Introduction to the Semantic WebInformatics ColloquiumProfessor Sir Tim Berners-Lee

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Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Director of the World Wide Web Consortium will give an Informatics Colloquium

Abstract

Looking back briefly at the history of Web development, the the talk will then look at the the future developments of web technology, and specifically the Semantic Web. This is a web of data and logic which will serve as a medium for integration of data between applications and organizations.

Coordinates

17.15 Thursday 22 September 2005,
Lecture Theatre G8, William Robertson Building
The University of Edinburgh
George Square, Edinburgh

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The lecture will be recorded, and the video recording will be made available in due course, so those not successful in getting tickets will have another chance to see the lecture.