Inaugural speech given by Javier Hernandez Dueñas, Director of Internet and Projects for the State Administrative Office.

Good morning.

Thank you all for joining us in UAWEB, the Usability and Accessibility for the Web International Seminar, and later on in the signing of the first Manifesto on Usability and Accessibility for Government Websites.

I wish to give the warmest welcome to all of you, more than 250 registered participants.

I have the honor of presenting the distinguished people who accompany us in the opening of this seminar.

In representation of Jose Natividad Gonzalez Paras, Governor of Nuevo Leon, is Alfredo Garza de la Garza, Head of the Administrative Office. Also joining us is Francisco Azcunaga Guerra, President of the University of Monterrey, which offered all of us its hospitality.

We also appreciate the presence of:

Jose Ignacio Suarez Garcia, President of the Citizen Watch Group for the state web portal
Andres Gomez Herrera, General Manager of the Presidential Internet System
Juan Octavio Pavon Gonzalez, Vice President of the Executive Committee for the Committee on Information Technology in State and Municipal Public Administration (CIAPEM).
Damaso Fernandez Sepulveda, General Manager of Technology, Information and Communications of the State Administrative Office
Raymundo Perez Lancon, Communications Advisor for the State Government and the General Coordinator of this seminar.