Sir Tim Berners-Lee honored with Webby Lifetime Achievement Award

The Webby Awards is thrilled to announce that Sir Tim Berners-Lee is scheduled to attend the 13th Annual Webby Awards Gala on June 8, where he will be honored with a Webby Award for Lifetime Achievement in recognition of his enormous contribution to the world of Internet technology and communications. Widely known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, Berners-Lee created the first versions of the technologies -- including HTML, URL, and HTTP -- that turned the Internet into a mass medium. Since he invented the Web twenty years ago, Berners-Lee has remained its most active and passionate advocate, working tirelessly to ensure that it remains open, free, and a tool for helping humankind. He founded the World Wide Web Consortium in 1994 and currently serves as director of the World Wide Web Foundation and co-director of the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI). He was knighted in 2004 and was elected as a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences earlier this year.

Read the press release here.

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You still have time to be a part of Internet Week NY at Startup 2009 on June 3, 2009. Hosted by Silicon Alley Insider CEO and Editor-in-Chief Henry Bodget, this one-day conference will help you build a great business despite the crappy economy.

The incredible group of speakers includes IADAS Academy member John Batelle, Facebook co-Founder Chris Hughes, Jason Calacanis and many more. Hurry -- get your ticket now -- and check out all of the exciting parties, conferences and events during Internet Week NY here.