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Registration and Badge Pick-up Opens |
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Attire for COFES is weekend casual (no suits); shirts with collars; sandals or sneakers. Shorts are okay.
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3:00
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Special Session: Peter Marks |
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Peter Marks
Design Insight |
| Winning new software customers | Winning and retaining new software customers is an issue facing many of our COFES cohorts. Pete Marks has agreed to share insight into what it takes to build and sustain a "killer application." We'll make this an interactive session, based on issues attendees bring into the session. |
As last year, this is an informal. Lots of information, but also lots of interaction and discussion.
Open to all COFES attendees and their guests. |
4:00
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Special Session: Speculations on Thinking Nano |
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Dick Morley
Cyon Research |
In the COFES spirit of throwing things out there to see what sticks, our resident "practical theorist" Dick Morley will discuss black holes, nano-tech, chocolate, and the future of the internet.
| The physics of the black hole is a key to understanding our changing world, especially in the burgeoning international engineering environment. Crossing the gap from cosmology to nano-tech can be done, and will wake us up.
What is key is the ratio of surface area to volume. This ratio is key to chemical reactions and also to social interaction. It also is the determinant of information contained in a black hole.
Nano-tech is providing us with orders of magnitude of growth in surface to volume ratio. Batteries, food, and paint have already been direct applications for nano-tech. Somewhat surprisingly, this surface to volume issue may also apply to software, to companies, and to chocolate. |
No equations will be harmed in this discussion. Dick suggests that you have three cups of coffee before entering the dragon's den. A tasting of nano-tech chocolate will be provided to participants as part of the proof of the principle.
Open to all COFES attendees and their guests. |
5:00
PM |
Special Session: Report from the COFES India Summit |
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Allan Behrens
Cambashi |
| An infomal briefing on the Cyon Research's COFES India Summit which took place in New Delhi in November. | |
Open to all COFES attendees and their guests. |
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6:00 -
8:00
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Business Reception and Technology Suite Open House |
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Meet the vendors that make COFES possible. Technology Suites have been set up for you to discuss corporate direction, business development, and potential partnerships. They are NOT demo rooms—the vendors are here to talk, not sell. This is your opportunity to sign up for appointment time slots.
Music, food and refreshments.
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7:45
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COFES 2007 Opening Intro |
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Welcome, introductions, orientation, and schedule. |
8:00 -
10:00
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Welcome Reception |
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Bring your spouse* and join all COFES attendees and sponsors for this afternoon social.
Music, food and refreshments.
*Guests of COFES Attendees must be registered and have paid a supplemental registration fee in order to attend this event | |
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