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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The 2021 ACM Web Science Conference:
<b>Globalisation, Inclusion and the Web in the Context of COVID </b>is now less than 4 days away!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition to the keynote talks<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>and paper presentations, we have a number of special activities planned:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have created our own virtual conference in
<b>Gather Town</b> for our conference delegates to socialise and network in the breaks. Delegates will be able to explore the space, listen to the “Untangling the Web” podcast series, visit our publishers and authors “booths”, and have fun at the Comedy Club
and the “Web and Surf” pub. The password for accessing the space will be sent to registered participants.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbraveconversations.org%2Fglobal2021%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032591296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RkcyhLnzsAf%2FcDhgvN4%2BCBISmkyn8C75fbsjpwp4nng%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://braveconversations.org/global2021/" shash="yuhxA4GFkfB+nA1DbgqetGObsDAb8oiieLlpblEwSYLLm3mnPgoiiacwcCjo3+NVyyKeN5w4s2JnH2J6TykLelnfOYhH9BXjhEBzIzzYPnnpt7CaDCUh1/XzFi7Van4W8HTwPHUkcU91t4RI8q76aBU3+Sk9P7X+/zFm12LJ/mg="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Brave
Conversations Global 2021</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> runs fr</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">om 9:00 BST to 13:00 BST on Monday 21st June. The objective is to bring Web Science to mainstream discussions that take
place in everyday life. Participants will discuss how the global pandemic has changed the way we live, work and play online. This event is now fully booked, and has a waiting list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Our first Spotlight Panel on Tuesday from 17.30 – 18.30 BST is titled “<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2Fspotlight-panels%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032601252%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=hzOhGZB5unmCSY%2F8C6TIje4IKXlo%2FsQQTyL%2FARIr8YA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/spotlight-panels/" shash="XKqC7SxZubjAKqtncpzjGrixjXHHGbO+6mDUEbYXrC9ndnrPuIBRx4/peuJHnEHIE9/okygbWhwNfZn/r24Do+ddJ8fjDtn9lWS0xsQ3C9EpRSZ397gbPhZR15pDJTlHZEhfnUadrkQySQqTwOY+gZ7ZJWc7XHUFWjZP65CXgOs=">The
Coded Gaze</a>: algorithmic bias, facial recognition and beyond – How research can change the law and influence people”. All conference delegates will receive a link to watch the Coded Bias film generously supplied by the distributor, Women Make Movies, from
June 18th to June 25th inclusively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In the “<b>Meet the Authors</b>” Session on Wednesday from 10:00 – 11:00 BST, Anni Rowland-Campbell will chair a conversation with
</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2Fspeakers%23kie&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032611216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zZXbSQyP5xgkHBgcAxkdrC4PR%2FdwYjGxV0OK1jM0ATM%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/speakers#kie" shash="BHQwNbhLhbWW9Dx41aRS7FBYxx2B0RnN6NT86V/fOKwERfkBGfMiipkMYaC6qff2N2Y/ZuzpPyaLji/ZW8jpmF+71rwHn83DNEKYud+xoeK0S/g2uJAoytqegklDEfuV8WjKVuE4ZHjc9qCB+XeYYt4fJeYHwA8lh6qvJjhlZoQ="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Kieron
O’Hara</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> & </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2Fspeakers%23wend&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032611216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=KM4W8%2F%2BLuFyBJHYEndyeDrgKZfg5TZ3wef6rSdte38U%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/speakers#wend" shash="UIjgebV+BY+bPeg61x+9wHkuXCuuZrczD16WzcGD7YwykEejgk6pgzmgNHNMIro2vwdopdUhdUSsRe4amuq0qHmT3I2ljpT5Wc2xj/O7e3qOYe+miZfl2QsurY/7yABjMSk0DmR3d0MmfK4gzri2gMSnuCWgkueUfn7m5RDal/U="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Wendy
Hall</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt">, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Authors of</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Four Internets: Data, Geopolitics and the Governance of Cyberspace. Don’t miss
</span></strong>our </span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2Fauthors%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032621168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0mUhknl8f2%2Fte7kFvj8x8kMvPQtondtcrXZ0iwFRvQw%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/authors/" shash="EsbewwCTm947O4Ym4bpiz/nI2qcpijy59VLu/CnBzlmpBlOqSR32zbrxUIg327Fy3PNUB0aadvRUkPglKvIYn+UwiFgqly2lpU5wzZ0NDKmHnNQTR0lD45KZyXwhusfqiwQOrtygjZrE4/3nwPkX2prbYkNKK4mTYWsDtH37H8k="><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext">Featured
Books</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> page for purchase discounts on this book and a number of titles authored by conference contributors.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nowpublishers.com%2FConference%2FWebSci2021&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032621168%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=4EZOWLMMtO%2FWbQk58VnC2DRA8wJKwMU%2Bh71KZE15ODU%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.nowpublishers.com/Conference/WebSci2021" shash="cU4/Qj6HwOdsHS3AO46Xvve3nd7UZmeKrxRZdlINuud98k1jTJJt35BrYJew4nYuZULdkKLIoHM/aICynd7i0V7G4LYLMfZ3NrdEppH2LoeP4Rm1cnhS41ub8tNJ6gwknMi2cReQZnu9NDp0/T5VmBYFiy23x5IMkWdt+hmpAsE=">Now
Publishers</a> is supporting our conference by making relevant <b>free Foundations and Trends content for conference attendees</b> for the duration of the conference. Registered participants will receive an access code, giving access to 10 free downloads.
You can also find information about the Journal of Web Science on our <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2Ffeatured-journals%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032631122%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=BiHmL1dBS42M9uKL1w3BgAQ7M5LM610m5szVzTJxeKo%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/featured-journals/" shash="VMQV9BEDtlKNzsHzMCLTAxU/ihJ9fuygr1+xbjOjcJC6/W74zAI+/rr5LiJrL8FA3aUXdzo3Tlw7uHnj0vvo4Ytb1ny+AXLd6vhQxM0ZNSkQXzBkf2kVqNak6cs8/m/ThrKhPiRAF2HJBFpwBwA5nH+UlHkwWdC17xpyXblBHc8=">
Featured Journals</a> page.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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is open and the cost for the full week of events is just £50. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Keep an eye on our tweets via the #WebSci21 hashtag, and
</span><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebsci21.webscience.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CTuring-Southampton%40ecs.soton.ac.uk%7Ca957aec109994f5afd7a08d931819e13%7C4a5378f929f44d3ebe89669d03ada9d8%7C0%7C0%7C637595255032631122%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VPUmzQGE%2Fz9eAef2cZOBuYE%2BvcnDkaATTXf6U6VkKiQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://websci21.webscience.org/" shash="fOv3Y19ijE6YzL9bexP42t0wh8kV0DqAvr7D86lvHfpcYM6GbAiZXzx+1D+z3eUlTvTKnGtV+X9eGHGogSKfHePLGodBcHCqtfYBbK9Ipzbp1pRUwzc3hf89IKvki0A5I9Pa8guUF0VK7fGJ7RLIQrUJR0USKr0BOcDD4nyiL7E="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">check
out our website</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> for further updates<span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>We look forward to welcoming you to the second wholly online Web Science conference</span>!<o:p></o:p></p>
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