SPECIAL EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
HICSS features a number special speakers and special events as part
of the conference program. These include a distinguished lecturer and plenary
speakers, special task forces, advanced seminars, and tutorials.
The Distinguished Lecturer Series features truly outstanding leaders in
computer science, information systems, and other computer-related fields.
Recent Distinguished Lecturers have been Nobel Laureates, recipients of
the National Medal of Science, and winners of the Turing Award, the McDowell
Award, the Goode Award, the Piore Award, and the Ekert-Mauchly Award. Several
speakers have been members of the National Academy of Science and National
Academy of Engineering.
Plenary speakers are chosen for their accomplishments, expertise, and experience
in important emerging topics that cut across the boundaries of our traditional
disciplines. Recent plenary speakers have introduced topics that have far
reaching implications for future developments in the system sciences.
A special event this year will celebrate 30 years of the HICSS Conference.
Many of the conference chairs, track chairs, plenary speakers, and distinguished
lecturers from previous conferences will be in attendance to take part
in this celebration. The session, at 5:00pm on Wednesday, will be followed
by a reception to allow conference attendees to visit with them.
Other special events include: