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THE THIRD EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGICAL ENGINEERING AND THE
SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW-2005)</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Deadline for Registration
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<div><font color="#000000"><b>Registration will close on 31 March
2005</b></font></div>
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</b>http://babage.dia.fi.upm.es/sssw05<br>
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VENUE<br>
Cercedilla, near Madrid, Spain.<br>
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DATE<br>
10-16, July 2005<br>
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DEADLINE FOR PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION<br>
31 March, 2005<br>
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INTRODUCTION<br>
The KnowledgeWeb Network of Excellence is pleased to announce the
third European Summer School on Ontological Engineering and the
Semantic Web. This summer school, presented by leading researchers in
the field, is the successor to the well-received schools held in 2003,
as part of the activities of the OntoWeb Network Consortium, and in
2004, as part of the activities of the KnowledgeWeb NoE. The
school represents an opportunity 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. To ensure a high
ratio between tutors and students the school will be limited to 50
participants.<br>
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APPROACH<br>
To avoid a passive learning experience we will augment theoretical
material with practical workshops. Furthermore, we will ensure that
the 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.<br>
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Participants will be provided with a copy of all course lectures and
access to a PC with all necessary tools and environments
pre-installed.<br>
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SSSW-2005 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 in the school.<br>
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COURSE TOPICS<br>
Fundamentals of Ontological Engineering<br>
Knowledge Representation Languages for the Semantic Web<br>
Design Patterns in Knowledge Representation<br>
Ontology Mapping and Alignment<br>
Ontology Validation and Evaluation<br>
Semantic Web Services<br>
Human Language and Machine Learning Technologies for the Semantic
Web<br>
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TUTORS<br>
Sean Beachofer (University of Manchester, UK)<br>
Fabio Ciravegna (University of Sheffield, UK)<br>
John Domingue (The Open University, UK)<br>
Natasha Fridman Noy (Stanford University, US)<br>
Aldo Gangemi (National Research Council, Italy)<br>
Asun Gomez-Perez (Universidade Politecnica de Madrid, Spain)<br>
Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">INVITED SPEAKERS</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Frank van Harmelen (Free University of
Amsterdam, NL)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Roberto Basili (University of Rome,
Italy)<br>
Carole Goble (University of Manchester, UK)<br>
Jim Hendler (University of Maryland, US)<br>
Steffen Staab (University of Koblenz, Germany)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Mike Wooldridge (University of Liverpool,
UK)<br>
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br>
Enrico Motta (Director), e.motta@open.ac.uk<br>
Asun Gomez-Perez (Co-Director), asun@fi.upm.es<br>
Arthur Stutt (Project Co-ordinator), a.stutt@open.ac.uk<br>
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ACCOMMODATION AND SOCIAL EVENTS<br>
Cercedilla is a small village in the mountains near Madrid. The school
will be held in the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid's student
house.<br>
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.</font></div>
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There will be an afternoon excursion to a local tourist destination.
Both this and a gala dinner will be included in the cost.</font></div>
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PARTICIPANTS<br>
We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world. Normally, but not
exclusively, applicants will be postgraduate students in relevant
disciplines with some knowledge of ontological or knowledge
engineering and/or the development of applications for the World Wide
Web. Some basic acquaintance with knowledge representation is
required.<br>
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<b>Participants to the school are expected to arrive at the school on
sunday evening (july 10th) and to participate in the activities of the
school until its end, at 2pm on saturday 16 July. Applications
by students, who cannot commit themselves to a full participation to
the school, will not be accepted.<br>
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</b>COST OF SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDING<br>
ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND EXCURSION</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">(please note that at this stage this is
still an estimate)</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Euros 750.</font><br>
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TRAVEL AND LOCAL INFORMATION<br>
The nearest airport is Madrid-Barajas.<br>
Participants will be able to use local rail links from Madrid to
Cercedilla.<br>
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Further information about how to reach Cercedilla can be found on the
web site, http://babage.dia.fi.upm.es/sssw05.<br>
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REGISTRATION<br>
If you are interested in participating to SSSW-2005 then please fill
in the online<br>
registration form at our web site:
http://babage.dia.fi.upm.es/sssw05</font></div>
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