[FYI] The Future of the Web, Intelligent Devices, and Education (1998.03.02: Hull, Quebec)

[Terry Kuny]

      The Future of the Web, Intelligent Devices, and Education

                          Howard Strauss
       Manager of Advanced Applications, Princeton University

                Monday, March 2, 1998 1:00 - 4:00 PM
                            Hull, Quebec

The Information Technology Services Division of the National Library of Canada
is hosting an information session on Monday, March 2, 1998 from 1:00 to 
4:00 p.m. The session is being held at 25 Eddy Street, 7th floor, 
Boardroom A, Hull, Quebec. There is no charge for this session.

Due to a limited number of seats, registration is required. 

If you wish to attend, please send your e-mail, including:
 
 full name, branch and telephone number 

to Helene Dumais <helene.dumais at nlc-bnc.ca>

or contact her at 819-997-4111.

   http://www.intranet.nlc-bnc.ca/ias/eventse.htm

Helene Dumais
Information Technology Services
helene.dumais at nlc-bnc.ca
819-997-4111


Howard Strauss is the manager of Advanced Applications at Princeton 
University.  His group is an advanced technology group that is charged with 
turning the latest information technology into practical applications.  In 
1987, he and his group created PNN, one of the first campus-wide information 
systems, a precursor to gopher and the World Wide Web.  Horward s group is 
currently involved in web and Internet applications that include web 
security and authentication, web access to legacy data, university web 
forms, instructional uses of the web, and a new web based student 
information system.

A graduate of Drexel University and Carnegie Mellon University, Howard was 
previously employed by the Johnson Space Center of NASA and by Bell 
Telephone Laboratories.  At Princeton he has held a variety of positions in 
administrative, systems, and academic computing.  For seven years he was the 
manager of User Services.

Howard has authored several IT courses and does information technology 
consultant for many companies and universities.  His futuristic < Apple PIE 
> was the 2nd place winner in Apple s national competition to design 
computer of the year 2000.  He has published dozens of articles and is a 
regular contributing author to several computer journals.  Howard has a 
long-term commitment to making information technology accessible to ordinary 
people.

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Le STI organise une session d'information, lundi le 2 mars 1998, de 13h00 a 
16h00.  La session aura lieu au 25, rue Eddy, 7ieme etage, salle de 
conference A.  Due au nombre de sieges limites,  priere de vous inscrire. 
 Si vous desirez y assister, m'envoyer par courrier electronique votre nom 
au complet, la direction et votre numero de telephone ou me telephoner
au 997-4111.

http://www.intranet.nlc-bnc.ca/ias/eventsf.htm

Helene Dumais
Service de technologie et d' information
Hull, Quebec
997-4111


L avenir du Web, des systemes intelligents et de l enseignement
Howard Strauss, Gestionnaire des Applications avancees, Universite de 
Princeton

Howard Strauss est le gestionnaire des Applications avancees a l Universite 
de Princeton.  Son groupe est un groupe de technologie de pointe charge de 
mettre en application les dernieres technologies de l information.  En 1987, 
Howard et son groupe ont cree le PNN, l un des premiers systemes 
d information pour l ensemble des campus, un precurseur au Gopher et au 
World Wide Web.  Son groupe est presentement implique dans les applications 
du Web et de l Internet; ce qui comprend la securite et l authentification 
du Web, l acces du Web aux donnees existantes, les formulaires des 
universites sur le Web, l utilisation pedagogique du Web et un nouveau 
systeme d information pour les etudiants.

Gradue de l Universite de Drexel et de l Universite de Carnegie Mellon, 
Howard a deja ete employe travaille par le Johnson Space Centre de la NASA 
et par Bell Telephone Laboratories.  A Princeton, il a occupe divers postes 
dans l administration, les systemes et l informatique au niveau academique. 
 Durant sept ans, il a ete le gestionnaire des Services aux utilisateurs.

Howard a ete l auteur de plusieurs cours de TI et il agit a titre 
d expert-conseil dans la technologie de l information pour plusieurs 
compagnies et universites.  Son < Apple PIE > futuriste lui a valu la 
seconde place lors de la competition nationale d Apple pour la conception de 
l ordinateur de l an 2000.  Il a publie une douzaine d articles et il est un 
collaborateur regulier pour plusieurs revues informatiques.  Howard a un 
engagement a long terme qui est celui de rendre la technologie de 
l information accessible a l ensemble du public.