I-SEMANTICS 2012  is the 8th International Conference within the I-SEMANTICS series. I-SEMANTICS 2012 brings together both researchers and practitioners in the areas of Semantic Technologies, Linked Data and the Semantic Web in order to showcase cutting edge research, demonstrators and applications for the Corporate and Social Semantic Web.

I-SEMANTICS 2012 is proud to announce the new format “I-CHALLENGE”, which brings to you the 5th Linked Data Cup (formerly Triplification Challenge), the Best Paper Award, the Best Poster Award and the Best PhD Paper Award.

As in the past years the I-SEMANTICS Conference will be complemented by I-KNOW (www.i-know.at), the 12th International Conference on Knowledge Management, aiming to reflect the increasing importance and convergence of knowledge management and semantic systems.

I-SEMANTICS ’12 offers a forum of exchange for European research institutions and businesses that concentrate on semantic technologies. Leading international experts will discuss state of the art developments and future trends from the technological, economical and social view and present up-to-the-minute research & development in semantic systems.