First published: 05th August 2011
This is a special AVAR 2011 Conference preview edition of our newsletter. The Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR) has had an annual conference since 1998, when the first meeting was held in the Century Hotel, Hong Kong. This year, the conference returns to Hong Kong for the third time.
This year, the 14th conference will be held on 9-11 November 2011 at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel. The official organiser is West Coast Labs, part of the Haymarket Media Group, and Yui Kee's Chief Consultant is the Conference Chair.
Mr. Dyer said, "We have had many interesting responses to the Call for Papers, and the programme is looking very good. I look forward to welcoming everyone to the conference, and to Hong Kong."
For visitors, the conference hotel is situated on Hong Kong Island, in the heart of the city, with views of Victoria Harbour. It is close to both Golden Bauhinia Square and the nightlife of Wan Chai. There are plenty of alternative hotels nearby. The fastest route from the airport is probably the Airport Express train, with most hotels having a shuttlebus service from the terminus in Central. Hong Kong has excellent public transport, and there is a choice of buses, trams, underground railway (MTR) and ferries around the conference hotel.
Both visitors and locals will be able to meet and learn from anti-virus and malware experts and professionals from around the world. The rest of this preview edition takes a closer look at the programme. The official conference website has registration information and updated details.