Berners-Lee epitomizes the kind of guest VisionQuest will feature on its broadcasts. A graduate of Oxford University, Berners-Lee is 3Com Founders Chair at the Laboratory for Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He directs the World Wide Web Consortium, an open forum of companies and organizations with the mission to lead the Web to its full potential. Berners-Lee will be speaking from Massachusetts. People in as many as 1,000 institutions will watch through a video feed.
People can still submit questions through the website.
Sareen said he has received 300 questions so far and expects more, which he will use to pose about 10 questions. Sareen said he is still trying to work out the mechanics, but expects people in attendance and online will be able to ask questions live as well. Student volunteers at target sites around the world have organized audiences at their institutions to view and participate in the broadcast. The National Technological University and the PBS' Business and Technology Network will air the broadcast, provide technical support, record attendance and advertise the program. Sareen, who graduated from Binghamton last May, has been working with other alumni and current students to bring VisionQuest to life.