'The Challenge of Information Technology' FID 41st Congress, Hongkong 12-16 Sept, 1982
WELCOME MESSAGE
On behalf of the Hong Kong Polytechnic, the National Member for Hong Kong, I would like to invite you to participate in the FID 41st Congress.
When you come to Hong Kong you will find a vibrant exciting city containing diverse people involved in the development of an economic miracle. Hong Kong awaits you with interesting sights, a magnificent harbour, varied cultural events, wonderful restaurants and all the bargain shopping anyone could want.
The theme of the Congress is the "Challenge of Information Technology” and this brochure spells out in detail all the FID 1982 Congress events. People from all over the world will be attending this Congress and participants will be hearing about the latest important developments in all aspects of information technology.
As the Chairman of the Hong Kong Organizing Committee, I can assure you that Hong Kong and the Congress Organizers will do all they can to make your visit exciting, enjoyable and fruitful.
Borbent
Barry Burton Chairman
THEME
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Information technology telematics - computers for home use satellite communications videotex. These are all facts. In consequence, ways of handling in- formation are changing; publishing is facing its greatest revolution since the invention of printing; there is an opportunity for everyone, anywhere in the world to gain access to published information. But progress will depend on the way communities and the individuals re- spond. The technological capabilities are there the need is to solve the social, political, legal, economic and environmental challenges they offer.
The FID 1982 Congress presents an opportunity for research workers from all over the world to come together in the tiny but exciting venue of Hong Kong to present details of what they are doing, to exchange ideas and to learn from the experiences of others. This FID Congress will be a milestone along the road to the new information rich age.
PROGRAMME
Session A - Inaugural Session Chairman Speaker
Mr. Barry Burton (Hong Kong)
Mr. Jacques Tocatlian, Director, Divis- ion of the General Information Pro- gramme, UNESCO.
Keynote address
Session B-Technology and Today
Chairman
Rapporteur Speaker
Organizing Committee
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Speaker
Mr. M. Brandreth, Canada
Mr. K.R. Brown, Netherlands
Mr. Barry Burton, Hong Kong
Prof. S. Fujiwara, Japan
Mr. Michael W. Hill, United Kingdom
HONG KONG ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Mr. Barry Burton
Mr. Foo Kwok-wah
Mr. John Lam
Mrs. Lina Lam
Mr. Philip Rappaport
Mr. Lawrence Tam
Mrs. Lucia Tsui
For all enquiries please contact:
FID 41st Congress,
Speaker
Mr. Mike Brandreth (Canada) Dr. Peter Lazar (Hungary)
Mr. Shoichi Akazawa, Executive Vice President, Fujitsu Ltd., Japan. Scope of Japanese Information Industry in the 1980s.
Mr. Peter J. Judge, Officer-in-charge, Central Information Library and Editorial Section, CSIRO, Australia. Today's Technology - Problems and Costs
Mrs. Margarita Almade de Ascencio, Director General of Libraries, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico.
Today's Technology - A Third World View
Session C - Technology and Tomorrow Chairman Dr. Shizuo Fujiwara (Japan) Rapporteur Mr. E.J. von Ledebur (Germany) Speaker Mr. John Gray, Special Adviser on Information Services, Office of Arts and Libraries, Dept. of Education and Science, Great Britain.
Hong Kong Polytechnic Library,
Speaker
Hung Hom,
Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
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Telephone: 3-640694
Session D.
Chairman
Tomorrow's Technology - What Can Be Taken Seriously?
Professor A.I. Mikhailov, Director, VINITI, USSR.
New Technology and The Future of Scientific Information
New Technologies, Intermediaries, End Users
Professor Herbert S. White (USA)
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