Poster Session
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Event-1
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Session Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use SessionEvent.

is provider of
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: is provided by
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Organisation
range: Sponsorship

PhD Symposium or Doctoral Consortium Chair
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Chairman
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

Organising Committee Member
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subject: Role
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass

has camera-ready deadline
property disjoint with: bibliographic reference
property disjoint with: has cost currency
type: Thing
property disjoint with: has submission instructions
term status: deprecated
type: DatatypeProperty
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
sub property of: topDataProperty
property disjoint with: has cost amount
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Call
range: dateTime

Programme Chair
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
subclass of: Role
subject: Chairman
type: DeprecatedClass

Publicity Chair
subject: Chairman
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass

Event, other
type: Thing

Meeting Room Place
term status: testing
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: SpatialThing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Place
type: Class
comment: A particular room at the conference venue (or elsewhere). E.g., the room where a particular SessionEvent takes place.

Paper Session
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Session Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Vevent
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: deprecated
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use SessionEvent.

Call for Papers
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
type: Class
subject: Call
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Announcement
subclass of: Call
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A call for papers or CfP encourages authors to submit papers for peer-review for a conference or workshop, or a journal or book.

Demo Session
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
subject: Academic Event
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Event-1
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Session Event
subclass of: Organised Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use SessionEvent.

Exhibition Chair
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role-1
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
subject: Chairman
type: Class
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

attendee at
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: has attendee
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Instead of this property, use the Delegate role.
domain: Person
range: Organised Event

Keynote Talk
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Thing
subject: Academic Event
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Talk Event
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

Tutor
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role
type: Thing
subject: Role
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass

has programme
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates an event such as a conference to its Programme.
domain: Organised Event
range: Programme

Tutorials Chair
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subject: Chairman
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

Argumentative Document
term status: testing
subject: Document
subclass of: Document
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
comment: An argumentative document is a document which uses analytical reasoning and evidence in order to argue for a point of view. Typical examples are scientific papers or political pamphlets. Negative examples are novels or plays (even though a novel might also try to sway the reader to a certain point of view). According to Text Types, an argumentative document is based "on the evaluation and the subsequent subjective judgement in answer to a problem. It refers to the reasons advanced for or against a matter".

Reviewer
subclass of: Role-1
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Role
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use ProgrammeCommitteeMember instead.

Sponsorship
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Sponsorship
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.

is topic of
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated, instead using terms from FOAF.
domain: ResearchTopic

Track Event
subclass of: Event-1
type: Class
subclass of: Organised Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Thing
term status: testing
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
type: Thing
comment: A track groups all those sessions or events at a conference or workshop that belong to a common, overall theme. Depending on the conference, tracks can be quite generic, such as "Research" or "Industrial", but can also be more specific, such as "Semantic Web" or "Numismatics". SWC does not define any specific tracks, since conferences often differ so much with respect to how they structure their tracks, that it would be pointless to try and find a set of tracks that would suit all conferences. Sub-classes of TrackEvent which were defined in previous versions of the SWC ontology are now deprecated.

Dogfood Tsar
subject: Chairman
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role-1
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A role that is only relevant in relation to the topic of the conference e.g. Semantic Web Technologies Coordinator at a Semantic Web Conference.

Semantic Web Conference Ontology
creator: Sean Bechhofer
maker: Sean Bechhofer
type: Thing
earlier version: swc 2009-03-02.rdf
maker: Knud Möller
created: 2007/05/31
creator: Knud Möller
userdocs: http://lodlaundromat.org/.well-known/genid/a7f891cae2cc380019af85722d8a4405#2
maker: Tom Heath
modified: $Date: 2009-05-11 17:50:14 +0100 (Mon, 11 May 2009) $
creator: Tom Heath
revision: $Revision: 895 $ - Slim Version
author list: http://lodlaundromat.org/.well-known/genid/a7f891cae2cc380019af85722d8a4405#1
license doc: License Statement
license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
has version: swc 2009-03-02.rdf
has version: swc 2009-02-27.rdf
imports: swrc-topics
imports: swrc
type: Ontology

Meal Break
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Break Event
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subclass of: Event-1
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subject: Event, other
type: Class
subclass of: Vevent
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use BreakEvent.

