“In conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art. This kind of art is not theoretical or illustrative of theories; it is intuitive, it is involved with all types of mental processes and it is purposeless. It is usually free from the dependence on the skill of the artist as a craftsman.”

- Artist Sol Lewitt on conceptual art.

Prada Omotesando building by Herzog and De Meuron

Tower by Jun Mitsui

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Omotesando Koffee, a one man espresso bar hidden in a residential area

It was installed in the first floor of an eighty year old traditional house set to be demolished

The only seating in a small front garden

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Phil Wilson is a Web Software Developer for the University of Bath where he develops n-tier J2EE web applications, and has been doing this for various companies for five years. Phil's interests include web standards, Web usability, collaborative Web tools, Firefox hacking and the Semantic Web. Phil facilitated a workshop sessions on "The Eternal Beta - Can it Work in an Institution?".

Scott Wilson works for CETIS. He was initially responsible for turning the CETIS site into THE portal for learning technology standards. Scott is an Assistant Director of CETIS, and has a special interest in standards for infrastructure and enterprise integration. Scott facilitated a workshop session on "XCRI: Syndicating the Online Prospectus" with Ben Ryan.

Matt Thrower is a Systems Support Co-ordinator in the Software and Systems Team in UKOLN. Matt facilitated a workshop session on "Thieves in the Night: Hidden Problems in Web site Redesign".

Emma Tonkin is an Interoperability Focus Officer at UKOLN, based at the University of Bath, England. Following a postgraduate degree in HCI, she is currently pursuing a PhD with the Mobile and Wearable Computing group at the University of Bristol, England. Her research interests include collaborative classification, automated classification and mobile and ubiquitous computing. Emma facilitated a workshop session on "Usability testing for the WWW".

Adrian Stevenson works for the Learning Technology Services Team which is part of Internet Services at the University of Manchester. He is responsible for investigating and assessing emerging Web and elearning technologies and is the organiser of the University's eLearning Technologies Group. His experience is in Web-based systems design and development using HTML, XML and Web Service technologies. Adrian has also worked for MIMAS, a national data centre based at the University of Manchester, on the JISC-funded JORUM project (2002-2005). Prior to this he was a Web Developer for Multimedia Services at Leeds Metropolitan University (2001-2002) and the Web Editor at King's College London (2000-2001). Adrian first studied Economics and later Continental Philosophy at the University of Warwick. Following this he became a professional guitarist in a number of bands based in London, as well as a Sound Engineer for a number of independent artists including My Bloody Valentine. Adrian facilitated a workshop session on "Know Me Knowing YouTube".

David Sloan is project lead of the Digital Media Access Group (DMAG), a research and consultancy unit based in the University of Dundee's School of Computing, and specialising in inclusive design and accessible ICT. David is involved in a number of academic research projects focusing on accessibility and user-centred design, completing a PhD in the area of Web accessibility in 2006; he has also advised many commercial clients and currently co-ordinates the university's Web Accessibility Service, providing practical and strategic advice to staff on web accessibility issues. David facilitated a workshop session on "Contextual Accessibility in Institutional Web Accessibility Policies" with Simon Ball.

Andrew Savory has been developing web applications commercially for the last decade and is Managing Director of Sourcesense UK, the leading open source software solutions provider. He's a committer on the Apache Cocoon project. Andrew facilitated a workshop session on "Sustainable Services: Solidity based on Openness?" with Ross Gardler.

Andy Powell is Head of Development at the Eduserv Foundation, a Bath-based charity that supports the effective use of ICT in education. As a member of Bath University Computing Services he was the first 'webmaster' at the University of Bath, moving in 1996 to UKOLN where he was involved in a number of European and JISC-funded 'digital library' projects. More recently, Andy has liaised closely with the JISC, advising them on the standards and protocols needed to support e-learning and e-research, notably through the development of the JISC Information Environment and the e-Framework for Education and Research. Andy facilitated a workshop session on "Athens, Shibboleth, the UK Access Management Federation, OpenID, CardSpace and all that - single sign-on for your Web site" with Andrew Cormack and Richard Dunning.

Debbie Nicholson has worked at the University of Essex for 13 years. Having previously worked in the Timetable Office and Systems Administration, she now works in the Web Support Unit (WSU) and has been there for 5 years. She is part of a team of 6 people who are responsible for the maintenance and development of the University corporate pages, the University Web site design service, Web support across the University and Web related training for staff. Debbie facilitated a workshop session on "So, What Would You Do With 45 Sixteen Year Olds?".

