SMWCon

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SMWCon, or the Semantic MediaWiki Conference, is an annual gathering for users, developers, and enthusiasts of Semantic MediaWiki, including corporate users, academics and others. It is held in Europe, in the fall. From 2010 to 2015, SMWCon was a twice-annual event, also occurring in the spring in North America. In 2016, the North American event was renamed to the Enterprise MediaWiki conference or EMWCon. See also related events for opportunities to submit SMW related work.

SMWCon

Upcoming

• SMWCon Fall 2023 - TBD

Past

19 editions of SMWCon have been held so far:

• SMWCon Fall 2022 - 26 to 28 October 2022 in Breda, The Netherlands and online (hybrid)
• SMWCon Fall 2021 - 8 to 10 December 2021, online
• SMWCon Fall 2020 – 24 to 26 November 2020, online
• SMWCon Fall 2019 – 25 to 27 September 2019 in Paris, France
• SMWCon Fall 2018 – 12 to 14 December 2018 in Regensburg, Germany
• SMWCon Fall 2017 – 4 to 6 October 2017 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• SMWCon Fall 2016 – 28 to 30 September 2016 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• SMWCon Fall 2015 – 28 to 30 October 2015 in Barcelona, Spain
• SMWCon Spring 2015 – 6 to 8 May 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• SMWCon Fall 2014 – 1 to 3 October 2014 in Vienna, Austria
• SMWCon Spring 2014 – 21 to 23 May 2014 in Montreal, Canada
• SMWCon Fall 2013 – 28 to 30 October 2013 in Berlin, Germany
• SMWCon Spring 2013 – 20 to 22 March 2013 in New York, New York, USA
• SMWCon Fall 2012 – 24 to 26 October 2012 in Cologne, Germany
• SMWCon Spring 2012 – 25 to 27 April 2012 in Carlsbad, California, USA
• SMWCon Fall 2011 – 21 to 23 September 2011 in Berlin, Germany
• SMWCon Spring 2011 – 28 to 30 April 2011 in Washington, D.C, USA
• SMWCon Fall 2010 – 18 and 19 September 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• SMWCon Spring 2010 – 22 and 23 May 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

There have also been previous Semantic MediaWiki-related events under different names:

• SMW Camp – 7 and 8 November 2009 in Karlsruhe, Germany
• SMW Meetup – 25 March 2009 in Stanford, California, USA
• SMW Users Meeting – 22 and 23 November 2008 in Boston, Massachusets, USA

Contributions

See the contributions made to SMW Conferences so far.

Locations

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EMWCon

EMWCon, or the Enterprise MediaWiki Conference, is an event spun off from SMWCon.

• EMWCon Spring 2022 - 4 to 8 April 2022, Houston, Texas, USA and online
• EMWCon Spring 2021 - 20 to 22 April 2021, online
• EMWCon Spring 2020 - 1 to 3 April 2020, online
• EMWCon Spring 2019 - 3 to 5 April 2019 in Daly City, California, USA
• EMWCon Spring 2018 - 21 to 23 March 2018 in Houston, Texas, USA
• EMWCon Spring 2017 - 8 to 10 March 2017 in McLean, Virginia, USA
• EMWCon Spring 2016 - 25 to 27 May 2016 in New York, New York, USA

Related events

Conference organizers might find it useful to co-allocate a SMWCon with related events.

Resources for organizers

The page SMWCon Organization holds information for organizers, and potential organizers, of SMWCon. See also the pages in the category SMWCon Organization.