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• Semantic Technology & Business Conference (SemTechBiz)**²⁾
  The Semantic Technology & Business Conference (SemTechBiz), formerly the Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech), is where customers, developers and researchers converge to discuss the commercialization of Semantic Technologies. It’s also your fast track to learning what Semantic Technologies are all about, and how to exploit them in your organization.
  • 10th SemTechBiz 2014, August 19-21, 2014, San Jose, CA, USA
    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Aug 9)
    Ontology 101 – An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Semantic Search
    Semantic Model to Working Application
    Integrating Data Using Semantic Technology
    Introduction to SPARQL – It’s a Query Language AND a Protocol
    It’s All About Me: Techniques for Driving Truly Personal Information Experiences
    Demystifying OWL for the Enterprise
    Semantics and NoSQL: How (and Why) to do Semantics in a NoSQL Document Store / Database
    Modern Semantic Web Development: Languages

    Keynotes:
    Semantic Web – 10 Years of Achievement
    Building Linked Data into the Core of the Web
    schema.org – Official Update
    Search, Structure and Knowledge on the Web

    Sessions:
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Lightning Talks
    Conference Sessions
    Hot Topic Presentations

    Workshops:
    HCLS Workshop

    Panels:
    Making Sense of a Polyglot World: NoSQL, Relational, Graphs, Semantics and Cognitive Computing

  • SemTechBiz NYC 2013, October 2-3, 2013, New York, NY, USA
    Keynotes:
    Performance, Policy, and Profit – Reasonable Expectations from Linked Data

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Lightning Talks
    Sponsored Sessions

    Panels:
    Knowing What You Knew – managing time in Linked Data (hot Topics Panel)

  • SemTechBiz 2013, June 2-5, 2013, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Jun 2)
    Semantic University 101: An Introduction to the Semantic Web
    Relational Database to RDF (RDB2RDF): The R2RML and Direct Mapping Standards
    Text Analytics Foundation for Semantic Applications

    Keynotes:
    How to connect people and products using Big, Fast, and Heterogeneous Data
    Adopting Semantic Technology in the Enterprise

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Lightning Talks

  • SemTechBiz East 2012, October 15-17, 2012, New York, NY, USA
    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Oct 15)
    Semantic Savvy Business Applications: Faster & Faster
    Semantic Technology for Enterprise Architects
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development

    Keynotes:
    Watson Goes Back to School – And what it tells us about the evolving role of semantic technology
    New York – The Digital City of the Future
    NYC Remapped
    The Restructuring of Knowledge
    Open, Mobile, Participatory Health
    Expanding Your Horizons: Using Cross-Domain Semantics to Deliver Higher Impact Intelligence

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Case Studies – Semantics in Media, Semantics in Finance
    Sponsored Sessions
    Semantics for Legal Applications
    Improving Healthcare with Semantics
    Managing Big Data with Semantics
    HCLS Applications with Semantics

  • SemTechBiz London 2012, September 19-20, 2012, London, UK
    Post-conference Workshops: (Sep 20)
    Ontotext Training Workshop

    Keynotes:
    How Does it Know That? Customizing the Consumer Shopping Experience
    Tangible Semantics
    New Directions in Social Media
    Building a Company on Semantics: Lessons Learned

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Sponsored Presentation

  • SemTechBiz West 2012, June 3-7, 2012, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Pre-conference Events: (Jun 3)
    Smarter, Better and Richer – What to Look for at SemTechBiz this Year
    Tangible Semantics

    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Jun 4)
    Introduction to RDF, RDFS, & OWL
    Linked Data: Creating, Publishing and Consuming
    Knowledge Design Patterns
    SKOS for Business Vocabulary Management
    Building a “Semantic Web” Web Application
    Semantic Search
    Resource-Oriented Architectures
    SPARQL Access to SQL Databases
    Building Mobile Mashups for the Linked Data Cloud
    Semantic Technology for Enterprise Architects
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Leveraging the Semantic Web with Drupal 7
    Text Analytics for Semantic Applications

    Post-conference Workshops: (Jun 7)
    Enterprise ready RDF with OWLIM: new features and use cases

    Keynotes;
    Semantics at Experian
    Real-time Emergency Response Using Semantic Web Technology
    Better Retailing Through Linked Data
    Scale, Structure, and Semantics

    Sessions:
    Lightning Sessions
    Conference Sessions
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Special Sessions

    Panels:
    Wikis and Semantics
    Semantic Analysis of Big Data
    Schema.org
    Where to Next? Predictions for Semantics in the Next Year.

