- From: Danny Ayers <danny.ayers@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:36:15 +0100
- To: paola.dimaio@gmail.com
- Cc: "Knud Hinnerk Möller" <knud.moeller@deri.org>, "Semantic Web" <semantic-web@w3.org>
it would be good for SWAP (italy) to be vocamp too 2008/10/26 <paola.dimaio@gmail.com>: > Anyone attending ASWC in December, who'd be interested in running a vocamp > session, > I would be happy to support (and learn something at the same time) > > While I dont think the target audience for this would be all of the > conference attendees themselves, with some exceptions, this would be a good > opportunity to run an open session for non conference attendees around the > conference themes, and open up the vocabulary world to the local geeks who > gravitate around Barcamp and who are still far from the realities of > semantic programming, (and that includes me hem) > - code vocabularies, uh? - > > Local facilities available easy, hook with local IT communities also easy > > cheers > > pdm > > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 4:27 AM, Knud Hinnerk Möller <knud.moeller@deri.org> > wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> after a successful first VoCamp in September in Oxford, the second VoCamp >> [1] will be hosted at DERI Galway in Ireland in little more than a month >> from now, on 25th-26th November. >> >> What are VoCamps? - "VoCamp is a series of informal events where people >> can spend some dedicated time creating lightweight vocabularies/ontologies >> for the Semantic Web/Web of Data. The emphasis of the events is not on >> creating the perfect ontology in a particular domain, but on creating vocabs >> that are good enough for people to start using for publishing data on the >> Web. The intention is to follow a 'paper first, laptops second' format, >> where the modelling is done initially on paper and only later committed to >> code. The VoCamp idea is heavily influenced by BarCamp, although the VoCamp >> should only have presentations where strictly necessary." [2] >> >> Just like the first VoCamp, the event will be very loosely organised - we >> will provide the facilities, coffee and cookies, you bring ideas and >> enthusiasm to discuss, design and develop vocabularies and ontologies for >> the Semantic Web. Some people will surely continue the work they have >> started at VoCamp Oxford, but everyone is invited to join and come with new >> ideas as well! >> >> VoCamp is a free event - there is no workshop fee in order to attend. >> However, you will have to cover your own expenses, i.e. travel, >> accommodation and food. Also, space is limited, so we are restricting the >> number of attendees to 30 - if you want to come, make sure to put your name >> on the list in the VoCamp wiki [3] and don't forget to put down some topics >> you'd like to work on! >> >> If you need more convincing, have a look at some pictures from the >> previous VoCamp in Oxford: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/vocampoxford2008/ >> >> Looking forward to welcoming you to Galway, >> >> Knud Möller, Richard Cyganiak and Uldis Bojars >> >> [1] http://vocamp.org/wiki/VoCampGalway2008 >> [2] http://vocamp.org/wiki/WhatIsVoCamp >> [3] http://vocamp.org/wiki/VoCampGalway2008#Participants >> ------------------------------------------------- >> Knud Möller, MA >> +353 - 91 - 495086 >> Smile Group: http://smile.deri.ie >> Digital Enterprise Research Institute >> National University of Ireland, Galway >> Institiúid Taighde na Fiontraíochta Digití >> Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh >> >> > > > > -- > Paola Di Maio > School of IT > www.mfu.ac.th > ********************************************* > -- http://dannyayers.com ~ http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities/this_weeks_semantic_web/
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