chow@hkucs (K. P. Chow) (10/21/88)
April 10 - 14, 1989. Theme: IT Direction for the 90's. Organizer:
Hong Kong Computer Society. Co-organizers: American Federation of
Information Processing Societies, U.S.A. and The Committee on Science
and Technology, Hong Kong Government. Registration fee: U.S.$260
before February 1, 1989 or U.S.$280 thereafter.
The 5-day conference will cover IT industry directions, research
directions, IT and education, applications development, and IT in the
emerging economies in the 90's. A large scale Computer Expo '89 will
be held concurrently. A MUST for end users of DP applications, DP
professionals and consultants, academic and research staff, managers
and business executives, manufacturers and vendors, and government
officials who desire an up-to-date knowledge of IT development.
For information and registration please contact:
J.T. Yu, e-mail address - HKUCS!HKUCC!HCXCYJT@UUNET.UU.NET
or HKUCS!HKUCC!HCXCYJT@UUNET.UUCP
or American Federation of Information Processing Societies, c/o Mr.
George R. Eggert, 2200 E. Devon Avenue, Suite 268, Des Plaines, IL
60018, U.S.A. Phone: (312) 299-4227; Facsimile: (312) 299-5280.
or Conference secretariat, c/o Mr. Alex Tzang, Suite 705, East Town
Building, 41 Lockhart Road, Hong Kong. Phone: 852-5-286136
Facsimile: 852-5-8651528.shun@hou2d.att.com (Shun Cheung) (03/18/89)
Hong Kong International Computer Conference 1989
April 10 - 14, 1989. Theme: IT Direction for the 90's. Organizer:
Hong Kong Computer Society. Co-organizers: American Federation of
Information Processing Societies, U.S.A. and The Committee on Science
and Technology, Hong Kong Government. Registration fee: U.S.$280
For information and registration please contact:
Conference secretariat, c/o Mr. Alex Tzang, Suite 705, East Town
Building, 41 Lockhart Road, Hong Kong. Phone: 852-5-286136
Facsimile: 852-5-8651528.
The 5-day conference will bring together leaders from Government,
industry, academe and end-users to address economic, technical and
management issues on the applications of information technology.
Should be of particular relevance to persons who are interested in
exploring the opportunities and development of information technology
in the Asian Pacific region.
Held concurrently with the Conference will be "Computer Expo '89"
which has been renowned as the best-supported computer show in the
Asian Pacific Region. It will be a large-scale international
exhibition of computer products and services - from mainframe, mini
and micro-computers, software, peripherals, accessories, data
supplies, data communications equipment to computer room furniture.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM OUTLINE
DAY 1 : Monday, April 10, 1989
Opening Ceremony
His Excellency the Governor of Hong Kong Sir David Wilson,
KCMG
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"Information Technology Direction for the 90s"
The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Pattie, MP
Former Minister of State for Industry and Information
Technology, United Kingdom
"Forces for Evolution in the Telecommunications Network
System and the Emergence of an Open Network Architecture:
Politics, Regulation, and Technology"
Mr. Eli M. Noam
Commissioner, State of New York, Public Service Commission,
U.S.A.
"Expert Systems: Past, Present and Future"
Prof. Ross Quinlan
Head, Basser Department of Computer Science, University of
Sydney, Australia
"Future Directions in Applications Architectures for End
User Computing"
Mr. Michael D. Millikin
Vice President, Patricia Seybold's Office Computing Group,
U.S.A.
"Information Security"
Dr. Dennis Longley
Dean, Faculty of Information Technology, Queensland
University of Technology, Australia
"On Line Transaction Processing"
Mr. R. Edward Peverell
Vice President, Industry Applications Marketing, Tandem
Computers Incorporated, U.S.A.
"Future Directions - Software Systems in the Hong Kong
Government"
Dr. C.C. Greenfield
Data Processing Manager, Government Data Processing Agency,
Hong Kong Government, Hong Kong
"Methodologies"
Mr. John Hall
Model Systems Limited, United Kingdom
"Computer Aided Software Engineering"
Mr. Phil Mair
Managing Consultant, The National Computing Centre, United
Kingdom
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Panel Discussion on "Professional Development and
Qualification" to be chaired by Mr. Brian Haydon, General
Manager, Management Information System, Cathay Pacific
Airways Ltd., Hong Kong
DAY 2 : Tuesday, April 11, 1989
"Technology Base for the Computers and Communications
Revolution"
Dr. Charles Kao
Vice-Chancellor, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"IBM's Research on High Temperature Superconductivity"
Dr. Paul M. Horn
Director, Physical Sciences Department, IBM Research
Division, Thomas J. Watson Research Centre, U.S.A.
"Research and Computer Architecture"
Mr. William Demmer
Vice President, Digital Equipment Corporation, U.S.A.
"Campus Information Technology Strategies"
Dr. Kenneth M. King
President, EDUCOM, U.S.A.
"Telecommunications in the 90s"
Mr. Michael M. Tilder
Manager, Communications System Marketing, IBM Asia/South
Pacific Area, Hong Kong
"Supercomputers"
Prof. Dennis Parkinson
Head, DAP Support Unit, Queen Mary College, University of
London, United Kingdom
"How Can We Achieve High Speed Computation"
Dr. R.C.T. Lee
Dean of Academic Affairs, National Tsing Hua University,
Taiwan
"M88000 Reduced Instruction Set Computer System Hardware
Overview"
Mr. Charles R. Melear
Technical Marketer, Motorola Semiconductors, U.S.A.
