Here is a quick update on Calais developer events as well as new discounts on conferences where the Calais team will be presenting in the weeks ahead.  We hope to see you there, so let us know if you can make it! 

1. MIT's EmTech '08 - September 23 - 25, Cambridge, MA (with Calais developer luncheon on 9/25)
2. The European Semantic Technology Conference (ESTC2008) - September 24-26, Vienna, Austria
3. The Web 3.0 Conference - October 16-17, Santa Clara, CA
4. 7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2008) - October 26-30, Karlsruhe, Germany
5. The Defrag Conference - November 5-6, Denver, CO
6. Mashup Camp - November 17-19, Mountain View, CA

DETAILS AND DISCOUNTS:

MIT's EmTech '08 - September 23 - 25, Cambridge, MA

The Calais team will be out in force at the Emerging Technologies Conference @ MIT, with a booth, a developer luncheon and discounted pricing for members of the OpenCalais community.

The luncheon takes place Thursday, September 25th from 12:30 - 1:50 p.m. ET.  Tom will share "Five Easy Ways to Add Value with Calais" to provide developers with helpful tips and ideas to kick-start their efforts.

Visit the OpenCalais community discounts page from MIT to register.  Discounted options include attending the entire conference, coming for one day, or coming for just the Calais developer luncheon. 

The European Semantic Technology Conference (ESTC2008) - September 24-26, Vienna, Austria

Barak Pridor, CEO, ClearForest, a Thomson Reuters company and creator of the Calais Web service, speaks at EXTC2008 in Vienna on Thursday, September 25th.

Barak co-presents the keynote address that day, Extraction and resolution capabilities for entities, events and facts, along with Peter Jackson, Chief Scientist for the Thomson Reuters Professional division.

The Web 3.0 Conference - October 16-17, Santa Clara, CA

Calais lead Tom Tague will be speaking on the Semantic Startup 101 - Successes, challenges and strategic decisions panel along with Powerset's Mark Johnson and others.

The Web 3.0 conference organizers has offered a $100 discount to Calais fans and OpenCalais community members, which you can secure by using the code SPKGF08 when you register.

7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2008) - October 26-30, Karlsruhe, Germany

Michal Findkelstein-Landau, Calais' Director of Content Strategy, will provide an overview of the Calais Web service, including technical elements, current applications and insight on how to add value with Calais today.

The Defrag Conference - November 5-6, Denver, CO

Calais is a Defrag silver sponsor and Tom Tague is also speaking alongside Yahoo! Search's Amit Kumar and Siderean's Bradley Allen in the Next Level Discovery panel on Tuesday the 4th.

Mashup Camp - November 17-19, Mountain View, CA 

Calais is a sponsor of Mashup Camp and will be hosting a speed geeking table.  We will be competing in the 'Best Solution Provider Tool' competition, and are working on a Calais mashup developer contest of our own (stay tuned for details).

Registration for Mashup Camp is free if you don't mind sharing your email with sponsors, or you can pay a nominal fee to avoid doing so.  Either way, save your space in advance.