Events from 1 April 2002 to 30 April 2002
13 Mar 2002 - 30 May 2002
Exhibition
TITLE: 西部風情 - 晉守賢攝影展 Splendors of the West - Photographs by Jin Shouxian
SPEAKER: Nil
TIME: Mon-Fri: 8am-11pm, Sat: 9am-7pm, Sun: 1-9pm
VENUE: University Library, Ping Yuan and Kinmay W Tang Gallery
ORGANISER: Library
ENQUIRY: Ms Alice Ho, Library, tel : 2358 6707
AUDIENCE: All are welcome
FEE: Nil
REMARKS: Preview and reception at 4:30 pm on 12 March 2002
19 Mar 2002 - 2 Apr 2002
Photo Exhibition
TITLE: Land & People - HKUSTSU Photographic Society Photo Exhibition 大地與人 - 科大學生會攝影學會作品展
TIME: From 19 March 2002 at 2pm to 2 April 2002 (Full Day's Opening)
VENUE: Chia Wei Woo Academic Concourse
ORGANISER: Center for the Arts
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: All are welcome.
FEE: Free admission
REMARKS: HKUST Arts Festival 2002 Program Series
20 Mar 2002 - 10 Apr 2002
Seminar Series
TITLE: Solitonic Connections with Continuum Mechanics
SPEAKER: Prof. Colin Rogers, University of New South Wales, Australia & HKUST
TIME: 5-6:20pm
VENUE: Room 1505, Academic Building, (via lifts 25-26), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
REMARKS: Dates only on every Monday & Wednesday, 20th, 25th & 27th March and 3rd, 8th & 10th April 2002
2 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Lie Group Seminar
TITLE: Non-abelian Hypercohomology with Applications to Galois Cohomology of Reductive Groups
SPEAKER: Prof. J.P. Labesse, Institut de Mathematiques de Jussieu (Paris VI & VII)
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Room 3412, Academic Building, (near Lift 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
Guitar Recital
TITLE: Afternoon Duo Guitar Recital 午間結他二重奏 TIME: 1-2pm
VENUE: Exposition Hall, HKUST
ORGANISER: Center for the Arts
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
LANGUAGE: English & Cantonese
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: Children under 6 are not admitted.
FEE: Free admission.
REMARKS: Artist: Tina Karen Lo & Terry Graves
2 Apr 2002 - 19 Apr 2002
One-World-Fountain Photo Contest
TITLE: One-World-Fountain Photo Contest
ORGANISER: Office of University Development and Public Affairs
ENQUIRY: Ms Ada Lee, tel: 2358 6308
AUDIENCE: (Eligible Contestants) HKUST faculty, staff, students, alumni and their family members
REMARKS: 2 photo categories (Color prints & B/W prints). One overall top winner (HK$1,500), 2nd prize (HK$1,000), 3rd prize (HK$500) and 3 merit awards for each category
3 Apr 2002 (Wednesday)
Civil Engineering Seminar
TITLE: Tunnelling in the Urban Environment
SPEAKER: Dr Trevor Addenbrooke, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
TIME: 11am-12noon VENUE: Room 3574 (via lifts 27-28)
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering
ENQUIRY: Ms Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
Civil Engineering Seminar
TITLE: Finite Element Analysis of Slope Failure and Infiltration
SPEAKER: Professor David Potts and Mr. Philip Smith, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK
TIME: 2:15-3:30pm
VENUE: Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT H)
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering
ENQUIRY: Ms Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
4 Apr 2002 (Thursday)
IT Training Workshop - Authoring Language
TITLE: IT Training Workshop - Authoring Language
SPEAKER: Mr Morris Jong
TIME: 9am-5:30pm
VENUE: Rm 3005 (via lift 4)
ORGANISER: Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching
ENQUIRY: Gloria LO, tel: 2358 6318
LANGUAGE: Cantonese FEE: $600 per head
8 Apr 2002 (Monday)
CS Seminar
TITLE: An End-to-End Adaptation Protocol for Layered Video Multicast
SPEAKER: Dr. Bo Li, Dept. of Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT F), near lifts 25-26, HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Computer Science
ENQUIRY: tel: 2358 7008
LANGUAGE: English
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: The Formation of a Printing Genre - Drama Miscellanies in the Late Ming
SPEAKER: Yuming HE, University of California, Berkeley
TIME: 3-5pm
VENUE: Room 3362 (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Prof. Karl Kao, tel: 2358 7768)
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
Artistic Creativity through Theatre Production
TITLE: Artistic Creativity through Theatre Production SPEAKER: Mr Ko Tin-Lung, 古天農先生
TIME: 1-2pm
VENUE: Citibank Lecture Theater (LT A)
ORGANISER: Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching
ENQUIRY: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/celt/seminar
AUDIENCE: For internal only.
