Newsgroups: soc.culture.french,soc.culture.swiss,soc.culture.italian Newsgroups: soc.culture.europe,soc.culture.australian,soc.culture.british From: tomw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au (Tom Worthington) Subject: Hi-tech tourist in Europe in April Summary: What should an information technology tourist see in Europe? Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 09:22:37 GMT Can you suggest any hi-tech related tourist activities for an Australian computer person in Europe in April? The details are still a little sketchy, but I will starting at Oxford UK, at the beginning of April, then travelling: London, Paris, Geneva, Avignon and Rome (leaving at the end of April). My colleagues at the Australian Computer Society have suggested a number of people in the national and regional IT societies and universities that I might visit during my holidays. Any suggestions on what hi-tech things to see? I get a bit bored on holiday looking at historic buildings and waterfalls. As an honorary director of the ACS community affairs board I look after a broad range of matters involving community issues with computers and communications. One recent interest has been public data networks and Australia's response to the USA's "Data Highways" proposals. My work for the Australian Government involves developing IT policy, particularly in the area of data administration, software engineering and open systems standards. ps: Can I drop in and check my e-mail at someone's place along the way? Tom Worthington , Director of the Community Affairs Board Australian Computer Society Inc. Fax: +61 6 2496419 19 March 1994 ABOUT THE ACS: The Australian Computer Society is the professional association in Australia for those in the computing and information technology fields. Established in 1966, the ACS has over 14,000 members and on a per capita basis is one of the largest computer societies in the world. Activities are announced in the Usenet newsgroup "aus.org.acs". Information is available via e-mail from info@acs.org.au or Gopher at URL: gopher://acs-gopher.mit.csu.edu.au:1605/00/acs courtesy of Charles Sturt University.