Re: VoCamp @ SWAP 2008 [was Re: VoCamp Bangkok?]

Hi Danny, Hi Valentina,

Great idea :) You're at ISWC2008 right Valentina? Lets talk face to face.

Tom.

2008/10/26 valentina presutti <vpresutti@gmail.com>:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm part of the organization for SWAP 2008
> and actually we are working for organizing a joint event on December the
> 18th
> that fits really well with a possible VoCamp (that might be held either the
> same day or the day after).
> We are going to launch ontologydesignpatterns.org and to give a tutorial on
> pattern-based ontology design.
> It fits quite well, doesn't it? :)
>
> So I'm happy to volunteer for organizing a "roman" VoCamp.
> I'll get information about availability of rooms and go back to you.
> If there's anybody who wants to help me or give me some suggestion
> that would be welcome. It would be also useful to have some initial feedback
> on how many people would be interested in attending.
>
> Cheers,
> Valentina
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Valentina Presutti
> Semantic Technology Laboratory
> Institute for Cognitive Science and Technology
> National Research Council (CNR)
> Via Nomentana 56, Rome - Italy
>
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>
>
> On Oct 26, 2008, at 9:36 AM, Danny Ayers wrote:
>
>> it would be good for SWAP (italy) to be vocamp too
>>>
>>> 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
>>> *********************************************
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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