ROC CHAPTER - 06/19/2013
In June, the chapter held its 2013 annual general membership meeting in Taipei. The meeting was accompanied by a seminar on “Cloud Computing vs. National Security.” The honored guests included Mu-Piao Shih, president of Chunghwa Telecom, and Dr. Rong-Syh Lin, vice president of Chunghwa Telecom. The keynote speaker was Arthur Thomas Ball, managing director, Public Safety and National Security (PSNS) Asia, Microsoft. There were more than 80 attendees, and four members exhibited cloud computing-related products at the meeting.
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ROC CHAPTER - 12/20/2011
In December, the chapter held a symposium on National Communications & Electronics Security Symposium (NCESS 2011) at Howard International House in Taiwan. Attendees included government officials, military officers, industrial communities and academic elites. The president of the chapter, Vice Adm. Weihsien Wang, TN (Ret.), proclaimed that the chapter will play a role as a platform to exchange information between industry, government and academic circles. Dr. Liu Chao-shiuan, the former premier of the Republic of China (ROC), represented President Ma Ying-jeou to deliver a keynote address at NCESS 2011. Moreover, Kent Schneider, president and chief executive officer of AFCEA International, presented his greetings through electronic media. The symposium included four speaker sessions with 15 well-known speakers, and their lectures have received enthusiastic responses from participants. Many of the media reports commented favorably on the event.
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