi Gin (Anime/Manga) GNG Girl's Not Grey (AFI song) moderates conferences between K-12 classes in different countries, organizes virtual lectures, and conducts remote broadcasts from the world's historical and cultural sites. |
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