由中国科协主办，中国机械工程学会、中国电子学会、中国仪器仪表学会等25个全国性学会联办的第四届全国计算机应用联合学术会议于1997年5月20～22日在北京中国科技会堂举行。会议正式代表共200多人。中国科协名誉主席朱光亚在开幕词中指出，科协的工作要紧密围绕党和国家的中? The Fourth National Joint Conference on Computer Applications, co-sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology, the 25 National Societies including China Society of Mechanical Engineering, China Institute of Electronics, and China Instrument Society, held on May 20-22, 1997 in Beijing China Science and Technology Hall. The meeting formally represented a total of more than 200 people. Zhu Guangya, honorary chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, pointed out in his opening speech that the work of the CAST should closely focus on the work of the party and the country.