"This special anniversary brings the opportunity to acknowledge the impact of the Web and the W3C's stewardship role. I hope it will also inspire ever more collaboration, creativity, and understanding across the globe." —Tim Berners-Lee
In 1994, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was created to "Lead the Web to Its Full Potential." In 2004, W3C celebrated its tenth anniversary. The Consortium organized a one-day symposium on 1 December for Members and invited guests to reflect on the progress of the Web, W3C's central role in its growth, and risks and opportunities facing the Web during W3C's second decade.
The symposium program consisted of the following sessions about the Web from its inception to the present:
and the following sessions about the Web into the future:
The symposium closed with reflections and projections by W3C Director and the Web's inventor, Tim Berners-Lee.
A Press Briefing for speakers, international media and Platinum Sponsors followed the symposium. The day ended with a reception for all attendees.
The W3C10 celebration was held Wednesday, 1 December 2004, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. W3C Members, the W3C Team, the international media, invited speakers and dignitaries attended.
We invite you to read the anniversary greetings sent to W3C.
"W3C10 is a celebration that brings together the people who are pioneering, standardizing, implementing and benefiting from Web technologies to share stories from the past and dreams for the future. It was an exciting and fun event," said Steve Bratt, W3C Chief Operating Officer.
W3C thanks our sponsors for their generous support of the W3C10 symposium.
For further information about the symposium please contact:
Asia
Yasuyuki Hirakawa
chibao@w3.org
tel: +81.466.49.1170
Europe
Marie-Claire Forgue
mcf@w3.org
tel: +33.4.92.38.75.94
Americas, Australia and Elsewhere
Ian Jacobs
ij@w3.org
tel: +1.718.260.9447
or Karen Myers
karen@w3.org
tel: +1.617.253.5884