Data management is a cornerstone of the Information Age, driving the rapid growth of Information and Communication Technologies. The most recent advances in the area are presented and discussed in a number of events around the world.

The Hellenic Data Management Symposium (HDMS) is the annual forum for the Greek database community to present and discuss recent advances in the data management field. After a successful series of six events held since 2002, the 7th symposium will be held at the Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas in Heraklion, on the 28 and 29 of July 2008, following the week-long Onassis Foundation Lectures in Computer Science.