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Next event: Royal Society Discussion Meeting ‘Web Science: A New Frontier’

The Royal Society, London. Monday 27 September 2010 to Tuesday 28 September 2010.

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WST Directors take part in London technology summits

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Professor Dame Wendy Hall have been taking part in the Royal Society’s 'See Further: Festival of Science + Arts' at the South Bank Centre, London, this week, and Professor Nigel Shadbolt has been taking part in the Guardian 'Activate 2010' conference, also in London.

Wendy Hall receives honorary degree and city freedom in Greece

The unique contribution to research and innovation of Professor Wendy Hall, Managing Director of the Trust, has been recognized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Dom Joly celebrates the achievements of Tim Berners-Lee

The British Computer Society, the Chartered Institute for IT, is celebrating Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, in a high-profile campaign on Information Pioneers.

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