IP: The Second EarthLink Distinguished Visitor: "Next Century

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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Caltech Seminar Series in Ubiquitous Computing


"Next-Century Networks"




Speaker:        Dr. Arno Penzias
                EarthLink Distinguished Visitor
                Vice-President and Chief Scientist,=20
                Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs;
                Nobel Laureate


Place:  Baxter Lecture Hall
                California Institute of Technology


Date:           Thursday, February 5, 1998


Time:           5:30 P.M. - 6:30 P.M.


                Refreshments at 5:00 P.M.


A number of networks--the Internet among them--support and shape the ways
in which all of us will live and work in the coming years.  Competing and
cooperating with one another in an atmosphere of rapidly changing
technology, each segment seeks to grow its share of the twin currencies of
time and money.  With an eye toward the future, we examine the various
contenders and review the game=92s early odds:


Telco-Nets      Giant industry in transition
Broadcast       An embarrassment of options
Internet        Access to online consumers
SOHO-NET        Eighty/twenty revenue model
Intranets       Consumers at their day jobs
Extranets       Today=92s real e-commerce
Gated-Nets      Content CAN pay
Home-Nets       The next really big thing?


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        Arno Penzias is Vice President and Chief Scientist of Lucent Technologies,
Bell Labs Innovations.   In this role, he prowls Silicon Valley and similar
places, seeking out promising technology futures and catalyzing their
applications for the benefit of the business and its customers.


        Prior to assuming his current position, he held a series of managerial
positions in AT&T Bell Labs' Research organization.   Under his leadership,
Bell Labs Research transformed itself to meet the competitive needs of the
global marketplace, while maintaining its long-standing reputation for
scientific excellence.


        Dr. Penzias began his scientific career in 1961 when he joined Bell
Laboratories as a Member of Technical Staff.  He conducted research in
radio communication and took part in the pioneering of Echo and Telstar=E2
communications satellite experiments.  As a scientist, he is best known for
his contributions to astrophysics which earned him the Nobel Prize for
Physics in 1978.


        A sought-after speaker on emerging trends, he has written a number of
articles on information technology, especially its impact on business and
society.  His highly-acclaimed book on the subject, "Ideas and Information"
was published in the US by W.W. Norton and is available in most major
foreign languages as well.  A new book, entitled "Digital Harmony;
Business, Technology and Life After Paperwork," was recently published in
paperback by Harper Collins.  In it, he charts the course of the
Information Revolution and its likely impact on the future of our work


environment.


        He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of New
York, after serving in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, he attended Columbia
University where he received his master's and doctorate degrees.  He has
also received a number of honorary degrees, as well as other awards for his
contributions to science, R&D management and public service.


        His affiliations include membership in The National Academy of Sciences
and The National Academy of Engineering, as well as a number of advisory
panels and management boards. =20




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This seminar is part of the Caltech Computer Science Department seminar
series supported by a generous grant from EarthLink Network, Inc.


For directions and information, contact=20


Deborah Wong
dbwong () earthlink net
(626) 296-5890