Fwd: First Announcement about ISWC2015

Hi folks,
  Here's a first announcement for ISWC 2015. Paul Groth and I are
chairing a *brand new session* on Datasets and Ontologies - we'd love
to see a submission from you!

m.

Michel Dumontier
Associate Professor of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics), Stanford University
Chair, W3C Semantic Web for Health Care and the Life Sciences Interest Group
http://dumontierlab.com



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From: Juan Sequeda <juanfederico@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 4:44 AM
Subject: First Announcement about ISWC2015
To: public-lod public <public-lod@w3.org>, Semantic Web <semantic-web@w3.org>


With the start of the new year, the organizers of the 14th
International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2015) are very excited to
share with you a glimpse of what is being planned.

ISWC is the premier international forum for presenting research
results on the Intelligent Processing of Data on the Web. ISWC brings
together researchers from different areas of computer science, such as
artificial intelligence, databases, distributed systems and
information retrieval who aim at the development and use of novel
technologies and techniques for accessing, interpreting, processing
and using information on the web in a more effective way.

In this announcement:

1) New and Updated Tracks
2) Workshop and Tutorial deadline coming soon: March 10
3) Tracks
4) Join our mailing list

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1) New and Updated Tracks

ISWC 2015 will feature new and updated tracks:

- Empirical Studies and Experiments - Special Research Track
- In-use and Software Track
- Datasets and Ontologies Track

See below for a brief description and links to the respective calls.

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2) Workshop and Tutorial deadline coming soon: March 10

ISWC will host workshops on topics related to the general theme of the
conference. The role of  workshops is to provide a context for a
focused and intensive scientific exchange in a particular topic.
Workshops are the primary venues for the exploration of emerging
ideas.

ISWC will also host tutorials addressing the diverse interests of its
audience: Semantic Web practitioners who wish to learn about new
technology; novices to the Semantic Web interested in introductory
tutorials to key Semantic Web / Linked Data topics; Government and
Industry representatives focusing on the applicability of Semantic Web
/ Linked Data technologies in practical settings.

Proposals for Workshops and Tutorials are due March 10
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/workshops
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/tutorials

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3) Tracks

ISWC 2015 solicits submissions to the established Research, Industry,
Doctoral Consortium and Poster/Demo tracks. A special research track
is added: Empirical Studies and Experiments. The In-Use track has been
updated to include Software. Additionally, a new trace is being
introduced: Datasets and Ontologies track.

Research Track
The ISWC2015 Research track is looking for original research papers
that present innovative systems, applications and research results
related to the combination of semantics, data and the Web, dealing
with analytical, theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects in all
these areas (including not only the ones that use the RDF-based stack
but also those that use other representations).
Abstracts: April 23rd, 2015
Full Paper Submission: April 30th, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/research-track

Empirical Studies and Experiments - Special Research Track
The aim of this special research track is to offer researchers a
platform to report on novel empirical studies and experiments related
to frameworks, models, methods, and implementations in the field of
semantic technologies. The track opens up the Semantic Web field to
research contributions that go beyond the design and engineering
approach that is at the core of this community. It welcomes novel and
original submissions that present insights drawn from empirical
studies and experiments taking into account the usage of Semantic Web
artifacts in socio-technical contexts in particular.
Abstracts: April 23rd, 2015
Full Paper Submission: April 30th, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/empirical-studies-and-experiments

In-use and Software Track
The In-Use and Software track at ISWC 2015 provides a forum for the
semantic web community to explore the benefits and technical
challenges of applying semantic technologies in concrete, practical
applications, in contexts ranging from industry to government and
science.  Novel applications of these technologies, or the development
of novel software tools for deployment in practical applications are
the primary focus of this track.
Abstracts: April 23rd, 2015
Full Paper Submission: April 30th, 2015
https://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/use-and-software-track

Datasets and Ontologies Track *NEW*
The Data and Ontologies track introduces important data sets and
ontologies to the Semantic Web community. We are looking for
submissions that describe ontologies and/or data sets that are
published using best practices and have demonstrable use or potential
for reuse. Additionally, we encourage lessons learned from the
creation of these resources. Finally, we are interested in innovative
methods for representation and data integration used to create the
dataset or ontology.
Abstracts Due: April 23, 2015
Full Papers Due: April 30, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/data-sets-and-ontologies

Doctoral Consortium
The Doctoral Consortium provides Ph.D. students working on the
Semantic Web area the opportunity to share and discuss their research
problems in a critical but supportive environment. The Consortium aims
to broaden research perspectives and to improve research and
communication skills of the students, in addition to create an
international atmosphere where students will meet prominent
professors, researchers, and other Semantic Web Ph.D. students from
around the world.
Submission Due: June 8th, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/doctoral-consortium

Poster and Demo
The Posters and Demonstrations Track complements the Research Paper
track of the conference and offers an opportunity for presenting
late-breaking research results, on-going research projects, and
speculative or innovative work in progress. The Track invites
submissions relevant to the area of the Semantic Web and which
address, but are not limited to, the topics of the Research Track; the
Replication, Benchmark and Data Track; and the Semantic Web In Use
Track. Technical posters, reports on Semantic Web software systems,
descriptions of completed work, and work in progress are all welcome.
Demonstrations are intended to showcase innovative Semantic Web
related implementations and technologies.
Submission Due: June 30th, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/posters-and-demos

Industry Track
The industry track welcomes Michael Atkin, Managing Director,
Enterprise Data Management Council as the keynote scope. This track
will feature presentation on successful commercial and industrial
applications of semantic web technology. The presentations will be
drawn from mainstream and exciting niche markets and will cover
success stories, quantitative value propositions, and emerging
opportunities.
Submission Due: July 10, 2015
http://iswc2015.semanticweb.org/calls/industry

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4) Join the mailing list

If you are interested in keeping up to date to the latest news and
announcements of ISWC, please join our mailing list:
https://lists.lehigh.edu/mailman/listinfo/iswc2015-l

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Juan Sequeda
Department of Computer Science
University of Texas at Austin
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jsequeda

Received on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 17:35:41 UTC