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<h1>W3C Semantic Tour</h1>
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<h1>10 - 24 June 2003</h1>
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<p>The World Wide Web Consortium (<a href="http://www.w3.org/">W3C</a>) is
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holding a series of one day events across Europe from June 10 to 24, 2003.
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The goal of this <strong>W3C Semantic Tour</strong> is to promote W3C
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technologies bringing to the Web the idea of having data defined and linked
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in a way that it can be used for more effective discovery, automation,
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integration, and reuse across various applications.</p>
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<p>The Tour will visit <a href="#Roma">Rome</a>, <a
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href="#London">London</a>, <a href="#Munich">Munich</a>, <a
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href="#Athens">Athens</a> and <a href="#Brussels">Brussels</a>. All events
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are open to the public and free of charge. The schedule is as follows:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Tuesday <strong>10 June</strong> 2003, <strong>Rome</strong></li>
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<li>Thursday <strong>12 June</strong> 2003, <strong>London</strong></li>
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<li>Tuesday <strong>17 June</strong> 2003, <strong>Munich</strong></li>
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<li>Thursday <strong>19 June</strong> 2003, <strong>Athens</strong></li>
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<li>Tuesday <strong>24 June</strong> 2003, <strong>Brussels</strong></li>
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</ul>
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<p>Please note that the talks' slides will be available either on a local
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agenda or on the <a
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href="http://www.w3.org/Promotion/Appearances/Overview.html">Upcoming
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Talks</a> page.</p>
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<p>The mission of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is to "lead the Web to
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its full potential" by evolving the Web as a universal, interoperable,
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robust, scaleable, and accessible infrastructure. W3C is the organization
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where core Web technologies are developed, and W3C's main deliverables are
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its Recommendations (specifications).</p>
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<h2>Semantic Web</h2>
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<p>Semantic comes from the Greek words for <em>sign</em>, <em>signify</em>,
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and <em>significant</em>, and today means of or relating to meaning, often in
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language. Call the Semantic Web the world’s largest, bottom-up,
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never-ending systems integration project, with the goal of making everything
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interoperate intelligently.</p>
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<p>Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web back in 1989, had this
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vision, now shared by many, of a Web of data which machines can process.</p>
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<blockquote>
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<em>"The Semantic Web is an extension of the current web in which
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information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and
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people to work in cooperation."</em> -- Tim Berners-Lee, James Hendler, Ora
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Lassila, <a
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href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?articleID=00048144-10D2-1C70-84A9809EC588EF21&catID=2">The
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Semantic Web</a>, Scientific American, May 2001</blockquote>
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<p>The mix of content on the Web has been shifting from exclusively
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human-oriented content to more and more data content. For the Web to reach
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its full potential, it must evolve into a Semantic Web, providing a
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universally accessible platform that allows data to be shared and processed
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by automated tools as well as by people.</p>
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<p>The Semantic Web is an initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),
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and the <a href="http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/">W3C Semantic Web Activity</a>
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has been established to serve a leadership role, in both the design of
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specifications and the open, collaborative development of technology.</p>
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<h2><a name="Roma" id="Roma">W3C in Rome, Italy - Pontificia Università
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Gregoriana - 10 June</a></h2>
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<div class="color">
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>Detailed Agenda</strong>: available in <a
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href="http://www.w3c.it/events/st/">Italian</a></dt>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><p><strong>Invited Speakers</strong>:</p>
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<p>* Daniel Dardailler - W3C Associate Chairman for Europe</p>
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<p>* Massimo Marchiori - W3C/MIT</p>
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<p>* Michele Missikoff - CNR-IASI</p>
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<p>* Nicola Guarino - CNR-ISTC</p>
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<p>* Jeremy J. Carroll - HP Labs</p>
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<p>* Guido Vetere - IBM Software Group Rome Lab</p>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Rome Registration page</strong></p>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Where</strong>: <a href="http://www.unigre.it/">Pontificia
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Università Gregoriana</a>, Piazza della Pilotta, 4, 00187, Roma</p>
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<p><strong>Tel.</strong> 06-67011</p>
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</div>
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<p><strong>Local Organizer</strong>: <a
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href="mailto:Oreste.Signore@cnuce.cnr.it">Oreste Signore</a> - <strong><a
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href="http://www.w3c.it/">W3C Italy Office</a></strong></p>
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<h2><a name="London" id="London">W3C in <strong>London, United Kingdom -
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Regents Park - 12 June</strong></a></h2>
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<div class="color">
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>Detailed <a
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href="http://www.w3c.rl.ac.uk/FutureEvents/sw_tour/London_event_announce.html">Agenda</a></strong></dt>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><p><strong>Invited Speakers</strong>:</p>
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<p>* Ora Lassila - Nokia</p>
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<p>* Ivan Herman - W3C Head of Offices</p>
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<p>* Brian Matthews - CCLRC Rutherford Appleton laboratory</p>
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<p>* Andy Seaborne - Hewlett Packard Research Lab.</p>
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<p>* Michael Moss - Rolls-Royce</p>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Exhibitors - W3C Members in UK and Ireland</strong></p>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>London Registration Page</strong></p>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Where</strong>: Regents Park, <a
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href="http://www.londonzoo.co.uk/weddings/wedl_0000001067.html">Huxley
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Conference Theatre</a>, London, NW1 4RY</p>
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<p><strong>Tel:</strong> 020-7449 6260 ; <strong>Fax:</strong> 020-7722
