The document announces that the world's most dynamic community pioneering digital culture, referred to as "Version 2.0", will be coming to Japan from July 29th to August 1st, 2008. This annual event brings together people from around the world and from all continents, including artists, musicians, entrepreneurs, philosophers, lawyers, activists, technologists, educators and free-thinkers to discuss a free culture for the internet. They all share one ideal of a digital culture where creativity is compensated, knowledge and creativity are freely shared as with the original internet, and people are able to create without traditional controls that hamper new digital potential.