Philippe Quéau, a specialist in the field of new technologies, organized the first conference in France on computer graphics in 1981, and was co-founder of 'Forum International des nouvelles images' in Monte-Carlo which was to become IMAGINA . From 1983 until 1997 he was responsible for the scientific program. Since 1996, he has been director of the department 'Information society' of the UNESCO. His working focus is the field of IT and cyberspace, ethical aspects of the information society, and universal access to information.