HyperText'93 was the first major conference where the web had a substantial presence. Yet the web as a topic was nearly absent from the papers and presentations due to its novelty. There were several posters at the conference though. We also had a BOF session bringing early web pioneers together to discuss how to take it forward.<p>Ted Nelson, who coined the term 'hypertext', said after his talk that he thought the web was an excellent step forward. By the next year it was everywhere. Twenty years later, many of the good ideas we discussed back then are mainstream.