9 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Lie Group Seminar
TITLE: Index Theorems for Locally Symmetric Spaces and the Trace Formula. The Non Compact Case
SPEAKER: Prof. J.P. Labesse, Institut de Mathematiques, de Jussieu (Paris VI & VII)
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Room 3412, Academic Building, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
9 Apr 2002 - 11 Apr 2002
English Language Training (Tue & Thu)
TITLE: Effective English Writing Skills for Technical Support Staff
SPEAKER: 1. Mrs Diane FEAST
2. Mr Patrick MEGAN
TIME: Group 1: 10am-12noon; Group 2: 2-4pm VENUE: Room 3027 (via lift 1), PTC, HKUST
ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel: 2358 6593
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - staff only (by enrolment)
REMARKS: The workshop will be held during the period from 9 April 2002 to 9 May 2002
9 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
HKUSTSU Wind Ensemble Annual Performance 科大學生會管樂週年表演
TITLE: Enchanting Wind 醉人管樂
TIME: 7:30-9pm
VENUE: Exposition Hall, HKUST
ORGANISER: Center for the Arts
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: Children under 6 are not admitted.
FEE: Free Admission.
10 Apr 2002 (Wednesday)
32nd School Colloquium
TITLE: Why are there males?
SPEAKER: Prof. Jeffrey R. Chasnov, Department of Mathematics
TIME: 4:30pm
VENUE: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater (LT E) ORGANISER: Office of the Dean of Science, Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Rosita Shek, tel: 2358 7261
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://science.ust.hk/new/index.html
REMARKS: Light refreshment will be served at 4:15pm outside LT E.
11 Apr 2002 (Thursday)
Civil Engineering Seminar
TITLE: Collapse of the Highland Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11, 1993
SPEAKER: Prof Delwyn G Fredlund
TIME: 3-4pm
VENUE: Room 3574 (via lifts 27-28)
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering
ENQUIRY: Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
AUDIENCE: All are welcome!
Social Science Faculty Seminar
TITLE: Crisis and Transformation in the Hong Kong SAR: Toward Soft Authoritarian Developmentalism?
SPEAKER: Prof Alvin Y So, Head and Professor, Division of Social Science, HKUST
TIME: 12noon-1:30pm
VENUE: Rm 3362 (via lifts 13-15) Academic Complex
ORGANISER: Division of Social Science
ENQUIRY: Peggy, tel: 2358 7822 LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: open to public
FEE: N/A
REMARKS: Discussant: Professor Ngok Ma
文化研究中心論壇--夢縈中國: 民族主義的反思與挑戰
TITLE: 「夢縈中國: 民族主義的反思與挑戰」論壇
SPEAKER: 1. 李澤厚 (香港城市大學)
2. 劉再復 (香港城市大學)
3. 陳 來 (北京大學/香港科技大學)
4. 張 灝 (香港科技大學)
5. 主持：余珍珠 (香港科技大學)
TIME: 3:45pm--茶點招待 4:00pm--論壇
VENUE: 香港科技大學大學中心會堂
ORGANISER: 香港科技大學文化研究中心
ENQUIRY: 葉曼丰, tel: 2358 8025
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/~webccshs/
AUDIENCE: All are welcome.
