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Subject: The Web Conference 2020 Newsletter (1st Edition)
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 03:29:08 +0000
From: newsletter@iw3c2.org
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The Web Conference 2020
April 20 - 24, 2020
Taipei

*** The Web Conference 2020 Newsletter (1st Edition) ***

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Register today!
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The early bird registration deadline for The Web Conference 2020 is
fast approaching. Please register by **February 20, 2020** to take
advantage of the lowest registration prices available.

Register at https://conference2020.sysinfo.com.tw/ .


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Special Announcement
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According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, the
2019-nCoV is not trending in Taiwan. No travel alert is issued
internationally. Moreover, strict monitoring is in progress.

The Web Conference 2020 will be convened in Taipei as scheduled, with
seamless resource integration and thorough prevention safeguards
fully in operation.


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Schedule
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Many different events and programs of the conference are now
finalized. You can see the current state of the schedule at
https://www2020.thewebconf.org/schedule .

Note that this year we have introduced 5 full day tracks that we
encourage you to familiarize yourself with:
* The BIG:
https://www2020.thewebconf.org/program#big
* The Future of the Web:
https://www2020.thewebconf.org/program#future-of-the-web
* The Web of Health:
https://www2020.thewebconf.org/program#web-of-health
* The AIoT:
Coming soon
* The Web@30:
Coming soon


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Notifications for Research Track submissions
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We will soon update the list of updated papers on the
website.


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Workshops and Tutorials
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The schedule for Workshops and Tutorials is up:
    Workshops: https://www2020.thewebconf.org/program#workshops
    Tutorials: https://www2020.thewebconf.org/program#tutorials


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Social Events
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To experience the cultural essences of Taipei, we encourage you to
follow more details on the Social Events page. Note that some of
these events have very limitedn space availability and we encourage
you to RSVP for them soon.


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Excursions
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As you are planning your stay in Taipei during April
2020, we encourage you to keep an eye on the Excursions page where we
post events outside of the usual conference schedule that may be of
interest to you. Note that some of these events have very limited
space availability and we encourage you to RSVP for them soon.


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Accommodation
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A reminder that if you need accommodation during the conference, we
encourage you to reserve it ASAP. The accommodation prices in Taipei
are high and they can increase even further as we approach
the month of April.

We have negotiated a limited number of highly discounted rooms at the
Grand Hyatt Taipei that we encourage you to take
advantage of. You can reserve your room today by going to
https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/taiwan/grand-hyatt-taipei/taigh?corp_id=G-CH02 .


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Sponsorship
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We are grateful to the following organizations who are sponsoring the
conference during 2020:
    * Platinum: Quanta Computer, Taiwan Mobile
    * Gold: Chunghwa Telecom, Microsoft
    * Silver: FET
    * Bronze: Yahoo Research

If your organization wants to support the conference, we very much
welcome that and we encourage you to visit
https://www2020.thewebconf.org/become-a-sponsor .


* For all the latest news on The Web Conference 2020, follow us on :
    https://www.instagram.com/thewebconference/
    http://www.twitter.com/thewebconf
    https://www.facebook.com/TheWebConf/
    https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/the-web-conference/

* Also visit https://www2020.thewebconf.org/ for more information

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