[image: »]*Webscience 2009: Culture Meets Digital Technology *
The 4th International Conference "Cultural Convergence and Digital
Technology," <http://www.fhw.gr/conferences/1ws-4ccdt/en/> is organized by
the Foundation of the Hellenic World <http://www.fhw.gr/fhw/index.php?lg=2>
from March 18 to 20, aiming at promoting the use and dissemination of
cultural information through digital technology.
The event will be inaugurated by the President of the Hellenic Republic,
Karolos Papoulias.
Within the framework of this event, the 1st Web Science World Conference
titled "Society On-Line <http://www.websci09.org/>" is taking place in
collaboration
with the Web Science Research Initiative <http://webscience.org/>, which
focuses on the scientific study of the social and technological dimensions
of the
Internet and the creation of a new scientific field.
For the first time on international level, top keynote academics and
scientists will exchange views and discuss the present and the
future of the Internet, providing a great opportunity for advancing research
regarding Web Science.
Participants include Timothy Berners-Lee
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Berners-Lee>,
inventor of the World Wide Web and professor Joseph
Sifakis<http://www-verimag.imag.fr/%7Esifakis/?link=CV>,
the first Greek to receive the Turing
Award<http://awards.acm.org/homepage.cfm?srt=all&awd=140>("T… Nobel
Prize" in the field of Informatics) in 2007.
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