Semantic Web Education and Outreach (SWEO) Interest Group

This Interest Group is now closed: its official charter expired on the 31st of March, 2008. Note, however, that some of the activities started by this Interest Group have not been stopped, but go on independently instead. These are:

• Gathering and maintaining Semantic Web Use Cases and Case Studies. Please use the separate mailing list (member-sw-case-studies@w3.org) if you want to submit a new entry to that list; you may want to consult the general description on submission.
• Maintaining the Semantic Web Frequently Asked Questions collection
• The Linking Open Data community project with a separate, public mailing list (public-lod@w3.org, with public archives). See the archives for subscription information.
• The former interest group mailing list (public-sweo-ig@w3.org, with public archives) has been converted into a general mailing list for Semantic Web related education and outreach issues. See the archives for subscription information.

The Semantic Web Education and Outreach (SWEO) Interest Group has been established to develop strategies and materials to increase awareness among the Web community of the need and benefit for the Semantic Web, and educate the Web community regarding related solutions and technologies.

The scope of SWEO group includes:

• the development and collection of use and business cases, stemming from both user and vendor companies, and documenting the value of Semantic Web technologies
• identifying possible vertical markets and application areas for the Semantic Web
• production of clear guidelines for tutorials, presentations, teaching materials, FAQ-s, etc, targeted at different audiences