    “Top Semantic Technology Start-Up” Competition

  • SemTechBiz Berlin 2012, February 6-7, 2012, Berlin, Germany
    Keynotes:
    Real-time Emergency Response Using Semantic Web Technology
    Semantics in the Automotive Industry (Keynote Panel)
    Schema.org – Where Are We Now? (Keynote Panel)

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    European Spotlight Session
    Lightning Sessions

    Panels:
    Semantics in the Automotive Industry (Keynote Panel)
    Schema.org – Where Are We Now? (Keynote Panel)

  • SemTechBiz DC 2011, November 29-December 1, 2011, Washington DC, USA

    Note: The conference was originally announced as SemTech Conference – East

    Pre-Conference Tutorials: (Nov 29)
    Introduction to Semantic Technologies
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Using Semantics to Extract and Manage Information from Unstructured Sources

    Pre-Conference Events: (Nov 29)
    Communities of Practice Sessions

    Keynotes:
    Open Government, Linked Data and Semantics
    DoD Enterprise Information Web

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions

    Panels:
    Practical Steps to get Semantics into your Organization Now

  • SemTechBiz London 2011, September 26-28, 2011, London, UK

    Note: The conference was originally announced as SemTech Conference – London

    Keynotes:
    Semantics in News, Sport and Media: A Compelling Case and New Architectural Pattern for Semantics in Every Enterprise
    Talking to your Customers with Data: From Semantic SEO to Linked Open Commerce
    Combating Online Crime with RDF
    Realizing Efficiency & Interoperability: SOA & Semantic Technology in the Business Mission Area (BMA), U.S. DoD

    Conference Tracks:
    Introduction to the Semantic Web and Linked Data
    Technology Implementation – Advanced Experience
    Publishing and Media Applications
    Semantics in Your Enterprise Architecture, SOA and BPM
    Sponsored Sessions
    Strategic Business Applications
    Conference Sessions
    Lightning Presentations
    Rapid Development of Semantic Web Applications
    Consumer Applications
    Public Sector Applications
    Enterprise Data Integration and Business Intelligence
    Implementing Enterprise Semantics
    The Next Generation of Semantic Applications

    Panels:
    Sentiment Analysis and Social Semantics
    How to Bring Semantics into Your Organization

  • SemTech West 2011, June 5-9, 2011, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Events: (Jun 5)
    SemTech 101: What is Semantic Technology? & SemTech 201: Taming the Open World
    The Semantic Link – LIVE: a preview of SemTech

    Pre-Conference Tutorials: (Jun 6)
    Creating, Publishing and Consuming Linked Data
    Computers and Knowledge
    SPARQL: From Zero to 1.1
    Citizen Sensing, Social Media Analytics, and Applications
    Semantic Architecture: Composing Resource-Oriented Environments
    Entity Extraction
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Oracle Database Semantic Technologies: Understanding How to Install, Load, Query and Inference
    Reasoning with SPARQL
    Introduction to Semantic Search
    Text Analytics and Auto-Categorization in Semantic Web Applications
    Building Mashups for the Linked Data Cloud
    Semantic Web UI Design Workshop: Show, Tell, Explore
    Semantic Wikis and Applications

    Post-Conference Workshops: (Jun 9)
    How to Get Started with Your Semantic Project
    Drupal: Easy Integration with the Web of Data
    Tutorial on Stream Reasoning for Linked Data

    Keynotes:
    Semantics in News, Sport and Media: A Compelling Case and New Architectural Pattern for Semantics in Every Enterprise
    The Next Generation Consumer Business – Semantically Enabled for Real-Time Intelligence
    Realizing Efficiency & Interoperability: SOA & Semantic Technology in the Business Mission Area (BMA), U.S. DoD
    Semantic Technology at the Library of Congress

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Lightning Sessions
    Communities of Practice Sessions
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Poster Sessions

  • SemTech 2010, June 21-25, 2010, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Events: (Jun 21)
    SemTech 101: Semantics for the Rest of Us
    What Will We Be Saying About Semantics This Year?

