• US Delegation to Europe, 2002: Internet Technology and Schools
• Agenda
• Working Groups
• Delegation Members
• London Briefing Materials
• Paris Briefing Materials
• Brussels Briefing Materials
• Bonn Briefing Materials
• Sponsor Background Information
• US Education System Review
• Trip Report #1: Government Demand/Resource for Education Technology/ICT
• Trip Report #2: Assessing ICT's Educational Impact
• Trip Report #3: Standards & Accessibility - SIF, SCORM, IMS, GEM, etc.
• Trip Report #4: As a Member of the European Delegation of CoSN
• Trip Photos

London

Our welcome to London was the beautiful view from the British Council's Board Room.

Monday and we are off to a brisk start with the British Department for Education & Skills.

Doug Brown of the DfES (center L) with delegation members Jim Bosco (L), Bill Gilcher (center R) and Jim Hirsch (R)

Lunch sponsored by Plato/Netschools at the historic St. Ermine's Hotel.

And more updates on exciting initiatives by DfES.

What a view! High above London on the British Airways London Eye with the British Council and DfES. (L to R) Jim Bosco, Bill Gilcher, Bob Nelson, David Weidner and Peter Upton.

Lord David Putnam inspires the group with his passionate views on ICT in education.

Eric Hamilton gets ready to leave London via the Chunnel Train.

Paris

If this is Tuesday, it must be Paris...

...meetings at the French Ministry of Education.

Odile de Chalendar (R) of the French Ministry of Education talks to Prescott Caballero.

Gilles Braun (R) continues the conversation in the garden with Bill Gilcher (C) and Bob Nelson (L)

Ah, nothing better than a break. Cheryl Williams (L), Nula O'Connor Kelly, and Keith Krueger enjoy some French java.

...and Jim Bosco and Jim Hirsch converse.

OK, the award for Best Toy goes to Marcia Kuzmaul of Microsoft and her fancy tablet computer...

Back to the bus...Donna Somma of Scholastic (L), Prescott Caballero (behind) and Kathy Huley of Plato/Netschools outside the French Ministry of Education.

Ending our day in Paris with a quick visit to the Francois Mitterand French National Library.

Brussels

A jam packed day in Brussels includes a visit with European Commissioner Reding's (Education & Culture) key staff.

Bonn

A final toast in Cologne caps off a wonderful trip. Doug Simon (R) of USDOE raises his glass with new friends from the Schulen ans Netz, the German education network.