Day 1: Wednesday, 21 June 2000
 

9.00-9.20	Late Registration
9.30-10.20	Opening Ceremony and Welcome: Chairman of OUHK Council: The Hon. Mr Charles Lee Yeh-kwong, JP President of OUHK: Prof. Tam Sheung-wai Chairman, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong: Prof. Kenneth Young Deputy Director of the PRC Central Government Liaison Office in HK SAR: Mr. Wang Feng Chao Chairman, Lam Kin Chung Morning Sun Charity Fund: Mr. Lam Kin Chung
10.20-10.30	Group photograph
10.30-10.45	Tea Break
10.45-11.15	Keynote Summary: ODL research agenda for the 21st century - Prof. Michael Moore, Pennsylvania University, USA
11.15-11.45	Sub-theme Summary: Enhancing teaching and learning through research - Assoc. Prof. Insung Jung, National Open University of Korea
11.45-12.15	Sub-theme Summary: Cross-national, cross-cultural, inter-disciplinary and cross-institutional research - Prof. Peter Cookson, Athabasca University, Canada
12.15-1.30	Lunch Break
1.30-3.15	Parallel Symposia I
3.15-3.30	Tea Break
3.30-4.30	Roundtable Discussions I
4.30-5.30	Review and Reflections: Panel Discussion by the Keynote Presenters and Facilitators for the Day

Day 2: Thursday, 22 June 2000
 

9.00-9.30	Sub-theme Summary: Mentoring, incentives & rewards in research for professional development - Prof. Santosh Panda, Indira Ghandi National Open University, India
9.30-10.00	Sub-theme Summary: The use of information communication technologies in ODL research - Prof. Terry Evans, Deakin University, Australia
10.00-10.15	Tea Break
10.15-12.15	Parallel Symposia II
12.15-2.15	Lunch Break
2.15-2.45	Sub-theme Summary: Research and policy nexus in ODL - Dr. Nick Farnes, International Centre for Distance Learning, The UK Open University
2.45-3.45	Roundtable Discussions II
3.45-4.15	Tea Break [Travel Agent in attendance for half-day tour registration]
4.15-5.30	Review and Reflections: Panel Discussion by the Keynote Presenters and Facilitators for the Day

Day 3: Friday, 23 June 2000
 

9.00-10.45	Parallel Symposia III
10.45-11.00	Tea Break
11.00-12.00	Roundtable Discussions III
12.00-1.15	Lunch
1.15-2.45	Roundtable Discussions (All Groups)
2.45-3.00	Tea Break
3.00-4.00	Reflections: Chinese Medium, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Asia-Pacific
4.00-5.30	Conference Summary The Electronic Post-Conference Follow-Up Closing Ceremony
7.00	Conference Dinner (Boat Cruise)

Day 4: Saturday, 24 June 2000
 

9.00-10.30	Seminar/Workshop on Open and Distance Education at the Open University of Hong Kong (optional)
10.30	Excursions (optional)

Note:

SYMPOSIA:
1. 20 minutes each presentation (i.e. total of 80 minutes)
2. discussion on all papers will follow the last presentation
 
ROUNDTABLES:
1. Speaker and facilitator to guide discussion
2. Focus on issues of practical nature, e.g. how to…
3. Establish personal and/or group research agendas
4. Translate ideas of keynote and symposia into practical applications
 
DAILY REVIEW AND REFLECTION:
1. Participants: Speakers and facilitators for that day
2. Review and discussion of highlights (those at Roundtable to initiate ideas)