InfoPort Project – Shanghai
On February 24, 1997 I had a very nice visit with Director Xia and his team who are planning an exciting project called InfoPort. InfoPort will bring interesting content and services to the people of Shanghai. Five separate networks will be pulled together into one “port” to provide consistent access.
31 hours to get there, but worth it
31 hours to get there, but worth it
Reflection – written February 25, 1997 My second 1997 journey to Asia started with a flight on United Airlines to San Francisco on Saturday morning, February 22. During my stop in San Francisco I checked in for my first ever flight with Air China. It was my second trip to China but the first with […]
Delivering a keynote talk is so exhilarating
Reflection – written February 13 , 1997 It is so exhilarating to be up there at the podium sharing a vision of the future of the Internet with 2,500 people! I know when I address such a large audience that some of the people know a lot more than I do and that some will […]
Talking with students is really stimulating
Reflection – written February 12 , 1997 Occasionally I get an invitation to speak about the Future of the Internet at a university. In the summer of 1996 I visited Lehigh University (my alma mater) and spoke at a combined session of the ACM and IEEE membership. This was a technical audience. I asked how many were writing Java […]
