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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>***APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THE FOURTH EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING AND THE SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW-2006)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/">http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>VENUE<BR>Cercedilla, near Madrid,
Spain.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DATE<BR>9-15, July 2006</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DEADLINE FOR PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION<BR>April 15,
2006</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>INTRODUCTION<BR>The KnowledgeWeb Network of
Excellence is pleased to announce the fourth 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 and 2005, 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, practical, and collaboration 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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>APPROACH<BR>Our approach combines the practical with the
theoretical. Tutorial/lecture material is augmented with hands-on practical
workshops and we ensure that the sessions complement 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. </DIV>
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<DIV>Students will be welcome to carry out projects which are a self application
of semantic web technology to the summer school itself. We are using an ontology
based portal to manage the summer school and we plan to make both the ontology
and the related instantiations available in an open manner.</DIV>
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<DIV>Participants will be provided with a copy of all course lectures and access
to a PC with all necessary tools and environments pre-installed.</DIV>
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<DIV>SSSW-2006 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. To further facilitate communication and
feedback all attendees will be obliged to prepare and present a poster on their
own research. </DIV>
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<DIV>COURSE TOPICS<BR>An Overview of the Semantic Web<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</DIV>
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<DIV>TUTORS<BR>Sean Bechhofer (University of Manchester, UK)<BR>Fabio Ciravegna
(University of Sheffield, UK)<BR>John Domingue (The Open University,
UK)<BR>Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA Rhône-Alpes, France)<BR>Aldo Gangemi
(National Research Council, Italy)<BR>Asun Gomez-Perez (Universidade Politecnica
de Madrid, Spain)</DIV>
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<DIV>INVITED SPEAKERS<BR>Stephan Baumann (DFKI, Germany)<BR>Jim Hendler
(University of Maryland, US)<BR>Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)<BR>Guus
Schreiber (Free University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)</DIV>
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<DIV>ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<BR>John Domingue (Director), <A
href="mailto:j.b.domingue@open.ac.uk">j.b.domingue@open.ac.uk</A><BR>Asun
Gomez-Perez (Co-Director), <A
href="mailto:asun@fi.upm.es">asun@fi.upm.es</A><BR>Arthur Stutt (Project
Co-ordinator), <A href="mailto:a.stutt@open.ac.uk">a.stutt@open.ac.uk</A></DIV>
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<DIV>FOUNDER<BR>Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)</DIV>
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>A gala dinner will be included in the cost. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Accepted candidates are expected to arrive on Sunday between 3pm and 6pm
(July 9th) and to participate fully in the activities of the school until it
ends, at 2pm on Saturday 15 July. We will not consider applications from
students who cannot commit themselves to full participation for the whole
duration of the school.</DIV>
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<DIV>Note that we will make arrangements to enable students who are interested
to watch the football World Cup final on the evening of Sunday 9th. </DIV>
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<DIV>COST OF SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDING ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND
EXCURSION<BR>(please note that at this stage this is still an estimate)</DIV>
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<DIV>Euros 750.</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>Further information about how to reach Cercedilla can be found on the web
site, <A
href="http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/">http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/</A>.</DIV>
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<DIV>REGISTRATION<BR>If you are interested in participating to SSSW-2006 then
please fill in the online<BR>registration form at our web site: <A
href="http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/">http://knowledgeweb.semanticweb.org/sssw06/</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR>___________________________<BR>Dr. John Domingue,<BR>Deputy
Director,<BR>Knowledge Media Institute,<BR>The Open University,<BR>Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes, MK6 7AA<BR><A
href="http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/">http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/domingue/</A><BR></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>