---------------------------------------------------------------------- WikiSym 2007 2007 International Symposium on Wikis Wikis at Work in the World: Open, Organic, Participatory Media for the 21st Century October 21-23, 2007 Palais des Congrs de Montral Montreal, Quebec, Canada http://www.wikisym.org/ws2007/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration is now open for WikiSym 2007, convening October 21 through 23 in chic, sophisticated, metropolitan Montreal, Quebec. **Deadline for early registration is September 13th** NO ORDINARY CONFERENCE WikiSym is the only international scientific conference dedicated to wikis. It brings together wiki researchers, practitioners, and users. The goal of the symposium is to explore and extend our growing community. It has a rigorously reviewed research paper track as well as plenty of space for practitioner reports, demonstrations, and open discussions. Anyone who is involved in using, researching, or developing wikis is invited to WikiSym 2007! We recognize that the online world is always evolving, and therefore welcome people interested in other online media consistent with the wiki philosophy of being open, organic and participatory. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Our headline speakers this year include many of the thought leaders on wiki. Our keynote speaker will be Jonathan Grudin (Microsoft Research), one of the world's leading researchers on Computer Supported Collaborative Work. Ward Cunningham (AboutUs), inventor of wiki and founding father of our field, will give the closing talk. Peter Thoeny (StructuredWikis), creator of TWiki, will give a half day tutorial on wikis in the workplace.