Program

Here is the program of ISITA 2004. Session chairs have been assigned.

Notes to Speakers:
Each speaker has 20 minutes for his/her presentation, which includes speaker transition, the setting of your computer, and question-and-answers. Please read the notes-to-speakers to expedite your session smoothly.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

SOCIAL PROGRAM
Welcome reception (18:30-)

COMPANIONS' PROGRAM
Half-day walking tour in Parma (afternoon): Cathedral and Baptistery, St. John's Church, Museum "The House of Music," and stroll in the Ducal Park.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11

TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Morning: Plenary session (8:30-12:00)
Prof. Johannes B.Huber, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany
"Information Combining: Models, Bounds, and Applications"
Prof. Shunsuke Ihara, Nagoya University, Japan
"Stochastic Processes and Coding Theorems"
Dr. Andrew Viterbi, President, The Viterbi Group, U.S.A.
"Spread Spectrum and Satellite: A Symbiosis"
Afternoon sessions (14:00-18:00)

SOCIAL PROGRAM
Evening concert

COMPANIONS' PROGRAM
Full-day tour by coach: Guided tour to a Parmesan Cheese cellar, wine tasting, visit to a ham factory. Lunch in a restaurant with regional cuisine. Stopover at Torrechiara castle.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12

TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Morning sessions (8:30-12:30)
Afternoon sessions (14:20-18:00)

MEETING
The lunch meeting of ISITA 2004 IAC (International Advisory Committee) 12:40-14:10

SOCIAL PROGRAM
Banquet (at the Castle "Rocca di Soragna")

COMPANIONS' PROGRAM
  1. Half-day walking tour in Parma (morning): Cathedral and Baptistery, St. John's Church, Museum "The House of Music," and stroll in the Ducal Park.
  2. Full-day tour by coach: Guided tour of Giuseppe Verdi's house, lunch at a restaurant serving regional food, visit of Verdi' villa in Sant'Agata.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13

TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Morning sessions (8:30-12:30)
Afternoon sessions (14:20-18:00)

SOCIAL PROGRAM
Farewell dinner in a local restaurant serving regional food.

COMPANIONS' PROGRAM
Full-day tour by coach: Visit Mantova (Mantua), with its Palazzo Ducale, Rotonda di San Lorenzo, Basilica di Sant'Andrea, Teatro Bibiena, Palazzo Te.