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*** FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT ***</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">THE 8TH SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGY
ENGINEERING AND THE SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW-2011)</font></div><div><font color="#000000">10-16 July, 2011, Cercedilla, near Madrid,
Spain.</font></div><div><font color="#000000">
<a href="http://sssw.org/2011">http://sssw.org/2011</a><br>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br>
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Registration opens: 10 January, 2011<br>
Registration closes: 31 March 2011<br>
Notification of acceptance: 29 April 2011<br>
Deadline for payments: 20 May 2011<br>
Summer school: 10-16 July 2011<br>
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INTRODUCTION</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">We are pleased to announce the eight Summer
School on Ontological Engineering and the Semantic Web (SSSW 2011).
The successful and groundbreaking SSSW series of summer schools
started in 2003 and is now a well-established event within the
research community and a role model for several other initiatives.
Presented by leading researchers in the field, it 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 understanding and
applying Semantic Technologies. To ensure a high ratio between tutors
and students the school will be limited to 50
participants.</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">APPROACH<br>
<br>From the very beginning the school pioneered an innovative pedagogical
approach, combining the practical with the theoretical, and adding
teamwork and a competitive element to the mix. Specifically,
tutorial/lecture material is augmented with hands-on practical
workshops and we ensure that the sessions complement each other by
linking them to a group project. Work on developing and presenting a
project in cooperation with other participants serves as a means of
consolidating the knowledge and skills gained from lectures and
practical sessions. It also introduces an element of competition among
teams, as prizes are awarded to the best projects at the end of the
week. Participants will be provided with electronic versions of all
course lectures and all necessary tools and environments for the
hands-on sessions. PC access with all tools pre-installed will be
available on site as well. SSSW 2011 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
to the school. To further facilitate communication and feedback all
attendees will present a poster on their research.</font></div>
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TOPICS<br>
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Knowledge Representation<br>
Ontology Design<br>
Design Patterns<br>
Ontology Matching and Alignment<br>
Linked Open Data<br>
Web Science<br>
Semantic and Language Technologies for Knowledge Management<br>
Devices and Ubiquitous Computing<br>
Semantic Search<br>
Trust and Provenance<br>
E-commerce and E-business<br>
Personal Information Management<br>
Semantic Web Applications.<br>
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE<br>
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Enrico Motta (Director and Founder), <a href="mailto:e.motta@open.ac.uk">e.motta@open.ac.uk</a><br>
Asun Gomez-Perez (Co-Director), <a href="mailto:asun@fi.upm.es">asun@fi.upm.es</a><br>
Mathieu d'Aquin (Vice-Director), <a href="mailto:m.daquin@open.ac.uk">m.daquin@open.ac.uk</a><br>
Oscar Corcho (Vice-Director), <a href="mailto:ocorcho@fi.upm.es">ocorcho@fi.upm.es</a><br>
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INVITED SPEAKERS (Provisional)<br>
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Manfred Hauswirth (Digital Enterprise Research Institute, Ireland)<br>
Jim Hendler (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, US)<br>
Martin Hepp (Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany)<br>
Peter Mika (Yahoo! Research, Spain)<br>
Steffen Staab (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany)<br>
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TUTORS<br>
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Mathieu d'Aquin (The Open University, UK)<br>
Sean Bechhofer (University of Manchester, UK)<br>
Fabio Ciravegna (University of Sheffield, UK)<br>
Jérôme Euzenat (INRIA and LIG, France)<br>
Aldo Gangemi (ISTC-CNR, Italy)<br>
Asun Gomez-Perez (UPM, Spain)<br>
Tom Heath (Talis, UK)<br>
Enrico Motta (The Open University, UK)<br>
Valentina Presutti (ISTC-CNR, Italy)<br>
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HOW TO APPLY<br>
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We welcome applicants from anywhere in the world. Normally, but not
exclusively, applicants will be postgraduate students in relevant
disciplines with some knowledge of semantic technologies. Some basic
acquaintance with knowledge representation languages for the Semantic
Web (RDF, OWL, etc.) is required.<br>
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The deadline for applications is 31 March 2011.</font></div>
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Accepted candidates are expected to arrive on Sunday, July 10th,
between 3pm and 6pm and to participate fully in the activities of the
school until its conclusion, at 2pm on Saturday, July 16th. Applicants
should keep in mind that we will not consider applications from
students who cannot commit themselves to a full participation for the
whole duration of the school. Students are also required to bring and
present a poster at the summer school, describing their own
research.<br>
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Apart from activities directly related to lectures, the summer school
schedule is rightly famous for its unrivalled social programme, which
enables informal interaction between all participants to the school -
i.e., students, tutors, invited speakers, school staff, etc. These
events include a gala dinner outside Cercedilla, walks in the
mountain, discos, and sport activities.</font><br>
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STUDENT GRANTS<br>
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We expect to provide a number of grants for students who would not
otherwise be able to attend the school. More details about student
grants will be published at a later date.<br>
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VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION<br>
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Cercedilla is a small village in the mountains near Madrid. The school
will be held in the Residence of the Universidad Politecnica de
Madrid. The Residence has a range of facilities to make your stay more
pleasant including en suite bathrooms and nearby activities like a
swimming pool, bars and restaurants in the village.<br>
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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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More information about how to reach Cercedilla can be found
at <a href="http://sssw.org/2011/venue-details.php">http://sssw.org/2011/venue-details.php</a> </font></div><div><font color="#000000"></font>COST OF SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDING
ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND EXCURSION: €800.</div>
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