In the future, the document will be aware of its environment. Not any more a single, closed container, it will gradually become a "mashup" pulling information from here and there. It will be able to self-update, self-validate… or self-retire. Stay evergreen or die, that’s Darwin's law for Document 3.0… But let's stop daydreaming.

More concretely and shorter term, this raises a few interesting questions — how can all the associated document processing and storage infrastructure be provided in the cloud? Where will this document be physically stored, but also archived? In an era where all of our activities (and documents) need to be traceable and fully compliant with SOX and other stringent regulations, how do we put in place the infrastructure that will ensure that all of this activity is fully trackable and compliant?

Also, how do we ensure long-term preservation of those documents? A piece of paper (or papyrus) is universal and can survive for centuries; storing an electronic document in a single file, and a format that will still be readable in 20 years is a bit more adventurous; what about capturing that volatile Document 2.0 on the grid?

These are some of the topics I'd love to get input from some of the other conference participants...