Slide Set
subclass of: Document
subclass of: Artefact
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
subject: Document
term status: testing
subclass of: Argumentative Document
comment: A set of slides used for a presentation of e.g. a paper at a conference.

Tom Heath
surname: Heath
member of: Talis Information Limited
type: Thing
type: Person

(Printed) Proceedings Chair
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subject: Chairman
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

Workshop Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Event-1
term status: testing
subject: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
type: Class
comment: A scientific workshop. Workshops are often co-located with ConferenceEvents.

Excursion
subclass of: Social Event
term status: deprecated
type: Class
subclass of: Non-academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
type: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use SocialEvent.

Role
subclass of: Thing
subject: Role
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role-1
term status: testing
type: Class
type: Thing
comment: Role is the super-class of all the different roles performed at a conference or workshop. Examples are the various conference chairs, the delegates, presenters, PC members, etc. The intended use of this class is that an instance of Role will be related to the event at which it is performed, and to the person which performs it. Since the set of roles is slightly different for each event, and since it would therefore be impossible to provide sub-classes for all needs and circumstances, the SWC ontology only contains a very basic set of Role classes. Rather than diversifying the set of Role classes to cater for all needs, users should instead instantiate the small set of different Role classes and cover the roles at a specific event in this way. E.g., instead of sub-classing the Chair role with MainChair, WorkshopChair, TutorialChair, etc., the different kinds of chairs should simply be instances of the generic Chair class and be labelled appropriately.

Document
type: Thing

Academic Event
type: Class
subclass of: Vevent
type: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
term status: testing
comment: Academic events are e.g. conferences and conference-like events, and all the sub-events of those which are about the topic or theme of the conference, such as talks or panels.

Session Event
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Event-1
type: Class
term status: testing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Academic Event
type: Thing
comment: A session dedicated to a specific topic at a conference. This could be a session with talks, or also a poster session, a demo session, or any other kind of session.

Workshops Chair
type: Class
subclass of: Role-1
term status: deprecated
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Thing
subject: Chairman
type: DeprecatedClass

Eating Place
subclass of: Place
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
type: Class
subclass of: SpatialThing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Place
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecated to reduce inflation of terms.

Webmaster
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
subject: Role
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

Submissions Chair
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: Class
term status: deprecated
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Chairman
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

held by
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: holds role
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Part of the role modelling machinery of SWC. This property relates a role at an event (e.g. a conference chair) to the person who actually holds the role.
domain: Role
range: Person

Conference Dinner
type: Thing
subclass of: Meal Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Social Event
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Vevent
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use SocialEvent.

uuid
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty

Non-academic Event
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
term status: testing
type: Thing
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
comment: In the context of SWC, a non-academic event is any kind or organised event which does not concern the topic or theme of the conference as such. Examples are breaks, dinners, parties, etc.

has topic
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Instead of this property, use foaf:topic.
range: ResearchTopic

Treasurer
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
subject: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

Paper
term status: testing
subclass of: Document
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Artefact
type: Thing
subclass of: Argumentative Document
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
subject: Document
comment: A scientific/scholarly paper, e.g., an article in a scientific journal, or a paper at a conference or workshop. A paper could also be unpublished formally, as long as it has the form of a scientific paper (introduction, conclusion, related work, etc.).

related to Event
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: has related document
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates a document to an event such as a conference, workshop, etc.
domain: Argumentative Document
domain: Artefact
label: related to event
range: Academic Event

Panel Event
term status: testing
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Academic Event
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
disjoint with: Nothing
comment: A panel discussion at a conference or conference-like event, usually involving several speakers.

Reception
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Social Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use SocialEvent.

