Macworld Expo

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Apple-related event technology conference trade show

Macworld Expo was a major annual trade show and conference focused on Apple Macintosh products, software, and related technologies, serving as a key venue for product launches and community gatherings.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Macworld Conference & Expo	6
Macworld Expo canonical	4
Macworld Conference & Expo 2002	1
Macworld Conference & Expo 2004	1
Macworld Conference & Expo 2007	1
Macworld Expo 2008	1
Macworld Expo San Francisco 1999	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3022609 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Macworld Expo
Context triple: [Macworld New York 1999, partOfSeries, Macworld Expo]

A. Macworld Conference & Expo 2000
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased significant new technologies and products to the public and developers.
B. Macworld Conference & Expo 2006
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple unveiled significant new products and technologies to the public.
C. Macworld Conference & Expo 2005
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
D. Macworld 2007
Macworld 2007 was the Apple trade show keynote at which Steve Jobs first unveiled the original iPhone to the public.
E. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple Inc.’s annual conference where the company unveils new software platforms, tools, and technologies to developers through keynotes and technical sessions.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Macworld Expo
Target entity description: Macworld Expo was a major annual trade show and conference focused on Apple Macintosh products, software, and related technologies, serving as a key venue for product launches and community gatherings.

A. Macworld Conference & Expo 2000
Macworld Conference & Expo 2000 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased significant new technologies and products to the public and developers.
B. Macworld Conference & Expo 2006
Macworld Conference & Expo 2006 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple unveiled significant new products and technologies to the public.
C. Macworld Conference & Expo 2005
Macworld Conference & Expo 2005 was a major Apple-focused trade show and keynote event where Apple showcased new products and technologies to developers, media, and consumers.
D. Macworld 2007
Macworld 2007 was the Apple trade show keynote at which Steve Jobs first unveiled the original iPhone to the public.
E. Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference is Apple Inc.’s annual conference where the company unveils new software platforms, tools, and technologies to developers through keynotes and technical sessions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple-related event ⓘ technology conference ⓘ trade show ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Macworld Expo ⓘ surface form: Macworld Conference & Expo
associatedWith	Macworld magazine ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
declineReason	Apple withdrawal from event ⓘ industry move to online announcements ⓘ shift to Apple-hosted events ⓘ
endDate	2014 ⓘ
focusesOn	Apple Macintosh computers ⓘ surface form: Apple Macintosh Apple-related technologies ⓘ Macintosh software ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasPart	conference sessions ⓘ developer sessions ⓘ keynote presentations ⓘ trade show floor ⓘ user group meetings ⓘ
hasTheme	Apple operating systems ⓘ surface form: Apple Macintosh platform creative professionals ⓘ digital media ⓘ
inception	1985 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
majorAttendee	Apple Inc. ⓘ
majorSpeaker	Apple executives ⓘ Steve Jobs ⓘ
notableFor	Apple product launches ⓘ Mac community gatherings ⓘ Macintosh ecosystem showcase ⓘ Steve Jobs keynotes ⓘ third-party hardware announcements ⓘ third-party software announcements ⓘ
organizedBy	IDG World Expo ⓘ
peakEra	2000s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ
previousLocation	Boston ⓘ New York City ⓘ San Francisco Civic Auditorium ⓘ
primaryLocation	San Francisco ⓘ
primaryVenue	Moscone Center ⓘ
subjectOf	Apple history retrospectives ⓘ technology news coverage ⓘ
typicalAudience	Apple resellers ⓘ IT professionals ⓘ Mac users ⓘ developers ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macworld New York 1999 → partOfSeries → Macworld Expo ⓘ

Macworld New York 1999 → relatedTo → Macworld Expo ⓘ

Macworld 2007 → partOfSeries → Macworld Expo ⓘ