World computer congress is slated for opening in September

CHANGSHA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The World Computer Congress will be held from Sept. 9 to 11 in Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province.

So far, more than 1,300 people from companies around the world, including IBM, Microsoft and from institutions and goverment departments have applied for attending the congress.

More than 115 experts and senior managers are expected to deliver keynote speeches at the congress, according to the organizers.

Forums and exhibitions concerning topics such as computational ecology, internet security and AI algorithms will be held during the three-day event.