2008 Asia
Pacific Windows Core Workshop
February 25th - 26th, 2008, Hangzhou, China
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Introduction
To facilitate
the information sharing and learning about Windows curriculum
development among the professors in the Asia Pacific region, MSRA
University Relations continued the tradition of organizing regional
Windows Core workshop. The latest workshop, co-organized by MSRA UR and
Zhejiang University, took place in Hangzhou,
China, from February 25th to 26th, 2008, brought 70 professors
from seven countries and regions together for the first time. With
a roster of
speakers from Microsoft as well as from many universities in the
Asian Pacific region, the
workshop provided a unique opportunity for the professors learning from
each other, exchanging with the technologists from Microsoft, and
getting hands-on experience using the latest Windows Academic Program
curriculum development resources.
At this
year's workshop, MSRA UR also launched an Asia Pacific region-wide
WinCore project funding proposal invitation. All the workshop attendees
were given the opportunity to submit project proposals to develop OS
curriculum for their universities, with the funding support from MSRA.
A sample of Invitation for Proposal (IFP) can be viewed
here.
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Workshop Objective
It is a MSRA UR
WinCore Theme project workshop for the Asia Pacific Region, to learn
Microsoft Windows Core Technology and related Windows Academic Program,
as well as the curriculum development resources and tools WRK/CRK. It is
also an information exchange conference for the professors across Asia
Pacific region to share experiences and insights in teaching OS courses
and leveraging WRK/CRK to enhance their curriculum development.
The main contents of the workshop included:
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Learning of the latest Windows Core technology
and roadmap from the Windows kernel architect Dave Probert;
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Learning
of the latest Widows Academic program with Windows kernel source
code (WRK & CRK) from Dave Probert and
Windows Academic Program Manager
Arkady Retik.
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Learning of the
Windows Core Teaching Resource Kit (CTK) from the research work
performed by the six OS Pioneer Professors in China.
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Learning from
professors from several countries and regions in the Asia
Pacific region sharing their experiences and insights about teaching
OS courses and developing OS curriculums.
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Hands-on
experience in labs to learn the latest Windows Core WRK/CRK as well
as TRK technical details.
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Open dialog
with the Windows architect Dave Probert and Arkady Retik in a Q&A
session, to learn the Windows Core roadmap and giving feedback to
Microsoft and to the WRK/CKR resources.
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Overview of the
2008 Asia Pacific regional Windows Core project proposal invitation
guidelines.
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Dates
& Location
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February 25th
– 26th, 2008.
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Report
Hall, Shao Yi Fu Building, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Organizers
- Microsoft Research Asia (MSRA) University Relations
(UR)
- Zhejiang University
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Attendees
- University computer science professors from the top universities
in the Asia & Pacific region who teach operating system
(OS) courses -
professors from China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia,
Singapore, and New Zealand.
- Microsoft Windows architect and Program Manager of Windows
Academic Program
- Microsoft Research Asia University Relation team
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Agenda
& Session Slides
Click
here for the detailed agenda of the workshop,
include sessions' downloadable slides.
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Windows Core Teaching Resources Kit (TRK)
At the workshop this year, multiple resources were
provided to the workshop attendees, such as the latest WRK/CRK. In
addition, the documentation and source code of the Teaching Resource Kit
(TRK) from the research project results by the pioneering professors in
China are available for workshop attendees to download here, to
facilitate other professors in the Asian Pacific Region in developing
their OS curriculum based on Windows Core WRK/CRK:
Click
here
for more details of TRK.
2008
Windows Core Project
Invitation for Proposal (IFP)
At this year's WinCore workshop, MSRA
UR launched the 2008 region-wide WinCore theme project invitation for
proposal (IFP). Each country & region's unique selection criteria were
explained to the attendees, and shortly afterwards, the IFPs were sent
to the professors. A sample of IFP can be viewed
here.
By end of April, 20
proposals from professors in China, and nearly a dozen proposals from professors
from other countries in the Asia Pacific region, were submitted. Project
selection and funding is underway by May, 2008, and expected to be completed
within a month.
Images from the 2008 Workshop
Click here to view and download the images from the 2008 Asia
Pacific regional workshop.
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