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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>CALL FOR
PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>WORKSHOP
ON HEALTH CARE AND LIFE SCIENCES DATA INTEGRATION FOR THE SEMANTIC WEB<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>held in
conjunction with<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><br>
</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>THE 16th INTERNATIONAL WORLD
WIDE WEB CONFERENCE <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>MAY
8-12, 2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>BANFF</span></font></b></st1:City><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st="on">ALBERTA</st1:State>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">CANADA</st1:country-region></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Biomedical researchers
need to be able to access all relevant data in order to make well-informed
decisions. In order for this objective to be reached, data about genes,
proteins, pathways, diseases, and chemical compounds must be effectively
integrated and available to the scientist. Yet integration of disparate
biomedical data continues to be a challenge. Difficulties with data integration
stem from the fact that many biomedical research disciplines require the
integration of data sets that have been produced by using different
experimental/clinical protocols using heterogeneous data formats, and that are
at different levels of abstraction. Further challenges include inconsistent use
of terminology and identifiers, rapidly increasing data volumes, and the
growing diversity in data types and formats. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In the hope of easing the
effort of data integration many life science researchers are exploring the use
of the Semantic Web. The benefits promised by the Semantic Web include
aggregation of heterogeneous data using explicit semantics, simplified annotation
and sharing of findings, the expression of rich and well-defined models for
data aggregation and search, easier reuse of data in unanticipated ways, and
the application of logic to infer additional insights.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>To help realize the
vision of the Semantic Web, the W3C has established the Semantic Web Health
Care and Life Sciences Interest Group (HCLSIG). The HCLSIG is chartered to
develop and support the use of Semantic Web technologies to improve
collaboration, research and development, and innovation adoption in the of
health care and life science domains. As a part of realizing this vision, we
are organizing the first workshop on the Semantic Web for Health Care and Life
Sciences Data Integration for the Semantic Web in conjunction with WWW 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The workshop will foster
discussion and exchange of ideas relating to the use of the Semantic Web for
data integration in health care and life sciences. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Audience:
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The workshop encourages participation from both academia and industry
with an emphasis on the theoretical and practical aspects of applying Semantic
Web technologies to the challenges of health care and the life sciences. We
encourage participation from: <br>
</span></font><font size=1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><br>
</span></font>• Universities, Research Institutes and Centers <br>
• Health Care, Clinical, and Life Science Consortia <br>
• Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Companies <br>
• IT Solution Vendors <br>
• Government Agencies <br>
<br>
We invite papers that focus on the application of the Semantic Web to health
care and/or life sciences. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Topics of Interest: <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:
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size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Integration
of health care and/or life science data using Semantic Web technologies. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Semantics
of health care and/or life science data <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Semantic
Web applications for health care and/or life science data<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Semantic
Web Services <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Ontology-based
data integration<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>RDF/OWL
data querying languages <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Experience
using triple stores<o:p></o:p></p>
<pre style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:bold'>Submissions:</span></font></b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'> <br>
Prospective authors are invited to submit research or demo papers in any of the areas listed above. Research papers should be 8-10 pages in length and demo papers 1-2 pages in length. Instructions for preparing the papers (in Word and Latex format) are available at the following Web site: http://www2007.org/submission.php. All papers must be written in English, have the same style requirements as the main WWW2007 conference papers, and must be submitted in PDF format via the EasyChair system (http://www.easychair.org/WWW2007Workshops/).<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>E-mail any one of workshop organizers for questions relating to the submission of papers. <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Important Dates:</span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <br>
Paper submission: March 1, 2007.<br>
Notification of acceptance: March 21, 2007 <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Final version of accepted papers: March 31,
2007<br>
Workshop date: May 8, 2007 <br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Organizing Committee: </span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Kei Cheung,</span></b> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yale</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for Medical Informatics, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Yale</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>(</span></font><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>kei.cheung@yale.edu)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Huajun Chen,</span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Computer</st1:PlaceName> Science, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Zhejiang</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>(</span></font></b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>huajunsir@zju.edu.cn)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Yimin Wang,</span></font></b><font
size=3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <a
href="http://www.aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Institute AIFB</span></font></a>,
<a href="http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>University of Karlsruhe</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>(</span></font></b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-weight:
normal'>ywa@aifb.uni-karlsruhe.de)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Joanne Luciano</span></font></b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'>, Department of Genetics, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Harvard</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Medical</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>(</span></font></b>jluciano@genetics.med.harvard.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Susie Stephens,</span></font></b>
Oracle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>(</span></font></b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:normal'>susie.stephens@oracle.com)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman"'>Vipul Kashyap,</span></font></b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman";font-weight:normal'> Partners HealthCare System <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText2 style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
font-weight:normal'>(vkashyap1@partners.org)<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For more information on the workshop, the following workshop link at
the conference Web page at http://neuroweb.med.yale.edu/hcls<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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