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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The 12<sup>th</sup><span class="x_apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span>International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (<b>FOIS 2021</b>) will
 start in a few days (Sept 13-17) as a hybrid event with both on-site and remote participation.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">FOIS provides a meeting point for researchers from all disciplines with an interest in formal ontology. It covers research on foundational issues in ontologies, applications using ontologies,
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Although registration for on-site attendance is now closed, registration for *<b>FREE</b>* online attendance is still open:<span class="x_apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"> </span></span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffois2021.inf.unibz.it%2Fregistration%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cboyan.brodaric%40NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca%7Cbe916fb84a6a4526866708d97210121a%7C05c95b3390ca49d5b644288b930b912b%7C0%7C0%7C637666235626193788%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7aUo8XneVBagge4%2Bo%2BC5sXaJlWDioGKMq6FX0khzXWg%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px;color:purple;text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114)">https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/registration/</span></a>.</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">The full-week program, including workshops, tutorials, and various tracks, can be found at:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffois2021.inf.unibz.it%2Fprogram%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cboyan.brodaric%40NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca%7Cbe916fb84a6a4526866708d97210121a%7C05c95b3390ca49d5b644288b930b912b%7C0%7C0%7C637666235626193788%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7Bjggr1nFJAJ4dRc233gOGToHobPL5JxH%2F90nmze7s0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px;color:purple;text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114)">https://fois2021.inf.unibz.it/program/</span></a>.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">FOIS 2021 is also part of the larger BOSK 2021 event (Bolzano Summer of Knowledge 2021), for which registration is also still open:<span class="x_apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(31, 73, 125)"><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsummerofknowledge.inf.unibz.it%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cboyan.brodaric%40NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca%7Cbe916fb84a6a4526866708d97210121a%7C05c95b3390ca49d5b644288b930b912b%7C0%7C0%7C637666235626203780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=xPIp4jNy4tl7A5NIafFndoZuTo8CM2MyVcTIEgxYbes%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px;color:purple;text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px">https://summerofknowledge.inf.unibz.it/</span></a>.</span></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Regards,</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:11pt">FOIS 2021 Organizing Committee</span></p>
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