Institute of history of April

From 1998 to 2008, the Institute is about to pass ten years, this way of struggle, the relentless quest to unite in a short but exciting fragment. From this period onwards, in 2008, twelve months earlier this month, we will Institute of memories with you in this month's leave footprints, revisit the story of the long side.

In the 2008 calendar year, the Institute selected in the out of the twelve most representative and historical significance of the event or project into a hand painting book.

Everyone reading this series of articles that can not only learn through pictorial form, and the Academy of history or you can click on the picture to download. (April 2007, Tsinghua University awarded honorary doctorate from Bill · Gates ") campus visit: Microsoft Research Asia since its inception, the" driving up a bridge between Chinese and foreign exchanges, to make a "" in the Microsoft services, China ". In addition to the Institute's researchers to provide state-of-the-art research environment, Microsoft Research Asia also attaches great importance to the universities and other research institutions to give lectures, Exchange. Microsoft Research Asia campus access is the most basic way of academic exchanges, the "Microsoft with you" is a Microsoft Research Asia following the "great wall" Huaxia rows after the launch of yet another campus academic series access activities. Relying on its own more than 300 researchers, Microsoft Research Asia will be held in the national institutions of more than 150 seminars. History on April 4, 2000 by weiruanzhongguoyanjiuyuan joint national Natural Science Foundation co-sponsored the "21st century computing-into the Internet age" large international symposium held in Beijing and Shanghai. 1998 annual Turing Award winner Jim "Dr. Gray (JimGray), laser printers, the inventor Gary" Dr stark weize (GaryStarkweather) was invited as keynote speaker, respectively.

In April 2000, a grand ceremony weiruanzhongguoyanjiuyuan from 12 universities and research institutes in 16-bit University people issued a second "Microsoft scholar" certificate.

In April 2001 of 24 April 2001, the State Ministry of awarding ceremony was held at weiruanzhongguoyanjiuyuan, solemnly declared an independent foreign-invested enterprises in China "post-doctoral research station," officially started.

The State Ministry of the Deputy Minister XU Songtao visit conferred the scene and talk, Dr. Dean ya weiruanzhongguoyanjiuyuan on behalf of the Institute from the hands of the Minister XU received a written "enterprise of post-doctoral research station," glory poster.

In April 2003, Microsoft Research Asia and Seoul National University, Korea Advanced Institute of technology and signed memorandum of cooperation of academic exchanges.

The original IBM "father of the deep blue project" officially join xufeng-hung, senior researcher, Microsoft Research Asia.

In April 2006, Microsoft Research Asia held first "innovation day" activities.

In April 2007, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates "10th visit to China.

Coordinated by the Microsoft Research Asia, he visited Tsinghua University, participated in a series of academic activities, and to receive a grant of Tsinghua University, honorary doctorate.

In April of 2008, Microsoft Research Asia-Pacific region will be in more than 40 colleges and universities to meet for a period of two months of the "innovation with you" campus visits, this large academic exchange activities formally opened a series of celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of the start of the event.