T
he Anniversary Celebrations
| Friday, 22nd June - Boyd Orr Building | |
| 10:00 | Honorary Graduation ceremony: Joelle Coutaz- Kelvin Gallery, Hunterian Musem. |
| 10:00 | Registration, Boyd Orr Building foyer. |
| 10:30 | Inauguration of the new Computing Science building - Number 18 Lilybank Gardens. Professor Anne Glover, Chief Scientific Adviser for Scotland and Lady Joan Williams |
| 11:15 | Keynote: Future of computing: Dr Stuart Feldman, Vice President-Engineering, Google |
| 12:15 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | The future of computing research |
| Computing science meets the life sciences | |
| Professor Muffy Calder | |
| Who needs the next generation Internet anyway? | |
| Professor Joseph Sventek | |
| Outsourcing on Mars: Where will space related software development be in 50 years time? | |
| Professor Chris Johnson | |
| Beyond Google | |
| Professor Keith van Rijsbergen | |
| 14:50 | The challenges of becoming an international software business from Scotland David Craig, Mclaren Software |
| 15:10 | The Future for Human Computer Interaction: Between Theory and Innovation Joelle Coutaz |
| 15:40 | Drinks reception, Exhibition & Networking |
| 17:00 | Close |
| 18:30 | Civic reception: Glasgow City Chambers |
| 19:30 | Gala dinner at Tradeshall more>> |
| Saturday, 23rd June - Boyd Orr Building | |
| 10.00 | Tour of the University - leaves from the University Visitors Centre |
| 10.30 | Registration: Boyd Orr Building foyer. |
| 11:00 | Welcome to the day |
| 11:15 | The beginnings of computing in Glasgow University, Professor Dennis Gilles |
| 11:30 | Keynote: The history of computing, Professor Mike Williams, University of Calgary |
| 12:10 | 50 years of computing in the West of Scotland, BCS. Duncan Smeed, BCS Glasgow Branch |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | 50 years in 20 minutes, Dr John Patterson |
| 13:50 | Finding the Muse. Effective partnerships for heritage presentation James Devine, Hunterian Museum |
| 14:10 | History of IT in Scotland, George Boag, Chief Executive of Targeting Innovation Ltd. |
| 14:30 | Drinks Reception |
| 17:00 | Close |