FEE: Free.
Chinese Nationalism: Reflections and Challenges
TITLE: Chinese Nationalism: Reflections and Challenges
SPEAKER: 1. Panelist: Prof. Li Zehou
2. Panelist: Prof. Chang Hao
3. Panelist: Prof. Liu Zaifu
4. Panelist: Prof. Chen Lai 5. Moderator: Prof. Angelina Yee
TIME: 3:45pm Reception, 4-6pm Forum
VENUE: University Center Multipurpose Room, HKUST
ORGANISER: Office of the Dean of Humanities & Social Science
ENQUIRY: Gordon Yip, tel: 2358 8025 or e-mail: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
AUDIENCE: public
FEE: n/a
REMARKS: Languages: Lead discussants will use Putonghua. General discussion in Cantanose, Putonghua and English. The forum is sponsored by the Center for Cultural Studies, HKUST
12 Apr 2002 (Friday)
Mathematics Colloquium
TITLE: Langlands Functoriality: Examples, Results, Methods and Problems
SPEAKER: Prof. J.P. Labesse, Institut de Mathematiques, de Jussieu (Paris VI & VII)
TIME: 4:30-5:30pm
VENUE: Room 2406, Academic Building, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
Seminar on Geometry/Topology
TITLE: Complete K\aher Manifold with Positive Curvature
SPEAKER: Professor Zhu Xi-Ping, Department of Mathematics, Zhongshan University, China & IMS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
TIME: 3-4pm
VENUE: Room 4480, Academic Building, (via lifts 25-26), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Dr. W.P. Li/Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7432/2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: An Erotic Immortal: The Double Desire in a Ming Novella
SPEAKER: Dr. Richard Gang WANG, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
TIME: 4-6pm
VENUE: Room 3362 (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Prof. Karl Kao, tel: 2358 7768
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
Marketing Seminar
TITLE: "Coherent Arbitrariness": Stable Demand Curves without Stable Preferences
SPEAKER: Prof Dan Ariely, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TIME: 12noon-1:30pm
VENUE: Room 4379 (via lifts 17-18)
ORGANISER: Department of Marketing
ENQUIRY: Ms Terry Law, tel: 2358 7700
LANGUAGE: English HYPERLINK: http://www.bm.ust.hk/~mark/
Humanities and Social Science Lecture
TITLE: Regulating Prostitution in Republican China: The Case of Guangzhou
SPEAKER: Dr. Elizabeth J. REMICK, Tufts University
TIME: 2:15-4pm
VENUE: Room 3362 (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities, Division of Social Science
ENQUIRY: Prof. Choi Chi-cheung, tel: 2358 7766
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: All are Welcome
Civil Engineering Seminar
TITLE: World Trade Centre Collapse
SPEAKER: Prof Noel John Gardner, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada
TIME: 11am-12noon
VENUE: Room 3574 (via lifts 27-28), Civil Engineering Conference Room
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering
ENQUIRY: Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
AUDIENCE: All are welcome!!
CCS Film Series
TITLE: CCS Film Series--Durian Durian (Fruit Chan, 2000) SPEAKER: 1. Fruit Chan (Guest Discussant)
2. Dr. Sasha Vojkovic (Host)
TIME: 7:15pm: Tea Reception; 7:30pm: Film Screening
VENUE: Chen Kuan Cheng Forum (LT H)
ORGANISER: Center for Cultural Studies, DHSS
ENQUIRY: Yip Man Fung, tel: 2358-8025; e-mail: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/~webccshs/
AUDIENCE: All are welcome.
FEE: Free.
