1. Introduction to STI International
John Domingue / Atanas Kiryakov
President STI International / Member of the board
Deputy Director, KMI, The Open University / Exec. Director, Ontotext

2. STI International Overview
STI International is an international association on semantic technologies, based in Vienna
A global community of leading research institutes, innovative start-ups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and early adopter industries sharing an interest in the power and potential of semantic technologies
Established by leading ST groups 7 years ago
More than 50 members
5/12/ Vienna

3. Selected Current & Recent Projects
5/12/ Vienna

4. Events
5/12/ Vienna

5. ESWC
5/12/ Vienna

6. Asian Semantic Web Conference
5/12/ Vienna

7. European Data Forum
5/12/ Vienna

8. Summer Schools
10/09/ Madrid

9. Summit July 2011
Riga, Latvia
10/09/ Madrid

10. Summit July 2013
Suzdal Russia
10/09/ Madrid

11. SMEs Accessing Funding
5/12/ Vienna

12. Successful Proposal Writing
10/09/ Madrid

13. STI Role in AComIn
STI president or a suitable deputy will join the Steering Committee
Liaise with the STI members to host IICT seniors for secondments, and organise a secondment of their staff member to IICT
Perform joint RTD with IICT experts
Align AComIn Technology-transfer seminars and training events with conferences organized by STI
Either members of the STI International Executive board or our partners or members will participate in the AComIn dissemination events e.g. AIMSA 2014
10/09/ Madrid

14. Summary
STI International is an international association on semantic technologies, based in Vienna
A global community of leading research institutes, innovative start-ups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and early adopter industries sharing an interest in the power and potential of semantic technologies
More than 50 members
We run numerous events run for the community
Find out more at:
10/09/ Madrid

15. Thanks
10/09/ Madrid