- From: Dave Reynolds <der@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 May 2003 16:33:52 +0100
- To: Libby Miller <Libby.Miller@bristol.ac.uk>
- CC: public-esw@w3.org
Hi Libby, > so...what do we want to get people to do with respect to the site? > > - join in > irc/w3c mailing lists/workshops/suggestions and questions > public-esw/wiki > > - find stuff out > reports, demos, developer page Both of those. As well as pointing people to the web site (find stuff out) we should encourage then to join us on public-esw to ask questions, let us know of relevant other work going on etc. (I have a preference for emphasising the mail list since I'm irc-challenged!). > We could also have a slogan of some kind on the front of the > card....what do you think? any suggestions? Sorry, I'm terrible with slogans. Sentiments along the lines of "making the semantic real" or "building a practical semantic web 1.0" might be suitable but I haven't got a good form of words. > I rather like this para (from > http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe/factsheet/) as an explanation of what > we're doing in the project: > > [[ > The period 2002-2004 will see the first wave of mainstream Semantic Web > applications. SWAD-Europe's role will be to ensure that the critical > technology components required for widespread Semantic Web adoption are > readily accessible to European industry, consumers, and developers. This > involves finding and maintaining a balance between "in-house" Open > Source tool development, community building, outreach and evangelism, > combined with more technologically advanced research and analysis to > support and field-test Semantic Web standards. > ]] Agreed. That's a good paragraph. If there is space it would good to have a few more specifics points mentioned as appetizers to encourge people to follow up (by mail or web). For example, mention a few of the specific technology issues or investigations or applications. Doesn't need to be comprehensive just a few bullet highlights. For example: "Examples of the activities we are involved in include: - bridging the gap between semantic web technology and the XML tool stack - reviewing and developing tools for accessing, storing and search semantic web data - developing case studies and demonstration applications in areas ranging from thesaurus management to semantic blogging - a series of developer workshops on topics ranging from image annotation to calendaring. For more details on the full range of our activities visit http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/Europe/ or join us on the public-esw@w3.org mail list." Dave
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