Tim Berners-Lee has been awarded the 2002 Japan Prize for "advancement of civilization through invention, implementation and deployment of the World Wide Web." The announcement was made in Tokyo by the Science and Technology Foundation of Japan. The Japan Prize is given to people from all parts of the world whose "original and outstanding achievements in science and technology are recognized as having advanced the frontiers of knowledge, and served the cause of peace and prosperity for mankind."
On 3 December, Tim Berners-Lee spoke at the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. On 19 December, Wendy Chisholm will be the keynote speaker at the State of Washington Accessibility Symposium, USA.
Browse W3C Team past talks and upcoming presentations.
W3C Team members present at XML 2001 USA being held 9-14 December in Orlando, Florida.
C. M. Sperberg-McQueen is a member of the XML 2001 USA Planning Committee.
Registration is still mandatory but now free of charge for EuroWeb 2001, the first of a new series of regional conferences endorsed by IW3C2. Supported by the W3C Italian Office, EuroWeb is to be held 18-20 December in Pisa, Italy. Representing the W3C Team, Ivan Herman presents A Tour around W3C XML Recommendations and Yasuyuki Hirakawa and Tatsuya Hagino present a paper. The conference focus is "The Web in Public Administration." Real time translation of sessions will be available.
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