Registration Now Open for SemTech 2008, the World's Pre-eminent Conference on the Business of Semantic Technologies
More than 150 sessions showcase enterprise-grade solutions at semantic industry's most anticipated event.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 7, 2008 -- Semantic Universe, producers of industry-leading conferences and publications on semantic technologies, today announced the opening of registration for this year's Semantic Technology Conference (SemTech 2008; http://www.semantic-conference.com/), to be held 18-22 May at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.
Now in its fourth year, SemTech is the world's major annual gathering of users, publishers, developers, specialists, innovators, and entrepreneurs, targeting the most comprehensive business applications using semantic technologies -- from ontologies to Web 3.0. Highlighting current industry practices and advancements, SemTech de-mystifies and empowers all aspects of the semantic ecosystem through more than 125 sessions across nearly 20 tracks, spanning traditional conference formats, including presentations, tutorials, keynotes, panels, and posters; vertical industry sidebars, special interest groups, and field reports; as well as vendor showcases, exhibitions, and product seminars. Various social events offer unprecedented opportunities to meet and mingle with both peers and industry influencers.
In response to strong industry demand to accommodate exponential growth of the semantic market, SemTech 2008 expands on its core themes, bridging a broad spectrum of pragmatic, functional, and fully deployable solutions that demonstrate new opportunities to employ tomorrow's technology today simply by applying a little semantics. Sessions addressing the commercial capabilities of semantic technology include:
* Foundational Topics
* Semantic Web
* Linked Data
* Ontology Concepts
* Business Ontologies
* Taxonomies
* Microformats
* Semantic Integration
* Data Integration and Mashups
* Unstructured Information
* Semantic Query
* Semantic Search
* Semantic Case Studies and Web 3.0
* Semantic Rules
* Developing Semantic Applications
* Semantics for Enterprise Information Management (EIM)
* Knowledge Engineering and Management
* Semantic SOA (Service Oriented Architectures)
* Collaboration and Social Networks
* Marketing and Outreach
New this year are Vertical Focus Tracks, featuring in-depth explorations on applying semantic technologies across the financial, pharmaceutical/healthcare, oil/gas/energy, government, and system integration sectors. The TopBraid Suite Open User Group Meeting, the SDForum Semantic Web SIG, and US Federal Government Community of Practice will also convene at SemTech.
More than 130 speakers will share their insight at SemTech. Presenters, faculty, and specialists include globally-recognized luminaries such as: Dean Allemang, TopQuadrant; Danny Ayers, Talis; Dave Beckett, Yahoo!; Christine Connors, Dow Jones; Mills Davis, Project10x; Dave Errington, Talis; John Gilman, Blue Shield of California; Tom Gruber, RealTravel; Stephen Hall, Vulcan Capital; Jim Hendler and Deborah McGuinness, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ivan Herman, W3C; Tom Ilube, Garlik; Alex Iskold, AdaptiveBlue; Elisa Kendall, Sandpiper Software; David S. Lewis, Startech Global; Dave McComb, Semantic Arts; Eric Miller, Zepheira; Barney Pell, Powerset; Eghosa Omoigui, Intel Capital; Ronald G. Ross, Business Rule Solutions; Nova Spivack, Radar Networks; and Jamie Taylor, Metaweb.
"Our proven track record of bringing together a wide range of participants to engage many topics in a meaningful, focused environment realizes our long-term vision of offering a highly informative and valuable experience," said Tony Shaw, President of Semantic Universe and SemTech Program Co-Chair. "SemTech is all about connecting the industry--it's the must-attend event for experts, solution providers, developers, and users to address the power of semantic innovations that are shaping the industry today. Through its intimate setting, interactive format, outstanding content, and great networking, SemTech will continue to draw the industry's elite."
SemTech 2008 is bolstered by the support of the following sponsors and exhibitors:
* Platinum-- Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL);
* Gold -- Calais (by Reuters), Franz Inc, Metatomix, Orbis, Siderean, TopQuadrant, and Zepheira;
* Silver -- Aduna, Cycorp, Dow Jones Client Solutions (NYSE: DJ), Intellidimension, Modus Operandi, NetBreeze, Ontoprise, Ontos AG, Ontotext, Saltlux, Semantic System AG, TextWise, and Thetus;
* Exhibitors -- KBSI and Pragati;
* Supporting -- Object Management Group, Project10X, Semantic Report, Talis, and W3C
Select exhibitor and premier-level sponsorship opportunities are available; contact Steve Bastasini on +1 415 740 5528 or steve@semantic-conference.com for more information.
Conference registration is now open, with Early Bird rates offered until 21 April 2008. Academic and group pricing are also available; sign up today at http://www.semantic-conference.com/
About SemTech:
SemTech is owned and operated by Semantic Universe, a joint venture between Wilshire Conferences (http://www.wilshireconferences.com/) and Semantic Arts (http://www.semanticarts.com). With corporate and conference leadership by some of the most recognized names in the semantic community, their portfolio of conferences and events includes Conceptual Data Modeling, the DAMA International Symposium and WILSHIRE Meta-Data Conference, Data Governance Conference, Designing and Building Business Ontologies, Enterprise Information Management Conference, IDQ Conference, and Logical and Physical Modeling, as well as the publications Data Strategy Best Practices Council, Data Strategy Journal, and Semantic Report.
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