Semantic Web Challenge 2011 - Call for Participation

Submissions are now invited for the 9th Semantic Web Challenge, the premier event for demonstrating practical progress towards achieving the vision of the Semantic Web. The 9th Semantic Web Challenge which will take place at the 10th International Semantic Web Conference in Bonn, Germany.

As in previous years, the Semantic Web Challenge 2011 will consist of two tracks: the Open Track and the Billion Triples Track. The key difference between the two tracks is that the Billion Triples Track requires the participants to make use of the data set that has been crawled from the Web and is provided by the organizers. The Open Track has no such restrictions. As before, the Challenge is open to everyone from industry and academia. The authors of the best applications will be awarded prizes and featured prominently at special sessions during the conference.

Important Dates

• Friday September 30, 2011, 23:59 CET: Submissions due
• October 23-27, 2011: Semantic Web Challenge takes place at ISWC 2011

Challenge Criteria

How to Participate

Visit http://challenge.semanticweb.org in order to participate and register for the Semantic Web Challenge by submitting the required information as well as a link to the application on the online registration form. The form will open in August 2011 and will be open until Friday 30 September, 2011.

1. Abstract: no more than 200 words.
2. Description: The description should show details of the system, including why the system is innovative, which features or functions the system provides, what design choices were made and what lessons were learned. The description must include an appendix of 1-2 pages summarising explicitly how participants have addressed the evaluation requirements (including mandatory and any relevant desirable criteria). Papers should not exceed eight pages (including the appendix) and must be formatted according to the same guidelines as the papers in the Research Track (see http://iswc2011.semanticweb.org/).
3. Web access: The application should be accessible via the web. If the application is not publicly accessible, passwords should be provided. A (short) set of instructions on how to start and use the application should also be provided on the web page.

Please submit the description of your system (including the appendix) via EasyChair.

Descriptions (including the appendix) will be published in the form of online proceedings on the Semantic Web Challenge website.

Prizes

All participants are required to present their systems at a specific poster session at the ISWC 2011 conference. A jury consisting of experts from industry and academia will judge the systems at the conference. A monetary prize will be provided to the winners of each track, along with publicity for their work. The best applications will also have a chance to appear as full articles in the Journal of Web Semantics.

In the event that one of the tracks receive less than a minimal number of submissions, the organizers reserve the right to merge the two tracks of the competition.

Billion Triples Challenge 2011 Data Set

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