Heather H.

My book, The Accidental Taxonomist 3rd ed. (which includes an added chapter on ontologies) is still available for the KGC conference discount of 20% off through June 5, if you order online directly from the publisher with the discount code of TATKG1 https://store.infotoday.com/product/the-accidental-taxonomist/

That reminds me to promote my book, The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd ed. Yes, it's about how to create taxonomies, with on chapter on ontologies. I will have only four copies along with me to sell in person at the conference at a 20% discount. Look for me there if you want one. You can also order the book for 20% with the discount code TATKG1, which is valid only May 3 - June 15 when ordering directly from the publisher: https://store.infotoday.com/product/the-accidental-taxonomist/ You can order print or ebook. Overseas shipping is possible but costs almost as much as the book.

KMWorld Europe and Taxonomy Boot Camp London will be co-located conference tracks in London 14-15 April with pre-conference workshops on 13 April. Sessions on knowledge graphs and ontologies are also included in the program, which has just been published on the websites. https://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2026/Programme.aspx https://www.kmworld.com/Europe/2026/Programme.aspx (I will be presenting a pre-conference workshop "Taxonomy Design Fundamentals" and a regular session, "Thesaurus Standards for Taxonomies." For a limited time, use the discount code ANNOUNCE for £200 off (excluding workshops). If/when that code expires, use the discount code 26SPK for £100 off at any time.

Attend Taxonomy Boot Camp/KMWorld and co-located conference's exhibits only and receptions for free. It's a great networking event. At the JW Marriott, Washington, DC, Monday November 17, starting at 5pm through Wednesday, November 19, at 4:00 pm. https://www.kmworld.com/Conference/2025/Showcase.aspx Receptions are Monday 5:00 - 6:30 and Tuesday 5:00 - 6:00. I will doing book-signings (and sales) of my book The Accidental Taxonomist, 3rd ed. during those receptions. Use the discount code 25SPK when registering. Here is the registration link with discount code already filled in: https://secure.infotoday.com/RegForms/KMWorld/default.aspx?priority=25SPK

I summarized the Semantic Data conference, which took place this week in New York, in a recent blog post. https://accidental-taxonomist.blogspot.com/2025/10/semantic-data-conference-2025.html

Mark your calendars for 13-15 April 2026 for Taxonomy Boot Camp London and KM World Europe in person in London for the first time since 2019. https://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/London/2026/default.aspx and https://www.kmworld.com/europe/2026/default.aspx Preconference workshops will be on 13 April. (I hope to be able to present a pre-conference workshop there.)

The full schedule of sessions has been posted for the annual DCMI metadata conference, 22-25 October in Barcelona Spain, with the theme "(Meta)data at the Core: Bridging Human Knowledge and AI Innovation." https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2025/sessions/ I will be presenting on the panel "Schema and Value Vocabularies for Consistency." https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2025/sessions/panel-schema-value-consistency/ Early-bird discount registration ends September 18. https://www.dublincore.org/conferences/2025/registration/ Full 4-day conference is $500. Saturday only is $150 (including tutorials on Merging Taxonomies and Shaping Linked Data and Knowledge Graphs). Further discounts for students. I will have a few copies of my book "The Accidental Taxonomist" along to sell.

The detailed program for Taxonomy Boot Camp conference in Washington, DC, November 17-18, is available. https://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2025/Agenda.aspx I will be presenting "Taxonomies in Support of Search" https://www.taxonomybootcamp.com/2025/program.aspx#17422 Use the discount 25SPK code for $100 off the registration price of Taxonomy Boot Camp or any of the co-located conferences of KMWorld, or register at this link with the code already filled in: Use discount 25SPK code for $100 off, or register at this link with the code already filled in: https://secure.infotoday.com/RegForms/KMWorld/default.aspx?priority=25SPK

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