    Pre-Conference Tutorials: (Jun 22)
    Introduction to Semantic Web Technologies
    Description Logic: A Formal Foundation for Ontology Languages and Tools
    Linked Enterprise Data
    SPARQL 1.1 by Example
    Auto-Categorization Workshop
    REST: Information Architecture for the 21st Century
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Integrating Semantic Systems
    Semantic Web Interface Design: Opportunities and Techniques
    Semantic Wikis and Applications
    Ontology-driven SOA Governance
    Oracle Database Semantic Technologies: Understanding How to Install, Load, Query and Inference

    Keynotes:
    Semantic Web for the Working Enterprise
    Pull: The Business Shift Behind the Semantic Web
    Facebook’s Open Graph

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Lightning Sessions
    Semantic Wikis User Group Session
    Jena User Group Session
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Poster Sessions
    Semantic Rules Track
    Enterprise Data and Knowledge Integration Tools

    Workshops:
    6th International Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering (SWESE 2010)
    Building Semantic Web Applications for Government — Using TopBraid Suite

    Tutorials:
    How to Build Linked Data Sites with Drupal 7 and RDFa

    Meetups:
    Meetup of Meetups: Semantic Social Networks and Smart Mobs: Special Guest Howard Rheingold
    CODE Camp
    Face-to-Face Meetings

  • SemTech 2009, June 14-18, 2009, San Jose, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Events: (Jun 14)
    Semantic Code Camp
    Semantic Technology in Perspective
    The Evolving Semantic Web: From Military Technology to Venture Capital

    Pre-Conference Tutorials: (Jun 15)
    Introduction to the Semantic Web
    Hello Open World – The Web of Data for the Pragmatic Developer
    REST and Resource-Oriented Architecture
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation, the Web Ontology Language, and Ontology Development
    Build A Semantic App Today
    Taxonomies 101: Designing and Managing Taxonomies as Stepping Stones to Semantics
    Overview of Entity Extraction
    Semantic Publishing
    How Semantic Technologies Drive Business Value
    SSOA – Semantic Service Oriented Architecture
    SPARQL By Example
    Building an Enterprise Ontology
    Semantic Enterprise 2.0 – Enabling Semantic Web technologies in Enterprise 2.0 environment
    Semantic Web Programming
    Description Logic: a Formal Foundation for Languages and Tools

    Keynotes:
    The Big Picture – How Semantic Technologies Introduce a New Paradigm for Interaction
    The Game Changer: Siri, a Virtual Personal Assistant
    Executive Round Table: Semantic Search
    Semantics at The New York Times

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Semantic Wikis
    OpenCalais User Group Session
    SDForum Semantic Web SIG Event
    Poster Sessions
    Sidebars: Government Intel
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    TopBraid User Group Session

    Post-conference Field Trips / Product Seminars

    Meetups:
    Semantic Web Meetup
    Linked Data Gathering
    VoCamp

  • SemTech 2008, May 18-22, 2008, San Jose, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Catch-Up: (May 18)
    Semantic Technology – an Introduction

    Pre-conference Tutorials: (May 19)
    The Future of Social Networks: The Need for Semantics
    Semantically-Enabled Service Oriented Architectures
    Ontology 101: An Introduction to Knowledge Representation, Ontology Development, and the Web Ontology Language (OWL)
    The Business View of Rules: Semantic Form, Fit and Function
    Web 3.0 / Semantic Wave Market Outlook
    A First Course in RDF and RDFS (Resource Description Framework and Resource Description Framework Schema)
    W3C Tutorial: Using Semantic Web Data: Query, Inference, and Proof
    Sample Applications Using Oracle Database Semantic Technologies
    SPARQL and Beyond – Embedding Semantic Web Queries in Scripts and Web Pages
    Semantic Resource Oriented Architectures (ROA): The Next Generation of Enterprise Services
    Taxonomies 101
    Creating Semantic Mashups: Bridging Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web
    Dynamic and Agile SOA using SAWSDL
    Formal Ontology – A Tutorial and Business Case Study
    W3C Tutorial: Financial Services XBRL Seminar
    Tutorial on Common Logic

    Keynotes:
    Experience from the Cutting Edge of the Semantic Market
    The Next Generation of Semantic Development Tools
    The Rising Stars of the Semantic Web: A Status Report and Future Survey
    Bringing SemTech Back to the Business
    Bringing Semantics to Mainstream Markets (Exhibit Hall Opening Session)

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Sidebar Sessions: Financial Services Industry, Healthcare / Life Sciences, Government
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Poster Sessions
    SIG Sessions

    Meetings:
    TopBraid Suite Open User Group Meeting

    Panels:
    Will Semantics Give Web Search a Face-lift?

