The mission of the Federal Judicial Center is to further the development and adoption of improved judicial administration in the courts of the United States. In 2002, the Center provided 685 education programs (including educational programs broadcast on the Federal Judicial Television Network) for some 27,000 Federal judge and court staff participants. The Center also completed 22 major research and evaluation projects, continued work on 23 others, and responded to many other requests for short-term research assistance. Major research activities involved civil litigation, criminal litigation, courtroom and litigation technology, appellate litigation, bankruptcy litigation, and judicial resources. The Center published or updated nine reports, manuals, monographs, or reference guides. The Center broadcast more than 1,700 hours of educational and informational programming from the Center, the United States Sentencing Commission, and the Administrative Office on the Federal Judicial Television Network. In addition, the Center completed 4 curriculum packages and training guides, released 2 computer-based instructional programs, and distributed almost 75,000 copies of its printed publications, as well as almost 3,500 audio, video, and multimedia programs. The Center answered nearly 2,000 information requests from judges, court staff, and others. Finally, the Center hosted seminars or briefings for 522 foreign judges and officials representing 81 countries.