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This is an invitation to the first of a series of free "ATP Discussion
Forums" which I am organising for the Australian Technology Park in
Sydney. These are intended to promote R&D in Australia in general and
at the ATP in particular:

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ATP DISCUSSION FORUM AT THE AUSTRALIAN TECHNOLOGY PARK

TOPIC: Capitalising Internet research and development in Australia 

SPEAKER: Prof Darrell Williamson, Chief Executive Officer, Smart
Internet Technology CRC

DATE: 26 March 2004, 9:00 am, Australian Technology Park, Sydney

REGISTER AT: <http://www.atp.com.au/atppm/events/article.cfm?ArticleID=195>

SUMMARY: The Smart Internet Technology CRC was established in March
2001 and is an incorporated joint venture between industry, leading
universities and the Commonwealth and State Governments. Its key
purpose is to develop new technologies in the Smart Internet arena,
carrying out world-class research into disruptive Internet
technologies that have global commercial opportunity. CEO, Prof
Darrell Williamson with discuss research into the use of information
technology within the hospital environment, natural adaptive user
interface, Intelligent Environments, Multimedia Content Delivery,
Virtual Networks and User Centre Design.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Professor Williamson undertook his undergraduate
degrees in Science and Electrical Engineering and his Masters degree
in Electrical Engineering at the University of Newcastle, and then his
Doctoral degree in Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. He held
various academic appointments at the University of New South Wales
before taking up an appointment as Senior Research Fellow in the
Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering at The Australian
National University. He was promoted to Professor and became the
foundation Head of the Department of Engineering, Faculty of
Engineering & Information Technology, ANU and later Dean of the
Faculty. He was Chief Executive Officer for the Cooperative Research
Centre in Advanced Computational Systems for two years, and in 2001,
was appointed Director, Telecommunications & Information Technology
Research Institute at the University of Wollongong. In February 2002,
he became Chief Executive Officer for the Smart Internet Technology
Cooperative Research Centre.

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Tom Worthington FACS, Director, Tomw Communications Pty Ltd ABN: 17
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