    Post-conference Field Trips / Product Seminars

  • SemTech 2007, May 20-24, 2007, San Jose, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Catch-Up: (May 20)
    Semantic Technology – an Introduction

    Pre-conference Tutorials: (May 21)
    Introduction to Ontologies and Semantics
    OWL – An Introduction to the Web Ontology Language for Knowledge Representation and Ontology Development
    Semantics for Service Oriented Architectures
    Taxonomies and Vocabularies as Stepping Stones to Semantics
    Building Semantic Applications in a Semantic Wiki
    Semantic Web Applications Development Using Jena
    Putting the Web Back into the Semantic Web
    Semantic Wave 2007
    Building Semantically Enabled Scientific Applications
    Using SAWSDL for Semantic Service Interoperability
    Use of OWL Ontologies for Biological Pathways
    Formal Ontology: A Practical Guide
    Programming to the OWL API
    Using Web 3.0 Technology to Build a Web 2.0 Application Today

    Keynote Panels:
    Semantic Technology – Here and Now
    Building the Semantic Technology Industry: A Conversation with Entrepreneurs and Investors

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Community of Practice (CoP) Sessions
    Semantic Solutions Sessions
    Poster Sessions
    Special Interest Conference Sessions
    Accelerating the Deployment of Semantic Technologies

    Post-conference Field Trips / Product Seminars

  • SemTech 2006, March 6-9, 2006, San Jose, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Catch-Up: (Mar 5)
    Semantics in Perspective

    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Mar 6)
    Ontology 101 Revisited
    Formal Ontology
    Semantic Web Programming
    Semantic Web Services: Tools & Applications
    Turning Unstructured Data into Gold
    Taxonomy Development and Implementation
    Building Semantic Applications Using Jena
    OWL and Semantic Web Platforms for Life Sciences
    Semantics and Business Rules
    Semantics for the Enterprise Architect

    Pre-conference Special Interest Group Meetings: (Mar 6)
    Geospatial Semantic Web
    Ontology Engineering – the Role of Ontology Architecture in an Integrated Lifecycle Approach
    Strategies for Managing Navigational Taxonomies with Descriptive Ontologies
    Web Logic: Open Networks and the (Proposed) Common Logic Standard
    Working Introduction to Semantic Web Logics, and Beyond

    Keynotes:
    SemWeb@5: Current Status and Future Promise of the Semantic Web
    Making Web Applications Trustable

    Sessions:
    Conference Sessions
    Semantic Companies: Strategies, Products, and Demos (exhibit sessions)
    SIG Sessions

  • 1st SemTech 2005, March 7-10, 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Pre-Conference Catch-Up: (Mar 6)
    Introduction to the Semantic Web

    Pre-conference Tutorials: (Mar 7)
    Implementing Canonical Models in Your Organization
    Introduction to the Dublin Core
    Bringing Structure to Unstructured Information
    Architecture Patterns for the Enterprise Semantic Web

    Pre-conference Events: (Mar 7)
    Ontologies in Action (Special Interest Groups)
    FoaF – (Friend of a Friend)
    RSS – (Really Simple Syndication)

    Keynotes:
    The Semantic Web is Here
    The Future of Search
    Six Degrees of Semantics

    Tracks:
    Concepts, Marketplace, Cases and Research

    Investor and Venture Capital Panel

• European Semantic Technology Conference (ESTC)**³⁾
  • 4th ESTC2010, 1 – 3 December, 2010, Vienna, Austria
  • 3rd ESTC2009, 2 – 3 December, 2009, Vienna, Austria
  • 2nd ESTC2008, 24 – 26 September, 2008, Vienna, Austria
  • 1st ESTC2007, May 31 – June 1, Vienna, Austria

   

• Semantic Web Media Summit**
  The Semantic Web Media Summit, formerly the Semantic Web Summit and the Web 3.0 Conference, features innovators across industries to investigate next generation Semantic Web technologies and concepts that will help you to transform the way you do business today. The event focuses on improving efficiencies in publishing, news and content management to achieve your business goals.
  The Semantic Web Summit featureed innovators across industries examining the potential of the semantic web, and how it can transform the way you do business. The Web 3.0 Conference was for the builders of the next generation Web: designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists.
  • Semantic Web Media Summit, September 14, 2011, New York City, USA
    Semantic Web in Action in News, Publishing & Content Management
    (Organizer: Mediabistro, SemanticWeb (WebMediaBrands), Lotico)
    Why Media companies should be interested in the Semantic Web
    Into 2012: Call to Action Delivering Solutions
    On our way to IPTC rNews 1.0 – Inception and Design of a Standard
    Semantic Web Media Summit Panel
    KASABI – New Data Platform of the Future
    Fireside Chat: Semantic Tech & Business
    Lotico Session (by Invitation Only)
  • Semantic Web Summit EAST, November 16-17, 2010, Boston, USA
    Upgrade Your Business Intelligence (was: Capturing the Semantic Enterprise: Semantic Technology for Business)