"Scientific Visualization and Graphics Workstations"
Mr. Jim Hanley
Workstation Market Development Manager, Asia/Pacific
Marketing Centre, Technical Systems Sector, Hewlett-Packard
Company, Hong Kong
"Software Development in the 1990's"
Mr. John Ellard
Department Manager for the Applications Environment
Products, NCR Corporation, U.S.A.
"OSI Testing"
Mrs. Jane Pink
Manager, Testing Services, The National Computing Centre
Ltd., United Kingdom
"Cooperative Computing Environment"
Dr. Dominic Orr
Manager, Asia-Pacific Networks Operation, Information
Networks Group, Hewlett-Packard Company, Singapore
"The Impact of International Software Standards on
International Software Trade in the Year 2000"
Mr. Stanley M. Magee
Systems Manager, Information Systems Engineering, Boeing
Computer Services, U.S.A.
"Remarkable Progress in China's Computer Industry"
Prof. Sun Qiangnan
Vice Chairman, Academic Committee, Beijing Information
Technology Institute, People's Republic of China
"Information Technology in the Post-industrial Economy"
Prof. Tom Stonier
Professor and Chairman, Postgraduate School of Science and
Society, University of Bradford, United Kingdom
DAY 3 : Wednesday, April 12, 1989
"Information Technologies: Management Issues for Higher
Education"
Prof. M. Stuart Lynn
Vice President for Information Technologies, Cornell
University, U.S.A.
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Panel Discussion on "IT Education in Southeast Asia" to be
chaired by Dr. Woo Chia-wei, Vice-Chancellor and President,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong
Kong
Panel Discussion on "Electronic Data Interchange" to be
chaired by Mr. Griff Griffith, Tradelink Project Management
Team, Tradelink Electronic Document Services Ltd., Hong Kong
DAY 4 : Thursday, April 13, 1989
"Development of Engineering Software Systems"
Dr. Leroy Z. Emkin
Director, GTICES Systems Laboratory, Georgia Institute of
Technology, U.S.A.
"IT Industry Directions in the 90s"
Mr. Len Rust
Vice President, Asia Pacific, International Data
Corporation, Australia
"Supercomputers and Supernetworks"
Prof. John W.D. Connolly
Director, Centre for Computational Sciences, University of
Kentucky, U.S.A.
"Computers in Manufacturing: Programmable Automation"
Prof. Herbert B. Voelcker
Charles Lake Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Cornell
University, U.S.A.
"The Use of Computer Graphics in the Commercial Arts"
Ms. Darcy Gerbarg
Director, Master of Fine Arts Program in Computer Art, The
School of Visual Arts, U.S.A.
"Computer Applications in Music"
Prof. Russell C. Riepe
Senior Lecturer, Electronic-Computer Music Centre, Hong Kong
Baptist College, Hong Kong
"Communications and Networking in Developing Countries"
Dr. Pong Man-chi
Associate Professor, Institute of Software, Academia Sinica,
People's Republic of China
"International Information System Services"
Mr. Waleed A. Hanafi
Managing Director, Hutchison Information Services Ltd., Hong
Kong
"The Development in China"
Prof. Liang Xiongjian
Director, Department of Management Engineering, Beijing
University of Posts & Telecommunications, People's Republic
of China
"Value Added Networks"
Mr. Andrew J. Mutch
Manager, DataCom Marketing, Hong Kong Telephone Co Ltd.,
Hong Kong
"Speech Recognition"
Dr. Chorkin Chan
Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University
of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
"COCOM Regulations and Their Effect on Emerging Economics in
Southeast Asia"
Mr. A.F.M. Conway
Director, Corporate Affairs, Communication Services Limited,
Hong Kong
"Copyrights and Data Protection"
Mr. Anthony G. Rogers, Q.C., Hong Kong
"From Expert Systems to Knowledge Systems"
Dr. John K. Debenham
Associate Professor, University of Technology, Sydney,
Australia
"An Application of Constraint Logic Programming in Finance"
Mrs. Catherine Lassez
Research Staff, IBM Corporation, U.S.A.
"PC and the Legal System"
Mr. Martin D. Fairbairn
Senior Partner, Fairbairn Catley Low & Kong, Hong Kong
"Unusual PC Databases"
Ms. Mary L. Rich
President, PFS Inc., U.S.A.
"The Linked Systems Project and Library Automation"
Mr. Beacher J.E. Wiggins
Assistant to the Assistant Librarian for Processing
Services, Library of Congress, Washington, U.S.A.
"Smartcard Technology"
Mr. David Stephenson
Director of International Sales, Bull CP8, France
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Guest of Honour at Conference Banquet
Prof. C.N. Yang
Nobel Laureate
DAY 5 : Friday, April 14, 1989
"IT in the Emerging Economies in the 90s"
Mr. Robert Iau
Chairman, ISS Advisory Board, Institute of Systems Science,
National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Panel Discussion on "IT Impact on Regional Economies" to be
chaired by The Hon. Allen Lee, CBE, JP, Senior Legislative
Councillor, Legislative Council, Hong Kong