Initial Statements of Interest sought for
Hosting the 10th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2011)

Deadline = January 10th, 2010.
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The Semantic Web Science Association (SWSA - http://www.iswsa.org/) is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 10th International Semantic Web  Conference, ISWC 2011.

The Conference Series moves regularly between the Americas, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region and we expect that the 2011 edition will be held in Europe.

Organizations wishing to host ISWC 2011 should contact Prof. Enrico Motta (e.motta@open.ac.uk), the SWSA member who is co-ordinating the bidding process for ISWC 2011.

The process comprises two stages. 

During the first stage, statements of interest are solicited through an open call. The relevant form is available at http://www.iswsa.org/SWSA-ISWC-StatementOfInterest.pdf. 

Once the first phase is complete, SWSA will shortlist a number of applications, who will be invited to submit a full proposal, using the form available at http://www.iswsa.org/SWSA-ISWC-Conf-App-Form.pdf and the budget template available at http://www.iswsa.org/SWSA-ISWC-2010-Budget-Template-v1.0.xls.

More information about the ISWC Conference Series and the bidding process for hosting a conference in the series can be found at
http://www.iswsa.org/SWSA-ISWC-Conference-Guide.pdf.

The important dates for applying to host a Conference in 2011 are:

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January 10th, 2010.  Deadline for receiving statements of interest.
January 30th, 2010.  Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out.
March 30th, 2010.  Formal applications received from shortlisted bids.
April 20th, 2010. SWSA decides on location for 2011 Conference.
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ISWC 2011 is planned to take place in late October/early November 2011.


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