The document discusses an invitation from Hong Kong Computer Society for 2-3 winning teams from Taiwan hackathons to participate in the 2015 Hong Kong Cross-Straits Hackathon in April. It provides details on the invitation, including air tickets and accommodation provided. It seeks assistance on how Taiwanese teams can participate, potentially through a disaster prevention themed hackathon with Microsoft Taiwan. It also asks if anyone can take on following up on the matter.
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一封來自香港電腦協會的email
Dear Deputy Director Lin,
INVITATION TO TAIWAN HACKATHON WINNING TEAMS TO HONG KONG IN APRIL 2015
It was nice to have met you at InnoServe in Taipei . I am impressed with the ICT innovative activities jointly
organized by the industry and the government in Taiwan.
It is intended to hold a 兩岸三地Hackathon in Hong Kong in April 2015, organized by the Hong Kong Computer
Society, the oldest and biggest IT professional body in Hong Kong. www.hkcs.org.hk
As part of the IT Festival 2015 in Hong Kong. I attach some information on our last Hackathon in April 2014,
and also the link to IT Fest in Hong Kong in 2014, an annual IT Festival.
http://www.itfest.hk/14/en/calendar.php
We would like to invite 2-3 teams from Taiwan who are winners of Hackathon(s) in Taiwan to participate. We
are prepared to provide air tickets and hotel accommodation for the team members (with an upper limit).
While they are in Hong Kong, they would participate in the following activities:
A Mobility Forum 11 April 2015 (Saturday) (TBC)
Hong Kong 兩岸三地 Hackathon 12 April 2015 (Sunday)
ICT Expo opening and reception 13 April 2015 (Monday). This is the largest annual ICT trade show in Hong
Kong organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
http://www.hktdc.com/fair/ictexpo-en/HKTDC-International-ICT-Expo.html
I am grateful for your early and favorable response to progress this arrangement.
rgds
Stephen Lau
Adviser
HP Enterprise Services
VP (Executive)
HKCS