Demo Presentation
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: Talk Event
subclass of: Organised Event
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

has cost currency
type: Thing
property disjoint with: has notification deadline
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
property disjoint with: has submission deadline
property disjoint with: has camera-ready deadline
term status: deprecated
property disjoint with: has cost amount
sub property of: topDataProperty
type: DatatypeProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Sponsorship
range: string

Industrial Talk
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Event-1
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Talk Event
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
type: Class
subject: Academic Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

System Demonstration
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Document
subclass of: Argumentative Document
subject: Document
subclass of: Paper
type: Class
subclass of: Artefact
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A type of paper which accompanies the demonstration of software, also known as an extended abstract or demo description. This class has been deprecated in order to reduce the inflation of classes; it is too specific for CS conferences.

has part
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A generic property to model part-of relationships. In SWC this property is used to relate a proceedings document to the papers and articles contained in it.
domain: Thing
range: Thing

University of Manchester
member: Sean Bechhofer
type: Organization
type: Thing
type: Group

has submission instructions
type: Thing
property disjoint with: has notification deadline
property disjoint with: has camera-ready deadline
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
property disjoint with: has submission deadline
sub property of: topDataProperty
property disjoint with: has cost amount
type: DatatypeProperty
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Call
range: string

Paper Presentation
subject: Academic Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Talk Event
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Event-1
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

Social Event
type: Class
subject: Event, other
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Non-academic Event
term status: testing
subclass of: Event-1
comment: Examples for social events are parties or excursions.

Call for Demos
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Call
type: Class
type: Thing
subject: Call
subclass of: Announcement
term status: deprecated
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A call for demonstrations of software at a conference or workshop. Submissions are usually in the form of extended abstracts (~2 page) discussing the research questions addressed by the software and outlining the content of the demonstration.

Organised Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
term status: testing
subclass of: Event-1
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subject: Event, other
type: Class
comment: An event in time and space which is planned and organised, as opposed to something which 'just happens', such as a car accident or sunset.

Invited Paper
subclass of: Paper
subclass of: Document
subclass of: InProceedings
subclass of: Argumentative Document
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
subclass of: Artefact
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subject: Document
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: As opposed to a peer-reviewed paper. This class has been deprecated in order to reduce the inflation of classes.

Welcome Talk
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Event-1
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
subject: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Talk Event
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

has role
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: is role at
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Part of the role modelling machinery of SWC. This property relates an event (e.g. a conference) to a role at the event (e.g. a conference chair).
domain: Academic Event
range: Role

Call for Participation
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Announcement
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Call
type: Class
subject: Call
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: This kind of call usually calls for potential delegates to attend an event such as a conference or a workshop.

Sean Bechhofer
surname: Bechhofer
member of: University of Manchester
type: Thing
type: Person

Semantic Web Challenge Chair
type: Thing
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subject: Chairman
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Role-1
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

is location of
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates a location to a conference or sub-event thereof which takes place at it.
domain: SpatialThing
range: Organised Event

holds role
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: held by
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Part of the role modelling machinery of SWC. This property relates a person to the role (e.g. a conference chair) it holds at an event.
domain: Person
range: Role

has attendee
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: attendee at
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Instead of this property, use the Delegate role.
domain: Organised Event
range: Person

is provided by
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: is provider of
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Sponsorship
range: Organisation

Administrator
subclass of: Role
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
subject: Role
subclass of: Role-1
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass

Workshop Organiser
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Role
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: deprecated
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subject: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

has call
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: for event
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Academic Event
range: Call

plans to attend
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A person might plan to attend a talk or session at a conference or similar event. This property could be used to prepare a delegate's conference experience with respect to who they want to meet, etc.
domain: Person
range: Organised Event

DERI
member: Knud Möller
type: Organization
type: Thing
type: Group

Coffee Break
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subject: Event, other
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Break Event
term status: deprecated
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use BreakEvent.

Presenter
subclass of: Role
subject: Role
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: testing
comment: A presenter is someone who presents matter in front of an audience. Examples of events to which this role applies are paper presentations, tutorials, or talks. A keynote speaker could also be modelled as an instance of this class.

Tutorial Presenter
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subject: Role
subclass of: Role
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use Presenter instead.

