Guglielmo Marconi International Fellowship Foundation At Columbia University.News Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2002 Yash Pal, Noted Educator and Scientist in India, To Deliver Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. at 2002 Marconi Fellowship Awards in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. November 7 Event to Honor Tim Berners-Lee (person) Tim Berners-Lee - The man who invented the World-Wide Web while working at the Center for European Particle Research (CERN). Now Director of the World-Wide Web Consortium. Tim Berners-Lee graduated from the Queen's College at Oxford University, England, 1976. , Inventor of World Wide Web Yash Pal, Jawaharlal Nehru Noun 1. Jawaharlal Nehru - Indian statesman and leader with Gandhi in the struggle for home rule; was the first prime minister of the Republic of India from 1947 to 1964 (1889-1964) Nehru Chair in Technology at Punjab University Punjab University can refer to one of the following:
Professor Pal, the 1980 Marconi International Fellow, will speak about the role of the World Wide Web in building an inclusive world. As the founder and first director of the Space Applications Centre at Ahmedabad, Professor Pal was responsible for an innovative socio-technical experiment on the use of satellite-based direct television broadcast for education and development of a few thousand of the most remote villages in India. Presented annually by the Guglielmo Marconi International Fellowship at Columbia University, the Marconi Fellowship recognizes individuals whose endeavors, careers, and accomplishments in communications technology emulate those of Guglielmo Marconi -- scientist, engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989 as an Internet-based hypermedia hypermedia: see hypertext. The use of hyperlinks, regular text, graphics, audio and video to provide an interactive, multimedia presentation. All the various elements are linked, enabling the user to move from one to another. initiative for global information sharing. He is currently director of the World Wide Web Consortium. The day following the awards ceremony will be devoted to a conference, "WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. Redux Refers to being brought back, revived or restored. From the Latin "reducere." : Trends, Obstacles, Potential", to assess the role of the Web in the wake of the 'dot-com' bubble burst. It will be held at Columbia University on Friday, November 8, 2002. About the Marconi Foundation With its motto, "Communications for Goodness Sake," the Guglielmo Marconi International Fellowship Foundation at Columbia University is dedicated to nurturing, recognizing and celebrating individuals whose ingenious application of communications technology has a positive and lasting impact on human progress around the globe. Established in 1974 through an endowment organized by Gioia Marconi Braga, the Foundation is best known for the Marconi International Fellowship, awarded annually to an outstanding individual whose scope of work and influence emulate the principle of "creativity in service to humanity" that drove Guglielmo Marconi, the father of modern communications. Additional information is available on the Foundation's website, www.marconifoundation.org. |
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