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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>***********************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>JOWO 2017 - Call for Workshop Proposals </span><a href="http://iaoa.org/jowo/"><span lang=EN-US>http://iaoa.org/jowo/</span></a><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>*** Submission deadline: April 24, 2017 ***<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The International Association for Ontology and its Applications, IAOA, invites proposals for workshops to participate in the 3rd Joint Ontology Workshops, JOWO 2017, to be held in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, on September 21-23, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>This year’s JOWO so far includes ODLS (Ontologies and Data in Life Sciences), FOMI (Formal Ontology Meets Industry), SHAPES 4.0 (The Shape of Things), and the 3rd Image Schema Day.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>In addition to workshops, JOWO will be hosting meetings of IAOA Special Interest Groups and Technical Committees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Previous JOWO editions were held at FOIS 2016, Annecy, France, and at IJCAI 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. As in earlier years, all contributions to JOWO workshops will be published in a joint CEUR proceedings volume, compare </span><a href="http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1517/"><span lang=EN-US>http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1517/</span></a><span lang=EN-US> for 2015, </span><a href="http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1660/"><span lang=EN-US>http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-1660/</span></a><span lang=EN-US> for 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Together, the JOWO workshops address a wide spectrum of topics related to ontology research, ranging from Cognitive Science to Knowledge Representation and Artificial Intelligence, Logic, Philosophy, and Linguistics. JOWO is especially suitable for interdisciplinary and innovative formats.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Researchers and practitioners interested in the theory, practice, development and/or application of ontologies are invited to submit workshop proposals for review.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>We encourage several forms and length of workshops (the list is non-exhaustive):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- workshops that focus on an established research area, including continuations of workshops that were already held in the past;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- workshops that focus on emerging topics and applications, or on open research questions and challenges;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- workshops that aim to create cross-disciplinary research fostering exchange of ideas between groups otherwise mostly disconnected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- April 24, 2017 - Proposal submission deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- May 2, 2017 - Acceptance notification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- May 10, 2017 - JOWO workshops and events announced<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Sept 21-23, 2017 - JOWO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For those who wish to coordinate their dates with the other workshops, we suggest the following dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- May 15, 2017 - Post the first call for participation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- July 17, 2017 - Submission of contributions to workshops (in the form of abstract, short or long papers depending on the organisers’ decision; this will be handled via a joint multi-track Easychair installation)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Sept 1, 2017 - Workshop paper acceptance notification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- Sept 15, 2017 - Deadline for final camera ready copy to workshop organizer JOWO Workshops Requirements for Proposal Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The workshop proposals should be submitted electronically as a single PDF by email to the JOWO Steering Committee (</span><a href="mailto:jowo.steering@gmail.com"><span lang=EN-US>jowo.steering@gmail.com</span></a><span lang=EN-US>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Each proposal should contain the following information:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- A brief description of the scope and purpose of the workshop in relation to JOWO.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- A preliminary workshop format and a proposed schedule for organising the workshop, including desired length for the workshop (0.5-day, 1-day, 1.5-day or 2-day) or a time slot specification (e.g. 4-6pm daily). Please indicate if you intend to have any activities other than contributed talks (e.g., invited talks, panels, or posters).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- A list of related workshops held within the last few years, if any, and their relationship to the proposed workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>- The names, email addresses, and URLs of the organising committee members, pointing out the primary contact for the proposed workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Selection process<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>The selection of workshops for the final program will be based on the scientific/technical interest in the topics in relation to the expected JOWO audience, the quality of the proposal, and the balance and distinctness of topics across all workshops. Similar or overlapping proposals may be suggested to be merged with the organisers’ consent.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For all accepted proposals, JOWO will be responsible for providing publicity for the workshop series as a whole, for providing logistic support (including the EasyChair installation) and a meeting place for the workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Please send all inquiries to the JOWO Steering Committee (</span><a href="mailto:jowo.steering@gmail.com"><span lang=EN-US>jowo.steering@gmail.com</span></a><span lang=EN-US>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>For the IAOA and JOWO:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US>Stefano Borgo | Oliver Kutz | Frank Loebe | Fabian Neuhaus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>************************************************************<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>