SMWCon Spring 2012 Welcome Remarks

Welcome!The 8th Semantic MediaWiki Community

Meeting

HistorySemantic MediaWiki

First release v0.1 in 2005

SMW+ (SMW v0.7) release in 2007

Now SMW is at 1.7.1 (SMW+ 1.7)

SMWCon: Semantic MediaWiki Conference Started as spontaneous user group meetings

Now an international, multiday conferenceFeaturing Tutorials, Talks, Editithon, Social activities

SMW ApplicationsSocial Data Intelligence Semantic Information Integration

Knowledge management

Boston, MA 2008.11First User Group MeetingHosted by Monitor Group

Photo credit: Joel Natividad

Stanford University 2009.32nd user group meeting

Co-located with AAAI Spring Symposium

Photo credit: Joel Natividad

Karlsrule, DE 2009.10SMWCamp

Hosted by ontoprise, GmbH

Photo credit: Joel Natividad

Cambridge MA 2010.05Hosted by CSAIL, MIT

Officially named SMWCon

Photo credit: Joel Natividad

Amsterdam, NL 2010.9Hosted by Open University

Arlington, VA 2011.4Hosted and sponsored by BBN Raytheon

Technologies

Photo credit: Joel Natividad

Berlin, Germany 2011.9Organized by F.U. Berlin and MES Semantics

Carlsbad, California 2012.4Sponsored by ai-one Inc.

Local Chairs: Barbara Starr & Chris Wilson

First Real SMWCon at US

West CoastThe southern most location

With very generous sponsorship from ai-one Inc.

And very helpful local chairs

Barbara Starr

Chris Wilson

And of course, attendees from America, Europe and Asia

Thank You

Organization Committee

General Chair Local Chair Local Chair

Program Chair

Publicity Chair Sponsor

Important StuffTutorial slides all uploaded!

You can find the link in each presentation page

Attention SpeakersPlease upload your deck when you’re done

Or better before you speak

Lightning talk – we want more, please be brave!

Surveys - for the tutorial and the conference

Will be sent out soon

Social + Semantic Stuff

Share your experienceOn Twitter: #smwcon

LinkedIn: SMWCon Group

Facebook: SMW, SMW+

Use the conference websiteFeedback appreciated

We’re dogfooding

Register Yourself at conference wiki

Propose and attend social eventshttp://smwcon.projecthalo.com/index.php/AllSubmittedProposals

Lightning talk again

Logistic StuffConference venue

Wi-FiHotspot

FacilityPool, Gym

Café…

Carpool/shuttle

Meals

Social events

Enjoy!

Listen / Speak

Chat / Discuss

Play / Eat

Have fun!