Jan
30
Sponsoring SemanticCamp
I have always been a strong supporter of grassroots web standards technologies and the semantic web but it has always been through the back of the crowd. When we started hedgehog lab, one of our primary aims was to be a vehicle to promote good practice and the great community around the web and software in general. The best way to do that was to sponsor community events surrounding these topics, but most web-related events come with a hefty dent in the wallet when it comes to sponsorship rates.
Therefore, it was refreshing to see that the first Semantic Camp, being organised by none other than Tom Morris, had a flexible sponsorship opportunity to contribute as much or as little as we wanted. As strong proponents of standards and a company filled with geeks who are fascinated about the future of the Semantic Web, we could not resist the chance to be a sponsor.
Although our contribution is trivial compared to some of the other sponsors of the event, we are hoping this will become a stepping stone to lay the foundation for hedgehog lab supporting more events like BarCamp NorthEast (hint to organisers!) and other major web-related events.
Unfortunately, none of us were quick enough to grab a ticket to the event but I am sure we will be turning up to many that will follow the success of this. To those who are going, “Get building the Semantic Web!”
posted by Sarat Pediredla on January 30, 2008 at 5:29 p.m.
