Conference Sponsors
Hypertext 2007 gratefully acknowledges all of the sponsors of the conference.
SIGWEB
SIGWEB is one of the Special Interest Groups of the Association for Computing Machinery. SIGWEB supports the multi-disciplinary field of hypertext and hypermedia, facilitating its application both on the World-Wide Web and also in independent, distributed and stand-alone environments. It provides a forum for the promotion, dissemination, and exchange of ideas concerning research and applications among scientists, systems designers and end-users.
In addition to the established Web and Hypertext themes, the SIG is actively exploring ideas at the intersection of hypermedia and Digital Libraries, Software Engineering and the Humanities.
Hoppers
Hoppers seeks to contribute on different levels to an enhanced understanding of gender issues; promote the participation of women in scientific research, education and outreach to industry; and include gender expertise in its scientific team and management. The aims of the Hoppers network are to:
- Support of the women in the Knowledge Web network in their career development within their home institutions or organisations.
- Participation by women in Knowledge Web by monitoring and enabling participation by women in Knowledge Web management, meetings, and deliverables.
- Promotion of gender awareness across the Knowledge Web network through quantitative and qualitative monitoring.
- Relevance of Knowledge Web to women as it affects their working, social and family lives. Mechanisms include forging links with women's networks, and participations at relevant meetings.
The University Of Manchester & Information Management Group
The University Of Manchester
The University Of Manchester is Britain's largest single-site university with a proud history of achievement. Many of the advances of the 20th century began at the University, such as the work by Rutherford leading to the splitting of the atom and the developments of the world's first modern computer in 1948.
Today, The University Of Manchester is one of the world's top centres for biomedical research, leading the search for new treatments for life-threatening diseases. It is also at the forefront of new discoveries in science and engineering.
The University is also applying its expertise and knowledge to solving some of the major social, economic and environmental problems confronting mankind around the globe.
The Information Management Group
The Information Management Group (IMG) is part of the School of Computer Science at The University Of Manchester. It conducts research into the design, development and use of data and knowledge management systems. Such research activities are broad in nature as well as scope, including basic research on models and languages that underpins activities on algorithms, technologies and architectures. Challenging applications motivate and validate IMG research, in particular the Semantic Web and e-Science.
The ACM Student Research Competition
Sponsored by Microsoft Research, the ACM Student Research Competition is an internationally recognized venue for undergraduate and graduate researchers to:
- Share research results
- Exchange ideas and gain new insights
- Meet and talk with academic and industry luminaries
- Understand the possible practical applications of their research
- Perfect their communications skills
- Receive Rewards and Recognition - the top three undergraduate and graduate winners at each SIG-conference-hosted SRC receive prizes for $500, $300, and $200, respectively; award certificates; a chance to compete in the SRC Grand Finals where those winners are recognized at the Annual ACM Awards Banquet!
Through Microsoft Research sponsorship, ACM is able to provide more opportunities for students to present their research by increasing the number of SRC’s hosted by ACM Special Interest Group Conferences.
Eastgate
Eastgate Systems, Inc was founded in 1982 and is located in Watertown, MA, just outside Cambridge. Mark Bernstein is Eastgate's founder and chief scientist.
Eastgate is a small company which has never had more than a handful of employees. The offices are located in a historic 18th-century farmhouse that was once a funeral home. (Lots of interesting passageways; more than a few bumps in the night.) Eastgate are committed to developing the best hypertext software and to publishing the best hypertext fiction, non-fiction and poetry, while maintaining a sustainable business model.
Taylor & Francis
Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. With offices in London, Brighton, Basingstoke and Abingdon in the UK, New York and Philadelphia in the USA and Singapore and Melbourne in the Pacific Rim, the Taylor & Francis Group publishes more than 1000 journals and around 1,800 new books each year, with a books backlist in excess of 20,000 specialist titles.
Taylor & Francis are providers of quality information and knowledge that enable researchers, students, academics and increasingly professionals, to perform their jobs efficiently, continue their education, and help contribute to the advancement of their chosen markets.