Call for application to host ISWC 2027

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The Semantic Web Science Association (SWSA [1]) is seeking statements of
interest from organizations or consortia interested in hosting the 25th
International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2027. The conference series
usually moves regularly between the Americas, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific
region. For the 2027 edition, we will accept bids from all locations, but
we will give preference to bids from the Americas. We expect the conference
to take place in October/November 2027.

Organizations wishing to host it should contact Prof Elena Simperl (
elena.simperl@kcl.ac.uk<mailto:elena.simperl@kcl.ac.uk>) who will work with
the SWSA members to coordinate the bidding process. Any organization may
apply to host the conference, but the local organizing committee must
include a representative of a local research group with a track record in
semantic technologies.

The bidding process consists of two stages. During the first stage, SWSA
solicits the statements of interest through an open call. The expressions
of interest should be submitted using the statement of interest form [2].

Once the first phase is complete, SWSA will shortlist a number of
applications, which will be invited to submit a full proposal, using a
standard form [3] and budget template [4]. The shortlisted applications
will be expected to make a presentation (remotely) during the annual SWSA
meeting, which is due to be held around the same time as ISWC2025 in
November 2025. SWSA will make the decision on the 2027 host at that meeting..

More information about the ISWC Conference Series and the bidding process
can be found in the ISWC Hosting Guide [5].

The important dates for applying to host ISWC2027 are:
* September 1st, 2025: Deadline for receiving statements of interest.
* September 15th, 2025: Notifications to shortlisted bids are sent out.
* October 6th, 2025:  Formal applications received from shortlisted bids.
* November 2025: Presentation of the bid at the (virtual) SWSA meeting.
SWSA decides on the location for the 2027 conference.

[1] http://swsa.semanticweb.org/
[2] https://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/default/files/SWSA-ISWC-SoI_1.pdf
[3]
https://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/default/files/SWSA-ISWC-Application_2022_0.pdf
[4]
https://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/default/files/201401/SWSA-ISWC-Budget-Template-2016.xls
[5]
https://swsa.semanticweb.org/sites/default/files/SWSA-ISWC-Hosting-Guide_2.pdf

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Head of Machine Learning Department (Abteilungsleitung Maschinelles Lernen)
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, Germany
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Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
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