What is WWW+10? A group of RHIT faculty and staff are planning a conference to take place here at Rose-Hulman in the Fall of 2004. Conference title: The World Wide Web at Ten: The Dream and the Reality Who is involved? Robert Cailliau, co-author of "How the Web was Born: The Story of the World Wide Web", will be the honorary conference chair and a keynote speaker. Through Robert's help we hope to attract other world wide web pioneers as keynote speakers.
The WWW+10 Planning Committee is (so far):
Mark Ardis Cary Laxer John Robson Don Bagert JP Mellor Chadd Taylor Terry Casey David Mutchler Louis Turcotte John Gardner Bill Pickett Ann Watt Richard House Dave Piker Michael Wollowski Steve Jones Mark Richter Samuel Zurcher How will the conference work? The conference will be interdisciplinary, including discussions of societal, educational and technical implications of the world wide web. Conference theme: The theme is summarized in the conference title: contrast the original aims and expectations for the world wide web with the current results. How you can participate: We are looking for a few interested students to join our planning committee. If you are interested, please complete the following form by 5 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2003. What to do if you have questions: Contact Mark Ardis, co-chair of the WWW+10 Planning Committee, or any other member of the committee (see list of names above).
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