# Semantic Technology Institute International

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Research institute in Vienna, Austria

STI International corporate logo Type Non-profit organization, Global Network Industry Research, Conferences, Education Headquarters Austria Key people Dieter Fensel, John Domingue

**Semantic Technology Institute (STI) International** is an association of global experts in semantics and services, located in [Austria](/source/Austria).[1] It has members mostly from Europe, but also from [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), and [Singapore](/source/Singapore).

STI International is governed by an executive board, and has a board of representatives of all members, plus several *STI Fellows*: Michael Brodie, [Guus Schreiber](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guus_Schreiber&action=edit&redlink=1), [Jim Hendler](/source/Jim_Hendler), Mark Greaves, and [Rudi Studer](/source/Rudi_Studer).

STI International is the organizer of several annual international conferences in [semantic technologies](/source/Semantic_technologies) and the future of the internet: the Extended (previously called European) Semantic Web Conference ([ESWC](https://eswc-conferences.org/)) along with the ESWC Summer School on semantic technologies, and the Future Internet Symposium ([FIS](http://www.fis2011.org/)). The institute also initiates and organizes smaller events and symposia in Austria and worldwide.

The association owns a spin-off company, STI International Consulting und Research GmbH, which pursues the interests of the members in research (under the name [STI Research](http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20141204183259/http://research.sti2.org/)) and in education/training (under the name [Semsphere](http://www.semsphere.com)).

## Members

Voting partners:[2]

- [Free University of Amsterdam](/source/Free_University_of_Amsterdam)

- [Free University of Bozen-Bolzano](/source/Free_University_of_Bozen-Bolzano)

- [Freie Universität Berlin](/source/Freie_Universit%C3%A4t_Berlin)

- [FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik](/source/FZI_Forschungszentrum_Informatik)

- [German National Library of Economics](/source/German_National_Library_of_Economics)

- [Jožef Stefan Institute](/source/Jo%C5%BEef_Stefan_Institute)

- [Know Center](https://know-center.tugraz.at/en/)

- [MIMOS Berhad](/source/MIMOS_Berhad)

- [Ontotext](/source/Ontotext)

- [Saltlux Inc.](http://www.saltlux.com/en/main.html)

- [The Open University](/source/The_Open_University)

- [TXT e-solutions](/source/TXT_e-solutions)

- [Karlsruhe Institute of Technology](/source/Karlsruhe_Institute_of_Technology), AIFB

- [University of Aberdeen](/source/University_of_Aberdeen)

- [University of Innsbruck](/source/University_of_Innsbruck)

- [University of Málaga](/source/University_of_M%C3%A1laga)

- [University of Sheffield](/source/University_of_Sheffield)

- [Vienna University of Technology](/source/Vienna_University_of_Technology)

- [Wonkwang University](/source/Wonkwang_University)

The network also has non-voting members that support its operations and have other benefits; the full list of members can be found at the institute's website.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Semantic Web als Technologie der Zukunft](http://www.telekom-presse.at/Semantic_Web_als_Technologie_der_Zukunft.id.8899.htm) (Telekom Presse, in German, 2.4.2009)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Partners | STI International](http://www.sti2.org/organisation/partners) (November 2011)

## External links

- [Homepage of STI International](http://www.sti2.org/)

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