The Web Conference

What The Web Conference does

The Web Conference is an annual international academic conference series focused on the future direction of the World Wide Web, organized by the IW3C2 (International World Wide Web Conference Committee) non-profit and sponsored by ACM SIGWEB. First held in 1992, the conference reached its 31st edition in 2022, hosted in Lyon, France (25-29 April 2022, hybrid format) and scheduled to rotate to Austin, Texas for the 2023 edition (1-5 May 2023). The event serves academic researchers, industry practitioners, and graduate students, and accepts contributions across research tracks, special tracks, workshops, tutorials, a PhD symposium, posters and demos, an industry track, a Web Developer/W3C track, and the Web4All accessibility track.

The conference's product surface centers on the annual event itself and its published outputs: a peer-reviewed Main Volume proceedings (released July 2022), a Companion Volume proceedings (released after the Main Volume), and video recordings distributed via the ACM SIGWEB YouTube channel. The program features keynote addresses from senior figures in industry and academia — 2022 keynotes were delivered by Prabhakar Raghavan (Google), Virginia Dignum (Umeå University), and Jaime Teevan (Microsoft) — plus sponsor talks, a job fair, and recognition awards including the Best Paper Award, Best Student Paper Award, and Seoul Test of Time Award. Underlying platform components include the conference website (archives.iw3c2.org/www2022/), the Whova event app, the Gathertown virtual meeting space, and distribution through the ACM Digital Library.

Revenue is generated through attendee registration fees (in-person and online tiers) and corporate sponsorship at Platinum and Gold tiers. The 2022 Platinum sponsors were Orange, TII (Technology Innovation Institute), Pinterest, and LinkedIn; Gold sponsors were Amazon Science, Inria, and Baidu. The conference operates under IW3C2 non-profit governance with institutional backing from ACM SIGWEB and rotating local host institutions (Université de Lyon, INSAVALOR, LIRIS, EURECOM for 2022). No equity funding, headcount figures, or revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

The Web Conference

Legal name

The Web Conference

Website

https://www2022.thewebconf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Web Conference is an annual international academic conference on the future of the World Wide Web, serving academic researchers, industry practitioners, and graduate students via peer-reviewed tracks, proceedings, and hybrid events organized by IW3C2 under ACM SIGWEB sponsorship.

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Product category

Academic Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Education Conference Organizers (THAHACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD), Education, Research & Academic Congresses (THAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Academic conferences
• Peer-reviewed proceedings
• Web research events
• Conference sponsorship
• Annual research symposium

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Conference Registration Fees: Attendees pay registration fees to participate in The Web Conference, with options for in-person and online attendance. The registration tiers likely include full conference access, single-day passes, and student rates.
2. Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors fund the conference at various tiers (Platinum, Gold). Platinum sponsors in 2022 included Orange, TII, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Gold sponsors included Amazon Science, Inria, and Baidu. Sponsors receive visibility through logos, speaking slots (sponsor talks), and exhibition presence.

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Core offering

The Web Conference is a yearly international academic conference (31st edition held in 2022) that serves as the premier venue for presenting, reviewing, and disseminating research, development, standards, and applications related to the World Wide Web. It sells attendee registration (in-person and online) and tiered corporate sponsorships, and distributes Main and Companion Volume peer-reviewed proceedings through the ACM Digital Library.

Product overview

The Web Conference (formerly International World Wide Web Conference, WWW) is an annual international academic conference series that serves as the premier venue for presenting and discussing progress in research, development, standards, and applications related to the World Wide Web. The conference portfolio includes the main conference event with keynote sessions, research tracks, special tracks, workshops, tutorials, PhD symposium, posters and demos, industry track, and Web4All accessibility track. Associated products include the Main Volume and Companion Volume proceedings containing accepted academic papers. The conference also features sponsor talks, a job fair, and various awards including the Seoul Test of Time Award. The 2022 edition was hosted by Lyon, France, and the 2023 edition is planned for Austin, Texas.