Tutorial Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Academic Event
type: Class
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
type: Thing
term status: testing
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Vevent
comment: A tutorial is a special session at a conference or workshop, somewhat like a long lecture on a specific topic.

bibliographic reference
property disjoint with: has cost amount
term status: deprecated
property disjoint with: has camera-ready deadline
sub property of: topDataProperty
type: Thing
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
property disjoint with: has notification deadline
type: DatatypeProperty
property disjoint with: has submission deadline
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Artefact
range: string

affiliation
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty

Place
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: SpatialThing
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
subject: Place
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecated: no real need to have an internal super-class for locations, we can just use the SpatialThing.

License Statement
type: Thing
comment: Copyright © 2007-2009 Knud Möller, Sean Bechhofer and Tom Heath. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. This copyright applies to the Semantic Web Conference Ontology (SWC) Specification and accompanying documentation in RDF. Regarding underlying technology, SWC uses W3C's RDF technology, an open Web standard that can be freely used by anyone.

has notification deadline
property disjoint with: bibliographic reference
type: Thing
property disjoint with: has cost currency
type: DatatypeProperty
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
property disjoint with: has cost amount
term status: deprecated
sub property of: topDataProperty
property disjoint with: has submission instructions
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Call
range: dateTime

has menu
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Meal Event
range: Menu

Accommodation Place
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: SpatialThing
subject: Place
term status: testing
comment: A hotel, hostel, BnB or similar.

Posters Chair
subject: Chairman
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

Delegate
subject: Role
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Role-1
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: testing
subclass of: Thing
comment: A delegate is someone who attends a conference or conference-like event.

Industry Chair or In-Use Chair
subclass of: Role-1
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subject: Chairman
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

has related document
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: related to Event
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates an event such as a conference, workshop, etc. to a document.
domain: Academic Event
range: Argumentative Document

Conference Chair
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role-1
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Chairman
type: Thing
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass

Closing Event
subclass of: Organised Event
type: Class
term status: deprecated
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subject: Event, other
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use TalkEvent.

Place
type: Thing

member of
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: member
type: ObjectProperty
comment: FOAF does not define an inverse of foaf:member, so SWC does it.
domain: Person
range: Group

Programme Committee Member
subclass of: Role
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subject: Role
subclass of: Thing
term status: testing
comment: This role is played by the members of the programme committee of a conference or conference-like event. We found this role to be so significant that it justifies to be represented by its own class.

Proceedings
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: Artefact
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: testing
subclass of: Document
subject: Document
comment: The proceedings of a conference or workshop, which contain the papers presented there.

Opening Event
subclass of: Thing
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Organised Event
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Non-academic Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use TalkEvent.

Artefact
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Document
type: Class
subject: Document
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
term status: testing
comment: Artefact here means a document which can have a physical manifestation, like a paper or the proceedings of a conference.

Local Organiser
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Role
subclass of: Role
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
type: Class
type: DeprecatedClass

Meal Event
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Non-academic Event
term status: testing
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Event-1
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Event, other
comment: A lunch, dinner or similar event at a conference or conference-like event.

Chair
subclass of: Role-1
subject: Role
type: Thing
term status: testing
subclass of: Role
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
comment: A sub-class of Role for various kinds of chair functions. Examples are the main chair of a conference, the tutorials chair, the proceedings chair, etc. Instead of introducing a large amount of sub-classes of Chair, we suggest to model all the different chair functions as instances of Chair with appropriate labels.

Knud Möller
surname: Möller
member of: DERI
type: Thing
type: Person

Poster
subclass of: Document
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: testing
subject: Document
subclass of: Artefact
subclass of: Argumentative Document
type: Class
type: Thing
comment: A scientific poster at a conference or workshop.

has cost amount
property disjoint with: has submission deadline
property disjoint with: bibliographic reference
sub property of: topDataProperty
property disjoint with: has submission instructions
term status: deprecated
type: DatatypeProperty
property disjoint with: has notification deadline
property disjoint with: has camera-ready deadline
property disjoint with: has cost currency
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Sponsorship
range: integer

Poster Presentation
subject: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Talk Event
type: Class
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TalkEvent.

