One of PEN-International's major outcomes for project year three was the planning of a wide array of training, outreach and business activities that were executed the week of 24 June at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology. The activities were undertaken in conjunction with the Third Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf Symposium which was co-sponsored by NTID, PEN-International and The Nippon Foundation of Japan.

A total of 19 faculty members from PEN-International partner and affiliate institutions came to the USA for the training activities and the Symposium. Further, teleconferences were held with Tianjin University of Technology and Beijing Union University in China and De La Salle University -College of St. Benilde in Manila. Finally, The Nippon Foundation Training Room was officially dedicated by Mr. Y. Sasakawa, president of The Nippon Foundation, since he attended the Symposium as the opening speaker.