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Products and services

• The Web Conference (Annual Conference) Yearly international academic conference (the 31st edition held 25-29 April 2022 in Lyon, France) presenting and discussing progress in research, development, standards, and applications of the World Wide Web, with hybrid in-person and online participation for academic researchers, industry practitioners, and graduate students.
• Main Volume Proceedings Primary peer-reviewed proceedings volume containing accepted research papers from The Web Conference, openly published through the ACM Digital Library.
• Companion Volume Proceedings Companion peer-reviewed proceedings volume with workshop papers, tutorials, and additional companion content from The Web Conference, openly published through the ACM Digital Library.

Quantifiable outcome

• Main and Companion Volume proceedings openly available
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IW3C2 (International World Wide Web Conference Committee)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022IW3C2 is the organizing body behind The Web Conference series. As the International World Wide Web Conference Committee, IW3C2 has overseen the conference since its inception and continues to provide institutional governance, organizational frameworks, and academic credibility to the annual conference.
• ACM SIGWEB (Special Interest Group on Web)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022ACM SIGWEB is the ACM special interest group that provides sponsorship and backing for The Web Conference. The partnership ensures academic rigor through ACM's peer review standards and provides distribution channels through the ACM Digital Library for conference proceedings.
• Université de LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022Université de Lyon served as the primary local host institution for The Web Conference 2022 in Lyon, France. The university provided institutional support and facilities for the conference operations.
• LIRISminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022LIRIS (Laboratoire d'InfoRmatique en Image et Systèmes d'information) is a research laboratory that participated in hosting The Web Conference 2022 as part of the Lyon-based institutional partnership.
• INSAVALORminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022INSAVALOR participated as a local institutional partner for The Web Conference 2022, providing support for the conference hosted by the Lyon academic consortium.
• EURECOMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022EURECOM participated as an institutional partner for The Web Conference 2022, contributing to the academic hosting consortium for the Lyon conference.
• Orange (Platinum Sponsor)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Orange served as a Platinum sponsor for The Web Conference 2022. The telecommunications company participated through financial sponsorship and contributed a sponsor speaker (Steve Jarrett from Orange) to present on Thursday, April 28th. Orange also provided its logo for conference materials.
• TII (Technology Innovation Institute) (Platinum Sponsor)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Technology Innovation Institute served as a Platinum sponsor for The Web Conference 2022. TII contributed a sponsor speaker (Merouane Debbah) to present on Wednesday, April 27th. TII provides research and innovation in technology sectors.
• Pinterest (Platinum Sponsor)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Pinterest served as a Platinum sponsor for The Web Conference 2022. Pinterest contributed a sponsor speaker (Andrew Zhai) to present on Monday, April 25th. Pinterest Labs connects the company with academic research communities.
• LinkedIn (Platinum Sponsor)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022LinkedIn served as a Platinum sponsor for The Web Conference 2022. LinkedIn contributed two sponsor speakers (Bogdan Arsintescu and Scott Meyer) to present on Tuesday, April 26th, showcasing the company's engagement with academic research.
• Amazon Science (Gold Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Amazon Science participated as a Gold sponsor for The Web Conference 2022, supporting the conference financially and demonstrating the company's interest in Web research and academic collaboration.
• Inria (Gold Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Inria (French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) participated as a Gold sponsor for The Web Conference 2022, representing academic research institutions in France.
• Baidu (Gold Sponsor)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 April 2022Baidu participated as a Gold sponsor for The Web Conference 2022, representing Chinese technology company engagement with international Web research conferences.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ACM SIGCOMM: Premier ACM conference on data communications and computer networking. Comparable as a peer-reviewed ACM venue covering Internet/Web infrastructure, with similar sponsorship dynamics from major technology firms.
• ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining: Premier data mining and knowledge discovery conference. Comparable as a peer-reviewed annual ACM conference with strong industry sponsorship and audience overlap in Web-scale systems and recommendation research.
• NeurIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems): Top-tier machine learning research conference. Comparable in format (annual, peer-reviewed, sponsored, large attendance) and increasingly overlapping with Web research on recommender systems and ranking.
• ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: The leading ACM conference on human-computer interaction. Comparable as a top-tier academic conference with corporate sponsorship, peer-reviewed proceedings, and overlapping audience of Web researchers interested in UX and interfaces.
• ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval: Premier annual ACM conference in information retrieval and search — directly comparable to The Web Conference as a top-tier peer-reviewed academic venue with sponsorship from major tech firms and proceedings published via ACM Digital Library.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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