<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[Apologies for cross-posting]</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dear all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We kindly invite you to participate in:</span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the 16th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2026) – September 21-25, 2026;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO 2026), as part of FOIS;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" aria-level="1" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[NEW!]</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> the Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology (ISAO 2026), right after FOIS – September 26th - October 1st, 2026.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISAO 2026 is an educational event for students, researchers, and professionals interested in the principled application of formal ontology in interdisciplinary contexts. Its 7th edition continues the tradition of immersive and hands-on education, combining lectures, tutorials, and interactive sessions. More information, including the event’s preliminary program can be found at </span><a href="https://www.foisconference.org/isao/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.foisconference.org/isao/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ISAO 2026 is co-located with FOIS 2026 and registration for both events can be done using the same registration link as FOIS. One can register for both FOIS and ISAO or just to one event or the other (i.e., registration to FOIS is not required for registering for ISAO).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Current registration prices are valid until August 21st. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Register before the 22nd to avoid late registration prices!</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> For more information on registration and travel, please visit </span><a href="https://foisconference.org/location/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://foisconference.org/location/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. To check out the FOIS preliminary program, please visit </span><a href="https://foisconference.org/program/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://foisconference.org/program/</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">============================ </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FOIS is the flagship conference of the </span><a href="https://iaoa.org/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(70, 120, 134); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA)</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a non-profit organization promoting interdisciplinary research and international collaboration in formal ontology.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FOIS is a meeting point for all researchers with an interest in formal ontology. Formal ontology is the systematic study of the types of entities and relations making up the domains of interest represented in modern information systems. The conference encourages submission of high-quality, not previously published results on both theoretical issues and practical advancements. FOIS 2026 will have distinct tracks for foundational issues, ontology applications and methods, and domain ontologies.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FOIS aims to be a nexus of interdisciplinary research and communication for researchers from many domains engaging with formal ontology. Common application areas include conceptual modeling, database design, knowledge engineering and management, software engineering, organizational modeling, artificial intelligence, robotics, computational linguistics, the life sciences, bioinformatics and scientific research in general, geographic information science, information retrieval, library and information science, as well as the Semantic Web.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FOIS 2026 will be held both online and in Vitória, ES, Brazil, organized by the Federal University of Espírito Santo.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Best regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Vitor Souza and Giorgio Ubbiali (FOIS 2026 Publicity Chairs)</span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></body></html>