15 Apr 2002 (Monday)
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: The Poetics of Predicament: Late Ming Hsiao-p'in Prose and Wild Ch'an
SPEAKER: Dr. Jianhua CHEN, Oberlin College
TIME: 3-5pm
VENUE: Room 3362 (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Prof. Karl Kao, tel: 2358 7768
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
CS Seminar
TITLE: Error Detecting Codes
SPEAKER: Professor Torleiv Klove , Visiting Professor, Department of Information Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT F), (near lifts 25-26), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Computer Science
ENQUIRY: tel: 2358 7008
LANGUAGE: English
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: 漢 語 句 法 研 究 的 新 的 思 考
SPEAKER: 陸 儉 明 教 授 (北 京 大 學)
TIME: 5:15pm
VENUE: 香港科技大學 3362 室 (13-15 號電梯)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Prof. Samuel Cheung, tel: 2358 7764
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
AUDIENCE: All are Welcome
16 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Seminar on Applied Mathematics
TITLE: An Introduction to Immersed Boundary and Immersed Interface Methods
SPEAKER: Prof. Ming-Chih Lai, Department of Mathematics, Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Room 4480, Academic Building, (via lifts 25-26), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Dr. X.P. Wang/Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7438/2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
Lie Groups Seminar
TITLE: K-type Structure of Degenerate Principal Series
SPEAKER: Prof. Roger Howe, Yale University
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Room 3412, Academic Building, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Dr. J.S. Huang/Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7450/2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
16 Apr 2002 - 18 Apr 2002
English Language Training (Tue & Thu)
TITLE: Effective English Writing Skills for Technical Support Staff
SPEAKER: 1. Mrs Diane FEAST
2. Mr Patrick MEGAN
TIME: Group 1: 10:00am-12noon; Group 2: 2-4pm
VENUE: Room 3027 (via lift 1), PTC, HKUST
ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel:2358 6593
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - staff only (by enrolment)
REMARKS: The workshop will be held during the period from 9 April 2002 to 9 May 2002
16 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Physics Seminar TITLE: Scattering of Radiation in Complex Nanostructures
SPEAKER: Dr F Javier Garcia de Abajo, Centro Mixto CSIC-UPV/EHU, Spain
TIME: 3-4pm
VENUE: Room 2407, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Physics
ENQUIRY: Miss Louiza Law, tel: 2358 7506
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://physics.ust.hk/seminar
AUDIENCE: internal and physics departments of other institutions
FEE: nil
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
SPEAKER: Dr. Ching-fei SHIH, Chinese Civilization Center, City University of Hong Kong
TIME: 4:30pm
VENUE: Chow Tat Sin Lecture Theater (LT G)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Ms. Joyce Tang, tel: 2358 7024
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
University Cultural Exchange Performance
TITLE: Zhejiang University Cultural Exchange Performance 浙江大學 學生赴港文化交流表演
TIME: 7:15-9:15pm
VENUE: Exposition Hall, HKUST ORGANISER: Center for the Arts
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: Admitted by admission voucher ONLY. No admission for children under age of 6.
FEE: Free Admission.
REMARKS: Interested parties, please come to the Center for the Arts to fetch the tickets on or before 12 Apr (Wed to Fri, from 10am- 4:30pm; except lunch hours: 12:30-2pm). Each one can fetch maximum 2 tickets. Limited tickets are distributed on first- come-first-served basis.
