One-Day Semantic Web Symposium (12 April 2005)

Dear all,

I am pleased to announce that the W3C HK Office will hold a symposium on
Semantic Web and selected Web technologies at HKUST:

Date:	Tuesday, 12 April 2005
Venue:	Technology Education Theatre, HKUST
Time:	9:00am
The Semantic Web <http://w3.org/2001/sw/>  provides a common framework that
allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and
community boundaries. It is a collaborative effort led by W3C
<http://www.w3.org/>  with participation from a large number of researchers
and industrial partners. It is based on the Resource Description Framework
(RDF <http://www.w3.org/RDF/> ), which integrates a variety of applications
using XML <http://www.w3.org/XML/>  for syntax and URIs
<http://www.w3.org/Addressing/>  for naming.
According to Tim Berners-Lee <http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/> , W3C
<http://www.w3.org/Consortium/>  Director and Inventor of the World Wide
Web, "The Semantic Web is an extension of the current Web in which
information is given well-defined meaning, better enabling computers and
people to work in cooperation."
Dr. Ivan Herman <http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/> , Head of Offices
<http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Offices/>  of W3C, will be the main speaker
for the symposium. We will also invite some local members to share their
experiences and recent achievements using technologies recommended by W3C.
For more detailed information and registration, please visit:
http://www.w3c.org.hk/Symposium/SWSym/
Best regards,

Eva
W3C Office in HK
c/o Department of Computer Science, HKUST