Role
type: Thing

is super-event of
inverse of: is a sub-event of
type: ObjectProperty
type: Thing
term status: testing
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: TransitiveProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
comment: Events can be super-events of other events. E.g., a conference can be the super-event of a session, which in turn can be the super-event of a talk. The relation is transitive - the conference is also the super-event of the talk.
domain: Vevent
label: is the super-event of
range: Vevent

Call
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Announcement
subject: Call
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology. A call is a public announcement, asking for contribution of some kind to events such as conferences or workshops, or to a publication such as a journal or book.

Sponsorship Chair
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role
subject: Chairman
type: Thing
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass

has location
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates an event such as a conference or any sub-event thereof to a location where it takes place.
domain: Organised Event
range: SpatialThing

Communal Place
subclass of: Thing
subject: Place
type: Class
type: Thing
subclass of: SpatialThing
term status: testing
disjoint with: Nothing
comment: A location at the conference venue (or elsewhere), which is not a meeting room.

Talk Event
subclass of: Event-1
term status: testing
subclass of: Vevent
subject: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Academic Event
comment: A speaker giving a talk. This could be the presentation of a paper, but also keynote speech or any other kind of talk.

Track Chair
subclass of: Role
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Thing
subject: Chairman
subclass of: Role-1
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: The chair of a particular track of a conference, responsible for all submissions and actions regarding this track.

is part of
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A generic property to model part-of relationships. In SWC this property is used to relate papers or articles to the proceedings document in which they are contained.
domain: Thing
range: Thing

Drinking Place
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: SpatialThing
subject: Place
subclass of: Place
term status: deprecated
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecated to reduce inflation of terms.

Talis Information Limited
member: Tom Heath
type: Organization
type: Thing
type: Group

Break Event
term status: testing
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Non-academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
comment: Any kind of break at the super-event, such as a coffee break.

Programme
term status: testing
subclass of: Artefact
subclass of: Document
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
subject: Document
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
comment: A document containing the programme of an event such as a conference or workshop. Typically, the programme would list the times and dates for the individual sub-events, e.g., talks, dinners, panel discussions, etc.

Research Track
subclass of: Thing
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Track Event
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Organised Event
type: Class
subject: Academic Event
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Vevent
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TrackEvent.

Additional Reviewer
subject: Role
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role
term status: deprecated
type: Class
subclass of: Role-1
type: Thing
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass

System Description
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Document
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
subject: Document
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Class
subclass of: Artefact
subclass of: Argumentative Document
subclass of: Paper
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A type of paper which is mainly describes the properties, implementation or architecture of an system (such as a software system). Deprecating this: it's too specific for, not generic enough to apply for most conferences.

Demos Chair
term status: deprecated
subject: Chairman
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Role-1
type: Class
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Role
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this, just use TrackChair instead.

Call
type: Thing

Call for Posters
subclass of: Announcement
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Call
subclass of: Call
type: Class
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
subclass of: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A call for scientific posters at a conference or workshop. Submissions are usually in the form of extended abstracts (~2 page) discussing the research presented on the poster.

Free Time Break
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Event-1
subclass of: Non-academic Event
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Organised Event
subject: Event, other
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Break Event
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just use BreakEvent.

Industrial Track
subject: Academic Event
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Track Event
type: Thing
subclass of: Vevent
type: Class
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Organised Event
subclass of: Academic Event
subclass of: Thing
subclass of: Event-1
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: Deprecating this - we can just as well use TrackEvent.

Call for Proposals
subclass of: Announcement
subject: Call
type: Thing
subclass of: Call
subclass of: Thing
term status: deprecated
type: Class
disjoint with: Nothing
type: DeprecatedClass
comment: A call which asks for contributions in the form of e.g. workshop or tutorial proposals.

for event
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: has call
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Call
range: Academic Event

has sponsorship
term status: deprecated
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: Deprecated because it has never been used and in order to reduce the inflation of ontology terms.
domain: Organised Event
range: Sponsorship

