Re: Last chance to apply: SSSW 2013 - The 10th Summer School on Ontology Engineering and the Semantic Web

Mathieu

was wondering, any chance of having the wonderful courses imparted at the
summer school available for online  enrolment (ie, not just in the summer )

It would be good to see SW training follow the trend of opencourseware

Thanks in advance for considering this suggestion

PDM



On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:35 AM, Mathieu d'Aquin <m.daquin@open.ac.uk>wrote:

>  THE 10TH SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGY ENGINEERING AND THE SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW
> 2013)
> Celebrating 10 years as the premier educational event on semantic web
> technologies.
> 7-13 July, 2013, Cercedilla, near Madrid, Spain.
> http://sssw.org/2013
>
>  Applications will close on Friday, 12 April 2013
> See http://sssw.org/2013/how-to-apply/ for details.
>
> The groundbreaking SSSW series of summer schools started in 2003. It is
> now a
> well-established event within the research community and a role model for
> several
> other initiatives. In 2013, we will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of
> SSSW,
> with a set of tutors comprising leading researchers in the community,
> prestigious
> invited speakers, networking and mentoring sessions with research and
> industry
> leaders (including former students of the school), and of course, an
> exciting
> social programme in one of the most beautiful locations in Spain.
>
> To ensure a high ratio between tutors and students the school will be
> limited to
> 50 participants. Applications for the summer school will close on 12 April
> 2013.
>
> From the very beginning the school pioneered an innovative pedagogical
> approach,
> combining the practical with the theoretical, and adding teamwork and a
> competitive element to the mix. Specifically, tutorial/lecture material is
> augmented with hands-on practical workshops and we ensure that the sessions
> complement each other by linking them to group projects. Work on
> developing and
> presenting a project in cooperation with other participants serves as a
> means of
> consolidating the knowledge and skills gained from lectures and practical
> sessions.
> It also introduces an element of competition among teams, as prizes are
> awarded
> to the best projects at the end of the week. Participants will be provided
> with
> electronic versions of all course lectures and all necessary tools and
> environments
> for the hands-on sessions. PC access with all tools pre-installed will be
> available
> on site as well. SSSW 2013 will provide a stimulating and enjoyable
> environment
> in which participants will benefit not only from the formal and practical
> sessions
> but also from informal and social interactions with established
> researchers and
> the other participants to the school. To further facilitate interaction
> and exchange
> of ideas, a poster session will also take place, which will provide an
> opportunity
> for attendees to present and obtain feedback on their research.
>
> TOPICS
>
> Linked Data / Web of Data
> Ontology Engineering
> Ontology Design
> Knowledge Representation
> Semantic Web Applications
> Ontology Matching and Alignment
> Semantic and Language Technologies
> Knowledge Management
> Semantic Search
> Recommender Systems
> Web Intelligence
> Multimedia Semantic Web
> Social Semantic Web and Sensor Web
> Semantic Web and Multimedia
>
> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
>
> Mathieu d'Aquin (Director), m.daquin@open.ac.uk
> Oscar Corcho (Co-Director), ocorcho@fi.upm.es
> Enrico Motta (Founder), e.motta@open.ac.uk
> Asun Gomez-Perez (Co-Founder), asun@fi.upm.es
>
> TUTORS AND INVITED SPEAKERS
>
> Harith Alani (The Open University, UK)
> Mathieu d'Aquin (The Open University, UK)
> Sean Bechhofer (University of Manchester, UK)
> Fabio Ciravegna (University of Sheffield, UK)
> Oscar Corcho (UPM, Spain)
> Tommaso Di Noia (Technical University of Bari, Italy)
> Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA and LIG, France)
> Aldo Gangemi (ISTC-CNR, Italy)
> Asun Gomez-Perez (UPM, Spain)
> Lynda Hardman (Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, The Netherlands)
> Frank van Harmelen (Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
> Manfred Hauswirth (DERI, Ireland)
> Peter Mika (Yahoo! Research Barcelona, Spain)
> Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)
> Natasha Noy (Stanford University, US)
> Valentina Presutti (ISTC-CNR, Italy)
> Raphaël Troncy (EURECOM, France)
>
> HOW TO APPLY
>
> We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world. Normally, but not
> exclusively,
> applicants will be postgraduate students in relevant disciplines with some
> knowledge
> of semantic and web technologies. Some basic acquaintance with knowledge
> representation languages for the Semantic Web (RDF, OWL, etc.) is required.
>
> Application should be sent by filling the application form, as well as
> sending a CV to
> application@sssw13.org (see http://sssw.org/2013/how-to-apply/).
>
>  The deadline for applications will be 12 April 2013.
>
> Accepted candidates are expected to arrive on Sunday, July 7th, between
> 3pm and
> 6pm and to participate fully in the activities of the school until its
> conclusion,
> at 2pm on Saturday, July 13th. Applicants should keep in mind that we will
> not
> consider applications from students who cannot commit themselves to a full
> participation
> for the whole duration of the school. Students are also required to bring
> and present a
> poster at the summer school, describing their own research.
>
> Apart from activities directly related to lectures, the summer school
> schedule is rightly
> famous for its unrivalled social programme, which enables informal
> interaction between
> all participants to the school - i.e., students, tutors, invited speakers,
> school staff, etc.
> These events include a gala dinner, walks in the mountain, discos, and
> sport activities.
>
> STUDENT GRANTS
>
> We expect to provide a number of grants for students who would not
> otherwise be
> able to attend the school. More details about student grants will be
> published
> at a later date.
>
> VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION
>
> Cercedilla is a small village in the mountains near Madrid, located in a
> beautiful
> conservation area. The school will be held in the Residence of the
> Universidad
> Politecnica de Madrid, which provides comfortable accommodation in
> individual
> rooms with en suite bathrooms, as well as access to a range of nearby
> activities,
> including a fresh-water swimming pool.
>
> The nearest airport is Madrid-Barajas. Participants will be able to use
> local rail
> links from Madrid to Cercedilla.
>
> More information about how to reach Cercedilla can be found at
> http://sssw.org/2013/venue-details/
>
> The cost of the summer school, including accommodation, meals and
> excursion
> will be 900€.
>
>
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