Final cfp and deadline extension: ISD9@JOWO: The 9th Image Schema Day, 8-9 2025, Catania, Italy

*(Apologies for potential cross-posting.)*
Final call for Abstracts and Papers
The 9th Image Schema Day (ISD9)

@ The 11th Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO@FOIS)
September 8-9, Catania, Italy



Joining some of the other workshops at JOWO, ISD9 has a

---- Deadline extension to the 16th of June ----
But please submit the title as soon as possible so we know how many papers
are coming!



The Image Schema Day is a yearly workshop devoted to conceptual reasoning
from an interdisciplinary perspective. We have had eight previous editions
and are excited to invite you to the ninth!

This year, the workshop will take place in the beautiful city of Catania,
Italy, next to Europe's largest active volcano *Etna*, on September 8-9th,
2025. The ISD9 will be part of The International Conference of Formal
Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS)'s workshop program The Joint
Ontology Workshops (JOWO).

Check more information on the workshop website at:
https://isd9.imageschema.net/ <https://isd8.imageschema.net/>


As in previous years, ISD9 is a networking event that invites researchers
on image schemas, conceptual primitives and spatiotemporal reasoning from
various scientific disciplines to present their research and discuss ideas
for future projects. Unlike many other workshops focused on different
topics in one discipline or using one methodology, the Image Schema Day
invites researchers from all disciplines and methods but focuses on one
main topic. As such, the workshop offers a friendly environment for
researchers of all stages who are interested in presenting and discussing
work on the formal and analytical treatment of conceptual patterns,
embodied cognition and the interdisciplinary exploration of human thought!


This year, the workshop accepts four kinds of submissions:

   - Abstracts for presentation only (1-2 pages)
   *(NOTE: not included in the proceedings.)*
   - Extended abstracts/short papers (5-9 pages) of work in progress
   - Summaries of recently published articles (2-5 pages).
   *(NOTE: only summaries of 5 pages are included in the proceedings.)*
   - Research papers (10-12 pages) discussing novel research not published
   (or under review) at another venue.

Topics of interest with (the broadest of interpretation of) an
image-schematic focus include:

   - Image schema investigations
   - Spatiotemporal reasoning
   - Formalisation of conceptual primitives
   - AI/robot systems using image schematic components
   - Linguistic analysis of semantic patterns
   - Artistic systems/pieces based on composition semantics
   - Cognitive/empirical studies on conceptual patterns
   - Metaphoric/analogical analysis of concepts

All submissions will be peer-reviewed, and accepted contributions will be
presented at the workshop! Extended abstracts (5+ pages) and full papers
will be published in the JOWO'25 proceedings. Submission instructions can
be found on the event website.


Important dates:

   - Abstract/Title submission deadline: asap, 2025
   - Paper submission deadline: 16th of June, 2025
   - Notification of acceptance: 14th of July, 2025
   - Camera-ready version (strict!): 1st September, 2025
   - Workshop dates: 8-9th of September, 2025

Please share this invitation with colleagues and students who might be
interested in the workshop and consider joining us in September!


We hope to see you in Catania at ISD9!

/ Maria and Oliver