Fwd: Early Bird Registration - Second Annual VIVO Conference

Would it be great to have some folks from the LOD community at this
conference to make sure that VIVO interfaces well in with the rest
of the LOD cloud?

Tim

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> Date: 2011-04-12 8:35:47 EDT
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> Subject: Early Bird Registration - Second Annual VIVO Conference
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> Second Annual VIVO Conference
> August 24-26, 2011
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> Early Bird Registration
> Registration is now open for the Second Annual VIVO Conference.
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> The $350 Early Bird registration rate is available until May 27.
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> You are welcome to register online or by fax/mail.  Gaylord National is offering a $179 discounted room rate for VIVO conference attendees.
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> This discount room rate is only available until July 24.  Click here to reserve your room:  VIVO guests at Gaylord National
> Official Call for Papers
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> We are pleased to invite you to participate in this year's VIVO conference with contributions to the meeting.
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> We request papers, panels and poster presentations which focus on issues that VIVO is trying to address.  Abstracts are due June 1.
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> Topics of interest:  Collaboration, Semantic Web, Linked Open Data, Role of VIVO in Science, Adoption of VIVO, Ontologies Implementation of VIVO, Crowd Sourcing, Mapping & Networks, Research Discovery, Research Networking, VIVO Development, Using VIVO data
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> Submission:  All submissions are handled electronically at EasyChair.  For information on submission requirements, refer to the Official Call for Papers.
> Official Call for Apps
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> The conference is sponsoring a competition for applications using VIVO data to support science.  Entries are due July 31.
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> Refer to the Call for National Networking Applications for submission information, including eligibility, evaluation criteria and prizes.
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> Workshops 
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> The three-day conference begins with a full day of workshops on August 24.
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> We are pleased to offer six
> half-day workshops at this year's conference.
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> The workshops are designed for those new to VIVO, those implementing VIVO and those wishing to develop applications using VIVO.
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> Each workshop is designed as a "stand alone" session that can be "mixed and matched" depending on your interest in VIVO or your role within a VIVO implementation.
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> Morning Workhops (August 24)
> Part I:  Introduction to Development on the Open Source VIVO Project
> Introduction to Implementation
> Visualization in VIVO:  A Case Study in How VIVO Data and Technology Can Be Used
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> Afternoon Workshops (August 24)
> Part II:  Advanced Development on the Open Source VIVO Project
> Creating your Marketing & Outreach Plan
> Data acquisition for VIVO:  Extended Ingest by Example
> Sponsors
> Silver, Platinum and Gold Sponsor Packages are available for anyone interested in supporting the Second Annual VIVO Conference.
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> In addition to Sponsor Packages, there are several Exclusive Opportunities for marketing and promotion at this year's VIVO conference.
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> For more information, contact Sponsorship Manager, Alan Frankle at Designing Events +1-443-213-1950 or refer to the Sponsor Prospectus.
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> About VIVO
> VIVO is an open source, open ontology, open process platform for hosting information about scientists and their interests, activities and accomplishments.
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> VIVO supports open development and facilitates integration of science through simple, standard semantic web technologies.  VIVO: Enabling National Network of Scientists is supported by NIH Award U24 RR029822.
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