Introduction

CalConnect XXXVI took place on April 18-22, 2016, hosted by Ribose and OGCIO in Hong Kong, as part of a larger event, the Hong Kong 2016 ITFEST. In addition to our regular conference and test event, we held a seminar at Hong Kong University, and a Public Day at the Hong Kong Convention Center on Wednesday. The CalConnect Test Event (Monday and Tuesday) and Conference (Thursday and Friday) were held at the Cyberport, about 20 minutes from central Hong Kong.

The CalConnect Conference was attended by 22 people from 15 members, plus 7 observers. The Test Event was held on April 18-19, 2016, and had 13 participants from 9 members, plus 2 observers.

The Conference focussed on strategic and possible work items more than ongoing work, in accordance with our new format, and finished with the CalConnect Plenary Session on Friday afternoon. The Conference agenda with notes on the discussion topics may be found at CalConnect XXXVI Conference Schedule.