17 Apr 2002 (Wednesday)
Social Science Seminar
TITLE: The USA and the World-System Since September 11
SPEAKER: Walter L Goldfrank, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California at Santa Cruz
TIME: 12noon
VENUE: Room 3362 (via Lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Social Science
ENQUIRY: Peggy Chan, tel: 2358 7822
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: open to public
FEE: free of charge
Seminar on Applied Mathematics
TITLE: A New Approach To Study Hyperbolic-Parabolic Coupled Systems
SPEAKER: Prof. Ya-Guang Wang, Department of Mathematics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and IMS, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
TIME: 3:30-4:30pm
VENUE: Room 3311, Academic Building, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
18 Apr 2002 (Thursday)
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: The Shanghai School
SPEAKER: Dr. Ching-fei SHIH, Chinese Civilization Center, City University of Hong Kong
TIME: 4:30pm
VENUE: Chow Tat Sin Lecture Theater (LT G)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Ms. Joyce Tang, tel.: 2358 7024
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
Murder Mystery Evening
TITLE: Murder Mystery Evening
TIME: 6:30-10:30pm
VENUE: LG4 Student Common Room
ORGANISER: Language Center
ENQUIRY: [email protected] LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://lc.ust.hk/~sa/murder.htm
AUDIENCE: All HKUST students
FEE: HK$10
REMARKS: Refreshment will be provided. Tickets available from Language Centre General Office (Rm 3396, Lifts 17-18)
Civil Engineering Seminar
TITLE: Structural Engineering and Mechanics: Some Examples of the Interdependence between Theory and Practice
SPEAKER: Prof Milija Pavlovic, Head of the Concrete Structures Section, The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College, University of London
TIME: 3-4pm
VENUE: Chow Tak Sin Lecture Theater (LT G), Chia-Wei Woo Academic Concourse
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering
ENQUIRY: Ms Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
AUDIENCE: All are welcome!
19 Apr 2002 (Friday)
Putonghua Recitation Performance
TITLE: Putonghua Recitation Contest HKUST Participants Performance 科大學生普通話朗誦比賽匯報演出
TIME: 6:30-8:15pm
VENUE: Exposition Hall, HKUST ORGANISER: Co-presented by the HKUST Center for the Arts & Language Center
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
LANGUAGE: Putonghua
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: Children under 6 are not admitted.
FEE: Free Admission.
22 Apr 2002 - 26 Apr 2002
Blood Donation
TITLE: Blood Donation
TIME: 10am-6pm
VENUE: LG4 Student Common Rooms
ORGANISER: Student Affairs Office, Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service
ENQUIRY: Student Affairs Office, tel: 2358 6697
22 Apr 2002 - 24 Apr 2002
Bone Marrow Donor Registration and Blood Test
TITLE: Bone Marrow Donor Registration and Blood Test
TIME: 10am-6pm
VENUE: LG4 Student Common Rooms
ORGANISER: Student Affairs Office, Hong Kong Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service, Hong Kong Marrow Match Foundation
ENQUIRY: Hong Kong Marrow Match Foundation hotline, tel: 2855 9855 Student Affairs Office, tel: 2358 6697
22 Apr 2002 (Monday) CS Seminar
TITLE: Data Depth
SPEAKER: Prof. William Steiger, Visiting Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, HKUST
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT F), near lifts 25-26, HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Computer Science
ENQUIRY: tel: 2358 7008
LANGUAGE: English
Two Joint Seminars
TITLE: (1) Calibrating Demands and Friction Values in Distribution Systems Using Transient Events: Recent Canadian Experience (2) Water Quality Implications of Transient Events in Distribution Systems
SPEAKER: Prof Bryan Karney, University of Toronto
TIME: 2-4:30pm with a 20 minutes break
VENUE: Room 3584 (via lifts 27-28)
