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Outstanding Chapter of the Year Award Taipei, Taiwan Named Top Chapter for 2002
September 2002 The Taipei, Taiwan Chapter will be recognized as the Outstanding SSCS Chapter for 2002 at the ISSCC, 10 February in San Francisco. The Chapter was commended not only for the number of educational programs offered over a year but also for attracting high attendance at tutorials. Its membership has also been growing at about 80 members a year. The Taipei Chapter cooperates with other national government and industry organizations on some of its technical conferences, taking the lead role in sponsoring one and playing a strong support role in two others. J.T. Wu, the Chapter Chair, said of the announcement, "We are honored to be named the SSCS Outstanding Chapter. The success of the Taipei Chapter is due to the efforts of many individuals, especially my predecessor, Prof. Chorng-Kuang Wang. He laid the foundation of the Chapter. And we are still following his planning. In recent years, the IC design industry in Taiwan has experienced an explosive growth. As a result, the Chapter's membership is growing at a healthy rate, and its activities can attracted many interests." In the last year the Chapter has organized nine Short Courses, scheduling them at the National Chiao-Tung University, Hsin-Chu, or along side symposiums and conferences of regional importance. Attendance at these courses is substantial, typically around 250 registrants. Their speakers are drawn from industry and academia. | |
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