    Note: The event was originally announced as Web 3.0 Conference and Semantic Web Summit scheduled for October 2010 and November 8-9, 2010

    Keynotes:
    Semantic Technology in the Department of Defense

    Presentations:
    Primer to Semantic Technologies In Business
    Semantic Software Architecture
    What is Semantic Search?
    Using Knoodl to Achieve Emergent Analytics
    User Interface Design and the Semantic Web
    Lotico the Semantic Social Network
    360 Degree Semantics: Managing Unstructured Content in a Full Cycle Semantic Ecosystem
    Semantic Advertising
    The Semantics of Drug Discovery and Marketing: How to Empower Knowledge Workers and Save Money
    Structure Sets the Content Free
    400 to 1 – The ROI for Semantic Web Applications
    How Wolfram|Alpha Works
    Semantic Technology for Media: It’s All About Context

    Panels:
    What Will the Stock Markets Do? Using Semantics for Predictive Analysis
    Making the Case for Semantic Technology in Business

  • Web 3.0 Conference, January 26-27, 2010, Santa Clara, CA, USA
    Semantic web is the future
    (Organizer: Mediabistro/WebMediaBrands)

    Note: The conference was originally scheduled for December 3-4, 2009

    Keynotes:
    The Evolving Semantic Web: From Military Technology to Venture Capital
    Semantic Web and the Customer Experience
    Universal Search

    Presentations:
    Dimensions of Semantic Search
    Semantic Web for Social Media
    Making the Web Actionable

    Panels:
    Online Publishing
    Semantic Advertising
    Web of Data: Semantic Web in Marketing
    Web 3.0 Reasoning Using a Semantic Network
    Building a Better Community with Analytics
    The Evolution of Semantic Search
    Innovation: What’s Ahead?

    Workshops:
    Getting great results with branded desktop and browser components

  • Web 3.0 Conference, May 19-20, 2009, New York City, NY, USA
    Re-Mix Information for Insight and Profit
    (Organizer: Mediabistro/WebMediaBrands)
    Keynotes:
    Monetizing Content in Today’s Ad Environment
    Order from Chaos: The Contextual Web
    Segmenting with Data: Today’s Internet Marketing
    Evolution: It’s a Process

    Sessions:
    Idiots’ Guide to the Semantic Web and Web 3.0
    Building 21st Century Businesses Around the New Graph Structure of Information
    Leveraging Semantic Text Analysis for Marketing, Research, and Operations
    Monetizing Connected Data, Not Pages
    Data and User Interfaces
    Monetizing the Social Graph
    Exploring Implications of Massive Computing Power in the Cloud
    Smarter Searching
    Strategic Implications of the Mashup
    CIO Round Table: Should We Feel Safe in the Clouds?
    Evolution of Targeting
    Discovering Critical Business and Marketing Insights Through Analytics, Semantic Reasoning and Data Visualization

    Vendor Showcase

  • Web 3.0 Conference and Expo, October 16-17, 2008, Santa Clara, CA, USA
    Semantic Web and Linked Data Business Strategies
    (Organizer: Jupitermedia)
    Keynotes:
    Monetization Meets the Semantic Web
    The Road to Semantic Search

    Business Track Sessions:
    B2 – Monetization Implications of Web 3.0 (Semantic Advertising, etc.)
    B3 – Product Marketing, Key Biz Strategies
    B6 – Business Risks of Web 3.0. What Risks?

    Technologies Track Sessions:
    T1 – From Web 2.0 to 3.0 – Tales from the Trenches
    T2 – It’s a Short Way to Tipperrary The Role of Schemas in building smart apps
    T3 – Death of the Relational Database?
    T4 – Demo Hour – Semantic Search Solutions
    T5 – Knowledge Discovery from semantic metadata
    T6 – Infrastructure and scalability issues (computing in the cloud etc)
    T7 – Improved services DEMO session