ORGANISER: Department of Civil Engineering, The International Association of Hydraulic Research (HK Chapter)
ENQUIRY: Ms Rebecca Yau, tel: 2358 7164
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ce.ust.hk/event_view.asp
The HKUST Atmospheric Research Team Seminar Series
TITLE: Environmental risk factors for asthma
SPEAKER: Prof. Moira Chan-Yeung, Chair Professor, Respiratory Medicine, University of Hong Kong
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Applied Technology Center Conference 3616 (via lifts 29-30)
ORGANISER: Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development
ENQUIRY: Amy Lau, tel: 2358 6927
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/~webiesd/
AUDIENCE: All are welcome
FEE: free of charge
23 Apr 2002 - 25 Apr 2002
English Language Training (Tue & Thu)
TITLE: Effective English Writing Skills for Technical Support Staff
SPEAKER: 1. Mrs Diane FEAST
2. Mr Patrick MEGAN
TIME: Group 1: 10am-12noon; Group 2: 2-4pm
VENUE: Room 3027 (via lift 1), PTC, HKUST
ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel:2358 6593
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - staff only (by enrolment)
REMARKS: The workshop will be held during the period from 9 April 2002 to 9 May 2002
23 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Humanities Lecture TITLE: Chinese Ink Painting Demonstration
SPEAKER: Mr. Nigel SZETO
TIME: 4:30pm
VENUE: Chow Tat Sin Lecture Theater (LT G)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Ms. Joyce Tang, tel: 2358 7024
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
AUDIENCE: Internal Event
Lie Groups Seminar
TITLE: Combinatorical Structure of Functions on Flag Manifolds
SPEAKER: Professor Roger Howe, Yale University
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Room 3412, Academic Building, (via lifts 17-18), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
25 Apr 2002 (Thursday)
Piano Recital
TITLE: Friends of Music at HKUST 音樂會科大
TIME: 1-2pm
VENUE: Exposition Hall, HKUST
ORGANISER: Center for the Arts
ENQUIRY: Ms Jeddy Mok, tel: 2358 6149
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/cfa
AUDIENCE: Children under 6 are not admitted FEE: Free admission
REMARKS: Performer: Georgiana Rosca (Piano)
26 Apr 2002 (Friday)
Mathematics Colloquium
TITLE: Invariant Theory and Qubits
SPEAKER: Prof. Roger Howe, Yale University
TIME: 4:30-5:30pm
VENUE: Room 3008, Academic Building, (via lift 3), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Dr. J.S. Huang/Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7450/2358 7440
Video Learning Program Series
TITLE: Forget For Success
TIME: Session 1: 10-11am (Cantonese) or Session 2: 11:45am- 12:45pm (Cantonese)
VENUE: Room 3027, 3/F PTC (via lift 1)
ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel: 2358 6593
LANGUAGE: Cantonese
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - Staff only (by enrolment)
Video Learning Program Series
TITLE: Forget For Success
TIME: Session 3: 3-4pm
VENUE: Room 3027, 3/F PTC (via lift 1) ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel: 2358 6593
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - Staff only (by enrolment)
Global Learning Networks, Past, Present and Futures
TITLE: Global Learning Networks, Past, Present and Futures
SPEAKER: Prof Richard Larson, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Director of Center for Advanced Educational Services, MIT
TIME: 11am-12noon
VENUE: Rm 7336D, Council Chamber (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching
ENQUIRY: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: For internal Only.
Spring 2002 Do-It-Yourself Workshop Series
TITLE: Getting started with technology in teaching
SPEAKER: Instructional Development Team (CELT)
TIME: 10am-12:30pm
VENUE: Rm 3005 (via lift 4)
ORGANISER: Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching
ENQUIRY: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: For Internal Only.