Session Chair
type: Thing
type: Class
subclass of: Role-1
subclass of: Thing
subject: Chairman
disjoint with: Nothing
term status: deprecated
subclass of: Role
type: DeprecatedClass

is role at
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: has role
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Part of the role modelling machinery of SWC. This property relates a role at an event (e.g. a conference chair) to the event (e.g. a conference).
domain: Role
range: Academic Event

has related artefact
term status: testing
type: Thing
sub property of: topObjectProperty
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
type: ObjectProperty
comment: Relates an event such as a conference, workshop, etc. to a physical artefact.
domain: Academic Event
range: Artefact

is a sub-event of
property disjoint with: bottomObjectProperty
inverse of: is super-event of
type: TransitiveProperty
sub property of: topObjectProperty
type: Thing
type: ObjectProperty
term status: testing
comment: Events can be sub-events of other events. E.g., a talk can be a sub-event of a session, which in turn can be a sub-event of a conference. The relation is transitive - the talk is also a sub-event of the conference.
domain: Vevent
label: is sub-event of
range: Vevent

Conference Venue Place
term status: testing
type: Thing
subclass of: SpatialThing
disjoint with: Nothing
subject: Place
subclass of: Thing
type: Class
comment: The location of a conference or conference-like event. Ideally, this would be more specific than just the city. Instead it should be the hotel, convention centre, university or similar place where the event is held.

Conference Event
type: Class
subclass of: Vevent
subclass of: Event-1
disjoint with: Nothing
subclass of: Academic Event
term status: testing
subclass of: Thing
subject: Academic Event
subclass of: Organised Event
type: Thing
comment: A scientific conference. TODO: Maybe this should be opened up - why only scientific conferences?

has submission deadline
property disjoint with: has cost currency
type: DatatypeProperty
term status: deprecated
property disjoint with: bibliographic reference
property disjoint with: bottomDataProperty
property disjoint with: has submission instructions
property disjoint with: has cost amount
sub property of: topDataProperty
type: Thing
type: DeprecatedProperty
comment: The call classes have been deprecated in SWC. Instead, we suggest to use the CfP ontology.
domain: Call
range: dateTime

Introduction
comment: The Semantic Web Conference ontology (SWC) is an ontology for describing academic conferences. It was initially designed to support the European Semantic Web Conference, ESWC2007, and later extended for both the following conferences in the ESWC series, as well as in the ISWC series. Historically, the SWC ontology also draws heavily on ontologies developed for ESWC2006 and ISWC2006. SWC is mainly a convention of how to use classes and properties from other ontologies, most prominently FOAF (for people) and SWRC (their BibTeX elements, for the papers). We are also throwing in some SIOC, Dublin Core and iCal/RDF Calendar. Our own swc namespace provides the glue for all this, as well as specialised classes for things that have to do with conferences. This version of SWC has been slimmed down significantly (hence the revision name). A total of 59 classes and 19 properties have been deprecated (deprecated terms can be found at the bottom of this document). This was mostly done with the intention to remove the countless sub-classes of generic classes such as Chair or SessionEvent, which were deemed to be too specific for a general-purpose conference ontology such as SWC. Elsewhere, classes and properties which had never been used and seemed to fall under the heading of "over-engineering" were removed. Finally, all CfP related terms were removed. Instead, we suggest to use a dedicated ontology such as the CfP ontology.

Describing Papers
comment: For the basic use case of describing papers, the figure below shows how the main kinds of resources are connected: the paper itself, the authors and their affiliations, and the talk where the paper was presented. The next figure shows in more detail the kinds of things that can be said about each of the four main entities surrounding a paper.

Roles
comment: One of the basic design choices in SWC is to use role modelling for describing the different functions at a conference, such as chairs, reviewers, etc. For any particular role at a given conference, the swc:Role class or a sub-class will be instantiated. This role instance stands in relation to a person (who plays the role) and an event. The figure below gives an example showing how to model the role of the metadata chair (or "dog food tsar") at ISWC+ASWC2007, which was held by Knud Möller (together with Tom Heath, not shown in the figure). Note that the metadata chair role is not modelled with its own dedicated class (although it could have been). Instead, an instance of the generic Chair class is used and labelled accordingly.