Links

• Relevant Sites
• Educational Conference Calendars
• Non-Educational Conference Calendars
• Helpful Links for Travelers
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Relevant Sites

The US Department of Education sponsors the Improving America's Schools Conference and the Charter Schools National Conference.
www.ed.gov

 

Office of Continuing Medical Education at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
cme.ouhsc.edu

Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center at the University of Oklahoma
mc3edsupport.org

 

U.S. Department of Education's Publications Center Free education publications are available from ED Pubs, the U.S. Department of Education's Publications Center. To order free books, brochures, videos, and more, visit the ED Pubs web site (www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp) or call
ED Pubs toll-free at 877/433-7827.

The US Charter Schools website is hosted by WestEd.
www.uscharterschools.org

 

The Center for the Study of Small Rural Schools
Publications on rural education issues are available from The Center for the Study of Small Rural Schools
cssrs.ou.edu/

 

 

NREA is the oldest national organization which focuses on rural education. www.nrea.net/

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center consists of 16 different clearinghouses for educational information. It is perhaps the most comprehensive source for research and documents on education. www.eric.ed.gov/

Links to Educational Conference Calendars

As a service to convention planners as well as attendees and everyone in the field of education we have gathered what we feel are some of the best sources of information on upcoming educational conferences.

• Los Angeles County Office of Education
  teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/news/conferences.html
• EPI-Center Education Process Improvement Center Inc.
  www.epi-center.net/conferences/conferences.html
• Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
  www.dtae.org/teched/edconnew.html
• T.H.E. Conference Calendar
  www.theconferencecalendar.com/
• Education Week - Calendar of Events
  calendar.edweek.org/forge?tid=102005
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
  chronicle.com/events/

Non-Education Related Conferences

• Links to Conference Calendars
  mini.li.ttu.ee/CFP/Links.html
• NASA's Links to Other Conference Calendars
  gcmd.nasa.gov/ConferenceCalendar/calendar.html
• Rensselaer Research Libraries
  www.lib.rpi.edu/resources/references/confsym.html

Helpful Links for Travelers

• International Weather:
  Weather for cities and regions around the world with satellite images.
  www.intellicast.com/International/
• U. S. Weather:
  Current conditions and forecasts for U. S. regions and cities.
  www.nws.noaa.gov/ (U. S. National Weather Service:)
  www.weather.com/ (Weather.com)
• Time Zone Converter:
  Time zones for countries, major cities, and regions around the world. Conversion from/to GMT.
  www.timezoneconverter.com
• U. S. Bureau of Consular Affairs:
  U. S. State Department Web site. International travel warnings, passport and visa information, U. S. Embassy and Consulate Web sites, and travel publications.
  travel.state.gov/
• Currency Converters:
  Sites with worldwide currency conversion calculators
  www.exchangerate.com/(Exchange Rate:)
  www.oanda.com/ (Oanda)
  www.x-rates.com/(X-Rates: )
• Translation Dictionaries:
  Languages from Travlang's online translating dictionary.
  travlang.com/languages/(Travlang)
  www.babelfish.altavista.com/ (AltaVista)
• Per Diem Rates:
  U. S. federal per diem rates for the continental United States (CONUS). Travel guidelines and travel advisories for federal employees.
  www.gsa.gov/
  U. S. federal per diem rates for international destinations. Travel guidelines and travel advisories for federal employees.
  www.state.gov/m/a/als/prdm/
• International Travel:
  International travel and holiday information.
  travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis_pa_tw_1168.html
• Travel Advisories:
  Health advisories and warnings; ship sanitation ratings; U. S. State Department travel advisories and warnings; how to get passports and visas.
  travel.state.gov/travel
  Air Traffic Control Command Center:
  www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/usmap.jsp
• Restaurant Row:
  www.restaurantrow.com/index.cfm
• Bank Holidays of the world:
  www.bank-holidays.com/