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2852</p>
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<p><strong>Local Organizer</strong>: <a
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href="mailto:m.d.wilson@rl.ac.uk">Michael Wilson</a> - <strong><a
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href="http://www.w3c.rl.ac.uk/">W3C UK and Ireland Office</a></strong></p>
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<h2><a name="Munich" id="Munich">W3C in Munich, Germany - Astron Hotel
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Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser - 17 June</a></h2>
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<dt><strong>Detailed Agenda</strong>: available in <a
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href="http://www.w3c.de/Events/2003/SWtour.html">German</a></dt>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><p><strong>Invited Speakers</strong>:</p>
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<p>* Philipp Hoschka - W3C Deputy Director for Europe</p>
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<p>* Ivan Herman - W3C Head of Offices</p>
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<p>* Mario Jeckle - Daimler-Chrysler</p>
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<p>* Jürgen Angele - Ontoprise</p>
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</dd>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><strong>Munich Registration page</strong>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Where</strong>: <a
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href="http://www.nbportal.com/germany/munich/astronmuenchendeutscherkaiser.asp">Astron
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Hotel Muenchen Deutscher Kaiser</a>, Arnulfstr. 2, Munich</p>
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</dd>
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</div>
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<p><strong>Local Organizer</strong>: <a
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href="mailto:Klaus.Birkenbihl@w3c.de">Klaus Birkenbihl</a> - <strong><a
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href="http://www.w3c.de/">W3C Germany and Austria Office</a></strong></p>
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<h2><a name="Athens" id="Athens">W3C in Athens, Greece - Hotel Divani Caravel
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- 19 June</a></h2>
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<div class="color">
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>Detailed Agenda</strong>: available in <a
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href="http://www.w3c.gr/office/events/2003/st/agenda.el.html">Greek</a> and
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in <a
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href="http://www.w3c.gr/office/events/2003/st/agenda.en.html">English</a></dt>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><p><strong>Invited Speakers</strong>:</p>
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<p>* Daniel Dardailler - W3C Associate Chairman for Europe</p>
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<p>* Stelios Orphanoudakis - ERCIM and ICS-FORTH Director</p>
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<p>* Pantelis Tzortzakis - FORTHnet S.A.</p>
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<p>* Dominique Hazaël-Massieux - W3C Team Member</p>
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<p>* Grigoris Antoniou - ICS-FORTH</p>
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</dd>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><strong>Athens Registration page</strong>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Where</strong>: <a
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href="http://www.divanis.gr/divanicaravel/">Hotel Divani Caravel</a>, 2
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Vassileos Alexandrou Avenue, Athens (<a
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href="http://www.divanis.gr/divanicaravel/map.htm">Access Map</a>)</p>
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<p>Tel: +30 210 7207000.</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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</div>
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<p><strong>Local Organizers</strong>: <a
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href="mailto:adoxast@ics.forth.gr">Anna Doxastaki</a> and <a
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href="mailto:markatos@ics.forth.gr">Evangelos Markatos</a> - <a
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href="http://www.w3c.gr/"><strong>W3C Greece Office</strong></a></p>
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<h2><a name="Brussels" id="Brussels">W3C in Brussels, Belgium - Diamant
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Building Congress Centre - 24 June</a></h2>
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<div class="color">
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<dl>
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<dt><strong>Detailed Agenda</strong>: available in <a
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href="http://www.w3c.nl/bruxelles_24juin2003.shtml">French</a>, <a
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href="http://www.w3c.nl/brussel_24juni2003.shtml">Dutch</a> and <a
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href="http://www.w3c.nl/brussels_24june2003.shtml">English</a></dt>
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<dd><p><strong>Invited Speakers</strong>:</p>
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<p>* Ivan Herman - W3C Head of Offices</p>
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<p>* Daniel Dardailler - W3C Associate Chairman for Europe</p>
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<p>* Frank van Harmelen - Free University Amsterdam</p>
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<p>* Franco Mastroddi - Information Society DG unit E2</p>
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<p>* Peter Brown - European Parliament</p>
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</dd>
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<dt></dt>
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<dd><strong>Brussels Registration page</strong>
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<p></p>
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<p><strong>Where</strong>: <a href="http://www.diamant.be/">Diamant
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Building Congress Centre</a>, 80 Bd A. Reyers, Bruxelles</p>
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</dd>
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</dl>
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</div>
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<p><strong>Local Organizer</strong>: <a href="mailto:F.A.Roos@cwi.nl">Frank
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Roos</a> - <a href="http://www.w3c.nl/"><strong>W3C Benelux
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Office</strong></a></p>
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<h2>Press Contact</h2>
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<p>Marie-Claire Forgue - <a href="mailto:mcf@w3.org">mcf@w3.org</a> - +33 4
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92 38 75 94</p>
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<h2>About the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C]</h2>
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<p>The W3C was created to lead the Web to its full potential by developing
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common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability.
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It is an international industry consortium jointly run by the <a
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href="http://www.lcs.mit.edu/">MIT Laboratory for Computer Science (MIT
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LCS)</a> in the USA, the <a href="http://www.ercim.org/">European Research
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Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics</a> (ERCIM) headquartered in
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France and <a href="http://www.keio.ac.jp/">Keio University</a> in Japan.
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Services provided by the Consortium include: a repository of information
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about the World Wide Web for developers and users, and various prototype and
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sample applications to demonstrate use of new technology. To date, 410+
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organizations are <a href="/Consortium/Member/List">Members</a> of the
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Consortium. For more information see <a href="/">http://www.w3.org/</a></p>
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<address>
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<a href="mailto:mcf@w3.org">Marie-Claire Forgue</a> - W3C European
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Communications Officer
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