Marketing Seminar
TITLE: Judgments of Relative Influence in Family Decision-Making Using Observations
SPEAKER: Prof Christina Lee, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing, HKUST
TIME: 12noon-1:30pm
VENUE: Rm 4379 (via lifts 17-18)
ORGANISER: Department of Marketing
ENQUIRY: Ms Terry Law, tel: 23587700
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.bm.ust.hk/~mark/
Seminar on Geometry/Topology
TITLE: On Generalizations of the Quantum Hall Effect to Higher Dimensions
SPEAKER: Dr. Meng Guowu, Department of Mathematics, HKUST
TIME: 3-4pm
VENUE: Room 4480, Academic Building (via lifts 25-26), HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Mathematics
ENQUIRY: Ms. Janette Cho, tel: 2358 7440
LANGUAGE: English
27 Apr 2002 (Saturday)
Workshop on Solid Waste Reduction and Treatment in Hong Kong
TITLE: Solid Waste Reduction and Treatment in Hong Kong
SPEAKER: 1. Mr Mike J. STOKOE - Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Department
2. Mr Stephen LEE - Managing Director, Allied (International) Process Engineering Limited, Hong Kong
3. Mr Peter C.C. LEUNG - General Manager, Environmental and Engineering Division, Green Island Cement (Holdings) Limited
TIME: 2:30-5:30pm
VENUE: Cheung On Tak Lecture Theater(LT E)
ORGANISER: Environmental Science and Engineering MSc Program
ENQUIRY: Dr Ice KO, tel: 2358 8923; Ms Ander CHAN, tel: 2358 7240
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ust.hk/msc-esce
FEE: Free
REMARKS: Pre-registration is required. Please contact either Dr Ice KO (AMCE Program, email: [email protected]) or Ms Ander CHAN (Chemical Engineering Dept, email: [email protected])
Humanities Lecture
TITLE: The Characteristics and Methods of Chinese Philosophy
SPEAKER: 1. Professor CHEN Lai, Department of Philosophy, Peking University
2. Professor LIU Xiaogan, Department of Philosophy, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong
3. Professor FUNG Yiu-ming, Division of Humanities, The
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
TIME: 10am-12:30pm
VENUE: Room 7332 (via lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Humanities
ENQUIRY: Prof. Fung Yiu-ming, tel: 2358 7792
LANGUAGE: Putonghua AUDIENCE: All are Welcome
29 Apr 2002 (Monday)
Spring 2002 Do-It-Yourself Workshop Series
TITLE: Communicating with text and image
SPEAKER: Instructional Development Team (CELT)
TIME: 10am-12:30pm
VENUE: Rm 3005 (via lift 4)
ORGANISER: Center for Enhanced Learning & Teaching
ENQUIRY: [email protected]
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: For Internal Only.
CS Seminar
TITLE: Intrusion Detection Research : Artificial Intelligence Meets Computer Security
SPEAKER: Dr. Dit-Yan YEUNG, Associate Professor, Dept. of Computer Science,HKUST
TIME: 4-5pm
VENUE: Leung Yat Sing Lecture Theater (LT F), via lifts 25-26, HKUST
ORGANISER: Department of Computer Science
ENQUIRY: tel: 2358 7008
LANGUAGE: English
Social Science Seminar
TITLE: Privatization of Capital and Labor: Explaining China's Urban Economic Growth in a Time of Transition
SPEAKER: Dr. Zhang Zhanxin, Research Associate, Division of Social Science
TIME: 12noon
VENUE: Room 3362 (via Lifts 13-15)
ORGANISER: Division of Social Science
ENQUIRY: Peggy, tel: 2358 7822
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: open to public
FEE: N/A
30 Apr 2002 - 2 May 2002
English Language Training (Tue & Thu)
TITLE: Effective English Writing Skills for Technical Support Staff
SPEAKER: 1. Mrs Diane FEAST
2. Mr Patrick MEGAN
TIME: Group 1: 10am-12noon; Group 2: 2-4pm
VENUE: Room 3027 (via lift 1), PTC, HKUST
ORGANISER: Personnel Office
ENQUIRY: Miss Jolie CHEUNG, tel:2358 6593
LANGUAGE: English
HYPERLINK: http://www.ab.ust.hk/po/shtm/stnd.html
AUDIENCE: Internal - staff only (by enrolment)
REMARKS: The workshop will be held during the period from 9 April 2002 to 9 May 2002
30 Apr 2002 (Tuesday)
Accounting Research Seminar 2001/2002 - 15
TITLE: Auditor Independence: The Impact of NAS on Audit Effort SPEAKER: Professor Allen Craswell, University of Queensland
TIME: 3:30-5pm
VENUE: Room 3311 (via lifts 17-18)
ORGANISER: Department of Accounting
ENQUIRY: Prof. Chul Park, tel: 2358-7575
LANGUAGE: English
AUDIENCE: All Interested are Welcome
FEE: Free of Charge
REMARKS: Papers are available in Room 3419