► Register today for the 2010 Alliance Membership Meeting, October 5-6 in Washington! [Participation in the Membership Meeting is available for Alliance Full Members only.] A detailed scheduled is available here. Also note that the cut-off date to book a room at the DuPont Hotel at the Alliance meeting rate of $299 has passed; if you are still in need of a hotel room, however, please call the hotel at 866-534-6835, or 202-483-6000, and mention that you are a participant in the Alliance Membership Meeting. The hotel will do its best to provide you with the best available rate.

► Starting this past Wednesday, tourists to the U.S. from the 36 countries that participate in the Visa Waiver Program began to pay a $14 tourism promotion fee.

► The U.S. market share of internationally mobile post-secondary students has declined over the past 8 years, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) reported.

► Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed the importance of international cooperation during an address at the Council on Foreign Relations.

► The Department of State launched the 2010 International Education Week website.

► Your weekly Federal Register listing.