[CfP] ISWC 2019 - **Deadline extended** for early registration, additional student travel funding, Minute Madness & more ISWC info

18th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2019)
“Knowledge Graphs, Linked Data, Linked Schemas and AI on the Web”
Auckland, New Zealand, 26-30 October, 2019
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/

The International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) is the premier venue for
presenting fundamental research, innovative technology, and applications
concerning semantics, data, and the Web. It is the most important
international venue to discuss and present latest advances and applications
of the semantic Web, knowledge graphs, linked data, ontologies and
artificial intelligence (AI) on the Web.

ISWC attracts a large number of high quality submissions every year and
participants from both industry and academia. ISWC brings together
researchers from different areas, such as artificial intelligence,
databases, natural language processing, information systems, human computer
interaction, information retrieval, web science, etc., who investigate,
develop and use novel methods and technologies for accessing, interpreting
and using information on the Web in a more effective way.

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Become part of ISWC 2019 by submitting to the following tracks & activities
or just attend them!
(All deadlines are 23:59:59 Hawaii time.)


In this announcement:
*  Highlights
1. Early Registration
2. Student Travel Grants
3. Minute Madness
4. Various


*  Highlights
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* ISWC Early Registration: The deadline for the early registration has been
extended until August 16.
* Student Travel Grants: Additional student travel funding from the NSF is
available to students attending higher education institutions in the US.
* Various: Find out **important travel information** here
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/visa-information/


1. ISWC Early Registration
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The deadline for the early registration has been extended until August 16.

Further info: https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/registration/


2. Student Travel Grants
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Additional student travel funding from the NSF is available to students
attending higher education institutions in the US.

Find more details and how to apply for a student travel funding by
following the steps here:
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/student-travel-grants/

== Important Dates ==
Applications due:     August 5, 2019
Notification:        August 7, 2019

3. Minute Madness
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The Minute Madness is a tradition at the International Semantic Web
Conference that started back in 2011. It has always been an entertaining
session that provides conference participants with a quick and fun overview
of the presented works at the conference.

This year's ISWC will feature for the first time a stand-alone Minute
Madness Call. This means, the session will be opened up to every conference
attendee to submit a contribution to the Minute Madness call. Although we
aim to accommodate as many talk proposals as possible, the submissions in
the form of a 1-minute video (using strictly one slide) will be ranked by a
Program Committee and the best 40 contributions will be selected. Accepted
Posters and Demos, willing to advertise themselves before the dedicated
session, will need to submit a Contribution to the Minute Madness call, but
will be assessed separately from the other submissions.

The rules for submissions and for the Minute Madness are as follows:

1.    You have exactly one slide that will be shown for exactly one minute.
The slide must not have any animation. Your video submissions will also be
exactly one minute, but it can be a mobile recording of yourself speaking,
dancing, singing or any other form of communication that conveys your
message. However, any recording beyond the minute will not be assessed.
2.    During the session the slides will be advanced automatically. In
between the 1-minute talks a transition slide will be shown for five
seconds. This transition slide will be generated by us and it will contain
the title of the next 1-minute talk.
3.    Given the limited time, it is highly advisable to avoid trying to
present technical details of your work. Instead, you should provide the
audience with a very high-level idea, ideally, presented in a catchy,
entertaining manner.

Please, remember that the minute madness is about combining science with
entertainment, so be prepared to captivate the audience, no boring talks
allowed!

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask the Chairs at
iswc2019-minute-madness@inria.fr.

== Important Dates ==
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2019 (23:59 Hawaii time) (strict
deadline!)

The Full Call for Contributions for the Minute Madness is available at:
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/call-for-contributions-minute-madness/

== Minute Madness Chairs ==
Contact: iswc2019-minute-madness@inria.fr
Irene Celino, Cefriel, Milano, Italy
Armin Haller, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia


4.  Various
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Find out important travel information here
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/visa-information/

Find out more about the ISWC diverse topics
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/accepted-papers/
and exciting keynotes:
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/keynote-euzenat/
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/keynote-melanie/
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/keynote-dougal/


See you all in Auckland!

The ISWC 2019 Organising Team (
https://iswc2019.semanticweb.org/organizing-committee/ )