MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

CIE/USA-DFW 2006 ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM

Theme: “Digital Era – The Future Is Already= Here”

Opening Session

Noon - 1:00 PM Registration = and Membership Renewal

1:00 - 1:05 PM Convention Opening

= &nb= sp; = Mr. Julius Chiang<= /o:p>

= &nb= sp; = Convention Chairperson<= /p>

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Presi= dent’s Remarks

= &nb= sp; = Mr. Patrick Chang<= /o:p>

= &nb= sp; = President, CIE/USA-DFW

1:05 - 1:10 PM Introduction of Opening Keynote Speaker =

Dr. Robert Yan= g

CEO,= Hong Kong ASTRI

1:10 - 1:45 PM Opening Keynote Speech=

&nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Dr. Paul C.W. Chu

President= , The Hong Kong University of Science and Technolo= gy

Executive Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity<= /o:p>

T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science, University of Houston

Technical Sessions and Panel Discussion

2:00 - 3:30 PM Parallel Sessions

= ;

= &nb= sp; Business and Telecom Sessions – Fannin Room at 3^=
rd Floor

= &nb= sp; Mr. Hao Chang, Ms. Monica Wang, Mr. Tak-Leung Cheung and Ms. Min Fang,

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Session Chairs<= /span>

2:00 - 2:40 PM<= /span> “Ecosystem for Telecom Business in the Broadband World”

= &nb= sp; = Mr. Victor W. J. Chiu

= &nb= sp; Vice President of Telecom Labs, Chunghwa Telecom

2:50 - 3:30 PM<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> “Embedded Communications”

Mr. Gordon Quinn=

= &nb= sp; = Vice President, CTO Office, Nortel Networks

= Information Technology Sessions – Johnson I Room at 3^rd Floor <= o:p>

        =             &nb= sp;         Mr. Chris Li, Session C= hair

2:00 - 2:40 PM     “SOA – Technologies and Project Experience”

<= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weig= ht: bold'>    &nbs= p;              =             &nb= sp;      Mr. T. R. Fu

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;               Distinguished Engineer, IBM

2:50 - 3:30 PM<= /span>   “Working in a Fl= at World”

        =           Mr. Michael J. Gault

        &= nbsp;                    =           Quality Director of Network Centric Systems, Raytheon

     =         &nbs= p;                =    Biotech and Microelectronics Sessions – Johnson II Room at 3^rd F= loor

&nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;        Dr. Jang-Shing Chiou and Mr.= Qing Zhao, Session Chai= rs

2:00 - 2:40 PM      "R= ecent Progress in Glaucoma Research"

        =             &nb= sp;            =    Dr. Iok-Hou Pang

        &= nbsp;                    =            Associate Director, Alcon Research Ltd.

2:50 - 3:30 PM     "Semiconductor Technology for Advanced Wireless Handsets"

        &= nbsp;         =             &nb= sp;       Dr. Bill Krenik<= /b>

= Senior Director of Wireless Research, Texas Instruments

3:45 - 5:30 PM      Panel Discussion: “Digital Era – The Fut= ure is Already Here” (Preston Ballroom, 3rd Floor)=

        &= nbsp;         =            Panelists:

  &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp; Mr. Ming Chiang, V= ice President, Texas<= /st1:State> Instruments

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         Mr. Victor W.J. Chiu, Vice President of Telecom Labs, Chunghwa Telecom

     =             &nb= sp;            =              Mr. T.R. Fu, Distinguished Engineer, IBM

        =             &nb= sp;            =             =    Dr. T.P. Ma,= Professor and Chairman of Department of E.E., Yale University

         =                     Mr. James E. Majors,= NCS Director of Business Development & Strategic Planning,

        =             &nb= sp;            =     Raytheon

Mr. Gordon Quinn, Vice President, CTO Office, Nortel Networks

        =             &nb= sp;        Moderator:

        =             =             &nb= sp;       Mr. Jack Miao, Principal Partner, J= ack Miao & Associates

5:30 - 6:50 PM      Social Hour and Evening Registration

Evening Banquet

Ms. = Sylvia Komatsu, Master of Ceremonies

7:00 - 7:05 PM      Opening Remark
        =             &nb= sp;              =   Mr. Julius Chiang

        =             &nb= sp;            =     Convention Chairperson

7:05 - 7:50 PM      Dinner

7:40 - 7:50 PM    Music Performance=

        =                  =             &nb= sp; Mr. David Wong

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      Director, Elite Performance Arts Center

7:50 - 8:05 PM      Recognition of Special Guests, Convention Sponsors and Planning Committee Members

8:05 - 8:10 PM    President’s Welc= ome

        =             &nb= sp;            =     Mr. Patrick Chang

        =             &nb= sp;            =     President, CIE/USA-DFW

8:10 - 8:15 PM      Introduction of Dinner Keynote Spe= aker

        =             &nb= sp;            =     Mr. C.= S. Lee

Sr. Vice President of Texas Instruments, Inc.

8:15 - 8:45 PM    Dinner Keynote Speech<= o:p>

   = ;             <= /span>        =        Mr. Richard K. Templeton

        =             &nb= sp;            =     President and Chief Executive Officer, Texas Instruments, Inc.

8:45 - 8:55 PM      Special Recognition Awards

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      Ms. Sue Shen

&n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ; Chairman of the Board, CIE/USA-DFW

8:55 - 9:20 PM   Young Achiever Award Present= ations

        =             &nb= sp;            =    Mr. Ming Chiang

              =             &nb= sp;         = Young Achiever Award Committee Chairperson

9:20 - 9:25 PM      Announcements of Election Results<= o:p>

        =             &nb= sp;            =    Ms. Sue Shen=

        =             &nb= sp;            =    Chairman of the Board, CIE/USA-DFW<= /p>
9:25 - 9:30 PM      Closing Remark
        =             &nb= sp;            =    Mr. J= ulius Chiang

        =             &nb= sp;            =    Convention Chairperson