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--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1st CFP: ISWC 2008 SEMANTIC WEB IN USE TRACK http://iswc2008.semanticweb.org/calls/cfp-semantic-web-in-use/ To be held as part of 7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2008) 26-30 October 2008, Karlsruhe, Germany --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Semantic Web has emerged from the laboratory into the business environment. A number of companies already market products that are based on semantic web technology; others are developing new solutions based on semantic technologies. These solutions, ranging from search to data integration to Web service communication enabled by the application of semantic technologies, are expected to lead to improved business processes, savings in cost and time and heightened efficiency and competitiveness. General Information -------------------------- The Semantic Web In-Use Track is a forum dedicated to these experiences, where the participants discuss the benefits of applying semantic technology in industry as well as the problems that are encountered, with the objective of reaching an interested industrial audience. For this purpose, the Semantic Web In-Use Track solicits the submission of original, principled papers on the following topics: * Applications of semantic technology to solve business problems and benefit business processes. * Tools to ease the deployment of such applications within company IT systems. * Business cases and problems in industry, government, science and society for which semantic technology could provide a solution. Papers describing applications of semantic technologies should address some or all of the following problems. * A good clear description of an implemented application of semantic technology. Applications are welcome in any area - industry, government, science or society. * An assessment of the pros and cons of using semantic technology to solve a particular business problem. Are extensions beyond the existing standards necessary? What advantages does a semantic approach have over traditional approaches to the application? * An assessment of the costs - e.g. time and cost of implementation, ease of deployment, integration with legacy IT systems - and benefits of this application - e.g. a user study, a return-on-investment analysis, demonstration of new results, demonstration of user acceptance. * Evidence and assessment of deployment and use of the application. Papers describing tools should describe the contribution of their tools by highlighting some or all of the following aspects. * A good clear description of an implemented toolset to support the deployment of semantic technology in business. * A demonstration that the toolset offers functionality that addresses crucial problems encountered by applying semantic web technology. * An assessment of the benefits of the toolset to the user community. * Evidence and assessment of the toolset being used in the industrial deployment of semantic technologies. Papers describing business cases should present interesting and challenging use cases. * Analyse the problem and argue for the appropriateness of semantic technology, and provide an outline of possible solutions. * Highlight competing approaches using conventional technology and describe where semantic technology provides a crucial advantage. * Provide evidence that Semantic technology can address the problem identified providing a superior solution than existing technologies Important Dates ----------------------------- * May 16, 2008 (11:59 pm Hawaii time): paper submissions * July 11, 2008: paper acceptance notification * August 15, 2008: camera-ready papers due * October 26-30, 2008: ISWC 2008 Technical Program Submission Information ----------------------------- Paper submissions must be formatted in the style of the Springer Publications format for Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). For complete details, see Springer's Author Instructions. Submit papers at the Conference Submission Page. Papers must be submitted in PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) format. Papers will not be accepted in any other format. Formatted papers must be no longer than 14 pages. Papers that exceed this limit will be rejected without review. ISWC2008 will not accept papers that, at the time of submission, are under review for or have already been published in or accepted for publication in a journal or another conference. Authors of accepted papers will be required to provide semantic annotations for the abstract of their submission for the Semantic Web (help will be provided for this task). Details will be provided on the conference Web page at the time of acceptance. Semantic Web In Use Track Co-Chairs ----------------------------- Mike Dean, BBN, USA Massimo Paolucci, DoCoMo, Germany
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