[DL] Calls for participation: FOIS 2025, Sep 8-12 and ISAO 2025, Sep 15-19 (both held in Catania, Sicily, Italy).

[Top, E.J. (Eric)]

Dear all,
We are pleased to announce that registration for FOIS 2025 and the accompanying ISAO 2025 summer school is now open! Please find both calls for participation in this e-mail.
Kind regards,
César Bernabé and Eric Top
(Publicity chairs)

FOIS 2025
The University of Catania  is proud to host the 15th edition of the International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS) and the Joint Ontology Workshops Episode XI (JOWO) 2025, the flagship conference and joint workshops of the International Association of Ontology and its Applications (IAOA)<https://iaoa.org/>.
Early birds may benefit from lower registration fees until the 25th of July and late registration will be open until the 31st of August. You can register for the conference at a cheaper rate until July 25, 2025. Registration allows options for on-site participation: Full registration, JOWO only, or Day pass. The full on-site registration grants access to both JOWO (September 8-9) and FOIS (September 10-12), as well as to the social events. Note that main track authors should complete a full registration before the 25th of July.

All rates and additional registration instructions are available at https://www.dmi.unict.it/fois2025/?page_id=728

We look forward to welcoming you to Catania!

Best regards,
Tiago and Claudio

ISAO 2025
Looking forward to a deep dive into applied ontology?
Registration for ISAO 2025 is now open via [1], fees are detailed there, too, and in the call below. Early registration ends on July 25.
[1] https://www.dmi.unict.it/isao2025/?page_id=102

= ISAO 2025 [1] - Call for Participation =
The Interdisciplinary School on Applied Ontology (ISAO) is the premier educational forum for acquiring and deepening knowledge in ontology - its foundations, applications, and interconnections with related areas.
   September 15-19, 2025
   University of Catania, Sicily, Italy
   (! in person only, no online participation !)
   [2] https://www.dmi.unict.it/isao2025/
Target audience
- PhD students
- PostDocs and researchers
- Ontology practitioners from business, industry and society
Leading experts in applied ontology (AO), formal ontology, modeling, semantics and neighboring fields teach various basic courses as well as engage in interactive formats for deepening the knowledge of all participants, providing a full immersion experience in AO for all levels of expertise. Ten speakers will give courses - we highlight G. Guizzardi, C. Masolo, C. Trojahn and L. Vieu (more details below).

== Important Dates & Fees ==
- Early registration ends:    Jul 25 (Friday)
- Late registration ends:     Aug 31 (Sunday)
- FOIS conference [3] before: Sep 04-05 (online) + Sep 08-12 (onsite)
- ISAO being held:            Sep 15-19 (Monday - Friday)
ISAO registration fees [1] amount to
- Student    early 340 EUR,   late 440 EUR
- Academic   early 530 EUR,   late 630 EUR
- Industry   early 700 EUR,   late 850 EUR
Invitation letters (e.g. for visa purposes) will be issued on request (include your full work address).

With any issues regarding ISAO 2025, please contact us at
[4] stefan.schulz at medunigraz.at or [5] lucia.gomez-alvarez at inria.fr

Please find more details below and feel invited to spread the word within your network and to join us in September!
Best regards,
Stefan Schulz and Lucía Gómez Álvarez

= ISAO 2025 Details =
(as of mid of June 2025)

== Content of Courses ==
- applied ontology (AO) overview
- philosophical foundations and upper-level distinctions
- logical toolkit for AO
- foundational ontologies
- basic notions for AO, incl.
- identity and mereology
- time and information entities
- ontological analysis and ontology of data
- conceptual modeling
- knowledge graphs and AO
- ontology matching, standardization and interoperability
- AO, language and text annotation
- recent developments
- ontologies and current trends in AI
- large language models and knowledge representation
Besides interactive lecture formats, practical hands-on sessions as well as 'Meet the teacher' hours round off the scientific training.

== Speakers ==
Luana Bulla                                  (University of Catania, Italy)
Stefano De Giorgis                   (CNR, Italy)
Lucía Gómez Álvarez              (Inria, Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
Giancarlo Guizzardi                      (University of Twente, Netherlands)
Frank Loebe                                 (Leipzig University, ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig, Germany)
Claudio Masolo                         (CNR, Italy)
Misael Mongiovì                          (University of Catania, Italy)
Stefan Schulz                              (Medical University of Graz, Austria)
Cassia Trojahn Dos Santos                (Université Grenoble Alpes, France)
Laure Vieu                                    (CNRS, Université de Toulouse, France)

== Venue & Accommodation ==
Dipartimento Scienze Umanistiche “ Monastero dei Benedettini
Piazza Dante Alighieri, 32
95124 Catania, Sicily
Italy
[6] has more information on the venue, incl. accommodation options.

== Series & Organization ==
The ISAO series is run by the International Association for Ontology and its Applications (IAOA) [7] and is held jointly with FOIS every two years. ISAO 2025 is the 6th instance, after 2012/14/16/18/23 [8].
Thanks to the local hosts in Catania and more supportive individuals:
- Emilio Sanfilippo           (CNR ISTC, Italy)
- Marianna Nicolosi Asmundo   (University of Catania, Italy)
- Daniele Santamaria          (University of Catania, Italy)
- Misael Mongiovì             (University of Catania, Italy)
General Chairs
- Stefan Schulz         (Medical University of Graz, Austria)
- Lucía Gómez Álvarez   (Inria, Université Grenoble Alpes, France)

== Contact ==
[4] stefan.schulz at medunigraz.at OR [5] lucia.gomez-alvarez at inria.fr

== References ==
[1] ISAO 2025 registration page
https://www.dmi.unict.it/isao2025/?page_id=102
[2] ISAO 2025 website
https://www.dmi.unict.it/isao2025/
[3] FOIS 2025 website
https://www.dmi.unict.it/fois2025/
[4] Stefan Schulz by mail
mailto:stefan.schulz at medunigraz.at
[5] Lucía Gómez Álvarez by mail
mailto:lucia.gomez-alvarez at inria.fr
[6] ISAO 2025 venue page\
https://www.dmi.unict.it/isao2025/?page_id=148
[7] IAOA website
https://iaoa.org/
[8] ISAO history pages
https://iaoa.org/index.php/isao-history/

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