ers , ▁techn olog ists , ▁business es ▁and ▁standards ▁bodies " ▁can ▁both ▁present ▁their ▁on going ▁work , ▁research , ▁and ▁opinions ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁receive ▁feedback ▁from ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁knowledge able ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁conference ▁series ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁providing ▁a ▁global ▁forum ▁for ▁discussion ▁and ▁debate ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁standard ization ▁of ▁its ▁associated ▁techn ologies ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁said ▁techn ologies ▁on ▁society ▁and ▁culture . ▁Develop ers , ▁research ers , ▁internet ▁users ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁commercial ▁vent ures ▁and ▁organizations ▁come ▁together ▁at ▁the ▁conference ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁latest ▁adv anc ements ▁of ▁the ▁Web ▁and ▁its ▁evol ving ▁uses ▁and ▁tr ends , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁popular ization ▁of ▁the ▁e TV ▁and ▁e Bus iness . ▁ ▁The ▁con ferences ▁usually ▁include ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁events , ▁such ▁as ▁tutorials ▁and ▁work sh ops , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁conference ▁and ▁special ▁dedic ations ▁of ▁space ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Web ▁and ▁specific ▁notable ▁events . ▁The ▁con ferences ▁are ▁organized ▁by ▁the ▁I W 3 C 2 ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Web ▁Cons ort ium ▁( W 3 C ), ▁Local ▁Organ izing ▁Comm itte es , ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁Program ▁Comm itte es . ▁ ▁History ▁Robert ▁Ca ill ia u , ▁a ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁W ide ▁Web ▁himself , ▁lo bb ied ▁inside ▁C ER N ▁and ▁at ▁con ferences ▁like