The EC-TEL 2007 organisers are very proud to have Bruce Sterling as a keynoter at the conference.

Bruce Sterling, Professor at the European Graduate School and “visionary in residence” at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California is one of the early visionaries of the “Internet of Things”. His famous speeches introduced new memes (like spime) that continue to be an inspiration for many researchers.

Bruce is also … a science fiction writer:

http://blog.wired.com/sterling