Workshop on Information Credibility

After the discussions of trust and the internet I posted last night, this workshop announcement showed up in my inbox today.

Third Workshop on Information Credibility on the Web (WICOW 2009)

Workshop description: (from the website)
"As computers and computer networks become more common, a huge amount of information, such as that found in Web documents, has been accumulated and circulated. Such information gives many people a framework for organizing their private and professional lives. However, in general, the quality control of Web content is insufficient due to low publishing barriers. In result there is a lot of mistaken or unreliable information on the Web that can have detrimental effects on users. This situation calls for technology that would facilitate judging the trustworthiness of content and the quality and accuracy of the information that users encounter on the Web."

The conference will be held in Madrid, Spain on April 20, 2009.

Conference website: http://www.dl.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp/wicow3/