- From: Matthias Samwald <samwald@gmx.at>
- Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:06:44 +0200
- To: <public-lod@w3.org>
- Cc: "Andreas Blumauer \(Semantic Web Company\)" <a.blumauer@semantic-web.at>, "Jana Herwig" <j.herwig@semantic-web.at>
Dear all, I think this might be of interest for some of you. The submitted texts might also be a nice addition to the content on linkeddata.org. Having a collection of short, well-written 'visions' about the future of linked data from different viewpoints might be very helpful. ==== The Semantic Web Company in Vienna, Austria is giving away a full conference pass (worth $1095!) for the LinkedData Planet Conference http://www.linkeddataplanet.com/ taking place on June 17-18, 2008 in New York. Confirmed keynote speakers include Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Kingsley Idehen and Ian Davis. The conference pass gives you access to: * All Conference Sessions for June 17 - 18 * Conference Breakfasts, Lunches and Networking Events * Conference Bag and take-home specialty items * Access to online conference proceedings Here is what you need to do to enter the competition: Send us a brief description of your vision of the impact that linking Open Data will have on business, politics and culture. Share with us your ideas how linking open data will change the world - with all the pros and cons involved. We welcome ideas in the following categories: * mashups * search applications * ontologies & schemas * scenarios for lifestyles * policies for the practice of linking Open Data Please find more details on our blog - submissions can be made as comments on the Vision Competition blog entry. http://blog.semantic-web.at/?p=109 Travel expenses and accomodation costs are not included in the prize. The prize can be collected on site. ==== Cheers, Matthias Samwald Semantic Web Company, Austria // DERI Galway, Ireland http://www.semantic-web.at/ http://www.deri.ie/
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