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Celebration of 10th Anniversary of HKU’s E-Business Technology Institute (ETI)

21 Oct 2009

 

E-Business Technology Institute of The University of Hong Kong celebrates their 10^th Anniversary on October 22, 2009. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Lap-Chee Tsui will officiate the 10^th Anniversary Ceremony.

Professor Tsui, Professor Chung-Jen Tan, the Director of ETI and Professor Monty Newborn, the Professor of School of Computer Science of McGill University, Canada as well as the organizer of the first ACM Chess Challenge in 1996 (also known as Kasparov versus Deep Blue match), will deliver the welcome speech and keynote speeches.

The event also features two technical reports on "RFID enabling platform technology for the integrated Shenzhen-Hong Kong food safety and supply chain management public information platform" and "service platform for Pearl River Delta waterway logistics operators".

Following technology demonstrations will be available during the event.

• Food Safety Information Kiosk
• E-Sampling Kiosk
• RFID Library Management Solution
• RFID Document Management Solution
• RFID Asset Management Solution
• Mobile Learning

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the Anniversary Seminar, the details are:

Date:  October 22, 2009 (Thursday)
Time:  2:30 pm - 4:45 pm (registration starts at 2:00 pm)
Venue:  Room 302-303, Level 3, Block B, Cyberport 4
100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
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For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Trinni Choy (Assistant Director (Media), Communications and Public Affairs Office) tel: 2859 2606 email: pychoy@hku.hk or Miss Gloria Lui (Corporate Communications Officer of E-Business Technology Institute) tel: 2299-0503 email:melwkwan@hku.hk).