The co-ordinator
is Jean Thompson, interpreter and translator - who also writes and promotes
U3A online courses. A long-serving member and ex-Chairman she setup the
Subject Networks many years ago.
She says "in my lifetime, I have learnt twelve languages, including the big ones, Russian and Chinese. Nowadays, I only read in six". She can be reached by email to jean.thompson@pop3.hiway.co.uk or by writing to:-- 26 Riverside Court Caversham Reading RG4 8AL Tel: 0118 947-7968 Fax: 0118 947-4194
Stan
Miller is Vice-chairman of the UK's Third Age Trust National Executive and
also Chairman of U3A News Editorial Board. At
the recent XXIIIrd Congress of AIUTA (the international U3A) in Reims, France,
he was elected as the first native English-speaking AIUTA President for
a term of four years.
Stan, a competent French speaker, will preside at the next International Congress in 2008 to be held in Turin, Italy and has already started work with his new Board.
Barbara
Lewis was born In Rochester, NY, USA , and has lived in England for many
years. She is Chair of SW Herts U3A and has sung in many countries. 
Rick
Swindell is Founder-president of U3A Online Australia and Edits the Australian/New
Zealand edition of U3A Signpost from Brisbane, Australia. He also maintains
the Australia/New Zealand website http://u3a.oznewz.org
Originally
a teacher, I joined U3A Sunshine Coast, in 1997 and by 2000 was Class Administrator
then eventually Vice President. and was involved with the organisation of
the U3ASC conference and the development of a 5 year Strategic Plan.
In April of the same
year Rick Swindell and Tom Holloway came to U3ASC, for a seminar on the
Timewitnesses project. Now, on Rick's retirement as President of U3AOnline
after the statutory 3 years I have taken up that responsibility, one I
relish given the new opportunities that Skype and Flashmeeting offer.
Tom
Holloway lives in Hyderabad in India much if the year where he works for
several charities making fund-raising films but running back to England
when it gets too hot. He is Editor of U3A Signpost (UK) and webmonger
of http://worldu3a.org and http://aiuta.org
and many other websites.
For some years he
coordinated the U3A News Direct Mailing scheme for the Third Age Trust
UK. As chairman of mygroup.org.uk he has helped to put more than 50 local
U3A Groups onto the World-Wide-Web. He also offers telephone assistance
with setting up a 'wiki' for other local
groups. He can be reached on SKYPE as tomathollowaysorg
