Calls for bids to host ISWC 2019

Initial Statements of Interest sought for
hosting the 18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2019)

Deadline = June 12, 2017
http://swsa.semanticweb.org/content/call-host-international-semantic-web-conference-2019

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The Semantic Web Science Association (*SWSA* <http://swsa.semanticweb.org/>)
is seeking statements of interest from organizations or consortia
interested in hosting the 18th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC
2019. The conference series usually moves regularly between the Americas,
Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. For the 2019 edition, we will accept
bids from all locations, but we will give preference to the bids from the
Asia/Pcaific region. We expect the conference to take place in late October
or early November 2019.

Organizations wishing to host ISWC 2019 should contact *Dr. Natasha Noy*
<natashafn@acm.org> who will work with the SWSA members to coordinate the
bidding process for ISWC 2019. Any organization can apply to host the
conference, but the local organizing committee must include a
representative of a local research group.

The process consists of two stages. During the first stage, SWSA solicits
the statements of interest through an open call. They should be submitted
using the *statement of interest form*
<http://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/g/files/g524521/f/201510/Statement%20of%20Interest%202018_0.pdf>
.

Once the first phase is complete, SWSA will shortlist a number of
applications, who will be invited to submit a full proposal, using a
standard *form*
<http://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/g/files/g524521/f/201510/SWSA-ISWC-Conf-App-Form_0.pdf>
 and *budget template*
<http://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/g/files/g524521/f/201401/SWSA-ISWC-Budget-Template-2016.xls>.
The shortlisted applications will be expected to make a presentation at the
SWSA meeting in Vienna, Austria, during ISWC 2017. SWSA will make the
decision on the location of ISWC 2019 at that meeting.

More information about the ISWC Conference Series and the bidding process
for hosting a conference in the series can be found in the *ISWC Conference
Guide* <http://swsa.semanticweb.org/SWSA-ISWC-Conference-Guide_2013.pdf>.

The important dates for applying to host a Conference in 2019 are:

   - June 12, 2017: Deadline for receiving statements of interest
   - June 30, 2017: Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out
   - October 6, 2017:  Formal applications received from shortlisted bids.
   - October 22, 2017: Presentation of the bid at the SWSA meeting in
   Vienna, Austria.
   - October 25, 2017: SWSA decides on the location for the 2019 conference.


-- 
Natasha