William (Bill) Mackintosh is Web Manager at the University of York. A Web CMS selection process is underway before the introduction of an Institutional Portal. William facilitated a workshop session on "Web Usage Statistics in the University Environment" with Paul Kelly.

Claire Gibbons is the Web Officer for the University of Bradford, working within the department of Marketing and Communications. Claire is responsible for the external face of the University's web presence and works closely with departments and Schools to ensure consistency of University brand and message as well as compliance with standards and legislation, such as SENDA. Claire is also studying for the Chartered Management Institute Diploma in Management - which has sparked her current (and slightly obsessive) interest in organisational culture. Claire is also working on the new University visual identity roll-out for the University of Bradford and the Content Management System Project. Claire facilitated a workshop session on "People, Processes and Projects - How the Culture of an Organisation can Impact on Technical System Implementation" with Russell Allen.

Ross Gardler works for the Open Source Software Advisory Service. In recent years Ross has been active in Computer Science research (UK and West Indies), has lectured in Computer Science and Management (West Indies) and has been a freelance contractor across the UK. He is active in a number of open source projects and is a member of the Apache Software Foundation. Ross is particularly interested in the development of a healthy community for open source projects. Ross facilitated a workshop session on "Sustainable Services: Solidity based on Openness?" with Andrew Savory.

Stephen Emmott is the Head of Web Services at the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) where he leads a team of 10 delivering the LSE's Web site, portal ("LSE for You") and document management services. Prior to this he was the Editor of Web Services at King's College London (1997 to 2000) and has worked a total of 9 years in higher education and 3 years in industry. His background is in cognitive science and he is currently leading an initiative to adopt PRINCE2 at LSE. Stephen chaired the morning session on Wednesday 18 July: Conclusions.

Andrew Cormack joined JANET(UK) as Head of JANET-CERT in March 1999. In January 2002 he took up the new post of Chief Security Advisor, concentrating on the awareness, policy, legal and regulatory aspects of computer and network security. Andrew is active in promoting co-operation between organisations working on computer security in the UK and Europe. He is a partner with TERENA in the TRANSITS project to deliver training for Computer Security Incident Response Teams in Europe and, in cooperation with FIRST, the rest of the world. He is a member of TERENA's Technical Committee and of the Permanent Stakeholders Group of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). He spends a lot of time talking to people about the problem of computer insecurity and what to do about it. In the past Andrew has worked for Cardiff University, where he looked after Web servers and caches as well as dealing with security incidents; the NERC's Research Vessel Services, running scientific computer systems on board ships with uncertain power supplies and moving floors; and Plessey Telecommunications. He has degrees in mathematics (Cambridge University) and law (Open University), and is a European Chartered Engineer. Andrew facilitated a workshop session on Athens, Shibboleth, the UK Access Management Federation, OpenID, CardSpace and all that - single sign-on for your Web site with Richard Dunning and Andy Powell.

Simon Ball is a Senior Advisor at Techdis. Simon now leads the work of TechDis in Higher Education, in addition to leading on E-Assessment across the sectors. Over the coming months Simon will be developing and putting into operation a new operating plan for the TechDis Higher Education work, including directing specific messages to senior managers, exploring the area of inclusion funding, and further developing the TechDis range of staff development and instructional materials to raise the base level of inclusion provision across HE. Simon facilitated a workshop session on "Contextual Accessibility in Institutional Web Accessibility Policies" with David Sloan.

The "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" page has been created. [21 Jan 2008]

The "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" was sent to the web-support JISCMail list. [22 Jan 2008]

The "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" was sent to the website-info-mgt JISCMail list. [22 Jan 2008]

A reminder of the "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" was sent to the web-support JISCMail list. [21 Feb 2008]

A reminder of the "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" was sent to the website-info-mgt JISCMail list. [21 Feb 2008]

The "Call for speakers and workshop facilitators" was sent to the lis-link JISCMail list. [21 Feb 2008]

An IWMW2008 group has been created on Facebook. Join up now!. [10 April 2008]

Details of the parallel sessions available for delegates to attend are now available from the Web site. [05 May 2008]

Details of the plenary talks to be given at the workshop are now available from the Web site. [07 May 2008]

You can now book to attend the Workshop. You will be required to select your parallel sessions when registering so please read up in advance. Messages sent to web-support and website-info-mgt. [12 May 2008]

Information on additional accommodation for Monday 21 July is now available. [22 May 2008]

This year Innovation Competition has now been launched. [03 June 2008]

Details of use of Twitter at IWMW 2008 are now available. [08 June 2008]

The Ning social networking service has been used to create a social network for use by participants and other interested parties at IWMW 2008. [11 June 2008]