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SMW Camp 2009
"Meet the people behind Semantic MediaWiki and SMW+ and learn from other users how to apply a semantic wiki in production environments"
The 2009 SMW Camp is a user meeting by and for the SMW and SMW+ community. It will take place in Karlsruhe, Germany on November, 7th – 8th 2009. The meeting is organized by Denny Vrandecic, Markus Krötzsch, Yaron Koren and ontoprise's SMW+ team. This is the 3rd get-together of SMW users, after previous meetings in Boston (Nov. 2008) and Stanford (March 2009). It is the first that is called "SMW Camp", a name that is planned for use for future meetings.
| Location |
Premises at ontoprise Gmbh
An der Raumfabrik
76227 Karlsruhe
Germany
If you travel by train or car you can find a route description to ontoprise here.
Meeting point – Saturday 7th, 10 o'clock
An der Raumfabrik 1, conference room above "Pestoria"; the entrance is upstairs at te backside of the building. A map can be found here.
| Registration |
You can register for the event from September 2nd 2009 until November 3rd 2009. (The registration deadline may get extended later, but we encourage everyone to register as soon as possible, to help with planning.)
Fee per person: 15 EUR (+ 19% VAT)*
Buy ticket(s) online: SMW Camp 09 online ticket shop (payment methods: debit, credit card and paypal)
Note:
- if you plan to conduct a tutorial on Saturday then we won't ask you for the fee: please don't register in the online ticket shop but contact Philipp from ontoprise ([1]).
- if you are experiencing difficulties with the online shop then let Daniel ([2]) know.
| Schedule |
Day 1 – Saturday, November, 7th
- "hacking day" – meet the developers
- tutorials (in parallel with the "hacking day")
- informal get together
On the first day of the camp you can learn how to use Semantic MediaWiki (including a brief tutorial on MediaWiki itself), and, depending on your level of expertise, you can join in tutorials to learn how to get the maximum out of SMW and SMW+, like semantic annotations and queries, programming semantic forms, etc. (see more here: SMW Camp 09 – Tutorials).
You may find a tentative schedule here.
In parallel to the tutorials you can meet the developers of SMW and extensions to SMW and discuss particular topics with them.
Saturday will close with an informal get together at a bar nearby the venue.
Day 2 – Sunday, November, 8th
- Discussions about SMW and individual presentations and demos
On Sunday the real conference takes place: participants can give demos and presentations followed by discussions with the gang.
See the current schedule and register your presentation/demo here: SMW Camp 09 – Presentations
You may find a tentative schedule here.
| Call for Contributions |
We are inviting you to hold a tutorial on Saturday and/or a demo or presentation on Sunday:
- enter your offer for a tutorial here: conducting a tutorial
- you can register your presentation/demo for Sunday here: presentations and demos.
If you want to suggest a topic for a tutorial or discussion then enter it here:
- topics you want to learn in a tutorial: Tutorial wishlist
- topics you want to discuss about on Sunday: Discussion topics wishlist
Accomodations
Three hotels very close to the Ontoprise offices are recommended for attendees:
- Maison Suisse - single rooms starting at €98, double rooms starting at €156
- Der Blaue Reiter - single rooms starting at €107, double rooms starting at €128
- Zum Erwin - single rooms starting at €47, double rooms starting at €71 FULL!
There are additionally two hotels in the center of Karlsruhe, a 10-minute tram ride away, that we can recommend:
- The Renaissance Hotel - single rooms starting at €65, double rooms starting at €65
- Hotel am Markt - single rooms starting at €69, double rooms starting at €89
Slides from the presentations
* The fee includes the following:
- entry to the event taking place on Saturday, Nov 7th 2009 10:00-18:00, and Sunday, Nov 8th 2009 10:00-18:00
- soft drinks during the event (dinner and lunch are unfortunately not included)
If you are conducting a tutorial then you don't need a ticket (if this is the case then please contact Philipp from ontoprise [3]).
