APAN50
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The 50th APAN Meeting and the very first APAN Conference, originally to be held at City
University of Hong Kong, became an online event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With free
registration, the conference was successfully held from 3 August to 7 August 2020,
attracting over 1200 registrants worldwide, a multi-fold increase compared to previous
APAN Meetings.
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The Joint Universities Computing Centre (JUCC) assisted in coordinating and hosting
APAN50 at a time when JUCC was celebrating its 50th anniversary. This double-50 made
this APAN meeting exceptionally memorable. In line with APAN’s tradition of show casing
the host economy’s local traditions, the cultural performances prepared by City
University of Hong Kong, Lingnan University and Beijing Dance Academy added a splash of
colour to the online event!
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APAN50’s theme was “The Future of Networked Research and Education”. Keynote speakers
and panel discussions were used to develop the theme during the conference segment of
the event. The keynote speakers included Michael A. McRobbie (President, Indiana
University), Geoff Huston AM (Chief Scientist, APNIC), and Dominic Orr (Chairman, Ordr
Inc). For details of the conference, please refer to:https://apan50.hk/.
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