Activities in 2000

I. Technical Seminars:

1. Internet Hacking and Security, 6 May 2000 at Lecture Theatre 2 of the City University of Hong Kong.

2. HKWS Seminar: How to build an e-commerce Web site - Software Infrastructure Prospective, by Mr. Benedict Lee, Consultant Informix Software (HK) Ltd. March 24^th 2000, LT12, CityU.

3. HKWS Seminar: Empowering Xml For Tomorrow¡¦s Eworld, Mr Clive Tilbrook, Director, Software AG Asia Pacific, April 28^th 2000 (Friday), Lecture Theatre 15, Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong.

4. HKWS Seminar: Catch the Portal Wave, 26th May, 2000, Room U208, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

5. Artificial Neural Network Based Mandarin Speech Processing, Sin Horng Chen, July 5^th 2000, Dept. of EE, Ho Sin Hang Eng. Bldg., CUHK.

6. Developing,Managing and Implementing Effective E-Commerce Solutions, Morris Tso, July 28^th 2000 (Friday), Room A0411, Open University of Hong Kong, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon

7. The Challenges of Digital Media Research Issues and Future Directions, Prof. Rae A. Earnshaw, 5:30pm - 6:30pm on August 8^th 2000 (Tuesday), Screening Room, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong (2/F near Lift No. 5, Academic Building, CityU)

8. Oracle Business Components for Java, Mr. Vince Wan (Senior Consultant, Oracle Systems HK LTD), August 25^th 2000, Room A0416, The Open University of Hong Kong

9. File Caching in the Operating System and LRFU (Least Recently/Frequently Used) Replacement Policy, Prof. Sang Lyul MIN, September 6^th 2000, Room 905, Sir Run Run Shaw Building, Hong Kong Baptist University

10. A seminar for e-business based on ebXML: INNOTATIONS: XML and e-commerce MARKET, AWARENESS, and EDUCATION. Date: November 11^th 2000. Venue: Rm A109, Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi), 20 Tsing Yi Road, Tsing Yi, N.T. Sponsored by IEEE HK Computer Chapter.

11. Services and Service Engineering ¡V A Study of Its Evolution and Its Impact in the Internet Era, C.V. Ramamoorthy and B.W. Wah, 19-20 June 2000.

II. Short Course and Workshop:

1. Speech Recognition: A One-Day Short Course, June 24^th 2000.

2. XML ¡V Standards, Technologies & Applications: A One-Day Workshop, Date:25 October 25th 2000. Time: 09:00 ¡V 17:00. Venue: Exhibition Hall, 4/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon. (Organized by HKPC, Name sponsored by IEEE HK Computer Chapter).

III. Other Activities:

1. Outstanding Internet Marketing Award: Name sponsor

2. Successful in requesting the set up of a JKCERT

3. IT Happy Hours (Main organizer: HKPC, Co-organizer: Computer Chapter) Date: August 14th (Monday, TODAY) Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Venue: LG1 Lounge, Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC)

4. Dinner with Dr. Guylaine Pollock (2000 IEEE CS President) Date: August 29^th 2000. Venue: Han Bo Restaurant, TsimShaTsui.

5. Dinner and Medal Presentation by Dr. Ken Laker (1999 IEEE President). Date: August 31^st 2000. Venue: Taishan Room, Island Shangri-la Hotel.

6. Information Technology Functional Constituency Public Forum, Co-Organizer, Date: September 4^th 2000. Venue: CityU.

7. Dinner with Dr. Bruce Eisenstein (2000 IEEE President) and the Steering Committee of the "Summit on Computing" going to be held on March 31^st 2001. Date: October 28^th 2000. Venue: Peking Garden, TsimShaTsui.