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==Career== ==Career==
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From 1991 Williams was the Managing Director of Leeds Innovations Ltd.<ref name=B /> In April 2000, Dr. Williams joined the ] where he founded an academic department which later became ], which branded itself as a ] company. Its activities were claimed by Williams to have been adversely affected by the ].<ref>Richard Tyler, , '']'', 21 Dec 2009</ref> In April 2010, Williams was awarded the ] for his role in the development of ] from universities to business in the UK.<ref name=P>{{cite web|url=http://www.praxisunico.org.uk/news/member-detail.asp?ItemID=458 In 1991, Dr. Williams became the Managing Director of Leeds Innovations Ltd at the ]. <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225000041/https://www.praxisunico.org.uk/news/member-detail.asp?ItemID=458|title=PraxisUnico - Commercialising research - Queen's Award for Director of Warwick Ventures|date=2014-02-25|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> In 2000, Dr. Williams joined the ], where he founded an academic department that later became Warwick Ventures Ltd.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://warwick.ac.uk/services/ventures/|title=Warwick Ventures: Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Office of The University of Warwick|website=warwick.ac.uk|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref> The company branded itself as a ] company.<ref name=":0" /> In April 2010, Williams was awarded the ] for his pivotal role in the development of "knowledge transfer from universities to businesses in the UK."<ref name=":2" /> Dr. Williams retired from Warwick Ventures in September 2011 and now serves as the Director of Biosite Systems Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.is/3K3Cx|title=Warwick Ventures welcomes its new CEO|date=2014-02-20|website=archive.is|access-date=2020-01-30}}</ref><ref name=":42">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/ederyn-williams-2a06194/?originalSubdomain=uk|title=Ederyn Williams LinkedIn|last=|first=|date=|website=LinkedIn|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
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==References== ==References==

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Dr. Ederyn Williams was on born September 21, 1946. Williams is an an academic, commentator, and writer whose work focuses on social presence theory and technology transfer.

Early life and education

Williams is the son of the Welsh academic and television critic Raymond Williams. Throughout his childhood, Williams was a student at the Cambridgeshire High School for Boys. He then attended his father's alma mater, Trinity College, Cambridge, and graduated with a B.A. in Natural Sciences. Williams went on to earn a DPhil in Psychology from the University of Oxford in 1971.

Social Presence Theory

Dr. Williams, along with fellow social psychologists Bruce Christie and John Short, developed social presence theory in 1976. Social presence theory is defined as "the degree of salience of the other person in the interaction and consequent salience of the interpersonal relationships." This theory argues that media differ in their ability to convey intimacy and immediacy. Social presence theory is a key theory in understanding interpersonal communication and has found to be a strong indicator in satisfaction.

Career

Dr. Williams was a research assistant in psychology at University College London, Cambridge University and Johns Hopkins University for seven years. He then joined British Telecom, where he oversaw and managed the company's information technology. In the early 1980s, Dr. Williams was briefly the head of the short-lived gaming company, Telecomsoft.

In 1991, Dr. Williams became the Managing Director of Leeds Innovations Ltd at the University of Leeds. In 2000, Dr. Williams joined the University of Warwick, where he founded an academic department that later became Warwick Ventures Ltd. The company branded itself as a technology commercialisation company. In April 2010, Williams was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion for his pivotal role in the development of "knowledge transfer from universities to businesses in the UK." Dr. Williams retired from Warwick Ventures in September 2011 and now serves as the Director of Biosite Systems Ltd.

References

  1. "Williams, Raymond 1921–1988 | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. "Warwick Ventures: Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Office of The University of Warwick". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. Short, John; Williams, Ederyn, Christie, Bruce (1976). The Social Psychology of Telecommunications. Williams, Ederyn,, Christie, Bruce,. London: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-01581-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Raymond Williams and education – a slow reach again for control | infed.org". Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ PeoplePill. "Ederyn Williams: British University Department Head - Biography, Life, Family, Career, Facts, Information". peoplepill.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. LLC, Revolvy. ""Ederyn Williams" on Revolvy.com". www.revolvy.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. "Ederyn Williams LinkedIn". LinkedIn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Short, John; Williams, Ederyn, Christie, Bruce (1976). The Social Psychology of Telecommunications. Williams, Ederyn,, Christie, Bruce,. London: Wiley. ISBN 0-471-01581-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Fabio Calefato; Filippo Lanubile (2010). Chapter 6- Communication Media Selection for Remote Interaction of Ad Hoc Groups. Elsevier. pp. 271–313.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ PeoplePill. "Ederyn Williams: British University Department Head - Biography, Life, Family, Career, Facts, Information". peoplepill.com. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  11. Popular Computing Weekly (1986-11-06). 6 November 1986.
  12. ^ "PraxisUnico - Commercialising research - Queen's Award for Director of Warwick Ventures". web.archive.org. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Warwick Ventures: Technology Transfer and Commercialisation Office of The University of Warwick". warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  14. "Warwick Ventures welcomes its new CEO". archive.is. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  15. "Ederyn Williams LinkedIn". LinkedIn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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