Bangkok--Jun 2--Hill & Knowlton Thailand
As part of a wider Asian tour, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates has confirmed he is to visit Thailand for the first time on June 30th 2005. He will also visit Japan and Singapore.
Mr Gates is scheduled to spend one day in Thailand, during which he will reaffirm Microsoft's commitment to the region and will articulate the new way of work and innovative technologies that will benefit information workers of tomorrow.
He will be meeting senior government officials, key enterprise partners and customers as well as IT professionals and developers as part of his week-long visit to Japan, Thailand and Singapore.
Central to the Thailand visit will be Microsoft’s efforts in building a web services hub in Thailand and the numerous education projects currently underway in the country to promote life-long learning. During other sessions he will attend, Mr Gates will discuss a series of projects including Microsoft’s efforts to build up the software ecosystem within the country and the work the company is doing with businesses to increase productivity and drive business value.
As the leader of one of the largest software companies in the world, Mr Gates travels extensively throughout the world to meet customers and partners, and this is one of his planned regular trips to Asia to engage with key customers, partners and senior education officials.
Further details of the visit can be found at www.msn.co.th/billgates, due to go live on Tuesday June 07th 2005. The site also contains a competition offering the chance for a member of the public to meet Bill Gates on June 30th.
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