All Ireland Society for Higher Education

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AISHE Launch Event

Formats/Software Requirements

Textual transcripts (extention .html) are standard HTML files, which can be viewed in any browser. Audio files use the MP3 format (extention .mp3). To play these files you will need suitable player software installed, such as:

• Microsoft Windows Media Player for Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris and Apple Macintosh platforms.
• xmms for Linux platforms.

Depending on your software configuration, playing of an audio file may not start until the complete file is downloaded. Note that the audio files are large, and will take some time to download, particularly over dial-up Internet connections. The times shown below indicate the durations of the recordings; they are not estimates of download time.

Contents

• Welcome and Introduction: Dr. Barry McMullin, President, AISHE.
  • Transcript.
  • Audio (06:07 minutes; 10MByte).
• Address by Mr. John Hayden, Chief Executive, HEA. [Due to unavoidable circumstances, Mr. Hayden was not able to attend the launch event, so no audio recording is available.]
  • Transcript.
• Address by Ms Sandra Griffiths, University of Ulster.
  • Transcript.
  • Audio (15:25 minutes; 25MByte).
• Address by Dr. Rakesh Bhanot, SEDA.
  • Transcript.
  • Audio (08:19 minutes; 13MByte).
• Address by Dr Seamus Smyth, President, NUI Maynooth.
  • Transcript.
  • Audio (15:54 minutes; 25MByte).