Inauguration Ceremony of the Department of Computer Science

The inauguration ceremony
of the department of computer science in Ben-Gurion University
of the Negev --- March 2000.

2:00 Opening and remarks by Prof. Avishay Braverman
     "Creating Hi-Tech in the Negev"

     Lectures on "Achievements and Challenges in Computer Science" by:
     Prof. Jeffrey D. Ullman, Stanford University
     Prof. Amir Pnueli, Weizmann Institute of Science
     Prof. Robert L. Constable, Cornell University

in the Joya Claire Sonnenfeldt Auditorium

5:30 p.m. Refreshments in the foyer of the W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall

6:00 p.m. Greetings:
     Prof. Avishay Braverman, President
     Prof. Nachum Finger, Rector
     Prof. Miriam Cohen, Dean
     Dr. Shlomi Dolev, Head of the Department

6:30 p.m. Addresses by:
     Emil H. Dahan, President, IHD Investments Inc. and graduate of the
     Department of Computer Science
     Prof. Michael Lin, Department of Mathematics
     Prof. Menachem Magidor, President, Hebrew University and former
     member of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at BGU

in the W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall

7:30 p.m. Reception in the foyer at the W.A. Minkoff Senate Hall