A delegation of 12 individuals from the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Atlantic Corridor Incorporated visited Rochester Institute of Technology on 25 April 2003. The visitors were at RIT as part of a USA Department of Labor and Ireland jointly sponsored program entitled, "International Symposium on Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning." Three members of the delegation from Ireland are leaders of institutions in Ireland that provide services to people who are deaf. Therefore, Director DeCaro of the PEN team introduced the delegation to the work that PEN-International has undertaken with support from The Nippon Foundation of Japan.