Message from General
Chairs
The
Division of IT
Convergence Engineering at POSTECH is entering into the
3
rd
year with its focus on Ubiquitous Healthcare (U-Health) and
Ubiquitous Environment
(U-Environment)
as part of the World-Class University (WCU) program of the Korean
government
.
U-Health has gained
much attention
in
recent years in industrialized nations as the population is
aging
in many of these countries and the cost of healthcare as a share of
the economy has been rising rapidly.
U-Health is expected to provide solutions to the world healthcare crisis
through easy, constant, reliable and preventive health monitoring at home and
while away at an affordable cost.
Another key aspect of the initiative is to ensure a better quality of
life for the elderly citizens.
The
U-Environment initiative also has captured worldwide attention due to the
adverse effects of human activities on the quality of air, water, and other
natural resources.
The recent earthquake/tsunami disaster and nuclear power plant
accidents in Fukushima, Japan has certainly gained the attention and raised the
importance of research and development in
U-Environment.
To realize the goals
of U-Health and U-Environment initiatives, the Division of ITCE at POSTECH has
recognized the need to integrate advances in information technology,
communications, networking, autonomics, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
In order to forge progress in these
diverse areas and achieve convergence, the Division
of ITCE
has assembled Distinguished Visiting Professors from abroad and
domestic experts to work together, not only to create a world-class research
program but also to develop unique and innovative educational curriculum.
It has become a tradition of the
Division of ITCE
to showcase the
progress in an annual event while learning from industrial and academic experts
from all corners of the world.
We
organized the first two Symposia on the IT
Convergence Engineering in Pohang in
October
2009 and
August
2010
,
respectively.
Keeping
up with that tradition, we are pleased to announce the organization of the
3
rd
International Symposium on IT
Convergence Engineering to be held at the P
OSCO
International Center,
POSTECH,
Pohang
, Korea
on July 14
-
15, 2011.
You are
cordially
invited to participate in this symposium where world-class experts in
all the subject areas are scheduled to speak.
An industrial vision in all of the above areas will be provided by
leaders from the Korean industry and in addition, invited speakers from US and
other countries have agreed to participate in the
symposium.
We hope that you will find the symposium interesting and
productive in raising and addressing key issues in U-Health and U-Environment.
We look forward to seeing you in
