VLDB 2002 28th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases   Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel August 20-23, 2002 Hong Kong, China

CONFERENCE OFFICERS
| Conference Organization | Technical Program | Local Organization | Publicity and Publications |
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Conference Co-chairs
	Frederick H. Lochovsky, University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong S.A.R. Wang Shan, People's University of China, P.R. China
Americas Conference Coordinator
	Stanley Su, University of Florida, U.S.A.
Europe, Mideast & Africa Conference Coordinator
	Mike P. Papazoglou, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Far East & Australia Conference Coordinator
	Tok Wang Ling, National University of Singapore, Singapore
VLDB Endowment Liaison
	Michael J. Carey, BEA Systems, Inc., U.S.A.
TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Technical Program Chair
	Philip A. Bernstein, Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A.
Core Database Technology Program Chair
	Raghu Ramakrishnan, University of Wisconsin, Madison, U.S.A.
Infrastructure for Information Systems Program Chair
	Yannis Ioannidis, University of Athens, Greece
Europe, Mideast, & Africa Program Vice-Chair
	Gerhard Weikum, University des Saarlandes, Germany
Far East & Australia Program Vice-Chair
	Ming-Syan Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Industrial Program Chairs
	David W. Cheung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. Pamela A. Drew, The Boeing Company, U.S.A. James R. Hamilton, Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A.
Tutorial Program Chairs
	Stavros Christodoulakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece Dik L. Lee, University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong S.A.R. Alberto O. Mendelzon, University of Toronto, Canada
Panel Program Chairs
	Elisa Bertino, Universitá degli Studi di Milano, Italy Michael J. Carey, BEA Systems, Inc., U.S.A. Kam Fai Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Demonstrations Chairs
	Roger Barga, Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A. Bernhard Mitschang, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Exhibits Chair
	Joseph S. P. Fong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION
Local Organization Co-chairs
	Qing Li, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. Jianzhong Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China
Local Arrangement Chairs
	Benjamin C.M. Kao, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. Hong-Va Leong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Treasurer
	Ada W. Fu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Fund Raising Chair
	Kam-Fai Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Registration Chair
	Yammie Yuen, University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong S.A.R.
PUBLICITY AND PUBLICATIONS
Publicity and Publications Chair
	Dimitris Papadias, University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Americas Publicity Coordinator
	Antonio Si, Oracle Corporation, U.S.A.
Europe, Mideast & Africa Publicity Coordinator
	A. Min Tjoa, Technische Universität Wien, Austria
Far East & Australia Publicity Coordinator
	Rynson W.H. Lau, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Webmaster
	Ronnie C.T. Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R.