- From: Enrico Motta <e.motta@open.ac.uk>
- Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:04:05 +0000
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***APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE POSTINGS*** ================================================== THE FIRST EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND THE SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW-2003) http://minsky.dia.fi.upm.es/summerschool/ VENUE Cercedilla, near Madrid, Spain. DATE 21-26, July 2003 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Enrico Motta (Director) Asun Gomez-Perez (Co-Director) Arthur Stutt (Project Co-ordinator) INTRODUCTION The OntoWeb Network Consortium (www.ontoweb.org) is pleased to announce the first European Summer School on Ontological Engineering and the Semantic Web. This summer school, presented by leading researchers in the field, is the first opportunity anywhere in the world for postgraduate students to equip themselves with the range of theoretical and practical skills necessary for full engagement with the challenges involved in developing Ontologies and Semantic Web applications. With this in mind, candidates will need to book early to avoid disappointment. The school will be limited to 50 participants. APPROACH To avoid a passive learning experience we will augment theoretical material with practical workshops. Furthermore, we will ensure that the theoretical sessions are complementary to each other by linking them to a mini-project. Work on developing and presenting this project in cooperation with other participants will serve as a means of consolidating the knowledge and skills gained from lectures and practical sessions. Participants will be provided with a copy of all course lectures and access to a PC with all necessary tools and environments pre-installed. COURSE TOPICS Knowledge Representation and Ontologies Semantic Web Services Language Technologies for the Semantic Web The Semantic Web and Knowledge Management TUTORS Asun Gomez-Perez and Mike Uschold: Knowledge Representation and Ontologies John Domingue and Terry Payne: Semantic Web Services Paul Buitelaar and Fabio Ciravegna: Language Technologies for the Semantic Web Hans Akkermans and Steffen Staab: Semantic Web Technology for Knowledge Management INVITED SPEAKERS Carole Goble: Introduction to the Semantic Web Nicola Guarino: Knowledge Representation and Ontologies Dieter Fensel: Semantic Web Services Richard Benjamins: Semantic Web Technology for Knowledge Management SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Hans Akkermans, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) Richard Benjamins, iSOCO (Spain) Paul Buitelaar, DFKI-Language Technology (Germany) Fabio Ciravegna, University of Sheffield (UK) Ying Ding, Leopold Franzens Universität (Austria) John Domingue, The Open University (UK) Dieter Fensel, University of Innsbruck (Austria) Carole Goble, University of Manchester (UK) Asun Gomez-Perez, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain) Nicola Guarino, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy) Frank van Harmelen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands) Jim Hendler, University of Maryland at College Park (USA) Atanas Kiryakov, Sygma, (Bulgaria) Mounia Lalmas, Queen Mary University of London, (UK) Enrico Motta, The Open University (UK) Mark Musen, Stanford University Medical Center (USA) Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton, UK Terry Payne, University of Southampton (UK) Guus Schreiber, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Steffen Staab, University of Karlsruhe (Germany) Arthur Stutt, The Open University (UK) Mike Uschold, Boeing (USA) Bob Wielinga, University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) BENEFITS OF ATTENDING SSSW-2003 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 peers relatively new to the area. After completing the course, participants will: * Understand the motivation behind, and history of, efforts to build a Semantic Web * Be able to critique research papers on the Semantic Web * Be able to use a range of tools to build Semantic Web applications * Be able to identify possible new lines of research ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL EVENTS Cercedilla is a small village in the mountains near Madrid. The school will be held in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's student house. The student house has a range of facilities to make your stay more pleasant including en suite bathrooms, swimming pool, bars and restaurants in the village. There will be an afternoon excursion to a local tourist destination. Both this and a gala dinner will be included in the cost. PARTICIPANTS We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world. Normally applicants will be first or second year postgraduate students in relevant disciplines with some knowledge of ontological or knowledge engineering and/or the development of applications for the World Wide Web. COST OF SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND EXCURSION Euros 625 TRAVEL AND LOCAL INFORMATION The nearest airport is Madrid-Barajas. Participants will be able to use local rail links from Madrid to Cercedilla. We hope to arrange a coach for participants. Further information about how to reach Cercedilla is on the web site. REGISTRATION If you are interested in SSSW-2003 then please fill in the online registration form at our web site: http://minsky.dia.fi.upm.es/summerschool/ CONTACTS Enrico Motta - e.motta@open.ac.uk Asun Gomez-Perez - asun@fi.upm.es Arthur Stutt - a.stutt@open.ac.uk
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