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                                                     Seminar

             Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management
                                  The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Title

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Addressing the Financial Crisis - The Role of Information Technology

　

　

　

Speaker

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Alan King

　

　

IBM\'s Thomas J. Watson Research Center

　

　

　

　

　

Date

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April 9th, 2009 (Thursday)

　

　

　

Time

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4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

　

　

　

Venue

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Room 513

　

　

William M.W. Mong Engineering Building

　

　

(Engineering Building Complex Phase 2)

　

　

CUHK

　

　

　

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Abstract:
　

In this talk we discuss the root causes of the breakdown of the mortgage markets in the United States, and outline possible roles for information technology to address the systemic risks in the mortgage supply chain.


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Biography:
　

Alan King is a Research Staff Member with IBM\'s Thomas J. Watson Research Center.


************************* ALL ARE WELCOME ************************

　

　

　

Host

:

Prof. Stein W. Wallace

Tel

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(852) 2609-8318

Email

:

swallace@se.cuhk.edu.hk

　

　

　

Enquiries

:

Prof. Nan Chen or Prof. Sean X. Zhou

　

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Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

　

　

CUHK

Website

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http://www.se.cuhk.edu.hk/~seg5810

Email

:

seg5810@se.cuhk.edu.hk

　

　

　

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