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U Denver Hosts Student Peace Talks via HD Link

By David Nagel
08/09/07

The University of Denver, in partnership with RJ Macklin and Associates, today will host "peace talks" between students in Israel and Iraq. The twist: The talks will be conducted via high-definition videoconferencing. The technology is being supplied by LifeSize, a developer of HD communications tools.

At 9:30 a.m. (Mountain) today, 25 high school students from Iraq will begin discussions with students in Israel. The Iraqi students will be physically present on the U Denver campus, visiting as part of the "Iraqi Youth Leaders Exchange Program" sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. The Israeli students will be taking part in the discussions from Beersheva in Israel and led by Shaul Amir, ISIME's director in Israel.

The videoconference will use LifeSize Room, a communications tool that handles HD video at 1 Mbps.

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David Nagel is the former editorial director of 1105 Media's Education Group and editor-in-chief of THE Journal, STEAM Universe, and Spaces4Learning. A 30-year publishing veteran, Nagel has led or contributed to dozens of technology, art, marketing, media, and business publications.

He can be reached at [email protected]. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrnagel/ .

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