IEEE Computer Society to Live-stream Microsoft Research Faculty Summit with Bill Gates

Microsoft CEO to Speak on How Computing Can Solve World Problems

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Jul 11, 2013, 08:15 ET

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- IEEE Computer Society on 15 July will live-stream the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, where Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will deliver a keynote on the role of computing in solving global problems.

The two-day event at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond, Washington, can be viewed via IEEE Computer Society's Computing Now site at http://www.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/fs2013. This is the second year that Computing Now has streamed the event.

More than 400 academic researchers from 200 institutions and 29 countries will join Microsoft Research at the 14^th annual summit to assess and explore today's computing opportunities. Selected keynotes and engaging interviews with top researchers will be broadcast live on July 15 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time (12 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time)

This is Gates' first Faculty Summit presentation since 2005. His opening keynote, "Innovation and Opportunity—the Contribution of Computing to Improving Our World," at 9 a.m. PDT/noon EDT will be followed by questions from the in-person audience and online viewers. Gates' keynote will also be rebroadcast later in the day.

Also delivering keynote presentations this year: Doug Burger will discuss how changes in the hardware ecosystem will disrupt computer science. Peter Lee and Jeannette Wing will examine how basic research helps everyone. Clay Shirky will explore user-centric approaches to data.summit agenda and will foster rich and engaging discussions.

Computing Now caters to the interests and needs of Computer Society members as well as thousands of other technology professionals from C-level management to software developers, programmers, and technicians. The site features the latest computer news, the hottest bloggers, practical articles for daily use, a wide range of exciting editorial from peer-reviewed research to insightful opinions by leaders in the computer industry.

About IEEE Computer Society

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Media Contact: Margo McCall, IEEE Computer Society, (714) 816-2182, [email protected]

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