Ted Nelson will be a guest of the Institute of Creative Technologies
http://www.ioct.dmu.ac.uk/ at De Montfort University Leicester, UK, at
5pm on Tuesday February 21st 2006 when he will give a seminar about
his new projects. There are a few places available to the public by
invitation only. To request an invitation please email Professor
Andrew Hugill [log in to unmask]
Ted invented the term "hypertext" in 1963 and is a pioneer of
information technology. He also coined the words hypermedia,
transclusion, virtuality, intertwingularity and teledildonics. The
main thrust of his work has been to make computers easily accessible
to ordinary people. He is currently a visiting professor at Oxford
University.
More information at
http://writing.typepad.com/digital_life/2006/01/ted_nelson_spea.html
Sue Thomas
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http://www.mti.dmu.ac.uk/~sthomas/
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