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<div><font color="#000000">THE 8TH SUMMER SCHOOL ON ONTOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING AND THE SEMANTIC WEB (SSSW-2011)<br>
10-16 July, 2011, Cercedilla, near Madrid, Spain.</font></div><div><font color="#000000"><a href="http://sssw.org">http://sssw.org</a></font></div>
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IMPORTANT DATES<br>
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Registration opens: 10 January, 2011</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><b>Registration closes: 31 March
2011</b><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<br>
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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-establish 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><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">APPROACH</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">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</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Knowledge Representation<br>
Ontology Design</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Design Patterns</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Social Semantics</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">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</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">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></font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">INVITED SPEAKERS</font></div>
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<div><font color="#000000">Harith Alani (The Open University,
UK)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Manfred Hauswirth (Digital Enterprise
Research Institute, Ireland)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">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)</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">TUTORS</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">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)</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">Valentina Presutti (ISTC-CNR,
Italy)</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">SPONSORS</font></div>
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<div>Atos Origin (Spain) - <a href="http://www.es.atosorigin.com/es-es/">http://www.es.atosorigin.com/es-es/</a></div>
<div>iSOCO (Spain) - <a href="http://www.isoco.com/">http://www.isoco.com/</a></div>
<div>Talis (UK) - <a href="http://www.talis.com/">http://www.talis.com/</a></div>
<div>Yahoo! Research (Spain) - <a href="http://research.yahoo.com/">http://research.yahoo.com/</a></div>
<div>Di.Me (EU) - <a href="http://dime-project.eu/">http://dime-project.eu/</a></div>
<div>IKS (EU) - <a href="http://www.iks-project.eu/">http://www.iks-project.eu/</a></div>
<div>SEALS (EU) - <a href="http://www.seals-project.eu/">http://www.seals-project.eu/</a></div>
<div>SemsorGrid4Env (EU) - <a href="http://www.semsorgrid4env.eu/">http://www.semsorgrid4env.eu/</a></div>
<div>SmartProducts (EU) - <a href="http://www.smartproducts-project.eu/">http://www.smartproducts-project.eu/</a></div>
<div>WeGov (EU) - <a href="http://www.wegov-project.eu/">http://www.wegov-project.eu/</a></div>
<div>IRG Group at UAM (Spain) - <a href="http://ir.ii.uam.es/">http://ir.ii.uam.es/</a></div>
<div>NeOn Foundation (UK) - <a href="http://www.neon-foundation.org/">http://www.neon-foundation.org/</a></div>
<div>The Open University (UK) - <a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/">http://www.open.ac.uk/</a></div>
<div>Universidade Politecnica de Madrid (Spain) -
<a href="http://www.upm.es/">http://www.upm.es/</a></div>
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HOW TO APPLY</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">We welcome applicants from anywhere in the
world. Some basic acquaintance with knowledge representation languages
for the Semantic Web (RDF, OWL, etc.) is required.</font></div>
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The deadline for applications is 31 March 2011.</font></div>
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<div>Applications are submitted by filling the Application Form
available at <a href="http://sssw.org/2011/registration.php">http://sssw.org/2011/registration.php</a> and also emailing a
CV to <a href="mailto:application@sssw11.org">application@sssw11.org</a><font color="#000000">.</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.</font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">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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<div><font color="#000000">STUDENT GRANTS</font></div>
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<div>Talis are proud to be sponsoring the 8th European summer School
on Ontological Engineering and the Semantic Web (SSSW 2011) . This
sponsorship also includes a grant to be assigned to a student who
satisfies the eligibility criteria but who would have difficulty
covering the costs. In return for this grant Talis will expect a
series of short reports that are suitable for publication in both the
Nodalities blog and magazine, discussing the experiences at the Summer
School. To apply for this sponsorship please tick the relevant box in
the application form, stating that you are interested in this
support.</div>
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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</font><font color="#FFFF00"><u> </u></font><a href="http://sssw.org/2011/venue-details.php">http://sssw.org/2011/venue-details.php</a>
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<div><font color="#000000">COST OF SUMMER SCHOOL INCLUDING
ACCOMMODATION, MEALS AND EXCURSION: € 800.</font></div>
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