* First South-American Summer School on Ontology Engineering and the
Semantic Web *
***(SSSW@Brazil 2013)*
5-11 May, 2013
Florianopolis, Brazil
http://sssw.org/brazil/how-to-apply/.
*http://sssw.org/brazil/programme/*
_*Applications open until February 25th.*__*
*__**_
We are delighted to announce the first South-American Summer School on
Ontology Engineering and the Semantic Web (SSSW@Brazil 2013), which will
take place on 5-11 May, 2013 at the Recanto Champagnat in Lagoa da
Conceição, Florianopolis, Brazil. SSSW@Brazil will be a spin-off of the
groundbreaking SSSW series of summer schools, which started in 2003.
Consistently with the ethos of the SSSW series of summer schools,
SSSW@Brazil will also follow a "hands-on" pedagogical approach,
combining the practical with the theoretical, and adding teamwork and a
competitive element to the mix. Specifically, lecture materials will be
augmented with hands-on practical workshops, while work on developing
and presenting a project in cooperation with other participants will
serve as a means to consolidate the knowledge and skills gained from
lectures and practical sessions. Prizes will be 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@Brazil 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 or professional work.
The language used in the school will be English.
To ensure a high ratio between tutors and students the school will be
limited to 50 participants maximum. These will include PhD students,
academics and professionals.__
*IMPORTANT DATES*
Registration Opens: 21/01/2013
Registration Closes: 25/02/2013
Notification: 10/03/2013
Payment: 30/03/2013
*TOPICS __*
Linked Data / Web of Data
Ontology Engineering
Ontology Design
Knowledge Representation
Semantic Web Applications
Semantic and Language Technologies
Knowledge Management
Semantic Search
Web Intelligence
Social Semantic Web
*ORGANIZING COMMITTEE*
Asun Gomez-Perez (Director, UPM) <asun@fi.upm.es <mailto:asun@fi.upm.es>>
Enrico Motta (Co-Director, OU) <e.motta@open.ac.uk <mailto:e.motta@open.ac.uk>>
Mathieu d'Aquin (Mini-project coordinator, OU) <m.daquin@open.ac.uk <mailto:m.daquin@open.ac.uk>>
Oscar Corcho (Poster coordinator, UPM) <ocorcho@fi.upm.es <mailto:ocorcho@fi.upm.es>>
Jose Leomar Todesco (Local Organization Chair, UFSC)
Fernando Ostuni-Gauthier (Local Organization Co-chair, UFSC)
José Angel Ramos (Administrator, UPM)*/__/*
The local organization of SSSW@Brazil will be handled by the
Postgraduate Programme in Knowledge Engineering and Management at the
Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).
*TUTORS AND INVITED SPEAKERS (PROVISIONAL)*
Mathieu d'Aquin (The Open University, UK)
Fabio Ciravegna (University of Sheffield, UK)
Oscar Corcho (UPM, Spain)
Jerome Euzenat (INRIA, France)
Aldo Gangemi (Université Paris Nord, France; ISTC-CNR, Italy)
Asun Gómez-Pérez (UPM, Spain)
Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)
Valentina Presutti (ISTC-CNR, Italy)
*HOW TO APPLY*
Although the school primarily targets South-American students, academics
and professionals, we do welcome applicants from anywhere in the world.
Some basic acquaintance with knowledge representation languages for the
Semantic Web (RDF, OWL, etc.) is desirable
Applications should be sent by filling the application form, as well as
sending a CV (in English) to
<mailto:toapplication@ssswbrazil.org>*application@ssswbrazil.org*-- see
http://sssw.org/brazil/how-to-apply/.
*The deadline for applications is 2**5**February, 2013.*
Accepted candidates are expected to arrive on Sunday, May 5th, between
3pm and 6pm and to participate fully in the activities of the school
until its conclusion, at 2pm on Saturday, May 11th. Applicants should
keep in mind that we will not consider applications from participants
who cannot commit themselves to a full participation for the whole
duration of the school. Participants must stay for the whole week of the
course and should not leave the hotel at night.Participants are also
required to bring and present a poster at the summer school, describing
their own research or professional work.
*VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION *
The school will take place at the Recanto Champagnat in Lagoa da
Conceição, Florianopolis, Brazil. Florianópolis is the capital city and
the second largest city of the State of Santa Catarina
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Catarina_%28state%29>in the Southern
region <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Region,_Brazil>of Brazil
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil>. The Recanto Champagnat occupies a
prime location on the hill ofLagoa da Conceição, just 15 minutes from
downtown Florianopolis and 5 minutes from Lagoa. It is situated in a
beautiful landscape, with easy access to the Joaquina beach.
*GOING TO RECANTO CHAMPAGNAT FROM FLORIANOPOLIS AIRPORT*
Once you are in Florianopolis, the best option to go to Recanto
Champagnat is by taxi . The estimated time of the whole trip (from
Florianopolis airport to Recanto Champagnat) is around half a hour. The
cost will be about R$ 80 Reais.
The cost of the summer school, including accommodation, meals and
excursions will be:
R$ 2,500 for students
R$ 4,000 for academics
R$12,000 for professionals
All figures are in Reais, the Brazilian currency.
For more information, please contact the local organization by phone,
+55 48 321 2445,or by email, ssswbrazil@egc.ufsc.br
<mailto:ssswbrazil@egc.ufsc.br>