[cid:image001.jpg@01D75E03.D85C27F0] The 2021 ACM Web Science Conference: Globalisation, Inclusion and the Web in the Context of COVID is now less than 2 weeks away! Throughout the week you can hear from exciting Keynote Speakers<https://mailbutler.link/p/f8692d7c-919b-4c32-802f-2546ffd36eaf/2d62b1cc-ad42-4510-8826-c78e876bce4b?url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwebsci21.webscience.org%252Fspeakers%252F%26data=04%257C01%257Csdd1%2540soton.ac.uk%257C3d9b2010926c4a4e4ecd08d92c11b250%257C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%257C0%257C0%257C637589276778575793%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata=Nn4IbbLpuC8NbUO8rG7SqpeG3s9IaaU5hkSGnxXAUus%253D%26reserved=0> including: * citasaDeen Freelon - Associate Professor at UNC Chapel Hill * Baroness Martha Lane Fox - Entrepreneur and internet activist * Matthew Weber - Associate Professor at Rutgers University * Daniel J Weitzner - Director of the MIT Internet Policy Research Initiative * Jennifer Zhu Scott - Forbes World’s Top 50 Women in Tech in 2018 We have a number of Spotlight Panels<https://mailbutler.link/p/f8692d7c-919b-4c32-802f-2546ffd36eaf/2d62b1cc-ad42-4510-8826-c78e876bce4b?url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwebsci21.webscience.org%252Fspotlight-panels%252F%26data=04%257C01%257Csdd1%2540soton.ac.uk%257C3d9b2010926c4a4e4ecd08d92c11b250%257C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%257C0%257C0%257C637589276778575793%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata=yPmao0XTsB77qGz3WljJ%252FurJR9GZqQfUL7XTo%252BuTDs8%253D%26reserved=0>. Discussion topics include: * The Coded Gaze: algorithmic bias, facial recognition and beyond – How research can change the law and influence people • COVID-19 and Society • The Future of the Web in a Post-COVID World • AI, Media and the Future of News on the Web • Directions in Digital Government • Does Decentralisation Help the Disenfranchised? • The Future of the Web and Society The full programme<https://mailbutler.link/p/f8692d7c-919b-4c32-802f-2546ffd36eaf/2d62b1cc-ad42-4510-8826-c78e876bce4b?url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwebsci21.webscience.org%252Fprovisional-programme%252F%26data=04%257C01%257Csdd1%2540soton.ac.uk%257C3d9b2010926c4a4e4ecd08d92c11b250%257C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%257C0%257C0%257C637589276778585792%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata=70t5YzSKEhDFP3SACDadANHYWIPC7jUmEmk0k29nHt8%253D%26reserved=0> also includes workshops, paper sessions, tutorials and the PhD symposium. Registration<https://mailbutler.link/p/f8692d7c-919b-4c32-802f-2546ffd36eaf/2d62b1cc-ad42-4510-8826-c78e876bce4b?url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwebsci21.webscience.org%252Fregistration%252F%26data=04%257C01%257Csdd1%2540soton.ac.uk%257C3d9b2010926c4a4e4ecd08d92c11b250%257C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%257C0%257C0%257C637589276778585792%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata=OSkPpKCw8SJcaAhS9X6k3d5LHbJ6AVT7iQE4G%252BaK4RE%253D%26reserved=0> is open and the cost for the full week of events is just £50. Keep an eye on our tweets via the #WebSci21 hashtag, and check out our website<https://mailbutler.link/p/f8692d7c-919b-4c32-802f-2546ffd36eaf/2d62b1cc-ad42-4510-8826-c78e876bce4b?url=https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%253A%252F%252Fwebsci21.webscience.org%252F%26data=04%257C01%257Csdd1%2540soton.ac.uk%257C3d9b2010926c4a4e4ecd08d92c11b250%257C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%257C0%257C0%257C637589276778595783%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%253D%257C1000%26sdata=As5cdfpGMH55qR%252BcqIbrR6pTk7rwCDfGYX0KfS22egs%253D%26reserved=0> for further updates. We look forward to welcoming you to the second wholly online Web Science conference! Best wishes WebSci’21 Conference Committee [cid:image001.jpg@01D75E03.D85C27F0]