 9:00am - 6:00pm |
 Registration (Coordinator: Dr. Jason Chou) |
| 9:30 - 9:35 |
Opening Remarks - Dr. Allen Chen, Convention Chairperson |
| 9:35 - 9:45 |
State of the Institute - Dr. Frank Cheng, President, CIE-USA/GNYC |
| 9:45 - 10:45 |
Plenary Session - Chairperson, Dr. Ted Lee |
| 1. Dr. Edward Cheng, The Accomplishments and Legacy of the Hubble Space Telescope," Conceptual Analytics, LLC |
| 2. Mr. Edward Yang, "Industry Changes and Leadership," VP of Technology, Hewlett-Packard Company |
| 10:45 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Plenary Session (continued)- |
| 3. Prof. David T. Shaw, "Nanotechnology - The
Art of Emerging Industrial Revolution", Director of
Materials Engineering Research Laboratory, State
University of NY at Buffalo |
| 12:00 - 1:30 |
Luncheon Professor Jin Wu, "Blending
Cultures of the East and the West - My Working
Experience," Former Minister of Education, Professor of
NCKU, Tainan, Taiwan |
| 1:30 - 5:30 |
Panel Sessions - Coordinator: Dr. Li Fung Chang
(6 Parallel Sessions S1-S6) |
| 1:30 - 3:10 |
Panel Session I - Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Pharmaceuticals |
Session Chairperson, Dr. James
Zhixiong Guo, Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey |
| 1. Dr. Ruhong Zhou, "Bioinformatics", IBM
Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights |
| 2. Professor Dajun Zhang, "Bones as
Biomechanic Systems," Rutgers University |
| 3. Dr. Gang Zhang, "Brain Bio Monitoring by
NIRS", Columbia University |
| 4. Dr. Jason Xiang, "Bioinformatics",
Columbia University |
| 1:30 - 3:10 |
Panel Session II - Systems on
Chips (SOC) and Nanotechnology |
Session Chairperson, Dr. Tien P. Lee, Program Director, National Science Foundation (retired) on Optoelectronics |
| 1. Dr. Tien P. Lee, "On
Nano-Optoelectronics," Former Program Director, National
Science Foundation |
| 2. Dr. Chuan-Jian Zhong, "On Nanostructured
Materials for Advanced Sensors", SUNY-Binghamton |
| 3. Prof. James Hwang, "Is SOC Ready Now?",
Department of Chemistry & Director of Compound
Semiconductor Technology Lab, Lehigh University |
| 4. Dr. Phillips Wong, "On Nanoelectronics,"
IBM Yorktown Heights |
| 1:30 - 3:10 |
Panel Session III - Chinese Computing Technology and Education |
Session Chair, Dr. Sing H. Lin, President, CSC Research LLC |
| 1. Dr. Andrew Soong, "Chinese Spelling Code,"
CTO, CSC Research LLC |
| 2. Mr. James Chun L. Chou, "Ideal Encoding of
Chinese Character For Computer Entry" |
| 3. Dr. Victor C. Yeh, A Natural Language for
Chinese Education & Computing (Pinzi - Tonal
Spelling Ideograms)," CEO, AlphaGram System |
| 3:10 - 3:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 3:30 - 5:10 |
Panel Session IV - Bio-Business |
Session Chair, Dr. Michael Shiue, President, Princeton Biomolecules |
Session Co-Chair, Dr. Mark Tang, World
Technology Ventures, LLC |
| 1. Dr. Michael Su, "From a Chemist to an
Entrepreneur," Synergetica, Inc |
| 2. Dr. Jeff Wang, "Update on DCB,"
Development Center for Biotechnology |
| 3. Dr. Mark Tang, "Current Status of Biotech
Industry and Funding," World Technology Ventures, LLC |
| 4. Dr. Albert Chan, "Developing Natural
Products as Pharmaceuticals," International Herb Co. |
| 3:30 - 5:10 |
Panel Session V - The Future of
IT Industry |
Session Chairperson, Yuhmin Hwang, President of
Aaeon Electronics, USA and Co-Founder of Advantech |
| 1. Dr. Frank Cheng, "A Survey and Future
Trend of IT Industry in Taiwan," Best3C (Taiwan) and
TAITIP |
| 2. Dr. Steve Hsu, "A Review of the Dot Com
Bubble," Consultant, AT&T and Former VP of
Engineering, Village Networks |
| 3. Dr. Ming Huang, "The Past and Future of VoIP," Director of
Engineering, Quintum Technologies |
| 4. Dr. Tsong-Ho Wu, "Personal-to-Personal
Multimedia Communications," CEO, Applico Security;
Former President, Transtech |
| 4:00 - 6:00 |
Panel Session VI - Humanity: Sharing of Main Stream Experience |
Session Chair, Dr. Jun Min Liu, Former
Member of Board of Education, Holmdel, NJ |
| 1. Dr. David Chai,Former Mayor of Holmdel, NJ |
| 2. Dr. Raymond Eng, Board of Education,
Marlboro Township, NJ |
| 3. Mr. Michael Hsing, Councilman, Bridegewater, NJ |
| 4. Dr. Shing-Fu Hsueh, Mayor of West Windsor, NJ |
| 5. Dr. Ray Tai, Member of Board of Education,
Holmdel, NJ |
| 6. Dr. Li You Yang, Member of Board of
Education, Plainsboro, NJ |
| 1:30 - 5:30 pm |
Graduate Student Poster Contest (Dr. Yi-Kang
An) |
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm |
Social Hour |
| 6:30 - 10:00 pm |
Banquet Master of Ceremony, Dr. S. J. Wang |
| Welcome Address |
Dr. Frank Cheng, President of CIE-USA/GNYC |
| Presentation of Student Scholarship Awards |
Dr. Charlie Liu |
| Presentation of CIE-USA/GNYC Awards |
Dr. Wen Lin |
| Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Chun-Yen
Chang, President of National Chiao Tung University,
Taiwan |
| Distinguished Service Award: Dr. Jin Wu,
Former Minister of Education, Professor of National
Cheng Kung University, Taiwan |
| Distinguished Achievement Award: Mr. Edward
Yang, Vice President, Hewlett-Packard Company |
| Distinguished Achievement Award: Professor
David T. Shaw, State Univeristy of New York at Buffalo |
| Distinguished Achievement Award: Dr. Edward
Cheng, Chief Scientist, Hubble Space Telescope Project |
| Institute Service Award: Dr. Ted Chongpi Lee,
Former President, CIE-USA/GNYC |
| Keynote Speech |
Dr. Chun-Yen Chang, President, National Chiao Tung University "Strive for the Center of Excellence" |
| 9:00pm - |
Entertainment: Battle Ground Orchestra
(Coordinator: Dr. Yi-Kang An) |