Conference Programme

Session Details (As of July 27, 2005)

Program Overview (1-page PDF file)

Keynote/Guest Speakers:

• Opening Remarks:  Dr. Mary Williams, Director General, Institute for Ocean Technology, National Research Council Canada

• Keynote speaker 1: Dr. George Chiu, Senior Manager of Advanced Server Hardware Systems, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center (Presentation File)

• Keynote speaker 2: Dr. George Raithby, Professor Emeritus, U. Waterloo

• Keynote speaker 3: Dr. Jubaraj Sahu, Deputy Chief, Aerodynamics Branch,  The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)

• Keynote speaker 4: Dr. Fue-Sang Lien, Associate Professor, U. Waterloo

• Banquet speaker:    Dr. Mary Williams, DG, IOT-NRC

Post Conference Short Course/Workshop:

1-day workshop/short course starts on Thursday morning, August 4, 2005.

• Instructor: JOHN E. RICHARDSON, Ph.D., P.E.

• Topic: Free Surface Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling with FLOW-3D^â

Social Programs:

• Reception and Tour of Facilities at Institute for Ocean Technology (getting on the bus at the hotel at 5:45 pm, Monday, August 1, 2005). Tour guides will be meeting the delegates at the main entrance of IOT and they are: Chris Williams, Paul Thorburn, Rupert Gushue, Stephen Jones, Stephanie Fry and F. Mary Williams. Reception will take place on the 2nd floor outside of the Atlantic Room. Return bus leaves at 7:30 pm for the hotel.

• Conference Banquet and Entertainment (Tuesday night, August 2, 2005)

• Golf Tournament (starts at 7:00am on Wednesday, August 3, 2005)

• Boat Tour and Lobster Dinner (starts 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 )

• St. John's Regatta Day Tour on August 3 (self-served tour; walking distance to Quidi Vidi Lake where the festival is celebrated)