newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
CAUSEWAY BAY, HONGKONG, 1990 JAN 30 (NB) -- Dr. Robert Metcalfe, the inventor of the Ethernet computer networking system, will give the keynote speech at the Hong Kong Computer Conference, '90 (HKCC '90), to be held in May. This year's overall theme for the prestigious conference, the premier event for the information technology profession in Hongkong, is Putting IT Together. Dr. Metcalfe will address all delegates at a plenary session on the subject of networking technology trends in the 1990's. HKCC '90 is organized by the Hong Kong Computer Society, and supported by the government's Committee on Science and Technology. It will take place at the Hongkong Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 7th and 8th. (Norman Wingrove/19900203/Press Contact: Stephen Chung, HKCC '90, + 852 542 1678)