@lysander07@sigmoid.social2025-06-03 07:48:26
From this year on, ESWC will be under the umbrella of SWSA, the Semantic Web Science Association, to secure financial sustainability for the upcoming years after its previous supporting organisation STI was dissolved in 2023. Basics about the transition are given by Elena Simperl, president of SWSA.
https://swsa.semanticweb.org/
![The image shows a presentation slide titled "ESWC[@]SWSA" displayed on a large screen. The slide outlines the oversight rules that SWSA will follow with ESWC, similar to those at ISWC. The text includes bullet points detailing the roles and responsibilities, such as inviting the general chair, approving program chairs, and holding town hall meetings for improvement. It also mentions the transparent process for appointing local hosts, using profits for sustainability, and ensuring the conference…](https://cdn.masto.host/sigmoidsocial/media_attachments/files/114/618/315/717/625/380/original/aed1ffb0c12914e3.png)