The recent wave of interest in semantic technology has led to the growing popularity of Semantic Meetups in US and around the world. The purpose of local Meetup is to provide a forum for newcomers to learn about the foundational technologies of the Semantic Web [] and for the well versed to keep up on industry trends and share their experiences.  Discuss topics will cover a broad range of subject matter that includes OWL, RDF, SPARQL, RIF, Open Linked data, semantics in the enterprise, rules, inferencing, as well as updates from the standards bodies and open source community.http://www.w3c.org

We are pleased to announce the formation of the Central Maryland Semantic Meetup. This is free social network and meeting community open to industry, government and acedemia. The goal of the organizers is to create a vendor neutral environment for open discussion and provide the membership with a valuable resource of information on industry trends and ongoing research. We will work on behalf of the membership to coordinate regular meetings with respected speakers from industry, government and acedemia.  Commercial software companies will also be invited to keep members up to date on available tools and the adoption trends they are seeing in the broader markets.