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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.

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".

Stuart Smith is currently investigating the use of mobile technologies as part of his work for MIMAS, a national data centre based at the University of Manchester. MIMAS hosts large and varied data sets including repositories of learning materials. Stuart is involved in giving usability advice to colleagues delivering learning materials in both the Higher and Further Education sectors and views mobile technologies as highly significant in the future of learning. Stuart has 10 years experience in Web development and has published papers on Accessibility. As well as working in the academic sector he has experience in information management and public relations for a national charity and has worked in the mobile phone sector. Stuart facilitated a workshop session on "Portable Devices for Learning: A Whistlestop Tour".

Dan Smith has been the lead CMS developer for the University of Southampton for four years, initially leading the University's CMS pilot and procurement projects. For the last three years, Dan has lead the implementation of the University's strategic CMS, Interwoven TeamSite. Prior to joining the University of Southampton, Dan was a CMS developer at Ordnance Survey. Dan facilitated a workshop session on "Implementing a Content Management System: Can you Avoid the Pain?".

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.

Sebastian Rahtz is Information Manager at Oxford University Computing Services, where he continues to evangelize for XML content on the web using a decent schema. Given that he is heavily involved in the Text Encoding Initiative, it is no surprise that he produces Web pages written in TEI XML. Until recently he was director of OSS Watch, JISC's Open Source Advisory Service, and remains an open source evangelist. Sebastian facilitated a workshop session on "Geolinked Institutional Web Content" with Patrick Lauke and Nigel Bradley.

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.

Patrick Lauke currently works as Web Editor for the University of Salford, where he heads a small central Web team. In 2003 he implemented one of the first Web standards based XHTML/CSS driven UK university sites. He has been engaged in the discourse on accessibility since early 2001, regularly contributing to a variety of Web development and accessibility related mailing lists and forums. He also takes an active role in the running of Accessify.com, moderates the Accessify forum, and is co-lead of the Web Standards Project Accessibility Task Force (WaSP ATF), which he joined in June 2005. An outspoken accessibility and standards advocate, Patrick favours a pragmatic hands-on approach to Web accessibility over purely theoretical, high-level discussions. "I'm an idealist by nature, but a pragmatist by trade. I'd never class myself as an expert and I certainly don't have all the answers...I'm just an opinionated guy eager to find real world solutions 'where the rubber meets the road'." Published works include a chapter in Web Accessibility: Web Standards and Regulatory Compliance, released by Friends of Ed in 2006. In his spare time, Patrick pursues his passion for photography and runs a small Web/design consultancy. Patrick facilitated a workshop session on "Geolinked Institutional Web Content" with Sebastian Rahtz and Nigel Bradley.

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.

Richard Dunning is on the Middleware Assisted Take-Up Service Team at Eduserv. Richard 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 Andy Powell.

Nigel Bradley has been the Web Services Manager at Northumbria University for the past 6 years. Although not (web) technical he has led the way for Northumbria to always be amongst first to implement new technologies whether it be their CMS, their SITS integration, their Web stats or more recently their adaptation of the Google maps API for various projects. Nigel facilitated a workshop session on "Geolinked Institutional Web Content" with Patrick Lauke and Sebastian Rahtz.

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 "Institutional Web Management Workshop 2008" Web site was set up.[2 Jan 2008]

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 IWMW will be running a mini-BarCamp. [02 June 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]

Bookings for IWMW 2008 are now closed. If you wish to be added to the waiting list please contact the events team. [13 June 2008]

Access to RSS feeds for the IWMW 2008 event is now available on Netvibes. [22 June 2008]

The first Seesmic video microblog post has been published. [27 June 2008]

A page has been setup on the IWMW 2008 Web site which provides access to Seesmic video blog posts. [30 June 2008]

The Scribblelive live blog service will be used to provide a commentary on the plenary talks at the IWMW 2008 event. A test Scribblelive blog page has been set up to allow users to familirise themselves with the service. [4 July 2008]

Full delegate information including details of accommodation location is now available. [9 July 2008]

The University of Aberdeen Sport and Recreation department are able to offer all delegates preferential rates for using the Sports facilities for the duration of the conference. [11 July 2008]

A number of new blog posts including a 'Welcome to Aberdeen' message have been added to the video blog page. [16 July 2008]

Following changes to the terms and conditions of the Ning social networking service a copy of the IWMW 2008 Ning social network has been taken. [16 August 2008]

Danny Sullivan, independent consultant, gave a talk entitled "Getting Your Web Site Listed".

Brett Burridge, University of Essex, gave a talk entitled "Browser Management".

ian Roddis, Open University, (together with David Christmas) gave a talk entitled "Beyond Brochureware - Building Functional University Websites".

David Christmas, Open University, (together with Ian Roddis) gave a talk entitled "Beyond Brochureware - Building Functional University Websites".

Michael Wilson, CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, gave a talk entitled "SMIL: Multimedia on the Web".